A HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE UK SINGLES CHART IN THE 20TH CENTURY

CHRISTMAS NUMBER ONES

YearArtistTitleLabelWeeks at No 1
1952 Al Martino Here In My Heart   ♫ Capitol9
1953 Frankie Laine Answer Me, Lord Above   ♫ Philips8
1954 Winifred Atwell Let's Have Another Party   ♫ Philips5
1955 Dickie Valentine Christmas Alphabet   ♫ Decca3
1956 Johnnie Ray Just Walkin' In The Rain   ♫ Philips7
1957 Harry Belafonte Mary's Boy Child   ♫ RCA7
1958 Conway Twitty It's Only Make Believe   ♫ MGM5
1959 Emile Ford And The Checkmates What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For?   ♫ Pye6
1960 Elvis Presley It's Now Or Never   ♫ RCA8
1961 Frankie Vaughan Tower Of Strength   ♫ Philips3
1962 Elvis Presley Return To Sender   ♫ RCA3
1963 The Beatles I Want To Hold Your Hand   ♫ Parlophone5
1964 The Beatles I Feel Fine   ♫ Parlophone5
1965 The Beatles Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out   ♫ Parlophone5
1966 Tom Jones Green Green Grass Of Home   ♫ Decca7
1967 The Beatles Hello Goodbye   ♫ Parlophone7
1968 The Scaffold Lily The Pink   ♫ Parlophone4
1969 Rolf Harris Two Little Boys   ♫ Columbia6
1970 Dave Edmunds I Hear You Knocking   ♫ MAM6
1971 Benny Hill Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)   ♫ Columbia4
1972 Little Jimmy Osmond Long Haired Lover From Liverpool   ♫ MGM5
1973 Slade Merry Xmas Everybody   ♫ Polydor5
1974 Mud Lonely This Christmas   ♫ Rak4
1975 Queen Bohemian Rhapsody   ♫ EMI9
1976 Johnny Mathis When A Child Is Born   ♫ CBS3
1977 Wings Mull Of Kintyre / Girls' School   ♫ Parlophone9
1978 Boney M Mary's Boy Child   ♫ Hansa4
1979 Pink Floyd Another Brick In The Wall   ♫ Harvest5
1980 St. Winifred's School Choir There's No One Quite Like Grandma   ♫ MFP2
1981 The Human League Don't You Want Me   ♫ Virgin5
1982 Renee And Renato Save Your Love   ♫ Hollywood4
1983 The Flying Pickets Only You   ♫ 105
1984 Band Aid Do They Know It's Christmas?   ♫ Mercury5
1985 Shakin' Stevens Merry Christmas Everyone   ♫ Epic2
1986 Jackie Wilson Reet Petite (Reissue)   ♫ SMP4
1987 Pet Shop Boys Always On My Mind   ♫ Parlophone4
1988 Cliff Richard Mistletoe And Wine   ♫ EMI4
1989 Band Aid II Do They Know It's Christmas?   ♫ PWL / Polydor3
1990 Cliff Richard Saviour's Day   ♫ EMI1
1991 Queen Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives   ♫ Parlophone5
1992 Whitney Houston I Will Always Love You   ♫ Arista10
1993 Mr. Blobby Mr. Blobby   ♫ Destiny3
1994 East 17 Stay Another Day   ♫ London5
1995 Michael Jackson Earth Song   ♫ Epic6
1996 Spice Girls 2 Become 1   ♫ Virgin3
1997 Spice Girls Too Much   ♫ Virgin2
1998 Spice Girls Goodbye   ♫ Virgin1
1999 Westlife I Have A Dream / Seasons In The Sun   ♫ RCA2