Billboard Hot 100: 12/16/2023

[musiclife]

But I thought Brenda getting #1 last tracking week was a fluke because they pulled Mariah from streaming?

[dremolus - solarpunk]

US Spotify - 12/04/23

Top 10 Without Christmas Songs
2(+4) Jack Harlow - Lovin On Me 1,535,318 (+183,531) (+14%)
5(+8) Noah Kahan - Stick Season 1,241,980 (+213,026) (+21%)
6(+4) Mitski - My Love Mine All Mine 1,240,527 (+197,188) (+19%)
9(+6) Taylor Swift - You're Losing Me 1,185,035 (+184,443) (+18%)
10(+6) Zach Bryan, Kacey Musgraves - I Remember Everything 1,155,371 (+167,639) (+17%)
13(+7) Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer 971,864 (+52,986)
16(+10) Tate McRae - greedy 922,910 (+115,744) (+14%)
17(+7) Doja Cat - Agora Hills 920,991 (+112,840) (+14%)
18(+10) Drake, Yeat - IDGAF 903,864 (+122,189) (+16%)
19(+10) Lil Tecca - 500lbs 895,789 (+117,424) (+15%)

Christmas Songs:
1(=) Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree 2,021,735 (-334,955)
3(=) Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas is You 1,465,962 (-216,550)
4(-2) Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock 1,465,962 (-242,775)
7(-2) Wham! - Last Christmas 1,240,505 (-132,628)
8(-4) Andy Williams - It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year 1,206,329 (-205,006)
11(-4) Dean Martin - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 1,096,401 (-173,184)
12(-4) Burl Ives - A Holly Jolly Christmas 1,043,229 (-164,886)
14(-5) Michael Bublé - It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas 966,825 (-101,384)
15(-4) Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me 948,375 (-85,440)
20(-8) Bing Crosby, Ken Darby Singers, John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra - White Christmas 883,887 (-149,800)
22(-4) Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) 858,954 (-119,397)
23(-9) José Feliciano - Feliz Navidad 858,048 (-149,791)
24(-5) Michael Bublé - Holly Jolly Christmas 854,171 (-84,316)
25(-8) The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride 844,113 (-143,237)
28(-7) Kelly Clarkson - Underneath the Tree 816,877 (-77,016)
36(-14) Perry Como, The Fontane Sisters, Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra - It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas 752,074 (-1238,69)
41(-18) Frank Sinatra - Jingle Bells 710,500 (-130,527)
43(-18) Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas 694,580 (-113,268)
44(-17) Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 678,045 (-116,930)
46(-6) Justin Bieber - Mistletoe 648,243 (-30,105)
47(-13) Nat King Cole - Deck the Halls 639,219 (-79,527)
51(-12) Chuck Berry - Run Rudolph Run 614,884 (-73,431)
56(-15) The Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick 602,240 (-73,837)
59(-21) Frank Sinatra, B. Swanson Quartet - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 592,057 (-101,632)
62(-19) Eartha Kitt, Henri René and His Orchestra - Santa Baby 556,022 (-104,204)
64(-17) Bing Crosby, The Andrews Sisters - Mele Kalikimaka 553,090 (-79,816)
81(-27) Eagles - Please Come Home for Christmas 506,203 (-62,478)
85(-32) Burl Ives - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 493,986 (-78,559)
88(-31) Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime 490,721 (-57,891)
93(-35) Vince Guaraldi Trio - Christmas Time is Here 475,430 (-69,196)
98(-25) Sia - Snowman 466,956 (-13,239)
100(-39) Gene Autry - Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) 455,735 (-61,566)
101(-34) Mariah Carey - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 453,248 (-41,088)
107(-36) Donny Hathaway - This Christmas 442,866 (-43,090)
113(-35) Taylor Swift - Christmas Tree Farm 436,626 (-35,778)
114(-31) John Lennon, Yoko Ono - Happy Xmas (The War is Over) 436,556 (-29,025)
119(-53) Gayla Peevey - I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (Hippo the Hero) 426,342 (-76,146)
120(-45) Bruce Spingsteen - Santa Claus is Comin' to Town 426,300 (-50,637)
123(-34) Nat King Cole - Joy to the World 423,531 (-36,817)
129(-50) Andy Williams - Happy Holidays / The Holiday Season 416,144 (-52,274)
134(-40) The Jackson 5 - Santa Claus is Coming to Town 410,400-452,857 (-42,457)
135(-31) Kelly Clarkson, Ariana Grande - Santa, Can't You Hear Me 409,960 (-17,038)
145(-46) Dean Martin - Baby, It's Cold Outside 396,808 (-34,729)
146(-40) Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton - You Make It Feel Like It's Christmas 396,304 (-25,762)
148(-45) Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? 395,859 (-31,721)
160(-58) Frank Sinatra - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 378,536 (-49,458)
169(-40) Jonas Brothers - Like It's Christmas 370,750 (-1,788)
177(-64) Elvis Presley - Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) 364,370 (-43,815)
182(-60) The Jackson 5 - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 356,812 (-34,026)
183(-65) Perry Como - (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays 356,671 (-39,460)
187(-79) Bing Crosby - Winter Wonderland 355,403 (-63,899)
197(-71) Bing Crosby - Do You Hear What I Hear? 350,505 (-29,805)
198(-71) Frank Sinatra - Mistletoe & Holly 349,913 (-25,463)
200(-60) *NSYNC - Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays 347,838 (-17,411)

