
The song peaked at #2 both in 1984 when it was first released, blocked by the all-star charity single by Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas,” (Michael appeared on that track, singing the opening lines of its second verse.). “Last Christmas” remains the highest-selling UK single not to top the chart. It’s the best-selling single to never reach #1 in UK charts The soundtrack also charted in the UK, reaching #9 in UK’s Official Albums Chart Top 100, and #1 in UK’s Official Soundtrack Albums Chart 4. The soundtrack peaked at #55 in the Billboard 200 Album charts. For the week of December 28, 2019, the soundtrack is at #3 position.

Billboard Soundtrack album charts at #2 on November 23, 2019. The album soundtrack of the Last Christmas movie debuted in the U.S. The ‘Last Christmas’ movie soundtrack is doing well in the charts 8, thanks to continued gains for the classic Wham! carol “Last Christmas.”ģ. On December 14, 2019, the late George Michael finally made his debut at the U.S. Michael Debuts on Hot 100 Songwriters Chart Thanks to ‘Last Christmas’ Here are 12 things about the iconic Wham! classic Christmas song “ Last Christmas”: 1.

It’s the ultimate Christmas tune for the modern secular person whose holiday memories are more about personal joys and defeats rather than a wider cultural celebration, as the video-about a ski retreat with friends and a lot of hairspray-hints. The Atlantic perfectly described the long-lasting appeal of It even inspired a romantic comedy-drama movie using its title this year! The song, which tells the singer’s tale of woe at running into the lover who spurned him last holiday season, remains as one of the most played Christmas songs.

Wham!’s “ Last Christmas” celebrated the 35 th anniversary of its release on December 3, 2019.
