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.
Helping the haul of holiday songs, the latest chart’s data tracking period encompassed the week leading up to and including Christmas Day (Dec. 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.)
‘Christmas’ Streams, Airplay & Sales
“All I Want for Christmas Is You,” on Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings, drew 70.6 million streams (up 62% week-over-week) and 38.3 million radio airplay audience impressions (up 37%) and sold 5,000 downloads (up 45%) in the U.S. Dec. 19-25, according to Luminate.
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.
Carey No. 1 in a 22nd Year
With the latest Hot 100 dated Jan. 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.
Hits With the Most Weeks at No. 1
Here’s a recap of the seven longest-leading No. 1s dating to the Hot 100’s Aug. 4, 1958, start. Carey is the only artist with two entries on the elite list. (All seven songs have led since the chart adopted electronically monitored Luminate data in November 1991, with longer commands, and stays on the chart, subsequently more common.)
22 weeks, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” Mariah Carey, 2019-26
19, “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Shaboozey, 2024
19, “Old Town Road,” Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus, 2019
16, “Last Night,” Morgan Wallen, 2023
16, “Despacito,” Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber, 2017
16, “One Sweet Day,” Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men, 1995-96
15, “As It Was,” Harry Styles, 2022
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.
‘Christmas’ No. 1 on Holiday 100
“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.
Source: Billboard
