A record 39 holiday songs dominate Billboard Hot 100 chart

Posted December 29, 2020 6:00 am

By MESFIN FEKADU

NEW YORK (AP) - Tis the season to be jolly: A record 39 holiday songs have dominated this week's Billboard Hot 100 chart, including nine holiday tunes in the Top 10.

Mariah Carey's ubiquitous hit, 'œAll I Want for Christmas Is You," leads the pack at No. 1 - marking the tune's fifth time at the top spot. Carey's original holiday classic, released in 1994, reached the No. 1 spot last year 25 years after its release.

Each holiday season, Carey's song and other holiday tunes begin to climb the Billboard charts as their popularity resurfaces through streaming, radio play and even digital sales. Brenda Lee's 'œRockin' Around the Christmas Tree'ť is No. 2 on the Hot 100 chart this week, followed by Bobby Helms' 'œJingle Bell Rock," Burl Ives' 'œA Holly Jolly Christmas'ť and Andy Williams' 'œIt's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year." JosÃ© Feliciano's 'œFeliz Navidad," which celebrated its 50th anniversary this year with an all-star remix featuring Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jason Mraz and others, is No. 6.

The only non-holiday song in this week's Top 10 is 24kGoldn and Iann Dior's 'œMood," which topped the Hot 100 chart for six weeks this year and is currently No. 7. The multi-genre song is still No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Rap Songs and Hot Rock & Alternative Songs charts, respectively.

Other holiday songs in the Top 10 include Dean Martin's 'œLet It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow'ť at No. 8, followed by Wham!'s 'œLast Christmas'ť and Chuck Berry's 'œRun Rudolph Run." Some acts have multiple holiday songs on the chart, including Bing Crosby, Kelly Clarkson, Michael BublÃ©, Perry Como and Carrie Underwood.

On the Billboard 200 albums chart, holiday albums own six of the Top 10 slots, with BublÃ©'s 'œChristmas" - released in 2011 - at the highest rank at No. 4.

Here's a full list of the 39 holiday songs on this week's Billboard Hot 100 chart:

- No. 1, Mariah Carey, 'œAll I Want for Christmas Is You'ť

- No. 2, Brenda Lee, 'œRockin' Around the Christmas Tree'ť

- No. 3, Bobby Helms, 'œJingle Bell Rock'ť

- No. 4, Burl Ives, 'œA Holly Jolly Christmas'ť

- No. 5, Andy Williams, 'œIt's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year'ť

- No. 6, JosÃ© Feliciano, 'œFeliz Navidad'ť

- No. 8, Dean Martin, 'œLet It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow'ť

- No. 9, Wham!, 'œLast Christmas'ť

- No. 10, Chuck Berry, 'œRun Rudolph Run'ť

- No. 11, Nat King Cole, 'œThe Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)'ť

- No. 12, Kelly Clarkson, 'œUnderneath the Tree'ť

- No. 13, The Ronettes, 'œSleigh Ride'ť

- No. 15, Perry Como and the Fontane Sisters with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra, 'œIt's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas'ť

- No. 16, Gene Autry, 'œRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer'ť

- No. 17, Ariana Grande, 'œSanta Tell Me'ť

- No. 18, Andy Williams, 'œHappy Holiday/The Holiday Season'ť

- No. 19, Darlene Love, 'œChristmas (Baby Please Come Home)'ť

- No. 20, Bing Crosby, 'œWhite Christmas'ť

- No. 22, Perry Como, 'ť(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays'ť

- No. 23, Michael BublÃ©, 'œIt's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas'ť

- No. 26, Gene Autry, 'œHere Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)'ť

- No. 28, Paul McCartney, 'œWonderful Christmastime'ť

- No. 32, Thurl Ravenscroft, 'œYou're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch'ť

- No. 33, Elvis Presley, 'œBlue Christmas'ť

- No. 36, Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters, 'œMele Kalikimaka (Merry Christmas)'ť

- No. 39, Donny Hathaway, 'œThis Christmas'ť

- No. 43, Nat King Cole, 'œDeck the Halls'ť

- No. 45, Eagles, 'œPlease Come Home for Christmas'ť

- No. 46, Jackson 5, 'œSanta Claus Is Comin' to Town'ť

- No. 47, The Beach Boys, 'œLittle Saint Nick'ť

- No. 48, Dan + Shay, 'œTake Me Home for Christmas'ť

- No. 50, Bing Crosby, 'œI'll Be Home for Christmas'ť

- No. 54, Carrie Underwood and John Legend, 'œHallelujah'ť

- No. 61, Justin Bieber, 'œRockin' Around the Christmas Tree'ť

- No. 62, Carrie Underwood, 'œFavorite Time of Year'ť

- No. 75, Kelly Clarkson and Brett Eldredge, 'œUnder the Mistletoe'ť

- No. 78, Gabby Barrett, 'œThe First Noel'ť

- No. 94, Carrie Underwood, 'œSilent Night'ť

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