Mariah Carey Finishes Out Her Huge Yr With a Return to No. 1

Xmas has appear early on the Billboard charts, and Mariah Carey has an primarily large reward waiting. “All I Want for Xmas Is You,” Carey’s legendary Christmas strike, returns to No. 1 on the Scorching 100, immediately after formerly reaching the major spot for the very first time practically a calendar year ago on December 16, 2019. Then, it was the first Xmas No. 1 in 60 a long time, due to the fact “The Chipmunk Tune,” and it held on to develop into the 1st No. 1 of the 2020s — a considerable feat for a music that arrived out in 1994. Now, Carey not only closes out 2020 at No. 1 all over again but also winds down her yearlong celebration of her 30th career anniversary, which also bundled the release of her memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey her compilation The Rarities and a new Christmas unique. In its fourth week at No. 1, “All I Want for Christmas” also ties “The Chipmunk Song” for the longest chart-topping operate for a getaway track. The transfer also comes as Carey’s Christmas album, Merry Christmas, bounces again to No. 10 on the Billboard 200.

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Carey apart, it is a massive 7 days all all-around for holiday tunes on the charts, with 5 whole Xmas music in the best ten. It is mainly the regular suspects, with Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ All over the Christmas Tree” at No. 3, Bobby Helms’s “Jingle Bell Rock” at No. 5, and Andy Williams’s “It’s the Most Fantastic Time of the Year” at No. 6. But rounding out the group is José Feliciano’s “Feliz Navidad” at No. 10, the initially leading-10 appearance for the song, 50 several years after its launch. Just appreciate all this festivity before Taylor Swift swoops into the charts next 7 days.