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- LadBaby are now the 1/10 favourites to win this year's Christmas Number One battle
- Sidemen were the big market movers but have since drifted out to 11/2
- LadBaby's Christmas Number One domination includes the last 4 years in a row
LadBaby are now the 1/10 favourites to win this year's Christmas Number One battle
After announcing their Christmas single for a 5th year in a row earlier this week, LadBaby were instantly cut to 1/10 with bookies to be this year's Christmas Number One.
Last year's single 'Sausage Rolls for Everyone' with Ed Sheeran and Elton John was the social media man's fourth Christmas Number One and they look for another this year.
William Hill make their 'Feed The UK' song the heavy favourite with a 90% chance of winning the Number One battle according to the odds.
| UK Christmas Number One 2022 | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| LadBaby | 1/10 | 90.9% |
| Sidemen | 11/2 | 15.4% |
| The Kunts | 12/1 | 7.7% |
| The Pogues | 12/1 | 7.7% |
| Lewis Capaldi | 20/1 | 4.8% |
LadBaby's entry is a cover of the famous Band Aid song 'Do They Know It's Christmas' with finance expert Martin Lewis featuring on the single.
A whole host of music lookalike's feature on the single and in the music video which was released on Friday morning.
Sidemen were the big market movers but have since drifted out to 11/2
A recent Sidemen Sunday video from a fortnight ago 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
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 11/2.
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
