“All I Want For Christmas Is You” Becomes The Longest-Reigning No 1 Song on Billboard Hot 100
Mariah Carey’s perennial holiday anthem “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has officially etched its name into the record books as the longest-running No. 1 song in Billboard Hot 100 history, spending a cumulative 20 weeks atop the chart — a milestone no other track has ever achieved.
Originally released in 1994 on Carey’s Merry Christmas album, the now-iconic song didn’t reach No. 1 until 2019 — 25 years after its debut — due to old charting rules that once prevented seasonal releases from qualifying. A later change in methodology and the rise of streaming allowed it to finally hit the summit, and in the years since, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has become a holiday staple, returning to No. 1 multiple times each season. It surpassed the previous benchmark of 19 total weeks at No. 1 held jointly by Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” and Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus.
Carey has expressed profound gratitude for the song’s enduring resonance with audiences, calling it “incredible” and thanking fans for continuing to embrace the track each year. For the mother of two, the feat also solidifies yet another lucrative holiday season – she once remarked that the song brought her roughly $100 million in royalty each year.
Beyond its Hot 100 domination, All I Want for Christmas Is You has also cemented itself atop Billboard’s Holiday 100 chart for a record cumulative 69 weeks and remains one of the most streamed holiday classics globally.
Carey first hit No. 1 with “Vision of Love” in 1990, paving the way for a dominant presence in the 90’s and early 2000’s music scene with chart-toppers like “Heroes”, “Emotions”, “One Sweet Day”, “Always Be My Baby”, “My All”, and many more. But nothing comes close to touching “All I Want For Christmas Is You” with its evergreen appeal as a modern holiday classic. As streaming numbers continue to surge each December, the tune looks poised to pad that record even further in years to come.