Kylie Minogue has officially secured one of the most coveted annual honours in British music, claiming the UK Christmas 2025 Number 1 with her Amazon Music Original festive single “XMAS”. The achievement not only marks a landmark moment in Kylie Minogue’s career, but also brings an end to Wham!’s two-year reign at the top of the Christmas chart, while delivering a string of historic firsts on the Official UK Singles Chart.
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The result crowns a remarkable festive week that saw long-standing Christmas favourites, modern seasonal staples, viral streaming hits, and new chart entries collide across the UK Official Singles Chart Top 100, making Christmas 2025 one of the most competitive festive chart races in recent years.
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A Long-Awaited Christmas Number 1 for Kylie Minogue
Thirty-seven years after Kylie Minogue first appeared on the Official UK Singles Chart with “I Should Be So Lucky”, the Australian pop icon has finally earned her first solo Christmas Number 1. While she previously featured on the festive chart as part of Band Aid II’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” in 1989, “XMAS” represents her first festive chart-topper under her own name.
The single surged to Number 1 following a decisive final push in sales and streams, overtaking Wham!’s “Last Christmas”, which had dominated the Christmas chart in both 2023 and 2024. Had the festive classic returned to the top spot, it would have set an unprecedented record as the UK’s Christmas Number 1 for three consecutive years; however, it still retains the distinction of being the only song to have topped the Christmas chart twice in a row.
UK Chart History: Four Decades at Number 1
Beyond its festive success, “XMAS” secures Kylie Minogue a definitive place in UK chart history. With the single reaching Number 1, she becomes the first female artist to top the UK singles chart across four different decades—a run that began in the late 1980s with “I Should Be So Lucky” (1987), “Especially for You” with Jason Donovan (1988) and “Hand on Your Heart” (1989), continued into the 1990s with “Tears on My Pillow” (1990), peaked in the 2000s through “Spinning Around” (2000), “Can’t Get You Out of My Head” (2001) and “Slow” (2003), and now extends into the 2020s with “XMAS” in 2025.
That achievement elevates Kylie Minogue into an elite tier of chart history, as she surpasses fellow pop heavyweights Lady Gaga, Madonna, Britney Spears, and Mariah Carey, all of whom have reached UK Number 1 singles across three decades. In doing so, Kylie Minogue now joins Elvis Presley, Elton John, and Queen as one of the very few artists to have topped the UK singles chart across four different decades, with only Cliff Richard having extended that run even further, achieving Number 1 singles across five decades.
Amazon Music and the Rise of “XMAS”
“XMAS” also marks a milestone moment for Amazon Music. Released as an Amazon Music Original, the track becomes the platform’s first-ever Christmas Number 1 on the UK Official Singles Chart. Alongside exclusive streaming availability, the single was released on physical formats including CD and multiple vinyl editions, and appears on selected versions of “Kylie Christmas (Fully Wrapped)”.
Strong physical demand helped propel “XMAS” to the top of both the UK Official Vinyl Singles Chart and the UK Official Physical Singles Chart, contributing significantly to its overall chart performance.
From “Slow” to “XMAS”: A New Chapter in Kylie’s Singles Legacy
The Christmas Number 1 also marks Kylie Minogue’s first UK Number 1 single since 2003’s “Slow”, making “XMAS” her eighth chart-topping single overall. The track delivered her strongest UK singles week in over two decades, reflecting both renewed mainstream momentum and the enduring loyalty of her fan base.
It also makes Kylie Minogue the first solo female artist to top the Christmas chart in 12 years, following Sam Bailey’s “Skyscraper” in 2013, and only the third international female solo artist ever to achieve the festive feat.
A Christmas Chart Moment That Will Be Remembered
Kylie Minogue’s Christmas 2025 Number 1 with “XMAS” stands as one of the most significant festive chart moments in recent memory. By ending Wham!’s reign, breaking long-standing UK chart records and securing her place in music history, Kylie Minogue has added a new festive chapter to her already remarkable career.
As the Christmas chart continues to evolve, blending nostalgia with modern streaming habits, “XMAS” now enters the conversation as a contemporary festive contender—one that may well return in years to come as part of Britain’s ever-growing Christmas soundtrack.
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