{"id":337098,"date":"2025-12-26T20:12:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T20:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/337098\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T20:12:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T20:12:11","slug":"michael-bubles-christmas-tops-the-final-official-albums-chart-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/337098\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Bubl\u00e9\u2019s Christmas tops the final Official Albums Chart of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{c9acf999-b7a2-4b41-b023-913e7d313b3b}{184}\" paraid=\"680009461\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/61513\/olivia-dean\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Olivia\u00a0Dean<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/albums\/olivia-dean-the-art-of-loving\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Art of Loving<\/a>\u00a0continues its strong run in the Top 5,\u00a0ending\u00a02025\u00a0at Number 2. The project does however\u00a0top the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/charts\/vinyl-albums-chart\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Official Albums Vinyl Chart<\/a>,\u00a0shifting the most copies on wax over the past seven days.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{c9acf999-b7a2-4b41-b023-913e7d313b3b}{191}\" paraid=\"2071516374\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Elsewhere,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/esdeekid\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">EsDeeKid<\/a>\u00a0concludes his breakout year with debut LP\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/albums\/esdeekid-rebel\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Rebel<\/a>\u00a0re-entering the Top 10 and reaching a new peak (8). 2026 promises\u00a0only\u00a0big\u00a0things\u00a0for\u00a0the Liverpudlian rapper.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{c9acf999-b7a2-4b41-b023-913e7d313b3b}{198}\" paraid=\"547026693\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Significant\u00a0climbers\u00a0to shed light upon include\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/28076\/nat-king-cole\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Nat King Cole<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/albums\/nat-king-cole-the-christmas-song\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Christmas Song<\/a>,\u00a0which skyrockets a remarkable 141 places (28),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/73\/bing-crosby\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Bing Crosby<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/albums\/bing-crosby-christmas-classics\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Christmas Classics<\/a>,\u00a0up 66 (30) and JADE\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/albums\/jade-thats-showbiz-baby\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">THAT\u2019S SHOWBIZ BABY!<\/a>,\u00a0bolstered by the CD release of its\u00a0THAT\u2019S SHOWBIZ BABY! THE ENCORE\u00a0deluxe edition,\u00a0scaling\u00a0106 positions (32).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{c9acf999-b7a2-4b41-b023-913e7d313b3b}{205}\" paraid=\"329415965\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Fresh from\u00a0securing the coveted Christmas Number 1\u00a0with\u00a0XMAS,\u00a0Kylies festive project\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/albums\/kylie-minogue-kylie-christmas-fully-wrapped\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Kylie Christmas (Fully Wrapped)<\/a>\u00a0surges back into the Top 20, moving nine (20).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{c9acf999-b7a2-4b41-b023-913e7d313b3b}{212}\" paraid=\"978619414\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/12550\/50-cent\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">50 Cent<\/a>\u00a0and his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/albums\/50-cent-best-of\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Best Of 50 Cent<\/a>\u00a0record\u00a0keeps\u00a0finding new peaks, moving five this week to Number 23,\u00a0while\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/7507\/eminem\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Eminem<\/a>\u00a0enduring\u00a0collection\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/albums\/eminem-curtain-call-the-hits\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Curtain Call: The Hits<\/a>\u00a0scales nine places (24).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{c9acf999-b7a2-4b41-b023-913e7d313b3b}{219}\" paraid=\"1488975587\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/albums\/geese-getting-killed\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Getting Killed<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/61397\/geese\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Geese<\/a>\u00a0sits at Number 38,\u00a0but tops the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/charts\/record-store-chart\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Official Record Store Chart<\/a>,\u00a0crowned\u00a0the most popular album in UK independent record shops this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{c9acf999-b7a2-4b41-b023-913e7d313b3b}{226}\" paraid=\"1977540226\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">And three albums that end the year breaking the Top 40 are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/3\/george-michael\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">George Michael<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/albums\/george-michael-twenty-five\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Twenty Five<\/a>\u00a0(36),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/albums\/taylor-swift-the-tortured-poets-department\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/5387\/taylor-swift\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Swift<\/a>\u00a0(37) and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/21275\/queen\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Queen<\/a>\u00a0with their compilation album,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/albums\/queen-greatest-hits\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Greatest Hits<\/a>\u00a0(40).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/charts\/albums-chart\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">See the full Official Albums Chart Top 100 here from 5.45pm.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Olivia\u00a0Dean\u2019s\u00a0The Art of Loving\u00a0continues its strong run in the Top 5,\u00a0ending\u00a02025\u00a0at Number 2. 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