Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue soundtracks Christmas cheer—taps into four decades of chart tops

Kylie Minogue clinches the UK Christmas Number One with ‘XMAS,’ becoming the only female solo act to top the UK Singles Chart in four decades, aligning her with Elton John, Elvis Presley, and Queen.

The track, lifted from the updated ‘Kylie Christmas (Fully Wrapped),’ also crowns the UK Albums Chart, matching her with David Bowie, Eminem, and Rod Stewart at 11 Number One albums.

‘XMAS’ marks the first Amazon Music Original single to hit Number One.

Minogue notes its viral afterlife, referencing a Devon village's full-scale rendition of the ‘XMAS’ choreography, equal parts touching and surreal.

Kylie’s Christmas Recook Lands Her 11th UK No 1, This Time Fully Wrapped

Repackaging the past with strategic flair, Kylie Minogue ascends once more to the top of the UK album charts, her 2015 holiday album now resurrected as Kylie Christmas (Fully Wrapped). Four new recordings and a reshuffled tracklist earn it chart recognition as a new release.

This eleventh No 1 threads her into an exclusive cohort—David Bowie, Eminem, U2, and Rod Stewart—tracing a path first carved in 1988 with her self-titled debut’s six-week reign.