According to data from the Official Charts Company, the song reached 13.3 million views in the last seven days.
The extinct band Wham! returned to the top of the charts thanks to a song recorded in 1984. It is the popular “Last Christmas”which is successful again after 39 years.
Composed by the deceased George Michael -who died on December 25, 2016- the goal was always to get number one on Christmas in 1984. However, “Last Christmas” lost the fight against “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”of Band Aidwhich became the second best-selling single of all time.
What the former Wham! said Andrew Ridgeley on “Last Christmas” hitting #1
However, the duo of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley He had his revenge. “Last Christmas” just scored Christmas number one in the UK. In a statement, it was Ridgeley who referred to the fact: “Last Christmas has finally ascended to the much appreciated and sought-after official Christmas number one, which was always the main goal.”
“George would be beside himself because after all these years we finally got Christmas number one. I g [George] “He said he wrote Last Christmas with the intention of having a Christmas Number One. Mission accomplished!” he added.
According to data from the Official Charts Company Last Christmas reached 13.3 million views in the last seven days, which is why it became the most played Christmas number 1 during Christmas week. Additionally, it has become the third biggest UK song of all time, with a combined total of 5.34 million chart units, comprising 1.93 million sales and almost 413 million streams.
Source: Ambito
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