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Wham! and Mariah Carey close gap on LadBaby's Food Aid for Christmas Number 1 2022
Could festive classics from Wham! or Mariah manage the coveted Christmas Number 1 for the first time ever?
According to the latest Official Charts Company data unveiled this morning, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley's festive classic Last Christmas has narrowed the gap by more than 3,000 units overnight in the race to become the UK's Official Christmas Number 1 2022.
As it stands, a first ever Christmas Number 1 single for Wham! could feasibly be in sight if their current streaming momentum holds up. Last Christmas is now just 13,000 chart units behind LadBaby's Food Aid, having added a further 8,500 units overnight to LadBaby's 5,100. Plus with more streaming data to arrive later this week that could propel the duo even closer, it's shaping up to be an exciting festive chart battle.
Wham!’s “Last Christmas” is expected to reach a new peak within the top 5 on next week’s Billboard Hot 100, challenging “Jingle Bell Rock” and “A Holly Jolly Christmas” for the #3 spot.
Today, the Official Charts Company can confirm that LadBaby stays 12,000 chart units ahead of its nearest competition, and the UK's current Number 1 single, Wham!'s Last Christmas.
But the 2022 winner isn't a foregone conclusion yet. Overnight, Wham! have added a massive 8,200 chart units to their total, while LadBaby's impassioned push for fans to download Food Aid rolled out a new version featuring Bents Green School.
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