Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Billboard Top 10 Features 4 Vintage Holiday Hits

Holiday songs hang atop the Billboard Hot 100's two highest boughs for the first time in the chart's history, as Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" leads the list for a second week and Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" rises from No. 3 to No. 2, reaching a new peak.

Carey's carol also breaks its own record for the biggest streaming week ever for a holiday song: 54.4 million U.S. streams in the week ending Dec. 19, according to Nielsen Music.

Meanwhile, a record-tying four seasonal songs rank in the Hot 100's top 10, as Burl Ives' "A Holly Jolly Christmas" climbs 10-6 for a new high and Bobby Helms' "Jingle Bell Rock" rolls 15-9.

The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming, radio airplay and sales data. All charts (dated Dec. 28) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (Dec. 24).


Carey's "Christmas," on Columbia/Legacy Records, tops the Streaming Songs chart for a third consecutive week, and fourth total frame (after a week at No. 1 last holiday season), up 19% to 54.4 million U.S. streams in the week ending Dec. 19, according to Nielsen Music. The total is the best weekly sum ever for a holiday hit, surpassing the 51.9 million that the song drew last season (Jan. 5, 2019).

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