Overview
- Billboard confirmed on Dec. 15 that the song has logged 20 cumulative weeks at No. 1, surpassing the 19-week mark held by Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” and Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy).”
- The total was amassed nonconsecutively since first reaching the summit in 2019, and the track has now spent 77 weeks on the Hot 100, tying Dua Lipa’s “Levitating” as the longest-charting song by a female artist.
- Carey marked the milestone on Instagram, writing, “Humbly taking back the torch!! 20 weeks at #1,” and thanking fans.
- The RIAA certified the single 18× platinum on Dec. 16, tying it as the third-most-certified song in U.S. history, with 18 million equivalent units.
- Holiday music dominates U.S. charts this week, and Wham!’s “Last Christmas” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 as Carey was also announced to perform at the Milano Cortina 2026 Opening Ceremony.