But research carried out for Channel 5 in 2016 attempted to find the answer and concluded the top earning songs every year are as follows:
- “Merry Xmas Everybody” by Slade £1m (in royalties per year)
- “Fairytale of New York” by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl £400,000
- “All I Want for Christmas is You” by Mariah Carey £400,000
- “White Christmas” by Bing Crosby £328,000
- “Last Christmas” by Wham! £300,000
- “Wonderful Christmastime” by Paul McCartney £260,000
- “Stop the Cavalry” by Jona Lewie £120,000
- “2000 Miles” by The Pretenders £102,000
- “Mistletoe and Wine” by Cliff Richard £100,000
- “Stay Another Day” by East 17 £97,000
I gave up on Xmas no.1 a few years ago.
Is anyone else unable to play Underneath The Tree on Spotify? It’s just greyed out and unavailable for me
Works for me.Is anyone else unable to play Underneath The Tree on Spotify? It’s just greyed out and unavailable for me
Christmas #1 is not possible. #1 the following week is.
Exactly, even if it's to moan about how shit the charts are, I still have the need to say loud frequently.Kala just because you don’t dear does not mean that we don’t. We are a forum made up of a lot of former chart geeks so of course we still ACTUALLY give a SHIT, even if it is just a passing interest.
Btw @Rita, I just noticed that in your avatar doesn't say christian prostitute, I don't know why I was reading this when it has nothing to do with it. Just wanted to share it. x
I think Kala's point stands. The wider public don't care any more when it used to be a genuinely huge deal i.e. it would be covered on the actual news (in the "And Finally..." bit at the end of then programme, of course but still...). It is only a clutch of chart geeks who are bothered these days.
Oh its a person then, no idea. I thought it was a joke or so, I've been reading that forever until I just noticed, those stilettos on the floor after a party always gave me that vibe. Oh well!PROSTITUTE?
I think I have had that avatar for at least 10 years, but my penchant for CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN has not faltered so it is still as relevant as ever.
Oh its a person then, no idea. I thought it was a joke or so, I've been reading that forever until I just noticed, those stilettos on the floor after a party always gave me that vibe. Oh well!![]()
Like if I ever heard of him (no matter how famous he is).Christian Louboutin is a fashion designer who specialises in shoes. I have long been a fan of his STUNNING stilettos.
I think Kala's point stands. The wider public don't care any more when it used to be a genuinely huge deal i.e. it would be covered on the actual news (in the "And Finally..." bit at the end of then programme, of course but still...). It is only a clutch of chart geeks who are bothered these days.
I seriously saw someone comment on the OCC website berating Stormzy for being anti Boris, while applauding Ladbaby for supporting food banks. People really are incapable of joining the dots.
Nothing else? We got actually excited about that, the charts might not mean that much anymore, but Mariah having the Christmas number one is not just wiki info that looks good, are you for real? You probably masturbate compulsively when a crap female singer finishes in the top 10 in Eurovision, are you going to reduce this feat to "looking good on wikipedia"? Kala you can't be serious!So yes, it would be nice for Mariah to make number 1, but it’s really only so it looks good on her Wikipedia entry, nothing else.
Not you, Mrs. Grinch, the rest of us who have a heart.Who's "we"? Most of Moopy doesn't give a fuck, let alone a wider constituency. I know she has die-hard fans but so do most heritage acts.