Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" ties Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" streaming record
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Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" ties Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" streaming record

Mariah Carey's smash hit Christmas song "All I Want For Christmas Is You" has officially been number 1 on the Billboard chart for 20 total weeks, tying Lil Nas X's breakout hit "Old Town Road" featuring Billy Ray Cyrus. This week, Carey's hit was streamed over 42 million times.

Here are the songs that have been streamed number 1 for the most weeks according to Billboard.

20 weeks, “Old Town Road,” Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus (2019)
20, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” Mariah Carey (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024)
19, “Last Night,” Morgan Wallen (2023)
16, “Despacito,” Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber (2017)
16, “Panda,” Desiigner (2016)
14, “Rockstar,” Post Malone feat. 21 Savage (2017)
13, “Wrecking Ball,” Miley Cyrus (2013-14)
13, “Fancy,” Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX (2014)
13, “The Box,” Roddy Ricch (2020)
13, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” Carolina Gaitan, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & Encanto Cast (2022)

"All I Want For Christmas Is You" is a holiday season staple for millions of people. Played seemingly everywhere you go, it makes sense why this huge song is 16x platinum. Carey's song isn't the only one getting played to spread holiday cheer though. Wham!'s "Last Christmas" and Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" have both had much success this year, racking up millions of streams.


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