Other:
21(+14) Zach Bryan - Something in the Orange 883,612 (+164,991) (+23%)
26(+6) Gunna - fukumean 831,594 (+89,764) (+12%)
27(+6) SZA - Snooze 828,271 (+109,293) (+15%)
29(+1) Morgan Wallen - Last Night 813,910 (+60,388)
30(+6) Taylor Swift - Is It Over Now? 803,708 (+90,431) (+13%)
31(=) Doja Cat - Paint the Town Red 787,209 (+42,419)
32(+5) SZA - Kill Bill 776,287 (+73,556) (+10%)
33(+11) Drake, J. Cole - First Person Shooter 770,058 (+117,165) (+18%)
34(+14) Frank Ocean - Pink + White 764,064 (+136,767) (+22%)
37(+14) Olivia Rodrigo - Can't Catch Me Now 744,810 (+137,241) (+23%)
38(+12) Travis Scott - I KNOW ? 728,128 (+110,247) (+18%)
39(+13) JID, 21 Savage, Baby Tate - Surround Sound 727,612 (+126,196) (+21%) *NEW PEAK*
42(+4) Olivia Rodrigo - vampire 703,319 (+70,118) (+11%)
49(+11) TV Girl - Lovers Rock 634,582 (+105,186) (+20%)
52(+16) Tate McRae - exes 613,971 (+121,562) (+25%)
53(+2) Bad Bunny - MONACO 612,837 (+49,285)
57(-1) Fuerza Regida, Marshmello - HARLEY QUINN 600,195 (+48,427)
60(+14) Taylor Swift - Now That We Don't Talk 578,780 (+99,701) (+21%)
63(+2) Tyla - Water 554,841 (+52,110) (+10%)
65(+17) Morgan Wallen - Thinkin' Bout Me 550,156 (+82,714) (+18%)
68(-6) Drake, Sexyy Red, SZA - Rich Baby Daddy 544,607 (+31,237)
71(+22) TV Girl - Not Allowed 535,318 (+80,034) (+18%)
73(+11) Kenya Grace - Strangers 533,724 (+69,365) (+15%)
74(+6) Beyoncé - MY HOUSE 528,325 (+60,000) (+13%)
75(+10) Calle 24, Chino Pacas, Fuerza Regida - Que Onda 527,047 (+62,993) (+14%)
79(+9) KAROL G, Peso Pluma - QLONA 508,819 (+47,387) (+10%)
82(+14) Billie Eilish - What Was I Made For? 505,023 (+63,951) (+14%)
84(+8) Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero 497,020 (+39,078)
89(+11) Kali Uchis - Moonlight 488,935 (+57,947) (+13%)
92(+17) Luke Combs - Fast Car 475,670 (+59,396) (+14%)
95(+26) PARTYNEXTDOOR - Break from Toronto 471,809 (+80,667) (+21%)
96(+20) Brent Faiyaz - Clouded 471,458 (+66,158) (+16%)

