Reigning champion LadBaby starts out in pole position for the UK’s Official Christmas Number 1 2020 with Don’t Stop Me Eatin’, charging out of the blocks in the biggest chart race of the year with huge sales.
The YouTubers aka Mark and Roxanne Hoyle have an impressive lead so far on the Official Chart: First Look, scoring 80,000 chart sales after 48 hours and on course to be one of the biggest opening weeks of the year.
The pair are currently the ones to beat as they set their eyes on a third consecutive Christmas Number 1 – following 2018’s We Built This City and 2019’s I Love Sausage Rolls – proceeds will once more benefit food bank charity The Trussell Trust.
Winner to be revealed exclusively on BBC Radio 1, Christmas Day
The Official Chart: First Look, which airs on BBC Radio 1 today between 6pm – 7pm, offers a first glance of the Top 20 ahead of Friday’s Official Singles Chart Top 100. The chart is based on preliminary sales and early streaming reports.
Reigning champion LadBaby starts out in pole position for the UK’s Official Christmas Number 1 2020 with Don’t Stop Me Eatin’, charging out of the blocks in the biggest chart race of the year with huge sales.
The YouTubers aka Mark and Roxanne Hoyle have an impressive lead so far, scoring 80,000 chart sales after 48 hours and potentially on course to be one of the biggest opening weeks of the year. The pair are currently the ones to beat as they set their eyes on a third consecutive Christmas Number 1 – following 2018’s We Built This City and 2019’s I Love Sausage Rolls – proceeds will once more benefit food bank charity The Trussell Trust.
LadBaby could be set for another festive chart topper
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LadBaby is in “pole position” for the UK’s official Christmas number one.
The Official Charts Company said Don’t Stop Me Eatin’ looks set to claim the festive top spot.
The occupant of the number one slot will be revealed on BBC Radio One on Christmas Day but preliminary sales and early streaming reports put LadBaby in front.
Proceeds this year will once again benefit food bank charity The Trussell Trust.
Another possible contender is Jess Glynne’s This Christmas.
The top five currently features Mariah Carey’s classic All I Want For Christmas Is You, Wham!’s Last Christmas and Liam Gallagher’s track All You’re Dreaming Of.
| UPDATED: 19:08, Sun, Dec 20, 2020
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Whether you’re rocking around the Christmas tree, or feeling lonely this Christmas, the Christmas Number 1 is a British institution. Some of the world s most iconic music stars have claimed the top prize over the years, leaving us with festive bangers such as 2004’s Do They Know It s Christmas? from BandAid and East 17’s smash hit Stay Another Day. And of course, the classic 2000 bop from Bob the Builder, Can We Fix It?
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image captionLadBaby is again joined on the single by wife Roxanne and their children
First The Beatles did it. Then The Spice Girls. Now LadBaby has launched his bid to score three successive UK Christmas number one singles.
The YouTube comedian, whose real name is Mark Hoyle, has ruled the festive charts with sausage roll-themed charity cover versions for the past two years.
The latest is Don t Stop Me Eatin , his take on Journey s Don t Stop Believin .
It s raising funds for food bank charity The Trussell Trust, and he said this is our most important year yet .