The chart-topping smash had one of the strangest paths ever before becoming a Billboard record breaker.

Murray is a Forbes news reporter covering entertainment trends. Mariah Carey’s annual chart-topper “All I Want For Christmas Is You” tied the record for the most weeks spent at No. 1 on the Billboard ...

“All I Want For Christmas Is You,” Mariah Carey’s annual chart-topping Christmas anthem, is poised to shatter the all-time record for most weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 song chart if and ...

"All I Want for Christmas Is You" was previously the only holiday song to ever top the 'Billboard' Global 200 chart Jack Irvin has worked at PEOPLE since 2022. He covers and edits daily music news, ...

The song landed its record 20th week atop the Hot 100 this week, blowing past Shaboozey's "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" and Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" to claim the record. By Ethan Millman Music Editor Mariah ...

Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is now the longest-running No. 1 song in U.S. chart history. The 1994 modern Christmas classic has spent a cumulative 20 weeks atop the Billboard Hot ...

This week, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" takes the record outright, as it posts an unprecedented 20th week on top of the Hot 100. And, given the likelihood of it returning to No. 1 — not just next ...

The holiday anthem achieved this feat by reaching the top spot for an unprecedented 14th cumulative week since its original release in 1994 The song’s consistent annual resurgence, driven by streaming ...

That's not to suggest that "Old Town Road" and "A Bar Song" are the two biggest hits of all time. They're merely beneficiaries of a streaming landscape in which listeners are continually fed the same ...

Mariah Carey just extended her Billboard Hot 100 record for most weeks at Number One. On Monday, the R&B diva celebrated “All I Want for Christmas Is You” reaching 22 total weeks on top of the singles ...

Mariah Carey has officially broken the record for the longest reign atop the Billboard Hot 100, as “All I Want for Christmas Is You” spends its 20th week at No. 1. The perennial holiday anthem, which ...