Christmas Number One 2026
The race for the UK's festive Number One is an annual tradition. Here's how it works, and how the odds looked last time around.
Final bookmaker odds: Christmas 2025
Archived snapshot from the 2025 festive race.
| # | Artist | Chance | Avg odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kylie Minogue | 87.72% | 1.14 |
| 2 | Wham! | 23.09% | 4.33 |
| 3 | HUNTR/X | 6.67% | 15.0 |
| 4 | Taylor Swift | 5.88% | 17.0 |
| 5 | Alison Limerick | 4.76% | 21.0 |
| 6 | Together For Palestine | 4.35% | 23.0 |
| 7 | Mariah Carey | 4.35% | 23.0 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who will be Christmas Number One 2026?
- It's decided by the Official Charts Company from sales and streams in the week before Christmas, and announced on the final chart show before the 25th. Bookmaker odds firm up through December, and we'll surface them here closer to the day.
- How is the Christmas Number One decided?
- It is the best-selling and most-streamed single in the UK during the chart week ending just before Christmas Day, compiled by the Official Charts Company.
- Where do these odds come from?
- The figures shown are an average of publicly listed bookmaker odds, converted to an implied probability. This page is informational only and is not a betting service.
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