Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” returns to No. 1 on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. charts. US rankings. “Carol,” released in 1994, spent a record 19 weeks at the top of the Global 200 chart. Team USA scored a record-breaking 14th set.
Global 200 and Global Excluded. The U.S. chart began in September 2020, ranking songs based on streaming and sales activity selected from more than 200 territories around the world compiled by Luminate. The Global 200 includes global data and global exclusive data. The US chart contains data for regions outside the United States.
Chart rankings are based on a weighted formula that includes official streaming and download sales from the subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music services, which reflect purchases from full-service digital music retailers around the world. Sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites are not included in the chart calculations.
From December 20 to 26, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” topped the Global 200 (2-1 ). The song has been at No. 1 for 19 consecutive weeks this holiday season since the chart began, including five weeks each in the 2023 and 2022 holidays, and four weeks each in the 2021 and 2020 holidays. (Harry Styles’ “As It Was” subsequently spent 15 weeks at No. 1 in 2022.)
Wham’s “Last Christmas” returns to the top spot with a 4-2 score on the Global 200, with 192.5 million global streams (up 78%) and 13,000 units sold Zhang (12% growth).
Based on the latest total streams, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” and “Last Christmas” had the seventh and eighth largest streaming weeks globally since the Global 200 began:
- 289.2 million, “Cream”, BTS, June 5, 2021
- 224.5 million, “APT.” ROSÉ and Bruno Mars, November 2, 2024
- 217.1 million, “Seven”, Jungkook feat. Rato, July 29, 2023
- 217.1 million, “Flowers”, Miley Cyrus, February 4, 2023
- 212.1 million, “Pink Venom”, BLACKPINK, September 3, 2022
- 207.5 million, “APT.”, ROSÉ and Bruno Mars, November 9, 2024
- 197.9 million, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” Mariah Carey, January 4, 2025
- 192.5 million, “Last Christmas,” Wham!, January 4, 2025
- 185.6 million, “Flowers”, Miley Cyrus, February 11, 2023
- 179.1 million, “Flowers”, Miley Cyrus, January 28, 2023
“All I Want for Christmas Is You” had the highest global streaming revenue one year ago this week ($159.1 million) and the second-highest global streaming revenue two years ago this week ($124.9 million) . “Last Christmas” hit a peak of 142.6 million viewers this week a year ago.
Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ around the Christmas Tree” climbed 5-3 spots to No. 2 on the Global 200; Bobby Helms’ “Jingle Bell Rock” climbed 6 to 6 Trot off 4 and get back on top; and “APT” by ROSÉ and Bruno Mars. After spending its first nine weeks at No. 1, it dropped to No. 5.
Additionally, two holiday hits return to the Top 10 on the Global 200: Michael Bublé’s “It’s Beginning To Look a Lt Like Christmas” (11-8) and Dean Martin’s “Let It Snow!” Bar! Let it snow! (12-9). Both songs reached number six.
Additionally, Lady Gaga and Mars’ “Die With a Smile” dropped from No. 4 to No. 10 on the Global 200 chart after spending eight weeks at No. 1 starting in September. In the latest tracking frame, it attracted 126.4 million streams worldwide (up 1%), and has surpassed 100 million global streams in each of the past 17 weeks, the first time since this chart The longest continuous play count since the beginning.
Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” won the Global Exclusion Award. US chart (3-1), from December 20 to 26, the number of plays outside the United States reached 132.6 million times (a growth of 90%), and the sales volume reached 5,000 times (a growth of 27%). The song’s 14th consecutive week at No. 1 breaks the record, surpassing Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” in 2023 and Styles’ “As It Was” in 2022. 13 weeks of reign.
Wham’s “Last Christmas” bounces back to No. 2 worldwide (excluding). US High, starting at No. 4; “APT” by ROSÉ and Bruno Mars. After spending the first nine weeks at No. 1, Lee’s “Rockin’ around the Christmas Tree” improves to 7-4; Helms’ “Jingle Bell Rock” jumps to No. 8 Compared to 5, it returned to the best ranking.
Except for the rest of the world. In the US top 10, Kelly Clarkson’s “Underneath the Tree” climbs back to the top at 12-9, while Bublé’s “It’s Beginning To Look a Lot a Lot Like Christmas” entered the US charts with a score of 13-10 after ranking fourth.
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