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Kylie Minogue Claims 2025 UK Christmas No. 1 With ‘XMAS,’ Setting Four-Decade Chart Record

Exclusive to Amazon Music, the track rode platform placement plus brisk vinyl and CD sales to edge two-year reigning Wham! for the festive crown.

Overview

  • The Official Charts Company confirmed the win on BBC Radio 1, giving Minogue her eighth UK No. 1 single and first Christmas chart-topper.
  • She becomes the first woman to achieve UK No. 1 singles across four different decades, adding the 2020s to successes in the ’80s, ’90s and 2000s.
  • XMAS’ is the first Amazon Music Original to take the Christmas No. 1, with reporting highlighting Alexa plays and prominent playlisting as key drivers.
  • Wham!’s ‘Last Christmas’ placed second, Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ ranked third, and Together For Palestine’s ‘Lullaby’ debuted at No. 5 as the week’s best-seller in pure sales.
  • Official Charts data shows Minogue logged her biggest UK week of combined sales and streams in 23 years, boosted by limited-run physical formats and high-profile TV promotion.