Mariah Carey's Holiday Hit Reaches 20 Weeks at No. 1

Mariah Carey's iconic holiday single "All I Want for Christmas Is You" has achieved a historic milestone by accumulating 20 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, surpassing the previous record of 19 weeks held by Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus's "Old Town Road" in 2019 and Shaboozey's "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" in 2024. The achievement, reflected on the chart dated December 20, underscores the song's enduring popularity three decades after its release.

Originally featured on Carey's 1994 album Merry Christmas, the track was ineligible for the Hot 100 upon debut due to chart rules at the time, which required commercial single releases. A rules change allowed it to enter the chart in 2000. It first reached No. 1 in 2019 after 25 years, spending two weeks at the top that year, and has returned to the summit annually during the holiday season ever since. This marks the second time Carey has set the record for the longest-running No. 1 on the Hot 100. Her 1995 duet with Boyz II Men, "One Sweet Day," held the mark at 16 weeks from 1995 to 1996, a record that stood for over two decades until it was tied by Daddy Yankee and Luis Fonsi's "Despacito" remix featuring Justin Bieber in 2017 and...