Mariah Carey Could Reclaim Billboard Glory With ‘Christmas’ Hit

The queen of Christmas, music superstar Mariah Carey, may be able to claim a coveted crown in just a couple of weeks!

Off the heels of the diva’s annual holiday concerts coming to an end comes word of the singer having a massive accomplishment on the Billboard charts – and if it persists, there’s a good chance she may set another record in the coming year.

In what has become the norm in recent history, Carey is currently sitting pretty at the top of the Billboard charts with “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” her 19th No. 1 hit.

The iconic holiday tune – first pushed in November 1994 as the lead single of Carey’s “Merry Christmas” album – has now become the singer’s longest-running No. 1 at 17 weeks, surpassing her prior feat with 1995’s “One Sweet Day” with Boyz II Men by one week.

The singer, who is in Aspen for the holiday season, shared a few celebratory words on social media on Monday.

“This is amazing,” she said of the headline-making moment on X/Twitter.

“Will never take this for granted. Merry early Christmas!”

Carey’s song has held the position for the past three weeks, matching a similar run in 2019 and 2021. In 2022, the tune held the No. 1 spot for four weeks overall.

According to Billboard, the annual accomplishment comes from the song’s continued popularity on streaming music apps.

Coincidentally, Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” could help the Grammy-winning performer regain an astonishing title she held for nearly three decades.

As it stands, breakout country star Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” currently shares the title of the longest-ever No. 1 Billboard track with Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” with both songs dominating the Hot 100 for 19 straight weeks in 2024 and 2019, respectively.

Before this, Carey and Boyz II Men’s “One Sweet Day” were the record holders with their 16-week run and held the title for 23 years.

Should Carey hit No. 1 two more times in the coming weeks – which she has a good chance of – she would ultimately reclaim the accolade. She would need just one more to best it altogether.

However, if she doesn’t, there’s a good chance she could do so during the 2025 holiday season.

While she may consider herself “eternally 16,” Carey opened up about the longevity of her Christmas hit with the New York Times in November – the same month a 30th anniversary remaster of her “Merry Christmas” album was released.

“It’s really rewarding,” the singer said of people’s appreciation for the song, “and I’m just grateful and thankful for it and for all the people that come up and say, ‘I love your music,’ or, ‘I listen to your Christmas music in July’ — that started to become a thing. I’ve always wanted to do this for my life, and so now we get to do it.”

As the singer noted in her best-selling memoir, “The Meaning of Mariah Carey,” her love of the jovial holiday – which eventually led to her penning the tune with collaborator Walter Afanasieff – was born from less-than-positive recollections of holidays with her family.

​​“I set about creating my own little magical, merry world of Christmas,” she wrote. “I focused on all the things my mother struggled to create; all I needed was a shower of glitter and a full church choir to back me up.”

As a further display of the catchy tune’s longevity, Carey has released not one or two but six official music videos for “All I Want For Christmas Is You” since 1994.

To start, there’s the original edit that was released that year. Then, a unique 1960s take filmed for the popular British music program, “Top of The Pops.”

That was followed by an animated version of the So So Def remix of the song, featuring rappers Jermaine Dupri and Lil Bow Wow, in 1995.

Fast forward to 2010, and we arrive at Carey’s “SuperFestive!” version of the song with pop star Justin Bieber.

Next, we have the special “Make My Wish Come True Edition,” an updated 2019 take featuring appearances from Moroccan and Monroe Carey, the singer’s two children.

And then, there’s the latest – an unreleased footage version released with the 25th anniversary of “Merry Christmas.”

There are also fan and celebrity-dedicated versions – but those are mostly unofficial (though sanctioned by Carey’s team). You can find all the versions on YouTube.

To date, Carey has released two other Christmas albums – the 2010 sequel to 1994’s “Merry Christmas,” titled “Merry Christmas II You,” and a soundtrack to her Apple TV special, “Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Time.”

The latter features the remix to “Oh Santa!” with fellow vocalists Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson. Give them a listen!