Stephen Thompson
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For anyone who watches the Billboard charts in December, it should come as no surprise that the number one song in the country belongs to Mariah Carey.
The song, which came out in 1994, didn't actually top the Billboard Hot 100 until 2019, but it's made an annual pilgrimage to number one ever since, thanks in large part to streaming.
All I Want for Christmas is You has now topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 19 very non-consecutive weeks.
That ties an all-time record held by Lil Nas X's Old Town Road, featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, and a blockbuster from last year,
For anyone who watches the Billboard charts in December, it should come as no surprise that the number one song in the country belongs to Mariah Carey.
The song, which came out in 1994, didn't actually top the Billboard Hot 100 until 2019, but it's made an annual pilgrimage to number one ever since, thanks in large part to streaming.
All I Want for Christmas is You has now topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 19 very non-consecutive weeks.
That ties an all-time record held by Lil Nas X's Old Town Road, featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, and a blockbuster from last year.
The new charts cover the weekend of Halloween, so they're full of spooky music.
Ghostbusters, Somebody's Watching Me, Monster Mash, and Michael Jackson's Thriller, which re-enters the top ten.
But a fair bit of Christmas music also reenters this week's charts, as fans started streaming their favorites while pumpkins were still on their doorsteps.
Michael Bublé's album Christmas is one of four holiday records reentering the album's chart, while two holiday classics make their way back to the Hot 100.
They're by Mariah Carey and Wham!
This week, three new records debut in the top ten of the Billboard albums chart, including the first ever top ten hit from rising R&B singer Daniel Caesar, Son of Spurgey debuts at number four.
Brandi Carlile hits the top ten for a fifth time as Returning to Myself debuts at number seven.