The Most Streamed Christmas Number Ones Of All Time

From Christmas songs to get you feeling festive to power ballads you can sing your heart out to, there are a whole range of songs that have taken the crown for being a Christmas number one over the years.

So, which Christmas number ones have truly stood the test of time and have racked up the most streams on Spotify?

At Betway, they've crunched the numbers to reveal which chart-topping festive bangers are getting the most plays over on the music-streaming platform Spotify.

1. ‘Perfect’ Ed Sheeran (2017) - 2.7 billion streams

Topping the table as the most streamed Christmas number one is Perfect by Ed Sheeran with a favourable 2,720,489,371 plays on Spotify. Whilst the song isn’t exactly a Christmas tune - the love song that is adored by many and has been used more than its fair share for first dances at weddings - topped the charts in December 2017 and racked up a significant amount of plays.

2. ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Queen (1975) - 2.3 billion streams

Queen’s iconic Bohemian Rhapsody bagged second spot as the second most streamed Christmas number one with an admirable 2,311,994,380 plays. Although the song doesn’t immediately bring festive cheer to mind, the song first landed number one in 1975 and later again after the death of lead singer Freddie Mercury in 1991. And with so many streams on Spotify, there’s no denying that Bohemian Rhapsody holds a special place in people’s hearts.

3. ‘I Will Always Love You’ Whitney Houston (1992) - 633.3 million streams

Singing her way into third place with one of the most iconic power ballads of all time is Whitney Houston with I Will Always Love You, boasting 633,335,912 plays. The song not only featured as the soundtrack to the film The Bodyguard and topped the charts for 10 weeks on the trot back in 1992, but still remains very popular on Spotify with the song racking up plenty of plays.

4. ‘Do They Know It's Christmas?’ Band Aid (1984) - 495.6 million streams

A true Christmas classic lands the spot of the fourth most streamed Christmas number one on Spotify, with a whopping 495,558,104 plays. Band Aid’s Do They Know It's Christmas? Written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, the well-known Christmas song created to raise money for the famine in Ethiopia, gained huge amounts of traction and claimed number one in 1984.

5. ‘2 Become 1’ Spice Girls (1996) - 136.7 million streams

The Spice Girls came in at number five with their pop ballad 2 Become 1, which amassed an impressive 136,971,538 plays on Spotify. The song reached Christmas number one in 1996, and despite not being a Christmas song, the music video shows the pop group walking around a festive New York City in winter coats.

6. ‘Merry Xmas Everybody’ Slade (1973) - 126 million streams

Taking the title of the sixth most played Christmas number one is the festive favourite Merry Xmas Everybody by Slade with 125,982,926 plays on Spotify. The British rock band topped the charts back in 1973, and the Christmas anthem still remains a go-to tune to get into the festive spirit, with plenty of Spotify plays to its name.

7. ‘Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord’ Boney M (1978) - 121 million streams

Stealing the spot of seventh place is Boney M’s Mary’s Boy Child/Oh My Lord with a respectable 121,065,045 plays overall on Spotify. The religious-themed Christmas song with a disco twist made it to number one in 1978, and continues to receive plays every year at Christmas time.

8. ‘Hallelujah’ Alexandra Burke (2008) - 98 million streams

Alexandra Burke’s cover of Hallelujah earns the eighth spot for being one of the most streamed Christmas number ones with 97,961,982 plays. The X Factor winner of series 5 also stole the show when it came to the charts, and claimed Christmas number one in 2008 with her cover of Jeff Buckley’s song.

9. ‘A Moment Like This’ Leona Lewis (2006) - 42.2 million streams

Emerging in ninth place as the next Christmas number one with the most Spotify plays is A Moment Like This by Leona Lewis with 42,218,101 streams to date. The singer who won the third series of The X Factor, secured the spot of number one with her cover of Kelly Clarkson’s A Moment Like This.

10. ‘Sausage Rolls For Everyone’ Ladbaby, Ft Ed Sheeran & Elton John (2021) - 7.7 million streams

Finishing off the top ten most streamed Christmas number ones is Sausage Rolls For Everyone by Ladbaby, Ft Ed Sheeran and Elton John, with 7,728,802 Spotify plays. The charity single landed number one in the charts in 2021, with all of the proceeds going to The Trussell Trust.

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