Mariah Carey begins 2023 on top of the World as "All I Want For Christmas Is You" scores a Milestone 10th week atop the United World Chart after earning another 368,000 points (+13%) with 282,000 from streaming (+21.5%), 44,000 from sales (+23%) and 42,000 from airplay with a total of 15,709,000 points, lifting 8-7 on the ALL TIME CHART!
All I Want For Christmas" tops the Billboard Global 200 for a 13th week with 124.9. Million streams (up 16%) and 12,000 sold worldwide from Dec. 16-22 as per luminate, and the Billboard Global Excl. US for an 8th week! It also tops the tops the Billboard Hot 100 in the US for a 12th week! Written and produced by Mariah and Walter Afanasieff, the song was released as the lead single from Mariah’s 4th studio album and first holiday album, ‘Merry Christmas’ on October 29, 1994. It became a huge global success, topping the charts in 28 countries including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden & Switzerland. It reached #2 in Guatemala, Ireland, Japan, Korea & Scotland, #3 in Estonia, #7 in Poland & #9 in Malaysia. In 2019, it topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for the first time, 25 years after its original release, breaking several records, including the longest trip to #1! In 2020, it topped the Official UK chart for the first time, after spending a record 69 weeks in the top 40! The song returned to #1 in the UK this year. "All I Want for Christmas Is You" is the best-selling holiday song of All Time by a female artist, and one of the best-selling physical singles in music history, having sold 15 million copies worldwide! The song has been certified 12x Platinum in the US for sales of 12 million, becoming the first and only holiday song to accomplish this feat! It is also certified Diamond in Canada (800.000), 9x Platinum in Australia (630.000), 6x Platinum in the UK (4M), 5x Platinum in Denmark (450.000), 4x Platinum in Italy (280.000) & Norway (240.000), 3x Platinum in New Zealand (30.000) & Spain (150.000), 2x Platinum in Germany (1M), Japan (500.000) & Portugal (20.000), Platinum in Brazil (60.000) & Greece (2M Streams) and Gold in Belgium (10,000)!
Brenda Lee Official's "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" rebounds 6-4 in its 23rd week on the chart, scoring another 238,.000 points, while Bobby Helms' "Jingle Bell Rock" rebounds 9-5 in its 21st week on the chart, scoring another 228,000 points!
José Feliciano's Xmas classic 'Feliz Navidad' enters the Global Top 10 for the first time ever, up 16-10 scoring 191,000 points! It's the 2nd Top 10 smash for the blind Puerto Rican musician. First was a rendition of the Doors' "Light My Fire", more than 54 years ago in September 1968.
