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‘Last Christmas’ is the UK’s Official Christmas Number 1 again!

December 20, 2024

WHAM! have made history this week as their beloved single “Last Christmas” tops the UK charts yet again, making it this year’s official UK Christmas Number 1, thus officiating this iconic hit as the only song in UK history to achieve such a feat for two consecutive years.

Originally, released by WHAM! back in December 1984, the seven-time multi-platinum classic peaked at Number One in 16 countries upon its release and is officially the fourth highest-selling single of all time in the UK. The song has now claimed the number-one spot 9 times and has amassed an incredible 5 billion combined streams. Now, 40 years on, the song has woven itself into the very fabric of Christmas.

The Last Christmas 40th Anniversary EP is available now and features all the original 7” and 12” versions plus George Michael’s 2006 previously unreleased performance of Last Christmas at London’s Wembley Arena. The EP is available on limited edition 12” Snowflake white vinyl, 12” picture disc, 12” zoetrope picture disc, plus CD and digital now. Shop here

‘Last Christmas’ is the UK’s Official Christmas Number 1 again!

‘Last Christmas’ is the UK’s Official Christmas Number 1 again!

‘Last Christmas’ is the UK’s Official Christmas Number 1 again!

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