Wham!s Last Christmas Tops UK Singles Chart for 2025

Wham!'s enduring holiday hit "Last Christmas" has claimed the top spot on the UK's final singles chart of 2025, while Michael Bublé's festive album "Christmas" secured the number one position on the albums chart, according to the Official Charts Company.

The chart results, released on Friday, cap a year dominated by seasonal classics. "Last Christmas," originally released in 1984 by the duo of Andrew Ridgeley and the late George Michael, marked its third consecutive Christmas number one after topping the charts in 2023 and 2024. Last week, during the Christmas period, the song reached number two behind Kylie Minogue's upbeat track "Xmas," which held the top spot. This week, "Last Christmas" achieved its 12th nonconsecutive week at number one overall.

The rest of the singles top five featured other perennial favorites: Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" at number two, Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" at three, Kylie Minogue's "Xmas" slipping to four, and "Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues featuring the late Kirsty MacColl at five. These tracks, many decades old, continue to drive holiday streaming and sales across the UK.