Mariah Carey's "Christmas" Album Breaks into Top 10 Charts Thirty Years Post-Launch
By now, everybody across English-speaking nations is familiar with Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" - substituting a line from "Mean Girls" and swapping out one classic holiday tune for another. This track is undoubtedly one of the most successful songs ever produced, and it certainly ranks among the greatest when focusing solely on festive, joyful tunes. Despite its prolonged chart-topping success, this song continues to climb new heights on various rankings to this very day.
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" makes its debut in the top 10 on a notable Billboard list. Carey's massive hit soars to the highest echelon on the Radio Songs chart, which tracks the most successful songs across all radio formats in the United States, for the first time.
In this week, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" jumps from No. 16 to No. 7. This represents a new best for the single, which needed 65 appearances on the airplay playlist to break into the top 10.
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" was originally released in 1994, on Carey's album titled "Merry Christmas". The hit single reaches the top 10 on the Radio Songs chart shortly after turning 30 years old. This is an incredibly unusual achievement for any song on the list, which mainly supports new releases and current favorites.
This song marks Carey's first new top 10 hit on the Radio Songs chart in 15 years. Her last single to make it to the uppermost echelon on the list was "Obsessed" which peaked at No. 6 in 2009. "All I Want for Christmas Is You" is Carey's twenty-fourth career top 10 hit on the radio chart.
Needless to say, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" has excelled on numerous other Billboard charts, and it didn't take 30 years to break into the top 10 on most of them. The tune currently holds the Hot 100's No. 1 spot for an 18th non-consecutive week. It's just one week away from tying the all-time record for the most weeks spent at the chart's pinnacle. This feat is likely to be achieved when the track returns to the summit in late 2025, equaling the historic feat previously achieved by both Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus' "Old Town Road" and Shaboozey's "A Bar Song (Tipsy)".
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" becomes a staple on the radio every December, with many stations switching one regular format for holiday tunes. The track also garners support on those radio stations that don't focus solely on Christmas music, given its enduring popularity in the United States. The public never seems to grow tired of hearing it.
The sales of "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey have reached unprecedented heights, making it one of the highest-selling holiday songs of all time.
Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" exceeded expectations, climbing to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Radio Songs chart for the first time, a remarkable achievement for a song initially released in 1994.
The success of "All I Want for Christmas Is You" on various charts is not limited to the Radio Songs chart. The single also entered the top 10 of the Radio chart, an extraordinary feat for a song that had been around for more than three decades.
In addition to its success on the Radio Songs chart, Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" also topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for an impressive 18 weeks, approaching the all-time record of 19 weeks.
The enduring popularity of "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey is evident in its consistent airplay on radio stations, making it a must-play every December.
