Here’s a fun fact! Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” didn’t hit the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 until 2017, 23 years after its initial release. Two years later, it topped the charts for the first time and has done so for at least one week every year since. Now, 30 years after its initial release, “All I Want For Christmas Is You” has a chance to become the longest reigning Billboard Hot 100 hit in history.
“Old Town Road” by Lil’ Nas X and “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” by Shaboozey hold the record after spending 19 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. Cumulatively, “All I Want For Christmas Is You” has spent 17 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart. As a result, critics and fans alike are becoming confident that the track will break the chart’s record either this year or next.
With the rise of streaming, several recent hits have traded the all-time Billboard Hot 100 record. From 1996 to 2017, the longest reigning Billboard Hot 100 number one hit was Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men’s “One Sweet Day,” which spent 16 weeks atop the chart. In 2017, their record was broken by Luis Fonsi’s “Despacito.” Less than five years later, Lil’ Nas X broke the record with “Old Town Road” at 19 weeks. This year, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” by Shaboozey tied the record.
