Billboard Hot 100: 12/31/2022

[Naos]

Wow, glad Pentatonix managed to actually debut again. I'm kinda tired of all the Christmas stuff though, I have so little of theirs to listen to outside of this time of a year in comparison.

[enwhy]

This week was likely the peak Christmas impact on the charts. While December has evolved into a pretty boring period chart-wise, one interesting dynamic is the popularity of different holiday songs over time. Here, I took a look at the Hot 100 performance of holiday songs versus the comparable week from last year (2022-12-31 vs 2022-01-01 chart).

To negate the impact of any non-Christmas songs, I considered each song's ranking versus only other holiday songs. For example, "Underneath the Tree" appeared to slide from 13->14 in 2022, however it was the #11 ranked holiday song in both years.

Biggest gainers: Santa Tell Me (+5), Deck The Halls (+17), and Little Saint Nick (+6)
Biggest losers: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (-6), Run Rudolph Run (-8), Happy Holiday (-12), Santa Baby (-8), Linus and Lucy (-8)

Song	Change	'21 X-Mas Rank	'22 X-Mas Rank
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU Mariah Carey	=	1	1
ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE Brenda Lee	=	2	2
JINGLE BELL ROCK Bobby Helms	=	3	3
A HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS Burl Ives	=	4	4
LAST CHRISTMAS Wham!	+1	6	5
IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR Andy Williams	-1	5	6
FELIZ NAVIDAD Jose Feliciano	=	7	7
THE CHRISTMAS SONG (MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU) Nat King Cole	+1	9	8
SANTA TELL ME Ariana Grande	+5	14	9
SLEIGH RIDE The Ronettes	-2	8	10
UNDERNEATH THE TREE Kelly Clarkson	=	11	11
CHRISTMAS (BABY PLEASE COME HOME) Darlene Love	=	12	12
DECK THE HALLS Nat King Cole	+17	30	13
LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW Dean Martin	-4	10	14
WHITE CHRISTMAS Bing Crosby	+2	17	15
IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS Michael Buble	+4	20	16
JINGLE BELLS Frank Sinatra	+4	21	17
IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS Perry Como And The Fontane Sisters With Mitchell Ayres And His Orchestra	-5	13	18
HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS (RIGHT DOWN SANTA CLAUS LANE) Gene Autry	NEW	-	19
BLUE CHRISTMAS Elvis Presley	NEW	-	20
RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER Gene Autry	-6	15	21
LITTLE SAINT NICK The Beach Boys	+6	28	22
YOU'RE A MEAN ONE, MR. GRINCH Thurl Ravenscroft	-1	22	23
WONDERFUL CHRISTMASTIME Paul McCartney	=	24	24
SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN Jackson 5	+2	27	25
RUN RUDOLPH RUN Chuck Berry	-8	18	26
HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER) John & Yoko/The Plastic Ono Band With The Harlem Community Choir	NEW	-	27
HAPPY HOLIDAY / THE HOLIDAY SEASON Andy Williams	-12	16	28
MERRY CHRISTMAS Ed Sheeran & Elton John	+4	33	29
PLEASE COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Eagles	-4	26	30
SANTA BABY Eartha Kitt With Henri Rene And His Orchestra	-8	23	31
THIS CHRISTMAS Donny Hathaway	NEW	-	32
LINUS AND LUCY (PEANUTS THEME) Vince Guaraldi Trio	-8	25	33
SOMEDAY AT CHRISTMAS Lizzo	NEW	-	34
SANTA, CAN'T YOU HEAR ME Kelly Clarkson & Ariana Grande	NEW	-	36
LAST CHRISTMAS Lauren Spencer-Smith	NEW	-	37
KID ON CHRISTMAS Pentatonix Featuring Meghan Trainor	NEW	-	38
(THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE) HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS (1959) Perry Como With Mitchell Ayers And His Orchestra	OFF	19	-
MISTLETOE Justin Bieber	OFF	29	-
HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS Michael Buble	OFF	31	-
CHRISTMASTIME IS HERE Vince Guaraldi Trio	OFF	32	-
CHRISTMAS TREE FARM (OLD TIMEY VERSION) Taylor Swift	OFF	34	-
PICK OUT A CHRISTMAS TREE Dan + Shay	OFF	35	-
I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Camila Cabello	OFF	36	-
CHRISTMAS ISN'T CANCELED (JUST YOU) Kelly Clarkson	OFF	37	-

[thebops]

#27. Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas (+14) *new peak*

First Top 30 appearance for Elvis since Guitar Man in 1981.

