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Get Into The Festive Spirit With Christmas Number One Albums
Cher, The Beatles, Meatloaf, The Beautiful South, Phil Collins… All of these artists have scored Christmas Number Ones in the album charts. So which act is the Christmas turkey and which is at the top of the tree?
Decide for yourself by rediscovering the bestselling albums of Christmas past with the British Library's Pop Goes The Library exhibition supported by The Official UK Charts Company. The display includes every album to reach number one since UK album charts began, including every album that has ever hit the top spot at Christmas time.
More than 20% of albums purchased throughout the year are sold in December alone and the exhibition offers a fascinating insight into what albums people have found in their Christmas stockings over the years, either at their own request or as the beneficiary of kindly-intentioned relatives. So who had Meat Loaf with their mince pies in 1993? And how many people were delighted to discover Robson & Jerome's eponymous debut offering in their Christmas stockings in 1995?
Whether their success is due to cannily timed releases aimed at Christmas shoppers, or their status as the UK's most wanted, several artists have repeatedly made it to the festive top spot. The Beatles have notched up seven Christmas number one albums, with John Lennon's posthumous collection also hitting the Number One position in 1982. Robbie Williams has topped the album charts at Christmas three times, with Abba, Queen and Sir Elton John each reaching the peak position twice. Sir Cliff Richard, regarded by many as the quintessential Christmas crooner, has actually only achieved a Christmas number one album once, having considerably more success with his Christmas singles.
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