UK Number Ones on 21 December

• UK Number one in 1952 was Here In My Heart - Al Martino
• UK Number one in 1953 was Answer Me - Frankie Laine
• UK Number one in 1954 was Let's Have Another Party - Winifred Atwell
• UK Number one in 1955 was Christmas Alphabet - Dickie Valentine (and Johnny Douglas)
• UK Number one in 1956 was Just Walkin' In The Rain - Johnnie Ray
• UK Number one in 1957 was Mary's Boy Child - Harry Belafonte
• UK Number one in 1958 was It's Only Make Believe - Conway Twitty
• UK Number one in 1959 was What Do You Want? - Adam Faith
• UK Number one in 1959 was What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For? - Emile Ford (and The Checkmates)
• UK Number one in 1960 was It's Now Or Never - Elvis Presley (with The Jordanaires)
• UK Number one in 1961 was Tower Of Strength - Frankie Vaughan
• UK Number one in 1962 was Return To Sender - Elvis Presley (with The Jordanaires)
• UK Number one in 1963 was I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
• UK Number one in 1964 was I Feel Fine - The Beatles
• UK Number one in 1965 was Day Tripper - The Beatles
• UK Number one in 1966 was Green, Green Grass Of Home - Tom Jones
• UK Number one in 1967 was Hello Goodbye - The Beatles
• UK Number one in 1968 was Lily The Pink - The Scaffold
• UK Number one in 1969 was Two Little Boys - Rolf Harris
• UK Number one in 1970 was I Hear You Knocking - Dave Edmunds
• UK Number one in 1971 was Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) - Benny Hill
• UK Number one in 1972 was Long Haired Lover From Liverpool - Little Jimmy Osmond (with The Mike Curb Congregation)
• UK Number one in 1973 was Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade
• UK Number one in 1974 was Lonely This Christmas - Mud
• UK Number one in 1975 was Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
• UK Number one in 1976 was When A Child Is Born - Johnny Mathis (and Gladys Knight)
• UK Number one in 1977 was Mull Of Kintyre - Wings
• UK Number one in 1978 was Mary's Boy Child - Boney M
• UK Number one in 1979 was Another Brick In The Wall - Pink Floyd
• UK Number one in 1980 was There's No One Quite Like Grandma - St Winifred's School Choir
• UK Number one in 1981 was Don't You Want Me - The Human League
• UK Number one in 1982 was Save Your Love - Renee & Renato
• UK Number one in 1983 was Only You - The Flying Pickets
• UK Number one in 1984 was Do They Know It's Christmas? - Band Aid
• UK Number one in 1985 was Saving All My Love For You - Whitney Houston
• UK Number one in 1986 was Reet Petite (The Sweetest Girl In Town) - Jackie Wilson
• UK Number one in 1987 was Always On My Mind - Pet Shop Boys
• UK Number one in 1988 was Mistletoe And Wine - Cliff Richard
• UK Number one in 1989 was Do They Know It's Christmas? - Band Aid II
• UK Number one in 1990 was Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice
• UK Number one in 1991 was Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
• UK Number one in 1992 was I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
• UK Number one in 1993 was Mr. Blobby - Mr. Blobby
• UK Number one in 1994 was Stay Another Day - East 17
• UK Number one in 1995 was Earth Song - Michael Jackson
• UK Number one in 1996 was Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Throw These Guns Away - Dunblane
• UK Number one in 1997 was Too Much - The Spice Girls
• UK Number one in 1998 was Goodbye - The Spice Girls
• UK Number one in 1999 was I Have A Dream - Westlife
• UK Number one in 2000 was Can We Fix It - Bob The Builder
• UK Number one in 2001 was Somethin' Stupid - Robbie Williams (featuring Nicole Kidman)
• UK Number one in 2002 was Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word - Blue (featuring Elton John)
• UK Number one in 2003 was Mad World - Michael Andrews (featuring Gary Jules)
• UK Number one in 2004 was Do They Know It's Christmas? - Band Aid 20
• UK Number one in 2005 was JCB Song - Nizlopi
• UK Number one in 2006 was Patience - Take That
• UK Number one in 2007 was What A Wonderful World - Katie Melua (and Eva Cassidy)
• UK Number one in 2008 was Hallelujah - Alexandra Burke
• UK Number one in 2009 was Killing In The Name - Rage Against The Machine
• UK Number one in 2010 was When We Collide - Matt Cardle
• UK Number one in 2011 was Cannonball - Little Mix
• UK Number one in 2012 was Impossible - James Arthur
• UK Number one in 2013 was Somewhere Only We Know - Lily Allen
• UK Number one in 2014 was Something I Need - Ben Haenow
• UK Number one in 2015 was Love Yourself - Justin Bieber
• UK Number one in 2016 was Rockabye - Clean Bandit (featuring Sean Paul & Anne-Marie)
• UK Number one in 2017 was Perfect - Ed Sheeran
• UK Number one in 2018 was We Built This City - Ladbaby
• UK Number one in 2019 was I Love Sausage Rolls - Ladbaby