Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You finally reaches UK Number 1, sets Official Chart record
Mariah Carey’s wish comes true as her iconic festive hit All I Want For Christmas Is You finally reaches Number 1 on the Official UK Singles Chart 26 years after its release, and breaks a new Official Chart record in the process, the Official Charts Company can confirm.
The track climbs one place this week, completing a 26-year journey to the top spot. Upon its original release in 1994, All I Want For Christmas Is You peaked at Number 2, just missing out on the coveted Christmas Number 1 that year to East 17’s Stay Another Day.
An enduring staple of the festive season, All I Want For Christmas Is You proves good things come to those who wait, as it reaches the summit in its 70th week in the Top 40, and sets a new chart record - no other song has spent more weeks in the Official Chart Top 40 before eventually reaching Number 1 in UK chart history.
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Since the advent of digital, Mariah’s Christmas classic has returned to the Official Singles Chart every December since 2007. Proving its ever-enduring popularity, the last three years have seen it match its original Number 2 peak position, but 2020 is the year that the British public have finally sent it all the way to the top, following a tussle with fellow festive anthem Last Christmas by Wham!. See where all of Mariah Carey's hit songs and albums charted in the UK and their week-by-week chart positions.
Celebrating the news, Carey told OfficialCharts.com: "Happy Christmas UK!! We finally made it!!! We are keeping the Christmas spirit alive together despite how dismal the year’s been. Love you always! ♥️ Joy to the world 🌎😇🎄!!!!”
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Jumping up and down in front of the Christmas tree with the kids and the dogs. Blasting "All I Want For Christmas Is You", and sending virtual hugs to everyone across the pond who helped make it happen! Love you so much!!!🎄🎉🎉🎉🎄🎄🎄❤️❤️❤️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 https://t.co/bdfTvTpNhZ
— Mariah Carey (@MariahCarey) December 11, 2020
Host of BBC Radio 1’s The Official Chart, Scott Mills, added: “Truly one of the greatest songs never to be Number 1 has finally reached the top spot and on the 11th of December! Hopefully it can hold on until Christmas Day!”
AIWFCIY led the annual resurgence of Christmas songs to the Official Singles Chart earlier than ever this year, re-entering the Top 100 on November 13 - plus its earliest ever Top 40 reappearance on 20 November - as the British public wishes away a difficult year in favour of getting into the spirit earlier than usual.
Martin Talbot, chief executive, Official Charts Company said that the song's chart-topping success has been "a long time in the making," adding that it is "fantastically apt for 2020 to be the year in which the British public finally take Mariah’s timeless festive classic all the way to the top of the Official Chart. What a fabulous, feel-good way to round off a challenging year for so many of us.”
Carey leads a thoroughly festive Top 40 this week, which includes a further 22 Christmas songs, six of which feature in the Top 10: Wham’s Last Christmas (2), The Pogues feat. Kirsty Maccoll’s Fairytale Of New York (4), Shakin’ Stevens’ Merry Christmas Everyone (6), Michael Bublé’s It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas (7), Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas (8), and Elton John’s Step Into Christmas (10).
Jess Glynne’s festive cover of This Christmas, released this year, zooms 25 places to Number 13.
Elsewhere, three Christmas songs reach new all-time peaks this week: Ariana Grande’s Santa Tell Me (11), Kelly Clarkson’s Underneath The Tree (16), Michael Bublé’s Holly Jolly Christmas (30).
Finally, rising Australian rapper/singer The Kid Laroi lands his first UK Top 40 hit, Without You vaults 53 places to Number 23.
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Feelfine Stranger
Well done!
Well, now we're waiting for Number 1 for Last Christmas sooner.
de Sascha
Back in 1994 I was really hoping she'd fetch the #1 spot after Hero, Without You, Anytime You Need A Friend! It was the best most perfect #1 single for christmas. God was I dissapointed when East 17 made the race to the top.
But reaching the #1 now in 2020 just shows that it is the perfect Xmas song.
Okay I admit Darlene Love is also my fav for Xmas.
I'm really happy for Mariah to achive this milestone in chart history:).
Happy Holidays;)
Ryan Tan
Great job U.K. Fans! #Queenofchristmas
JS
John Smith
This should be national headlines in every UK newspaper as it's the best news we've had all year. There was a gentleman on the radio the other day breaking the song down chord by chord and he said any classical composer would be happy to have written it as it's that good. Even lyrically he said it's perfect. I must admit I'm on a bit of a high about Mariah finally reaching number 1 as, it appears, is everyone else on this board.
Blank
Surprised as few as 10m streams in a week is the record for the year so far.
