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Christmas #1s

These were the singles that got to #1 on Christmas week, the most interesting and most competitive chart week of the year:

 

SINGLES

2001: Ace*Teens – Die For You/Love In December

2002: Sophie Ellis-Beckham feat. Rap – Out Of Your Mind

2003: Lucreacia – Christmas

2004: Nikki – Another Day (On Christmas)
2005: It’s Not Over Until The Fat Lady Sings – The Most Fattening Time Of The Year

 

ALBUMS

2001: Various Artists – Ghettoland Greatest Hits

2002: Ace*Teens – Together… Forever

2003: Mark B – Graduation ‘03

2004: GirlSound – Life On The Knife

2005: Antony Jones – Kinesis

 

One Hit Wonders

The following acts have all had ONE number one selling single (only) but have not managed another Top 10 hit in their career:

 

2001: Charity Gang – Stick Your Nose In (And Help The World)

2001: Darlene – You’re The Reason Our Kids Are So Ugly

2001: Nick Edwards – Down

2001: Urapopstar Boys – The Boys Are Back In Town

2003: Crystle Calder – Every Day Of The Week

 

Half-Million Sellers

The following singles have all sold more than FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND copies in the UK:

 

2001: Ryan Simmonds – That Goes First

2001: Frago - One

2001: Amalia – Far Away

2002: Ace*Teens – Die For You/Love In December

2004: Lucreacia - Christmas

2004: Lucreacia - Reputation

2005: Claire Kitten – Glorified Porn Star

2005: Melissa Moore – Undress Me With Your Eyes

2005: Claire Kitten – Obsession/Disco Dollies

2006: Emblaze – Easy Target

 

Tango Challenge

On August 14, 2006, was the first URAPS Tango Challenge. A week was set aside exclusively for 10 duets to face off in order to see which one will make the highest appearance, a competition as fierce as Christmas week. The first challenge saw the releases of these duets, listed in order of their first-week position:

 

Christine Tyler & Arwyn Knight – Race Against The Clock (#2)

X3D & Nikki – Yin & Yang Party (#4)

Alesha & Ben Parker – Go F**k Yourself (#6)

Lemon Cosmos & Morris D Cat – Sourpuss EP (#8)

AJ Hutton & Vivian – I Thought You Were A Gentleman (#9)

Ben Johnston & Natasha Hilton – Center Stage (#11)

Jake & Vernie – Music Is My Lover (#17, peak #15)

Kazimiera & Tiffany – Open The Doors To Fun (#26)

Paulo Araujo & Ella Crawford – Take A Trip (Granny) (#27, peak #16)

David Stevens & Winnie – Untitled (DNC)

 

Top-selling singles by year

 

2002

1. ex.one - Close The Door

2. ex.one ft. Ryan Simmonds - Blown Over

3. Ryan Simmonds - Innocent As Sin

4. Gasp - Enter Club Gasp

5. Jessika Berqvist-Simmonds - Drama Queen

6. Nerina - Unlimited Grace

7. Ace*Teens ft. ex.one - Inside Out

8. Holly - Before You Say Goodbye

9. Gasp ft. Neyssa - Swing It My Way

10. Easther Bennett - Treat Me Like A Lady

 

2003

1. Lucreacia - Every Star/Hardcore

2 Mars/Venus - Blue Jeans

3 Lucreacia - Sunny Day La La

4 Crystle Calder - Every Day Of The Week

5 Tasha - Re-Arrange

6 Mars/Venus & Sophie Ellis-Beckham - Ode 2 Burberry

7 Lucreacia & Miss Drips - Hoochified Disco Ball

8 Mark B - F**ked Over

9 Mars/Venus - The Girls Got The Boys

10 Buffi & Lucreacia - Slut Trash Woman/I Want That Man

 

2004

1. Lucreacia - Reputation

2. Antony Jones - Pull Me Down

3. Mars/Venus - Ring The Alarm!

4. ex.one - Contact

5. Claire Kitten - Never Coming Home

6. Androgyny - Roadkill

7. Angel-V - Dreamin'

8. Antony Jones ft. Ben Parker - Forbidden Love/Boy On TV

9. Heaven - Until The End Of Time

10. Kandi - Milkshake

 

2005

1. Claire Kitten - Glorified Pornstar
2. Melissa Moore - Undress Me With Your Eyes
3. Claire Kitten - Obsession/Disco Dollies
4. Lucreacia - Vicious Circle
5. Antony Jones - Second Best
6. Emblaze - Air Guitar
7. Claire Kitten & Emblaze - Front Page Baby EP
8. Naomi - Heart Of Mine
9. Andrea Twain - Feud With The One That Brought Ya
10. Emma Brown - Cold Shower

 

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