103(+27) Noah Kahan, Post Malone - Dial Drunk Remix 448,047 (+75,604) (+20%)
106(+29) Sabrina Carpenter - Feather 444,011 (+74,627) (+20%) *NEW PEAK*
109(+23) Taylor Swift - "Slut!" 440,976 (+68,924) (+19%)
110(+13) Taylor Swift - Karma 440,871 (+52,685) (+14%)
111(+17) Zach Bryan, The War and Treaty - Hey Driver 438,169 (+63,694) (+17%)
112(+7) Bad Bunny, Feid - PERRO NEGRO 437,503 (+44,243) (+11%)
116(+21) TV Girl - Cigarettes out the Window 433,623 (+64,581) (+17%)
117(+25) Xavi - La Victima 431,702 (+70,389) (+19%) *NEW PEAK*
118(+43) Drake - You Broke My Heart 427,583 (+84,790) (+25%)
121(+20) Zach Bryan - Heading South 424,374 (+60,474) (+17%)
122(+14) Zach Bryan - Oklahoma Smokeshow 423,821 (+54,628) (+15%)
128(+45) Noah Kahan, Hozier - Northern Attitude 417,360 (+86,801) (+26%)
133(+42) The Weeknd, JENNIE, Lily-Rose Depp - One of the Girls 414,548 (+84,841) (+26%) *NEW PEAK*
139(-41) Laufey - Winter Wonderland 403,551 (-30,388)
141(re-entry) The Red Clay Strays - Wondering Why 400,509
142(-4) Taylor Swift - Don't Blame Me 400,198 (+32,314)
143(+24) Dua Lipa - Houdini 397,695 (+60,927) (+18%)
147(+31) Drake - Virginia Beach 395,944 (+72,560) (+22%)
159(+12) Jung Kook - Standing Next to You 379,872 (+48,593) (+15%)
163(+33) Steve Lacy - Infrunami 372,418 (+61,497) (+20%)
164(-14) Dua Lipa - Dance the Night 372,287 (+17,254)
165(+20) Teddy Swims - Lose Control 371,973 (+54,416) (+17%)
166(re-entry) Richy Mitch & the Coal Miners - Evergreen 371,684
170(+16) Jessie Murph, Jelly Roll - Wild Ones 370,490 (+53,422) (+17%)
172(-4) Peso Pluma, Tito Double P - LA PEOPLE 367,726 (+32,058) (+10%)
189(+6) Laufey - From the Start 354,024 (+42,794) (+14%)

Biggest Gains (50K+): Ric Flair Drip, Wild Ones, Sparks, Lose Control, Infrunami, Space Song, Don't, Everlong, Dawns, Rich Flex, Wet Dreamz, Virginia Beach, Houdini, Bad Habit, golden hour, family ties, One of the Girls, Nonsense, MELTDOWN, cardigan, Northern Attitude, 505, Apocalypse, Too Many Nights, I Wonder, Oklahoma Smokeshow, Heading South, You Broke My Heart, La Victima, Cigarettes out the Window, Glock in My Lap, Hey Driver, Karma, "Slut!", Feather, The Night We Met, Creepin', Dial Drunk, Stargirl Interlude, Daylight, Trance, Clouded, Break from Toronto, FE!N, Fast Car, I Wanna Be Yours, Moonlight, Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1, Flashing Lights, What Was I Made For?, Heartless, Superhero (Heroes & Villains), Die For You, Que Onda, MY HOUSE, Strangers, Wasted On You, Not Allowed, Sure Thing, You Proof, Runaway, Money Trees, Thinkin' Bout Me, Water, Jimmy Cooks, Now That We Don't Talk, Romantic Homicide, Shut up My Moms Calling, The Color Violet, exes, Dark Red, Lovers Rock, Sweater Weather, vampire, See You Again, Surround Sound, I KNOW ?, Can't Catch Me Now, No Role Modelz, Pink + White, First Person Shooter, Kill Bill, Is It Over Now?, Last Night, Snooze, fukumean, Something in the Orange, 500lbs, IDGAF, Agora Hills, greedy, Cruel Summer, I Remember Everything, You're Losing Me, My Love Mine All Mine, Stick Season, Lovin On Me

US TOP 20 WITHOUT CHRISTMAS SONGS
#1. Lovin On Me
#2. Stick Season *NEW PEAK*
#3. My Love Mine All Mine
#4. You're Losing Me
#5. I Remember Everything
#6. Cruel Summer
#7. greedy
#8. Agora Hills
#9. IDGAF
#10. 500lbs

#11. Something in the Orange
#12. fukumean
#13. Snooze
#14. Last Night
#15. Is It Over Now?
#16. Paint the Town Red
#17. Kill Bill
#18. First Person Shooter
#19. Pink + White *NEW PEAK*
#20. No Role Modelz

[jasper0102]

Dec 5, 2023 16:35:40 GMT -5 After Minutes said:

If Surround Sound enters the 2024 YE it'll be practically impossible for it not to he the best hit of the year

I’d agree if White Horse’s chances of becoming a hit didn’t exist.

