What Will be the UK Christmas Number 1 Single in 2024?

The Christmas number one single is viewed as a fantastic achievement in the UK, as many acts have competed for the top spot in the charts during Christmas week throughout the decades.

The number one single has often become one of the best-selling songs of the year, too, resulting in many artists and groups vying for the position.

It has been a national obsession since 1952, and an eclectic mix of acts have secured a Christmas number-one single, including reality TV contestants, cartoon characters, and charitable groups.

Previous Christmas number ones include Mud’s “Lonely This Christmas,” Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas” (1984), Michael Jackson’s “Earth Song” (1995), and Wham’s “Last Christmas” (2023).

So, what will be the UK Christmas number 1 single in 2024? Continue reading for early predictions.

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Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey’s 90s classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is the current favorite to be the UK Christmas number one single in 2024.

The 55-year-old singer will soon re-release the song with a fresh single sleeve, which is in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the album Merry Christmas.

The much-loved song has appeared in the top ten of the UK’s Official Singles Chart every Christmas.

Also, it is currently the most streamed festive song in the UK, receiving more than 180 million streams and counting.

Wham!

Wham!’s “Last Christmas” was denied Christmas number one in 1984, as Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas” reached the top spot.

However, the festive song has been a chart staple since its release, and it reached number one on New Year’s Day in 2021 and in December 2022.

36 years after it was originally released, “Last Christmas” secured the UK Christmas number one single in 2023, and its popularity means it’s a strong contender to do so again in 2024.

Guaranteed many people will have the song on their festive playlists, as it is the most-streamed Christmas number one to date.

Oasis

Many rock fans across the UK were delighted when Oasis announced they were reforming for a brand-new tour in 2025.

Due to the hype surrounding the band’s reunion, many believe that one of their past hits could secure the top spot this Christmas.

Likely songs to achieve Christmas number one include “Live Forever” and “Champagne Supernova.”

It would be a career-first for the group, as they came close to the top spot in 1994 with their single “Whatever” peaking at number three in the charts during Christmas week. However, they lost out to East 17’s “Stay Another Day.”

Tom Grennan

Tom Grennan is eager to freshen up the festive chart by releasing a brand-new song, “It Can’t Be Christmas”, which could help him earn Christmas number one in 2024.

The British singer-songwriter is ready to enter the race with his brand-new track, as he recently turned on the Christmas lights at Oxford Street in London.

According to Grennan, it “is destined to become an instant Christmas classic.” However, the public will decide if the song will reach the top spot this Christmas.

Ed Sheeran

Tom Grennan will face tough competition in the charts from Ed Sheeran, as he will soon release the song “Under the Tree” for Richard Curtis’s upcoming festive flick That Christmas.

When discussing the upcoming film and song recently, Sheeran said, “I find since having kids, there’s a real lack of great animated children’s Christmas movies, so I thought this was such an amazing thing to make and put into the world.

“The scene that we wrote this song for is so heartbreaking but so real for many people at Christmas spending it without the ones they love for many reasons.”

To discover who has earned the 2024 UK Christmas number one single, tune into BBC Radio 1’s The Official Chart with Jack Saunders on Friday, December 20, 2024, at 4 pm (GMT).

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