Current:Home > InvestMariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas' tops Billboard's Hot 100 for fifth year in a row -Mastery Money Tools
Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas' tops Billboard's Hot 100 for fifth year in a row
View
Date:2025-04-14 10:35:05
The Queen of Christmas reigns.
Mariah Carey's iconic Christmas medley "All I Want for Christmas Is You" topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of Dec. 23, 2023. The song had been on the Hot 100 chart for 63 weeks, according to Billboard.
It pushed Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" to the second spot after it spent the last two weeks at No. 1, topping the charts for the first time 65 years after its release, as per Billboard.
Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" is the first song to top the Hot 100 in "five distinct runs on the chart," Billboard reports.
- It first topped Billboard's chart in 2019, staying at No. 1 for three weeks.
- In 2020, the song remained No. 1 for two weeks.
- In 2021, it topped the chart for three weeks.
- And in 2022, the song took the top spot for four weeks.
Though released in 1994, the song first entered Billboard's Hot 100's top 10 in December 2017 and top 5 in December 2018. After that, the song consistently took the No. 1 spot in the following years till now.
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" being a chart topper for a 13th week ties Carey with Boyz II Men as the only artists with three songs that have topped the Hot 100 for 13 or more weeks each, according to Billboard.
When the song entered the top 3 in November 2019, on its 25th anniversary, becoming the first holiday song to do so in 60 years, Carey had told USA TODAY that she would be "thrilled" if it tops the chart.
"I wanted it to feel like a classic, but I didn't know that it was going to actually become a classic," Carey had said about the song. "I say that humbly because Christmas music is something that's really special to me, so to see the song's popularity grow over the years has been something that's been kind of amazing. I couldn't have expected it."
Carey's latest feat comes just days after she wrapped her "Merry Christmas One and All!" tour at New York City's Madison Square Garden on Dec. 17.
Mariah Carey's final Christmas tour show dazzles with holiday hits, family festivities, Busta Rhymes
Who wrote 'All I Want For Christmas Is You'?
Carey wrote the melody and lyrics for the Christmas song with co-writer and producer Walter Afanasieff.
"I wrote the melody and lyrics; he played and did additional writing, which is great, but it's my baby," Carey told USA TODAY in November 2019. "It was my thing."
Carey has been sued twice by songwriter Andy Stone, who goes by stage name Vince Vance, claiming that the Grammy-winning artist stole the song from him. The first lawsuit was filed in June 2022 and retracted in November 2022, while the second case was filed in November 2023 in Los Angeles. An update on the suit is not yet known and Carey has not commented on the allegations.
When was 'All I Want For Christmas is You' released?
The song was originally released as part of Carey's "Merry Christmas" album in November 1994.
'All I Want for Christmas Is You' Music Video
The official music video for the song was uploaded on YouTube on Nov. 24, 2009 and has over 774 million views.
Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at sshafiq@gannett.com and follow her on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter @saman_shafiq7.
veryGood! (853)
Related
- US wholesale inflation accelerated in November in sign that some price pressures remain elevated
- 2024 NFL schedule release: When is it? What to know ahead of full release this month
- Dance Moms' Nia Sioux Reveals Why She Skipped Their Reunion
- Slipknot announces Here Comes the Pain concert tour, return of Knotfest: How to get tickets
- Louisiana high court temporarily removes Judge Eboni Johnson Rose from Baton Rouge bench amid probe
- Claudia Oshry Reveals How Ozempic Caused Hair Loss Issues
- Walmart launches new grocery brand called bettergoods: Here's what to know
- Jason Kelce Details Why Potential Next Career Move Serves as the Right Fit
- Jamaica's Kishane Thompson more motivated after thrilling 100m finish against Noah Lyles
- Air Pollution Could Potentially Exacerbate Menopause Symptoms, Study Says
Ranking
- Selena Gomez's "Weird Uncles" Steve Martin and Martin Short React to Her Engagement
- Elon Musk says Tesla aims to introduce a $25,000 model in 2025
- Lawsuit against Meta asks if Facebook users have right to control their feeds using external tools
- 'Dad' of Wally, the missing emotional support alligator, makes tearful plea for his return
- Man charged with murder in death of beloved Detroit-area neurosurgeon
- U.S. bans most uses of paint-stripping solvent after dozens of deaths
- Man snags $14,000 Cartier earrings for under $14 due to price error, jeweler honors price
- At least 9 dead, dozens treated in Texas capital after unusual spike in overdoses
Recommendation
Krispy Kreme offers a free dozen Grinch green doughnuts: When to get the deal
House to vote on expanded definition of antisemitism amid growing campus protests
Live Nation's Concert Week is here: How to get $25 tickets to hundreds of concerts
Maryland approves more than $3M for a man wrongly imprisoned for murder for three decades
PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Day Wednesday August 7, 2024
The Best Mother's Day Gifts for the Most Paw-some Dog Mom in Your Life
Powell likely to signal that lower inflation is needed before Fed would cut rates
Testimony ends in a trial over New Hampshire’s accountability for youth center abuse