[Ling-Ling]

Dec 5, 2023 23:36:33 GMT -5 musiclife said:

But I thought Brenda getting #1 last tracking week was a fluke because they pulled Mariah from streaming?

Yeah, looking at Brenda's numbers right now, it makes all the drama over the past week look pretty ridiculous. This was clearly always gonna be her year.

[YourFaveIsAFlop]

All of the accusations of chart gaming chicanery are pretty funny coming from lambs tbh. Mimi has a well documented track record of gimmicks to improve her chart positions.

Anyway, I'm looking forward to RATCT's thousand year reign.

[kcfan89]

Dec 5, 2023 16:00:56 GMT -5 clsvltn said:

Dec 5, 2023 13:29:01 GMT -5 Envoirment said:

I'm hoping "One More Sleep" by Leona will get some love on the playlists and move up. I'm not asking for much but it would be great if it could one day chart on the Hot 100. Sadly the main spotify Christmas playlists tend to be very US-focused so Leona doesn't usually get high placements.

this is one of my most favorite (modern) christmas songs... well, xmas song period! it is a staple for me each year!!

One More Sleep is a certified Christmas bop. Love it.

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

kworb's Billboard Radio Songs Estimates « 2023 » / « 12 » / « 06 »

1(=) Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer 71.48(-0.13) +
2(=) Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red 70.71(-0.45)
3(=) Miley Cyrus - Used To Be Young 62.17(+0.11)
4(=) SZA - Snooze 60.76(-0.13)
5(=) Tate McRae - greedy 56.92(+0.94)
6(=) Tyla - Water 55.00(+0.53)
7(=) Rema & Selena Gomez - Calm Down 53.90(+0.05)
8(=) Jelly Roll - Need A Favor 53.85(+0.01) -
9(=) Paul Russell - Lil Boo Thang 52.92(+0.33) +
10(=) Jelly Roll - Save Me (with Lainey Wilson) 49.98(-0.10)

17(+3) Jack Harlow - Lovin On Me 38.54(+1.32)

24(=) Dua Lipa - Houdini 34.76(+0.76)

25(=) Luke Bryan - But I Got A Beer In My Hand 34.33(+1.06)

33(+2) Doja Cat - Agora Hills 27.43(+0.72)

-(-) Aaantonio - El Hotel 2.31(+1.09) +

[musiclife]

Dec 6, 2023 9:38:46 GMT -5 Ling-Ling said:

Dec 5, 2023 23:36:33 GMT -5 musiclife said:

But I thought Brenda getting #1 last tracking week was a fluke because they pulled Mariah from streaming?

Yeah, looking at Brenda's numbers right now, it makes all the drama over the past week look pretty ridiculous. This was clearly always gonna be her year.

Among one of the most ridiculous chart arguments I have EVER seen. Lol The way Brenda has been catching up the last few years, and nearly beating Mariah last year we all knew Brenda would get #1 this year.

[jenglisbe]

Dec 6, 2023 16:14:17 GMT -5 musiclife said:

Dec 6, 2023 9:38:46 GMT -5 Ling-Ling said:

Yeah, looking at Brenda's numbers right now, it makes all the drama over the past week look pretty ridiculous. This was clearly always gonna be her year.

Among one of the most ridiculous chart arguments I have EVER seen. Lol The way Brenda has been catching up this years, and nearly beating her last year we all knew Brenda would get #1 this year.

I don't think anyone who has been paying attention was surprised Brenda got to #1 this year, and that's not what anyone was upset about. I personally predicted Brenda to get a week at #1 last year; that didn't happen then, but it shows I've been seeing this coming. This past August I predicted it would go to #1 this year. The fact that people still can't seem to get that the complaints about the most recent Hot 100 had nothing to do with Brenda getting to #1 and everything to do with the specifics of how it happened is just evidence of being obtuse. Notice not a single person is pointing out anything about this current chart week where "RATCT" is predicted to be #1 again, and that's because nothing unusual has happened on streaming platforms this week whereas it did last week.

Anyway, here is an article with Billboard staff discussing "RATCT" going to #1, though tbh most of them seem to know less about all of this than we do (one of them says she thinks this past week at #1 was a one week flare up for "RATCT" lmao):
Brenda Lee’s ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’ Finally Hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 — So Now What?
They do suggest other holiday songs may not get a big push since the door has been opened. I think it will be tough for another modern holiday song to go to #1 because 'Christmas Classics' is so huge, but maybe Universal will want to push "A Holly Jolly Christmas" or something if it has an upcoming anniversary (though it also needs to be noted Universal Nashville got a new CEO this past spring, and I think she championed Brenda Lee this season; not sure if she'd be as interested in pushing a different song/artist).

