PREVIOUSLY ON THE UK SINGLES CHART: Annoyed by the way the chart is overrun with Christmas back catalogue material in December, the music industry changed the chart rules, so that anything which has been out for more than a couple of years is permanently subject to the “accelerated chart ratio” – the lower points given for streams of records that are meant to be on their way out of the charts. That will do it, they thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That will do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Tones & I – “Dance Monkey”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n That’s ten weeks, and at this point it’s time to dust off the record books. Ten weeks at number one puts “Dance Monkey” joint ninth in the all time record, alongside “Umbrella” by Rihanna (2007), “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston (1992), and “Cara Mia” by David Whitfield (1954).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The rest of the top 4 is also static. “Roxanne” by Arizona Zervas<\/strong> climbs 7-5, and “Memories” by Maroon 5<\/strong> from 8-7. Number 8 is… ah. This is the chart covering sales and streams from 29 November to 5 December, so naturally, it’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey, <\/strong>which entered at number 34 last week as a festive beachhead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10. The Weeknd – “Heartless”<\/strong>
12. The Weeknd – “Blinding Lights”<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n