Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" shines atop the Billboard Hot 100's highest bough for a record-extending 22nd week, leading a record parade of holiday hits from the top of the chart on down. Seasonal songs claim the top 24 positions on the survey, surging past the prior mark of carols taking Nos. 1-16 a year ago this week (on the chart dated January 4, 2025).
Helping the haul of holiday songs, the latest chart's data tracking period encompassed the week leading up to and including Christmas Day (December 19-25).
Three weeks earlier, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" returned to No. 1 on the Hot 100 to rule in a record-extending seventh holiday season. It was released on Carey's album Merry Christmas in November 1994 and, as streaming grew and holiday music became more prominent on streaming services' playlists, it first hit the top 10 in December 2017 and the top five in the 2018 holiday season. It led at last, prior to its four weeks this season, over the holidays in 2019 (for three weeks), 2020 (two), 2021 (three), 2022 (four), 2023 (two) and 2024 (four). (Older holiday songs are eligible to appear on the chart each season.)
The single holds for a record-extending 26th week atop the Streaming Songs chart; pushes 15-6 for a new high on Radio Songs, outperforming its prior No. 7 best; and rises 5-3 on Digital Song Sales, following six weeks on top.
With the latest Hot 100 dated January 3, 2026, Carey has now placed at No. 1 in a record-extending 22 distinct years (per chart dates), encompassing her 19 leaders: 1990-2000, 2005-06, 2008 and, thanks to "All I Want for Christmas Is You", 2019-26.
Plus, Carey tallies her record-extending 101st week at No. 1 on the Hot 100, across all her leaders. Rihanna ranks second with 60 weeks in command, followed by The Beatles with 59. "All I Want for Christmas Is You" also spends a 79th week on the Hot 100 overall, padding its record as the longest-charting hit by a woman artist.
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" concurrently tops Billboard’s multimetric Holiday 100 chart for a 71st week, of the chart's 79 total weeks since the survey originated in 2011.
(Billboard)
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