December No.1s

Singles which reached No.1 in the UK during the month of December (up to 2005 incl.). Artists should be hyperlinked once only, where appropriate.

NB this list includes Christmas No.1s

1960s

 * Tom Jones - Green Green Grass of Home (1966)
 * The Scaffold - Lily The Pink (1968)

1970s

 * Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in The West) (1971)
 * Boney M - Mary's Boy Child (1978)
 * The Police -Walking On The Moon (1979)
 * Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall Pt.2 (1979)

1980s

 * John Lennon – (Just Like) Starting Over (1980)
 * Julio Iglesias - Begin the Beguine (1981)
 * The Human League - Don't You Want Me (1981)
 * The Flying Pickets - Only You (1983)
 * Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power of Love (1984)
 * Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? (1984)
 * The Housemartins - Caravan of Love (1986)
 * Cliff Richard - Mistletoe & Wine (1988)

1990s

 * George Michael & Elton John - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (1991)
 * Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody/These Are The Days of Our Lives (1991)
 * Mr Blobby - Mr Blobby (1993)
 * East 17 - Stay Another Day (1994)
 * Peter Andre - I Feel You (1996)
 * Boyzone - A Different Beat (1996)
 * Dunblane - Knockin' On Heaven's Door (1996)

2000-2005

 * S. Club 7 – Never Had A Dream Come True  (2000)
 * Eminem & Dido – Stan (2000)
 * Daniel Bedingfield - If You're Not The One (2002)
 * Eminem - Lose Yourself (2002)
 * Blue ft Elton John - Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word (2002)
 * Girls Aloud - Sound of the Underground (2002)
 * Band Aid 20 - Do They Know It's Christmas (2004)
 * Nizlopi – The J.C.B. Song (2005)

>2005 notables

 * Pharrell Williams - Happy (2013)
 * Ed Sheeran - Perfect (2017)