[balletgirlmom]

I am happy for Brenda Lee.  Great song and nice lady BUT an old Christmas song like this just gets played and streamed rotely.  I see Judy Garland's Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas has entered one of the lessor Billboard charts and maybe a precursor to it eventually charting on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was part of Judy Garland's musical Meet Me in St Louis in 1944.  It is a beautiful song and movie scene, and her song gets airplay every Christmas but just not enough for the Hot 100.  It might get close and enter it in a future year.  I'd be happy to hear it does BUT it has nothing to do with people clamoring for Judy Garland.  It just happens to be a beautiful song that gets played.  It is not like Judy Garland is working it because she died in 1969.  Like most of those old Christmas songs, this artist is dead.  Their music is played and streamed and bought because it is nostalgic.  If Judy's song ever enters the Billboard Hot 100 or Bubbling Under chart, it will be fun but not something that really can be compared when an artist gets a NEW song to chart.  If a major artis like Taylor Swift or Drake used a song like Judy's and added their tracks over it and the song entered the Hot 100, she'd get credit but in reality, have nothing much to do with it.  The Christmas charts were always separate.  They would allow the Christmas song to enter the Billboard Hot 100 in whatever year it did but then in future years the songs would be on the annual Christmas charts in Billboard.

It would be funny if Benda Lee got 4 week or 5 this year, then 5 next year and the next year and the next.  Eventually RATCT would have 20+ weeks at #1 and eventually would have the record for the most weeks at #1 for any song in history.  While I love the song and love Brenda, this would sort of make the record silly.  I think Mariah's people and Mariah will do everything humanly possible to regain their #1 spot and it would continue to hit #1 again and again in future years.  The thing is Brenda cannot chart a new song whatsoever and Mariah barely can chart on the Hot 100 for a non-Christmas song unless she teams up with a hot artist. It just seems that these records are a bit unfair.  NEW Christmas songs struggle for airplay on radio and sales and streams.  Deceased artists like Dean and Bing and Johnny and Burl and Judy and all the others just get played or streamed.  It feels like 2 different systems.  I miss the times when Dec meant the Billboard Charts had current music and new Christmas songs and the old songs were on the Christmas charts.  It also gave artists with new Christmas songs a chance to catch on.  I love the old Christmas music but would like to see the new stuff get a chance.

Oh well, at least Brenda gives us a new #1 for a change during the holidays.

[Gary]

At some point - the 19 week at #1 Old Town Road record will be broken by a Christmas song, just a matter of time

[chartfreak]

Dec 6, 2023 16:23:16 GMT -5 jenglisbe said:

Dec 6, 2023 16:14:17 GMT -5 musiclife said:

Among one of the most ridiculous chart arguments I have EVER seen. Lol The way Brenda has been catching up this years, and nearly beating her last year we all knew Brenda would get #1 this year.

I don't think anyone who has been paying attention was surprised Brenda got to #1 this year, and that's not what anyone was upset about. I personally predicted Brenda to get a week at #1 last year; that didn't happen then, but it shows I've been seeing this coming. This past August I predicted it would go to #1 this year. The fact that people still can't seem to get that the complaints about the most recent Hot 100 had nothing to do with Brenda getting to #1 and everything to do with the specifics of how it happened is just evidence of being obtuse. Notice not a single person is pointing out anything about this current chart week where "RATCT" is predicted to be #1 again, and that's because nothing unusual has happened on streaming platforms this week whereas it did last week.

Anyway, here is an article with Billboard staff discussing "RATCT" going to #1, though tbh most of them seem to know less about all of this than we do (one of them says she thinks this past week at #1 was a one week flare up for "RATCT" lmao):
Brenda Lee’s ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’ Finally Hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 — So Now What?
They do suggest other holiday songs may not get a big push since the door has been opened. I think it will be tough for another modern holiday song to go to #1 because 'Christmas Classics' is so huge, but maybe Universal will want to push "A Holly Jolly Christmas" or something if it has an upcoming anniversary (though it also needs to be noted Universal Nashville got a new CEO this past spring, and I think she championed Brenda Lee this season; not sure if she'd be as interested in pushing a different song/artist).

