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Cher twice entered the British history books when her song “DJ Play a Christmas Song” (from Warner Records) soared to No. 20 on the national singles chart.
The pop legend’s holiday song jumps from No. 41 to No. 20 on the Official UK Singles Chart, released on December 22, meaning Cher becomes the first person to enter the Top 40 with new material for 70 consecutive years She is a solo artist who has hit the singles chart, and she also became the oldest woman to appear on the singles chart. Top hit.
Cher, 77 years and 7 months old, is the oldest female solo artist to have a top 40 hit on the Official UK Singles Chart, breaking the previous record set by Shirley Bassey. Shirley Bassey was 70 years and 4 months old when she sang “Tree of Life,” which peaked at No. 37 in 2007.
According to the Official Charts Company, no other solo artist has achieved 70 consecutive years in the top 40 of the UK Hot Songs Chart. Cher shot to fame in 1965 with her debut solo single “All I Very Want To Do,” which has topped the Top 40 every decade since.
Martin Talbot, Chief Executive of the Official Charts, commented: “This week, Cher cemented her status as a living legend, achieving two incredible milestones and becoming the oldest living person to have a Top 40 single. The only woman to achieve 70 consecutive years of official Top 40 singles.”
The late Captain Sir Tom Moore holds the record as the oldest artist to have a UK No. 1 single, having done so at the age of 99 years and 11 months when he collaborated with Michael Ball’s charity fundraising collaboration, “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” topped the charts in 2020.
“DJ Play a Christmas Song” is Cher’s highest charting single in the UK in over two decades and is her 27th studio LP since 2001’s “The Music’s No Good Without You” reached No.8 lead single in ChristmasThe latest album jumps to 15-5 on the charts, setting a new peak position and reaching the top ten for the 11th time in his career.
“DJ Plays Christmas Songs” set records on both sides of the Atlantic. When the single topped the Dance/Electronic Song Sales Survey on December 2, she became the first solo artist to score a new No. 1 on the Billboard Songs chart; from the 1960s to 2020 The only band to have at least one new song at No. 1 on the Billboard song chart every year for seven decades of the 1990s was the Rolling Stones.
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