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The song was released on December 24, 2015, to YouTube without any prior announcement about recording or releasing the song. [5] [6] [7] On November 29, 2019, the song was released to music streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music, along with new cover artwork reflecting their then-current album cycle, Father of All Motherfuckers.
The festive classic had a 39-year wait to secure the coveted title last year after it was first released in December 1984 by pop duo George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley.
"Last Christmas" was not released commercially as a single in the United States until November 2014, when it was made available on 12" vinyl as a Record Store Day exclusive. [57] Since then, the song has re-entered the Billboard Holiday 100 chart on a regular basis, peaking at No. 3 on 7 December 2019. [58] [59]
Spotify's most streamed song for the longest period of time was "Shape of You" (2017) by the English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. Currently, 843 songs have surpassed one billion streams on Spotify, [1] 126 have surpassed two billion, 17 have surpassed three billion, and two have surpassed four billion Spotify streams.
George Michael and Ridgeley’s relentlessly cheery Christmas classic is celebrating its 40th anniversary (and a second year at No. 1 on the U.K. Christmas chart) with a commemorative EP, as well ...
It coincides with the release of the Last Christmas 40th Anniversary EP earlier this month, and it comes days before the anniversary of Michael's death, which occurred unexpectedly on Christmas ...
Then they calculated each song's earnings by multiplying the number of streams by the average Spotify payout of $0.004. They were then ranked to find the highest-earning tracks. Here were the top 10:
[2] [3] Christmas number-one singles have often also been the best-selling song of the year, though in recent years they have been released by reality television contestants and charity efforts. The Christmas number is announced by BBC Radio 1 on the Friday before Christmas. [4] The most recent Christmas number one single is "Last Christmas" by ...