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The Independent UK
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Hannah Roberts

Kylie beats Wham! to take her first UK Christmas No 1

United Kingdom Kylie Minogue
  • Kylie Minogue has secured this year’s coveted UK Christmas number one with her new track, ‘Xmas’.
  • The Australian pop icon has become the first woman to achieve number one singles across four different decades.
  • This marks Minogue’s first UK Christmas number one, and she is the first solo female artist in 12 years to land the title.
  • ‘Xmas’ features on the 10th-anniversary edition of her album Kylie Christmas, which topped the UK albums chart last week.
  • Wham!’s ‘Last Christmas’ ranked second in the singles chart after winning in both 2023 and 2024.

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Pop icon secures UK Christmas No 1 with ‘genuine festive banger’

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