Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ Is No. 1 On Billboard Hot 100 For 16th Total Week

Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ Is No. 1 On Billboard Hot 100 For 16th Total Week

Mariah Carey‘s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” hits No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the second consecutive week. Carey’s Christmas classic tops the charts for a 16th total week, tying her longest rule at No. 1 in her celebrated career that was previously set by “One Sweet Day” with Boyz II…

Mariah Carey‘s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” hits No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the second consecutive week. Carey’s Christmas classic tops the charts for a 16th total week, tying her longest rule at No. 1 in her celebrated career that was previously set by “One Sweet Day” with Boyz II Men in 1995-96. Holiday hits own the entire Top 5 of the Hot 100 this week, with Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” staying at No. 2, Bobby Helms’ “Jingle Bell Rock” jumps up two places to No. 3, Wham!’s “Last Christmas” drops a spot to No. 4, and Burl Ives’ “A Holly Jolly Christmas” vaults five places to No. 5.

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” moves up three places to No. 6, while three singles from Kendrick Lamar’s GNX are in the Top 10 for the third consecutive week, as “Luther” with SZA drops a spot to No. 7, “TV Off” featuring Lefty Gunplay slides four places to No. 8, and “Squabble Up” falls two slots to No. 9. The Top 10 is rounded out by Shaboozey’s former chart-topper, “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” which falls two spots to No. 10. (Billboard) 

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