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Mariah Carey's 'Christmas Is You' Breaks Chart and Streaming Records

The holiday classic has set new milestones, including 17 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 and 2 billion Spotify streams.

  • Mariah Carey's 1994 hit 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' has now spent 17 total weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, surpassing her previous record of 16 weeks with 'One Sweet Day.'
  • The song set a new record on Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart, spending 21 weeks at No. 1 with 48 million U.S. streams in the most recent week.
  • It became the first holiday song to surpass 2 billion streams on Spotify, further cementing its place as a global Christmas staple.
  • Carey earns an estimated $2.5 to $3 million annually from the song, which has hit No. 1 in 26 countries and continues to dominate during the holiday season.
  • The track’s enduring popularity has made Carey the first artist to achieve No. 1 hits in four different decades on the Billboard Hot 100.
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