Wasn't RATCT moved to #3 on a particular list compared to #1 last week. Not a huge difference, but still. And I won't even go into the rest otherwise, circles again as before! lol

[Resident_Evil]

Okay so RATCT got a week at #1, and it was cute and all, but can we now please get back to regular programming where Mariah was saving the world from the perils of having trash as its longest 1 song in history?

[dremolus - solarpunk]

Dec 6, 2023 22:42:51 GMT -5 Resident_Evil said:

Okay so RATCT got a week at #1, and it was cute and all, but can we now please get back to regular programming where Mariah was saving the world from the perils of having trash as its longest 1 song in history?

No

[SPRΞΞ]

I really don't think RATCT is going to start collapsing anytime soon. Doesn't she have a Xmas special tomorrow or something? Even without the promo I think these numbers are kinda here to stay.

[dremolus - solarpunk]

US Spotify - 12/05/23

Top 10 Without Christmas Songs
2(=) Jack Harlow - Lovin On Me 1,669,090 (+133,772)
5(+1) Mitski - My Love Mine All Mine 1,267,008 (+26,481)
7(-2) Noah Kahan - Stick Season 1,243,601 (+1,621)
8(+2) Zach Bryan, Kacey Musgraves - I Remember Everything 1,213,353 (+57,982)
10(-1) Taylor Swift - You're Losing Me 1,136,490 (-48,545)
13(+3) Tate McRae - greedy 996,159 (+73,249)
16(-3) Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer 962,078 (-9,786)
17(=) Doja Cat - Agora Hills 951,104 (+30,113)
18(=) Drake, Yeat - IDGAF 936,081 (+32,217)
19(=) Lil Tecca - 500lbs 877,846 (-17,943)

Christmas Songs:
1(=) Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree 2,018,896 (-2,839)
3(=) Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas is You 1,445,446 (-20,516)
4(=) Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock 1,429,427 (-36,535)
6(+1) Wham! - Last Christmas 1,255,167 (+14,662)
9(-1) Andy Williams - It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year 1,193,571 (-12,758)
11(=) Dean Martin - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 1,087,122 (-9,279)
12(=) Burl Ives - A Holly Jolly Christmas 1,031,875 (-11,354)
14(=) Michael Bublé - It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas 982,107 (+15,282)
15(=) Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me 969,085 (+20,710)
22(+2) Michael Bublé - Holly Jolly Christmas 866,304 (+12,133)
23(-3) Bing Crosby, Ken Darby Singers, John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra - White Christmas 864,241 (-19,646)
24(-2) Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) 851,035 (-7,919)
25(-2) José Feliciano - Feliz Navidad 850,662 (-7,386)
26(-1) The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride 842,669 (-1,444)
30(-2) Kelly Clarkson - Underneath the Tree 826,782 (+9,905)
36(=) Perry Como, The Fontane Sisters, Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra - It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas 748,647 (-3,427)
40(+1) Frank Sinatra - Jingle Bells 706,205 (-4,295)
42(+1) Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas 681,552 (-13,028)
44(=) Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 665,634 (-12,411)
45(+1) Justin Bieber - Mistletoe 653,681 (+5,438)
47(=) Nat King Cole - Deck the Halls 626,328 (-12,891)
51(=) Chuck Berry - Run Rudolph Run 612,206 (-2,678)
53(+6) Frank Sinatra, B. Swanson Quartet - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 604,115 (+12,058)
56(=) The Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick 586,208 (-16,032)
63(+1) Bing Crosby, The Andrews Sisters - Mele Kalikimaka 552,164 (-926)
71(-9) Eartha Kitt, Henri René and His Orchestra - Santa Baby 531,854 (-24,168)
74(+7) Eagles - Please Come Home for Christmas 517,568 (+11,365)
80(+8) Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime 509,707 (+18,986)
86(-1) Burl Ives - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 489,568 (-4,418)
90(+8) Sia - Snowman 483,629 (+16,673)
96(-3) Vince Guaraldi Trio - Christmas Time is Here 465,300 (-10,130)
98(+3) Mariah Carey - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 459,890 (+6,642)
102(+12) John Lennon, Yoko Ono - Happy Xmas (The War is Over) 451,136 (+14,580)
106(+1) Donny Hathaway - This Christmas 447,760 (+4,894)
110(-10) Gene Autry - Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) 446,973 (-8,762)
115(-2) Taylor Swift - Christmas Tree Farm 439,471 (+2,845)
124(-4) Bruce Spingsteen - Santa Claus is Comin' to Town 428,587 (+2,287)
125(-2) Nat King Cole - Joy to the World 428,020 (+4,489)
127(-8) Gayla Peevey - I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (Hippo the Hero) 422,969 (-3,373)
128(+7) Kelly Clarkson, Ariana Grande - Santa, Can't You Hear Me 420,773 (+10,813)
130(+4) The Jackson 5 - Santa Claus is Coming to Town 418,182 (+7,782)
135(-6) Andy Williams - Happy Holidays / The Holiday Season 414,150 (-1,994)
143(+5) Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? 408,455 (+12,596)
145(+1) Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton - You Make It Feel Like It's Christmas 405,190 (+8,886)
148(-3) Dean Martin - Baby, It's Cold Outside 399,984 (+3,176)
168(+1) Jonas Brothers - Like It's Christmas 381,291 (+10,541)
169(-9) Frank Sinatra - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 381,095-378,536 (+2,559)
181(-4) Elvis Presley - Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) 365,930 (+1,560)
182(+5) Bing Crosby - Winter Wonderland 365,892 (+10,489)
184(-2) The Jackson 5 - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 362,293 (+5,481)
187(re-entry) Michael Bublé - Santa Claus is Coming to Town 360,505
196(+1) Bing Crosby - Do You Hear What I Hear? 354,089-350,505 (+3,584)
199(+1) *NSYNC - Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays 353,612 (+5,774)

