TRACKS WHICH SPENT 6 OR MORE WEEKS AT NUMBER 2 IN THE UK BUT FAILED TO REACH NUMBER 1

With "Last Christmas" by Wham! hitting Number 2 last week, but again falling agonisingly short of the Number 1 slot, it becomes one of just 12 tracks that have spent 6 or more weeks at Number 2 WITHOUT making it to Number 1.  

In chronological order, here is the complete list.

Terry's Theme from "Limelight" - Frank Chacksfield & his Orchestra

8 weeks in total (3 consecutively) - all behind "I Believe" by Frankie Laine

6th-13th June 1953 (2 weeks)

4th-18th July 1953 (3 weeks)

1st-8th August 1953 (2 weeks )

29th August (1 week)

Blowing Wild - Frankie Laine

6 weeks in total (5 consecutively) - all behind "Oh Mein Papa" by Eddie Calvert

16th January-13th February 1954 (5 weeks)

27th February 1954 (1 week)

***16th January jointly with "Let's Have A Party" by Winifred Atwell***

***13th February jointly with "Cloud Lucky Seven" by Guy Mitchell***

Love Letters In The Sand - Pat Boone

7 weeks in total (4 consecutively) - 17th-24th August behind "All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley - other 5 weeks behind "Diana" by Paul Anka

17th August -7th September 1957 (4 weeks)

21st-28th September 1957 (2 weeks)

12th October 1957 (1 week)

Are You Sure? - The Allisons

6 weeks in total (4 consecutively) - 11th-18th March behind "Walk Right Back/Ebony Eyes" by the Everly Brothers - other 4 weeks behind "Wooden Heart" by Elvis Presley

11th-18th March 1961 (2 weeks)

1st-22nd April 1961 (4 weeks)

Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town - Kenny Rogers& the First Edition

6 weeks in total (5 consecutively) - 13th December behind "Sugar Sugar" by the Archies - other 5 weeks behind "Two Little Boys" by Rolf Harris

13th December 1969-10th January 1970 (5 weeks)

24th January 1970 (1 week)

The Floral Dance - The Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band

6 weeks (all consecutively) - all behind "Mull Of Kintyre/Girls School" by Wings

10th December 1977-14th January 1978

The Smurf Song - Father Abraham & the Smurfs

6 weeks (all consecutively) - all behind "You're The One That I Want" by Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta

24th June-29th July 1978

I'm Too Sexy - Right Said Fred

6 weeks (all consecutively) - all behind "Everything I Do (I Do It For You)" by Bryan Adams

17th August-21st September 1991

I Swear - All-4-One

7 weeks (all consecutively) - all behind "Love Is All Around" by Wet Wet Wet

2nd July-13th August 1994

Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera

7 weeks (all consecutively)

10th September-22nd October 2011

(During its 7 week run at Number 2, there were 6 different Number 1's as listed below)

10th September - "Stay Awake" by Example

17th September - "All About Tonight" by Pixie Lott

24th September - "What Makes You Beautiful" by One Direction

1st October - "No Regrets" by Dappy

8th October - "Loca People" by Sak Noel

15th-22nd October - "We Found Love" by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris

Let Me Love You - DJ Snake featuring Justin Bieber

6 weeks (all consecutively) - 20th August-3rd September behind "Cold Water" by Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber & M0; 10th-24th September behind "Closer" by CHainsmokers featuring Halsey

20th August-24th September 2016

Last Christmas - Wham!

6 weeks (5 consecutively) - 15th December 1984-12th January 1985 behind "Do They Know It's Christmas? by Band Aid; 6th January 2018 behind "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran

15th December 1984-12th January 1985 (5 weeks)

6th January 2018 (1 week)

So here are George & Andy with "Last Christmas".