Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” continues at No. 1 on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated Dec. 16). The modern holiday classic leads the former for a record-tying 15th total week and the latter for a 10th frame, all logged over the past four holiday seasons.
More merry music newly infuses the charts’ top 10, as Michael Bublé’s “It’s Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas” (18-7), Kelly Clarkson’s “Underneath the Tree” (16-8) and Andy Williams’ “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” (15-10) all return to the Global 200’s top 10, while Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” (22-3), Ariana Grande’s “Santa Tell Me” (21-5), Bobby Helms’ “Jingle Bell Rock” (26-6), Sia’s “Snowman” (20-8) and Bublé’s carol (25-9) revisit the Global Excl. U.S. top 10.
The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts, which began in September 2020, rank songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by Luminate. The Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from territories excluding the United States.
Chart ranks are based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music services, as well as download sales, the latter of which reflect purchases from full-service digital music retailers from around the world, with sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites excluded from the charts’ calculations.
Carey’s ‘Christmas’ Ties for Longest Global 200 Rule
Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” leads the Global 200 for a second consecutive week with 101.7 million streams (up 38%) and 9,000 sold (up 46%) worldwide Dec. 1-7. The song, originally released in 1994, has now spent a record-tying 15 weeks at No. 1, following four weeks in both the 2020 and 2021 holiday seasons and five frames over last year’s holidays. It matches the command of Harry Styles’ “As It Was” in 2022.
Wham!’s “Last Christmas” holds at its No. 2 high on the Global 200; Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” rises 4-3, after reaching No. 2 last holiday season; Bobby Helms’ “Jingle Bell Rock” rolls 6-4, returning to its best rank; and Ariana Grande’s “Santa Tell Me” dashes 8-5, likewise revisiting its highpoint.
Plus, three holiday hits return to the Global 200’s top 10: Michael Bublé’s “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” (18-7, after reaching No. 6; 45 million worldwide streams, up 50%); Kelly Clarkson’s “Underneath the Tree” (16-8, revisiting its peak to date; 43.8 million, up 46%) and Andy Williams’ “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” (15-10, after hitting No. 7; 41.9 million, up 47%).
Carey’s ‘Christmas’ Notches 10th Week at No. 1 on Global Excl. U.S.
Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” concurrently tops the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart for second week in a row, with 67.3 million streams (up 53%) and 5,000 sold (up 71%) outside the U.S. Dec. 1-7. The song adds a 10th total week at No. 1, following one in the 2020 holiday season, three weeks the next year and four last season. It’s just the third song to have dominated Global Excl. U.S. for double-digit weeks, joining two 13-week No. 1s: Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” this year and Harry Styles’ “As It Was” in 2022.
Wham!’s “Last Christmas” returns to its No. 2 Global Excl. U.S. high, from No. 3; Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” bounds back to its No. 3 best, from No. 22 (34.2 million streams outside the U.S., up 70%); Tate McRae’s “Greedy” dips 2-4, two weeks after it hit No. 1; and Ariana Grande’s “Santa Tell Me” claws 21-5 (33.1 million, up 65%).
Also in the Global Excl. U.S. top 10, three more seasonal songs return to the region: Bobby Helms’ “Jingle Bell Rock” (26-6, after reaching No. 5); Sia’s “Snowman” (20-8, a new high); and Michael Bublé’s “It’s Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas” (25-9, after climbing to No. 4).
The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated Dec. 16, 2023) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (Dec. 12). For both charts, the top 100 titles are available to all readers on Billboard.com, while the complete 200-title rankings are visible on Billboard Pro, Billboard’s subscription-based service. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.
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