Sir Cliff shoots to calendar chart No1 after beating out young rivals including Little Mix and Justin ...

• Mistletoe and Wine singer's calendar is currently the top selling on Amazon.com
• Marks Richards' return to the top of the best seller list after his 2015 calendar was the ninth most popular and his 2014 offering did not make the top 10 
• He is outselling Justin Beiber, Little Mix, Olly Murs, Kylie Minogue and Elvis

By Mail on Sunday Reporters

Published: 20:42 EST, 17 December 2016 | Updated: 20:42 EST, 17 December 2016

He endured an awful ordeal after being dragged in to the child sex abuse scandal – but at last Sir Cliff Richard has something to celebrate.

The veteran pop star, 76, has beaten young rivals including Little Mix and Justin Bieber for the best-selling calendar of 2017.

Last year, amid the damaging allegations, Sir Cliff was toppled by boy band One Direction. But this year he is back to number one – outselling Canadian superstar Bieber, 22, by two to one in the Amazon chart.

The veteran pop star (right), 76, has beaten young rivals including Little Mix and Justin Bieber (left) for the best-selling calendar of 2017

Sir Cliff's 2017 calendar, below, is his 38th and features classic photos taken over a career which spans more than 50 years.

In June, the Crown Prosecution Service announced it was taking no further action against Sir Cliff in its investigation of historical sexual assault.

Amazon's top-selling celebrity calendars for 2017 were Sir Cliff, Little Mix, Justin Bieber, Kylie Minogue and Elvis Presley. Social media stars Joe Sugg and Caspar Lee made their chart debut – in joint place at number ten.

 

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