{"id":313173,"date":"2025-12-13T02:45:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T02:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/313173\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T02:45:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T02:45:10","slug":"kylie-minogue-sleighs-her-way-to-11th-uk-number-1-album-with-kylie-christmas-fully-wrapped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/313173\/","title":{"rendered":"Kylie Minogue sleighs her way to 11th UK Number 1 album with Kylie Christmas (Fully Wrapped)"},"content":{"rendered":"

A fitting way to begin the festive fun as the Christmas Number 1 race kicks off today, could it be an indicator of what’s to come next week? With limited edition vinyl and signed CD versions of Kylie\u2019s\u00a0single XMAS dropping today, all eyes will be\u00a0on the Aussie pop princess as a key contender in the biggest chart race of the year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kylie Christmas (Fully Wrapped) also tops the Official Album Vinyl Chart<\/a>, shifting the most copies on wax over the past seven days, as well as the Official Record Store Chart<\/a>, crowned the most popular album in UK independent record shops this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Kylie
\n MORE: Your 2025 Christmas Number 1 contenders\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

With the deluxe version of Mercury Prize-winning album People Watching<\/a>, Geordie giant Sam Fender<\/a> sees the record jump an impressive 31 places back into the Top 5 (3).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dubbed one of the sets of the Glastonbury 2025 weekend, Olivia Rodrigo<\/a>\u2019s Live From Glastonbury (A BBC Recording)<\/a> places inside the Top 20 with the release of its physical variants (12).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Noah Kahan<\/a>\u2019s former Number 1 Stick Season<\/a> rebounds back into the Top 20 (19).\u00a0Depeche Mode<\/a> see Memento Mori \u2013 Mexico City<\/a>, the live version of their show celebrating the 2023 album Momento Mori, earns the outfit their 22nd Top 40 hit (22).\u00a0<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a sixth Top 40 album for Rotherham rockers The Reytons<\/a> with Roll The Dice<\/a> (27).\u00a0<\/p>\n

American rap legend 50 Cent<\/a> finds 2017 hits compilation Best Of 50 Cent<\/a> on the up (29), following the star\u2019s directorial debut on documentary series, Sean Combs: The Reckoning.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds<\/a>\u2019 Live God<\/a>, the live version of their 2024 Top 5 project Wild God<\/a>, lands at Number 33 this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And finally,\u00a0Radiohead<\/a>\u2019s OK Computer<\/a> re-enters the Top 40 as the band embark on the last leg of their reunion tour in Europe this week (40).<\/p>\n

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\n See the full Official Albums Chart Top 100 here from 5.45pm.<\/a><\/p>\n

Follow the Official Christmas Number 1 race<\/p>\n

The Official Christmas Number 1 race 2024 kicks off Friday December 12 with sales and streams counting up until midnight (11.59pm) on Thursday, December 18.<\/p>\n

Tune in to The Official Chart on BBC Radio 1 on Friday December 19 from 4pm to hear the Christmas Top 40 countdown and the exclusive reveal of the Official Christmas Number 1 2024.<\/p>\n

The full Top 100 Official Christmas Singles Chart<\/a> and Albums Chart<\/a> will be published on OfficialCharts.com from 5.45pm.<\/p>\n

Join the conversation now using the hashtag #XmasNo1. For all the latest race updates join the Official Charts mailing list<\/a> for Breaking News on this year\u2019s race and beyond. Follow @OfficialCharts on\u00a0Instagram<\/a>, X<\/a> and Facebook<\/a>, TikTok<\/a>, Threads<\/a>\u00a0and Bluesky<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n


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