Other:
20(+1) Zach Bryan - Something in the Orange 873,249 (-10,363)
21(+5) Gunna - fukumean 871,580 (+39,986)
27(+12) JID, 21 Savage, Baby Tate - Surround Sound 837,241 (+109,629) (+15%) *NEW PEAK*
28(+5) Drake, J. Cole - First Person Shooter 834,096 (+64,038)
29(-2) SZA - Snooze 829,633 (+1,362)
31(-1) Taylor Swift - Is It Over Now? 823,455 (+19,747)
32(-3) Morgan Wallen - Last Night 816,325 (+2,415)
33(-2) Doja Cat - Paint the Town Red 812,193 (+24,984)
34(+4) Travis Scott - I KNOW ? 777,858 (+49,730)
35(-3) SZA - Kill Bill 768,593 (-7,694)
37(=) Olivia Rodrigo - Can't Catch Me Now 742,276 (-2,534)
38(-4) Frank Ocean - Pink + White 734,711 (-29,353)
41(+1) Olivia Rodrigo - vampire 700,830 (-2,489)
46(+7) Bad Bunny - MONACO 647,493 (+34,656)
48(+9) Fuerza Regida, Marshmello - HARLEY QUINN 624,422 (+24,227)
49(=) TV Girl - Lovers Rock 623,573 (-11,009)
50(+2) Tate McRae - exes 622,995 (+9,024)
54(+9) Tyla - Water 596,421 (+41,580)
57(+3) Taylor Swift - Now That We Don't Talk 585,416 (+6,636)
61(+7) Drake, Sexyy Red, SZA - Rich Baby Daddy 561,222 (+16,615)
62(+12) Beyoncé - MY HOUSE 552,943 (+24,618)
64(+1) Morgan Wallen - Thinkin' Bout Me 549,285 (-871)
65(+8) Kenya Grace - Strangers 548,857 (+15,133)
66(+9) Calle 24, Chino Pacas, Fuerza Regida - Que Onda 546,900 (+19,853)
68(+3) TV Girl - Not Allowed 535,248 (-70)
69(+10) KAROL G, Peso Pluma - QLONA 534,298 (+25,479)
77(+5) Billie Eilish - What Was I Made For? 514,203 (+9,180)
85(+4) Kali Uchis - Moonlight 492,070 (+3,135)
89(-5) Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero 483,869 (-13,151)
93(-1) Luke Combs - Fast Car 478,713 (+3,043)
94(+1) PARTYNEXTDOOR - Break from Toronto 476,969 (+5,160)
97(-1) Brent Faiyaz - Clouded 460,662 (-10,796)
99(+13) Bad Bunny, Feid - PERRO NEGRO 459,630 (+22,127)
100(+6) Sabrina Carpenter - Feather 459,561 (+15,550) *NEW PEAK*

