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- LadBaby clear at the top of the charts in the first look at the top 20 this week
- Sidemen were the big market movers but have since drifted right out to 9/1
- LadBaby's Christmas Number One domination includes the last 4 years in a row
LadBaby clear at the top of the charts in the first look at the top 20 this week
The battle for the Christmas Number One spot this year looks like it's going to be more of a whimper with LadBaby far clear of their nearest rivals for another top spot at Christmas.
Bookies make them 1/5 for Christmas Number One after the Official Charts announced that they are 16,000 units clear of Wham! in the UK Top 20.
Ladbrokes say there's an 83% chance that LadBaby stay at the top throughout the week and achieve a fifth Christmas Number One in a row.
| UK Christmas Number One 2022 | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| LadBaby | 1/5 | 83.3% |
| Wham! | 5/1 | 16.7% |
| Sidemen
|
9/1 | 10.0% |
| The Kunts | 16/1 | 5.9% |
| The Pogues
|
18/1 | 5.3% |
Wham! are second favourites in the betting for Number One but bookies are only giving them a 16% chance of achieving the feat at the end of the week.
Sidemen were the big market movers but have since drifted right out to 9/1
A recent Sidemen Sunday video from earlier this month made bookies add them to the Christmas Number One market with two Christmas singles created.
'Christmas Drillings' and 'This or That' were made in their 'Sidemen $100,000 vs $100 Christmas Song' video and it was the former that was expected to be a contender for Number One.
William Hill did make the Sidemen as short as 5/4 to be the Christmas Number One this year but they've drifted since in the betting market to 9/1.
Christmas Number 1 Betting Odds
LadBaby's Christmas Number One domination includes the last 4 years in a row
The last decade of Christmas Number One's has seen a number of different genres hitting the number one spot.
The first half of the 10s still had X Factor contestants hitting number one with their winner singles but that started to change as the decade went on.
Christmas Number One's since 2010 seen these winners:
- 2010 - Matt Cardle - When We Collide
- 2011 - Military Wives with Gareth Malone - Wherever You Are
- 2012 - The Justice Collective - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
- 2013 - Sam Bailey - Skyscraper
- 2014 - Ben Haenow - Something I Need
- 2015 - Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir - A Bridge Over You
- 2016 - Clean Bandit ft Sean Paul and Anne-Marie - Rockabye
- 2017 - Ed Sheeran - Perfect
- 2018 - Lad Baby - We Built This City
- 2019 - Lad Baby - I Love Sausage Rolls
- 2020 - Lad Baby - Don't Stop Me Eatin'
- 2021 - Lad Baby ft Ed Sheeran with Elton John - Sausage Rolls for Everyone
