Wham! gave us one of the timeless holiday classics with “Last Christmas”, but one UK chart achievement has been eluding them for years. After a 39-year-long wait, the British pop duo finally topped the UK’s Official Christmas Chart with their beloved song “Last Christmas”.
Written and produced for Wham! by the late George Michael, “Last Christmas” was conceived with one goal in mind, landing the Christmas No. 1 following its release in 1984. The song famously spent five weeks at no. 2 behind Band-Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”, but its popularity only kept on rising in the next four decades.
“Last Christmas” finally topped the UK Official Singles Chart in January 2021, but still failed to reach the coveted Christmas No. 1. Its wait for the chart triumph of a lifetime finally ended this year, 39 long years after its release.
Andrew Ridgeley talked about making history with the Official Charts and said that George Michael would be beside himself if he got to see how far this song had come.
“Christmas Number 1 has been a long-held ambition for Yog and I and for the fans, too. It’ll mean a lot to WHAM!’s legacy – it’s the crowning glory… Our fans will have a real sense of achievement and pride in the fact it’s become Christmas Number 1,” said Ridgeley.
