Kylie Minogue Achieves Christmas Number One in the UK, Surpassing Wham!’s Last Christmas

Kylie Minogue has secured the UK Christmas number one with her single ‘XMAS’, surpassing Wham!’s ‘Last Christmas’, which had topped the chart in 2023 and 2024. This achievement marks Kylie’s first number one in the festive chart and makes her the first female artist to top the UK charts in four different decades. The song, part of an expanded edition of her 2015 album ‘Kylie Christmas’, was released exclusively on Amazon, which helped boost its streams and sales. Limited edition vinyl and CD singles also contributed to her success. Despite competition from Mariah Carey, Brenda Lee, and charity single ‘Lullaby’ by Together For Palestine, Kylie’s campaign proved decisive, giving her the biggest sales week since 2002. Kylie, who recently completed her 66-date Tension World Tour, plans a quiet Christmas with her family, enjoying activities like jigsaw puzzles and watching the Boxing Day cricket test. Meanwhile, Wham!’s ‘Last Christmas’ topped the global Billboard chart for the first time, demonstrating its enduring worldwide popularity. The race for Christmas number one was closely contested, with only 10,000 copies separating the top five songs during the week.