Blank
Still 3 weeks to go for the other #2s to match it....
If Fairytale makes it, it's already on 71 top 40 weeks, so it'll take that record! Better song IMO.
Although a return to #1 for Shaky would really make my year. Great to see him have a top 10 hit on both charts this year.
Yolanda Merkel
Awesome!! Congrats Mimi ❤
Erik Alexander Dobler
I don’t like the British chart regulations- Mariah would have been number one before otherwise. The whole 3 songs can chart is also senseless - the most popular songs should be part of the charts and not just the new ones. Mariahs streams should count 100%. Everything else is nonsense
Thotoro
Finally! Amazing! She is No.1 in Germany too for a second week now, where she also was on top for one week last year. In a few days she will also be No.1 in the U.S. It‘s the globally most beloved christmas Song and rightfully so. A nice finale for an otherwise crazy year. Congratulations.
crunch2k
Not very surprising after it's rise each year, after so long it's such a great achievement
Blank
With Christmas songs getting stronger each year, wonder how soon old ones will return to #1 multiple times.
GS
Congratulations to Mariah!!
A
Amie
YAYYY CONGRATULATIONS MARIAH UK YALL DID MAKE MARIAH PROUD
NN
Nu No
Congrats to Mariah Carey on her 3rd UK #01 song! She was Streaming #01 and Sales #02 so it's well deserved!
Before 2016 not one single Christmas song was even able to return to the TOP 10. Not even with re-releases and limited special editions of the physical singles - Now it's hard to find songs among the TOP 20 that aren't Christmas songs and most are old songs.
Just 1 song among TOP 20 Streaming it's not a Christmas song while on TOP 20 sales only 7 songs are Christmas songs (and the others are todays real hit songs) -
With streaming into account (where a YouTube single just gives as little as £0,025 per song equivalent for chart and Spotify just gives £0,095 - the rest of what they pay per track is for the album equivalent portion) many old songs return, especially during Christmas.
It won't take long for Record labels decide that November and December isn't a good time to release non-Christmas songs as most will result as lower peak postion - make it to the TOP 10 it's almost impossible now because of desproportional weight of streaming compared to sales (where downloads give £0.79 per songs and Physical singles as much as £.3.99 per song).
Let's not forget that now Shops only play Christmas songs as well and all hits playlists are at a pause. Most of those playlists have 1 hour long or less meaning that most songs will played at least 12 to 20 times a day on each shop (resulting in millions of added streams for Christmas songs in UK).
80% of stream songs played are from playlists and not actively choosed by users (unlike sales).
NJ
Nigel Jones
In 1985, both Band Aid and Wham returned to the top ten after being the top 2 the previous year.
mildredfarts
someone can't add up. Jess Glynne's climb was a 15 place one,not 25.
Marcothedonjuan
QUEEN MARIAH!!!! What a sweet day!!!!! :)
Ria
She deserved this. Many more years MC!
CP
Courtney Puzzo
great things come to those who wait this is so well deserved and it may do the same in the US next week as it's #2 for the current week though it'll be a repeat for the US where it did it last year
thierry henon
OMG!! I can't believe it!! The best number 1 this year!! Amazing feat for our queen MARIAH CAREY!! Yippee!! After 26 years, she finally did it!! Love it, love it!!
Rector
QUEEN OF CHRISTMAS
JoeNak
QUEEEENNN
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spinny
This is amazing, now she needs to hold on for a couple weeks to get the Christmas number one and stand up there with Stay Another Day for real, everyone work on keeping it there!
NN
Nu No
That won't be easy as some serious competition exist this week but it's possible (and almost certain that at least she will be TOP 3).
🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜
i’m nearly in tears, i haven’t buzzed this much over a number 1!!! mariah deserved it so much! take that acr! 😍
🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜
YES! YES! YEEEEEEESSSS!!!!! THIS IS AMAZING!!!!
Piran
BEST CHART MOMENT EVER! 😍
Piran
SHE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
Marcothedonjuan
YES!!! And I love reading these comments!!!! Spread the love for a magnificent voice! :)
Piran
I’ll genuinely never forget today! This is a monumental moment in the Official Charts’ history. :)
Marcothedonjuan
Absolutely! I want to see Mariah's reaction. :)This is her third UK No. 1 ("Against All Odds" feat. Westlife, "Without You" and now "All I Want For Christmas Is You"). Sure she deserves more but the third time is a charm. :)
Piran
I can’t believe it’s been 20 years since her last chart-topper here, but hey, #1’s don’t mean everything about an artist’s legacy! ;)
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