spice girls holds the record for the most uk christmas number 1s.
spice girls holds the record for the most uk christmas number 1s.
who holds the record for the most uk christmas number 1s?
spice girls
in 1997, they released the second album, "spiceworld", with the two first singles "spice up your life" and "too much", that entered the uk albums chart at number 1, making it the group's all consecutive number 1 hit single, a record of musical groups all time. the album was a global best seller, selling 20 million copies worldwide. the group also starred in their own film, "spiceworld: the movie", which grossed $100 million at the box office worldwide and became the second most watched movie in the year. the next single, "stop", peaked at two, breaking the sequence of number 1s, their only single to not reach the top of the charts. "viva forever", another number 1, was the last single before geri halliwell's departure from the group in may 1998. "never give up on the good times" was planned as fifth single, but was canceled after this event. with four members, the group released "goodbye", before christmas in 1998 and when it topped the uk singles chart it became their third consecutive christmas number-one – equalling the record previously set by the beatles. on 30 november, canadian artist bryan adams, released "when you're gone" with featured vocals of chisholm, her debut solo project. the song peaked at number 3 on the uk singles chart, spent 15 weeks in the top 40 and received the platinum certified.
melanie c
the uk albums chart is based on sunday to saturday sales of both physical and digital albums. it is compiled by the official charts company (occ) on behalf of the uk music industry, and each week's new number one is first announced on sunday evenings on "the radio 1 chart show". the album chart was first published by "record mirror" in 1956. the record at number one on 25 december that year was the original soundtrack to the 1956 film "the king and i", making it the first ever uk christmas number one album; "the king and i" soundtrack was also christmas number one in 1957, the following year. in 1958, the original soundtrack to "south pacific" became the second christmas number one album. staying at the top of the album chart for a total of 115 weeks, it was also number one in 1959 and 1960. soundtracks to the movies "the sound of music" and "grease" also became christmas number ones.
list of uk albums chart christmas number ones