[Gary]

Dec 29, 2022 0:41:40 GMT -5 enwhy said:

This week was likely the peak Christmas impact on the charts. While December has evolved into a pretty boring period chart-wise, one interesting dynamic is the popularity of different holiday songs over time. Here, I took a look at the Hot 100 performance of holiday songs versus the comparable week from last year (2022-12-31 vs 2022-01-01 chart).

To negate the impact of any non-Christmas songs, I considered each song's ranking versus only other holiday songs. For example, "Underneath the Tree" appeared to slide from 13->14 in 2022, however it was the #11 ranked holiday song in both years.

Biggest gainers: Santa Tell Me (+5), Deck The Halls (+17), and Little Saint Nick (+6)
Biggest losers: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (-6), Run Rudolph Run (-8), Happy Holiday (-12), Santa Baby (-8), Linus and Lucy (-8)

Annual chart runs of all Christmas songs for the last 5 years are here

pulsemusic.proboards.com/thread/215681/christmas-halloween-re-entries-2022?page=1

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

Ask Billboard: The Beach Boys, Jacksons & John Lennon Notch First Top 40 Hot 100 Hits Since the ’80s With Holiday Classics

12/29/2022

By Gary Trust

Plus, Elvis Presley scores his highest Hot 100 rank since 1978 with "Blue Christmas."

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Hi Gary,

It’s fun to see Paul McCartney and John Lennon simultaneously in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 (dated Dec. 31). The former’s “Wonderful Christmastime” re-enters at No. 32 (after it hit No. 28 two years ago) and the latter’s “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” (credited to John & Yoko/The Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir) hits a new high, placing in the top 40 for the first time as it returns at No. 38. Lennon logs his 14th top 40 title as a soloist and first since “Nobody Told Me” rose to No. 5 in 1984. 

The Beatles last ranked in the Hot 100’s top 40 with “Real Love” and, before that, “Free as a Bird,” in 1995-96. But when did McCartney and Lennon last share space in the top 40 outside the group?

As we mention Paul, we can shout out another famed musical partner of his, Michael Jackson, as the Jackson 5 score another top 40 Hot 100 hit: “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town” re-enters at No. 33. It’s the Jackson 5/Jacksons’ 24th top 40 hit and, like Lennon, their first since 1984, when “Torture” hit No. 17. (The act had last appeared in the top 40 billed as the Jackson 5 in 1975.)

Also in this week’s countdown, the Beach Boys achieve a new Hot 100 high as “Little Saint Nick” returns at No. 30. The legendary group surfs (sleds?) to its 35th top 40 hit and first “Kokomo” became its fourth No. 1 in 1988.

Who can resist the most wonderful time of the year?

deleted Nelson
Oakland, Calif.

Happy holidays, deleted!

First, in another highlight on the newest Hot 100, Elvis Presley‘s “Blue Christmas” bounds 41-27, a new high for his 1957 classic. The King posts his highest rank since the chart dated Jan. 7, 1978 – a day shy of what would’ve been his 43rd birthday – when “My Way” held at No. 22.

As for your question, while The Beatles last appeared in the Hot 100’s top 40 on the chart dated April, 6, 1996, McCartney and Lennon had, until this week, not placed simultaneously in the region with songs outside the band since the Feb. 25, 1984, chart, when Lennon’s “Nobody Told Me” surged 12-7, becoming his eighth and most recent top 10, and McCartney’s “So Bad” ranked at No. 37.

Other Hot 100 highlights that week: Van Halen’s “Jump” ascended to No. 1; The Police’s “Wrapped Around Your Finger” (14-9) and Billy Joel’s “An Innocent Man” (13-10) also hit the top 10; and future No. 1 ballads “Against All Odds” by Phil Collins (No. 67) and “Hello” by Lionel Richie (No. 75) debuted.

Plus, the highest-entering song on the Hot 100 that frame? Eventual top 10 “They Don’t Know” (No. 63) by Tracey Ullman. Her Fox series in 1987 ushered in The Simpsons, which, like the holiday hits in the latest list’s top 40, is still going strong, now in its 34th season.

[HamedM1 💔]

Everyone moved, she's so going #1.