Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ Ties ‘Old Town Road’ for Streaming Songs Record
Written by djfrosty on December 17, 2024
Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” notches its 20th week at No. 1 on Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart dated Dec. 21, tying the record for the most weeks atop the tally since its 2013 inception.
Carey’s holiday classic reigns with 42.7 million official U.S. streams earned in the week ending Dec. 12, up 12%, according to Luminate.
With its 20th frame atop Streaming Songs, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” ties Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, for the most weeks at No. 1.
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Most Weeks at No. 1, Streaming Songs
- 20 weeks, “Old Town Road,” Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus (2019)
- 20, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” Mariah Carey (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024)
- 19, “Last Night,” Morgan Wallen (2023)
- 16, “Despacito,” Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber (2017)
- 16, “Panda,” Desiigner (2016)
- 14, “Rockstar,” Post Malone feat. 21 Savage (2017)
- 13, “Wrecking Ball,” Miley Cyrus (2013-14)
- 13, “Fancy,” Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX (2014)
- 13, “The Box,” Roddy Ricch (2020)
- 13, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” Carolina Gaitan, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & Encanto Cast (2022)
“All I Want for Christmas Is You” first reigned in 2019 and has led at some point every year since except for 2023, when Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” popped ahead of it for the full season. (Lee’s classic rises 3-2 on the latest ranking via 41.3 million streams, up 16%.)
Concurrently, as previously reported, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” holds at No. 1 on the multimetric Billboard Hot 100.