This has been confirmed as a HUGE win for LadBaby as he wins his FIFTH consecutive number 1 in the ongoing race for Christmas Number 1 2022 that finally concluded today after the results have been revealed on BBC Radio 1 with Jack Saunders. The current top artists that carried this race are LadBaby, Mariah Carey, Stormzy, Lewis Capaldi, The K***s, RAYE, Sia, The Pogues, Leona Lewis, Ed Sheeran and Elton John. LadBaby has won four consecutive number ones from 2018-2021.
The fourth in lead was Mariah Carey’s 1994 Christmas hit “All I Want For Christmas”. Third, in lead was “Christmas Drillings” by British YouTube group Sidemen featuring British Rapper JME released on the 4th of December 2022, making it the first ever song within the drill genre to enter the festive chart. The runner-up was Wham’s 1984 Christmas hit “Last Christmas”.
Now LadBaby remains the King of his Christmas Number 1 throne, even beating The Beatles’ record of UK number one singles overall. All thanks to the UK’s Number one “Food Aid” (A cover of Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?“) which has now brought justice to charity campaigners. From the single alone, this has paved a way for profits to be split accordingly between the food bank charity, The Trussell Trust and the Band-Aid Trust.
LadBaby shared his thoughts with OfficialCharts.com, “I can’t quite believe it! We’re number one! The charity has made it five years in a row. How have we done this again? We want to say thank you to everyone who has supported us for the last five years. A massive apology to The Beatles, and to all The Beatles’ fans… I’m sorry! The charity wins. The Trussell Trust gets Christmas number one again!
“Thank you to all the people who have downloaded, all the people who believed in us and brought a bit of Christmas magic. We love you all. Yes mate!”
Here are all of LadBaby’s five consecutive Number 1 single from 2018-2022:
2018: “We Built This City”
2019: “I Love Sausage Rolls”
2020: “Don’t Stop Me Eatin”
2021: “Sausage Rolls For Everyone” ft Ed Sheeran and Elton John
2022: “Food Aid” ft Martin Lewis
LadBaby refused to share his thoughts on making a sixth attempt on the charts next year. However, his wife Roxanne told the BBC her thoughts, “We didn’t want to come back this year but unfortunately, the food banks are in emergency crisis. We didn’t want to turn our backs on so many people. We get messages everyday from nurses, teachers, children and families who are struggling. You don’t want music to become something people get annoyed with [but] that’s why we did it.”
LadBaby adds on to say, “We want to do whatever we can at Christmas to support food banks, and if that isn’t in the form of a song, it doesn’t mean we won’t show up somewhere else. Plans are always afoot. Don’t rule us out. You think we can’t sing? Wait until we go somewhere else and can’t do that, too.“
