Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" dashes through all competition on the Billboard Hot 100 once again, surging nine spots to No. 1 for a 15th total week atop the chart.
The carol reigns in a record-extending sixth holiday season. It was originally released on Carey's album Merry Christmas in November 1994 and, as streaming has grown and holiday music has become more prominent on streaming services' playlists, it hit the Hot 100's top 10 for the first time in December 2017, and the top five for the first time in the 2018 holiday season. It led at last, prior to this week, over the holidays in 2019 (for three weeks), 2020 (two), 2021 (three), 2022 (four) and 2023 (two).
"When I wrote it, I had absolutely no idea the impact the song would eventually have worldwide," Carey marveled in 2021. "I'm so full of gratitude that so many people enjoy it with me every year."
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" became Carey's 19th Hot 100 No. 1, the most among soloists and one away from The Beatles' overall record 20. It also made Carey the first artist to have ranked at No. 1 on the chart in four distinct decades (1990s, 2000s, '10s and '20s).
Holiday cheer infuses half the Hot 100's top 10, including the entire top three. Below Carey, Brenda Lee bounds 15-2 with "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", which spent three weeks at No. 1 last holiday season, reaching the summit at last 65 years after its release. Plus, Wham!'s "Last Christmas" leaps 18-3, as the 1984 single hits a new Hot 100 high. Two other classics return to the Hot 100's top 10: Bobby Helms' "Jingle Bell Rock" (19-5) and Burl Ives' "A Holly Jolly Christmas" (33-10).
Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You", on Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings, drew 38.2 million streams (up 42%) and 24.4 million radio airplay audience impressions (up 56%) and sold 3,000 downloads (up 81%) in the U.S. November 29-December 5, according to Luminate.
The single soars 10-1 on Streaming Songs for a 19th week on top (tying Morgan Wallen's "Last Night" for the second-longest rule in the chart's history; Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road", featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, led for 20 weeks in 2019). "All I Want for Christmas Is You" also reenters Digital Song Sales at No. 6, following four weeks at the summit, and pushes 35-21 on Radio Songs, where it has hit a No. 11 best.
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" ties for the sixth-longest command among the 1,176 total No. 1s dating to the Hot 100's August 4, 1958. start. (All seven songs have led since the list adopted electronically-monitored Luminate data in November 1991, at which point longer commands than before subsequently became more common.) Below is a recap of the seven longest-leading Hot 100 No. 1s – with Carey the only artist with two entries on the elite list:
19 weeks, "A Bar Song (Tipsy)", Shaboozey, 2024
19 weeks, "Old Town Road", Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus, 2019
16 weeks, "Last Night", Morgan Wallen, 2023
16 weeks, "Despacito", Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber, 2017
16 weeks, "One Sweet Day", Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men, 1995-96
15 weeks, "All I Want for Christmas Is You", Mariah Carey, 2019-24
15 weeks, "As It Was", Harry Styles, 2022
Now up to 15 weeks, Carey's "Christmas" extends its mark as the holiday song with the most time logged atop the Hot 100, among three Yuletide leaders. "The Chipmunk Song", by The Chipmunks with David Seville, burrowed in at No. 1 for four weeks beginning in December 1958, followed by Lee's three weeks last season with "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree".
Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" is the first song to top the Hot 100 in six distinct runs on the chart, and in six distinct years, as its latest coronation follows its commands in the 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 holiday seasons. (Just one other song has led in each of even two stays: Chubby Checker's "The Twist", in 1960 and 1962.)
With the latest Hot 100 dated December 14, 2024, Carey has now placed at No. 1 in a record-extending 20 distinct years (per Hot 100 chart dates), encompassing her 19 leaders: 1990-2000, 2005-06, 2008 and, thanks to "All I Want for Christmas Is You", 2019-24.
Next up are four acts that have each spent time atop the Hot 100 in 10 individual years: Paul McCartney/Wings (1971, 1973-76, 1978, 1980, 1982-84; additionally, The Beatles, with him as a member, led in seven years: 1964-70); Beyoncé (2003, 2006-09, 2017-18, 2020, 2022, 2024; plus, Destiny's Child, with her as a member, ruled in three years: 1999-2001); Michael Jackson (1972, 1979-80, 1983-84, 1987-88, 1991-92, 1995; also, The Jackson 5, with him in the group, led in 1970); and Madonna (1984-87, 1989-92, 1995, 2000).
Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" extends the longest span from a song's first week at No. 1 on the Hot 100 to its latest to one week shy of five years (charts dated December 21, 2019 - December 14, 2024).
Carey claims the second-longest span for an artist atop the Hot 100: 34 years, four months and two weeks, dating to her first week at No. 1 (August 4, 1990) with her debut smash "Vision of Love". Only Lee boasts a longer career stretch of topping the chart: 63 years, five months and three weeks, from "I'm Sorry" (July 18, 1960) through "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (January 6, 2024).
Carey unwraps her record-extending 94th week at No. 1 on the Hot 100, across her 19 leaders, dating to the chart's inception.
94, Mariah Carey
60, Rihanna
59, The Beatles
56, Drake
50, Boyz II Men
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" concurrently shines brightest on Billboard's multimetric Holiday 100 chart, leading for a 62nd week, of the chart's 70 total weeks since the list originated in 2011. The anthem also rules as the top title on Billboard's Greatest of All Time Holiday 100 Songs chart.
Holiday hits decorate half the Hot 100's top 10. Below Carey, Brenda Lee dances 15-2 with "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", which spent three weeks at No. 1 last holiday season, reaching the top for the first time following its 1958 release. The song totaled 35.7 million streams (up 52%), 19.8 million in airplay audience (up 39%) and 1,500 sold (up 84%) November 29 - December 5.
Wham!'s "Last Christmas" vaults 18-3 on the Hot 100, as the 1984 single hits a new Hot 100 high, surpassing its prior No. 4 peak. It tallied 34.3 million streams (up 57%), 17.9 million in radio reach (up 20%) and 2,000 sold (up 75%) in the tracking week. Six of Wham!'s seven top 10s have now reached the top three, with the duo of George Michael (who died in 2016) and Andrew Ridgeley having previously hit the top three in 1984-86 with "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go", "Careless Whisper" (each No. 1 for three weeks), "Everything She Wants" (No. 1, two weeks), "Freedom" and "I'm Your Man" (each No. 3); plus, the pair's "The Edge of Heaven" hit No. 10 in 1986.
Two other classic carols return to the Hot 100's top 10: Bobby Helms' "Jingle Bell Rock" (19-5) and Burl Ives' "A Holly Jolly Christmas" (33-10); they have peaked at Nos. 3 and 4, respectively. The former, released in 1957, drew 33.5 million streams (up 55%) and 19.9 million airplay audience impressions (up 35%) and sold 1,000 (up 67%) in the tracking week. The latter, from 1964, collected 25.5 million streams (up 60%) and 18.7 million in airplay audience (up 30%) and sold 1,000 (up 85%).
(Billboard)
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