Mariah Carey is once again proving why she’s called the “Queen of Christmas.”
Her holiday classic, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” has now spent more weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 than any song in history, hitting its 20th week atop the chart.
Released in 1993, the song didn’t reach No. 1 until 2019, thanks to the rise of music streaming. It has returned to the top spot every year since.
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Celebrating the milestone Monday, Carey posted a photo on Instagram with the caption: “Humbly taking back the torch!! 20 weeks at #1… I’m so grateful.”
Carey previously held the all-time record for most weeks at No. 1 with her 1995 Boyz II Men collaboration “One Sweet Day,” before Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” set a new record in 2019 with 19 weeks. Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” tied that mark in 2024.
And with Christmas still a week away, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” may not be done setting records this year. And who knows? It might add more weeks next year — and the year after that — because Christmas isn’t going anywhere.
