‘Tis the season to usher in the holidays with a familiar tune. Mariah Carey has once again claimed the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 with her timeless classic, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” inching closer to a new record.
Carey’s perennial holiday hit has surged four spots to No. 1 for its 19th week at the Hot 100 summit, matching the reign of Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” and Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, as the longest-running singles in the chart’s 67-year history, according to Billboard.
As Carey’s festive anthem continues to tie the record over multiple holiday seasons, it’s noteworthy to mention that Shaboozey and Lil Nas X achieved their chart-topping feats in a single season, without the boost of holiday spirit.
Originally released on Carey’s 1994 album “Merry Christmas,” “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has found increased popularity in the streaming era. The song didn’t reach the top 10 until December 2017 and cracked the top five the following year. Since then, it has had multiple stints at No. 1 in subsequent years, including a three-week run in 2019, two weeks in 2020, three in 2021, four in 2022, two in 2023, and now four in 2024.
As we find ourselves in early December, it seems almost inevitable that Carey’s holiday classic will break the record before the year draws to a close.
“When I wrote [it], I had absolutely no idea the impact the song would eventually have worldwide,” Carey shared with Billboard in 2021. “I’m so full of gratitude that so many people enjoy it with me every year.”
This week, Carey celebrates another lucky number as “All I Want for Christmas Is You” marks her 19th Hot 100 No. 1, solidifying her position as the solo artist with the most chart-toppers and positioning her just one No. 1 away from the Beatles’ record of 20 No. 1 hits. Additionally, Carey is the first artist to achieve No. 1 hits in four different decades (1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s), as noted by Billboard.
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