101(+2) Noah Kahan, Post Malone - Dial Drunk Remix 456,436 (+8,389)
105(+6) Zach Bryan, The War and Treaty - Hey Driver 448,039 (+9,870)
111(+55) Richy Mitch & the Coal Miners - Evergreen 445,241 (+73,557) (+20%)
112(+5) Xavi - La Victima 444,035 (+12,333) *NEW PEAK*
116(+2) Drake - You Broke My Heart 436,430 (+8,847)
117(+5) Zach Bryan - Oklahoma Smokeshow 434,372 (+10,551)
118(-9) Taylor Swift - "Slut!" 432,603 (-8,373)
120(+13) The Weeknd, JENNIE, Lily-Rose Depp - One of the Girls 430,518 (+15,970) *NEW PEAK*
122(-6) TV Girl - Cigarettes out the Window 429,465 (-4,158)
123(-2) Zach Bryan - Heading South 429,012 (+4,638)
126(-16) Taylor Swift - Karma 427,335 (-13,536)
129(+14) Dua Lipa - Houdini 418,595 (+20,900)
133(-5) Noah Kahan, Hozier - Northern Attitude 416,416 (-944)
134(+5) Laufey - Winter Wonderland 415,608 (+12,057)
140(+24) Dua Lipa - Dance the Night 409,777 (+37,490) (+10%)
146(-4) Taylor Swift - Don't Blame Me 401,852 (+1,654)
147(+18) Teddy Swims - Lose Control 400,733 (+28,760)
150(-3) Drake - Virginia Beach 398,991 (+3,047)
152(+20) Peso Pluma, Tito Double P - LA PEOPLE 396,339 (+28,613)
153(+17) Jessie Murph, Jelly Roll - Wild Ones 395,077 (+24,587)
156(-15) The Red Clay Strays - Wondering Why 391,546 (-8,963)
164(-5) Jung Kook - Standing Next to You 384,611 (+4,739)
170(re-entry) Chris Stapleton - White Horse 379,467
178(+11) Laufey - From the Start 367,506 (+13,482)
180(-17) Steve Lacy - Infrunami 366,018 (-6,400)
200(re-entry) BigXthaPlug - Mmhmm 353,136

Biggest Gains (50K+): Evergreen, First Person Shooter, Surround Sound, greedy, I Remember Everything, Lovin On Me

US TOP 20 WITHOUT CHRISTMAS SONGS
#1. Lovin On Me
#2. My Love Mine All Mine
#3. I Remember Everything
#4. Stick Season
#5. You're Losing Me
#6. greedy
#7. Cruel Summer
#8. Agora Hills
#9. IDGAF
#10. 500lbs

#11. Something in the Orange
#12. fukumean
#13. Surround Sound *NEW PEAK*
#14. First Person Shooter
#15. Snooze
#16. Is It Over Now?
#17. Last Night
#18. Paint the Town Red
#19. I KNOW ?
#20. Kill Bill

[kcdawg13]

I mean it was a matter of time before a different Christmas favorite shot past Mariah, seeing all the memes year after year about AIWFCIY's reign showcased a sorta growing resentment for the track, with all that overplay and the massive social media promo Mariah's team does every year, especially going earlier and earlier with them pushing the track directly after Halloween (which is particularly funny seeing how all the lambs are reacting to Brenda right now), it's been massively overexposed for way too long. Rockin' just happened to be trailing behind it every year, which is why it managed to surpass it this year, but in general I wouldn't be shocked if different holiday songs rotate the top spot every year now. Last Christmas seems to be next on the list of Holiday #1 hits with how much it's grown over the years and continues to grow.

Mariah's song is still big of course and will probably take the top spot back again this year, but I think Brenda going #1 is way less cynical than people realize.

[Fanstar1]

Incredible seeing Surround Sound finally get a chance at becoming a hit. The Forever Story is one of my favorite albums of 2022 & the song is a clear highlight from that album. Now if only radio can start getting behind the song...

[Fanstar1]

Dec 7, 2023 6:10:42 GMT -5 kcdawg13 said:

I mean it was a matter of time before a different Christmas favorite shot past Mariah, seeing all the memes year after year about AIWFCIY's reign showcased a sorta growing resentment for the track, with all that overplay and the massive social media promo Mariah's team does every year, especially going earlier and earlier with them pushing the track directly after Halloween (which is particularly funny seeing how all the lambs are reacting to Brenda right now), it's been massively overexposed for way too long. Rockin' just happened to be trailing behind it every year, which is why it managed to surpass it this year, but in general I wouldn't be shocked if different holiday songs rotate the top spot every year now. Last Christmas seems to be next on the list of Holiday #1 hits with how much it's grown over the years and continues to grow.

Mariah's song is still big of course and will probably take the top spot back again this year, but I think Brenda going #1 is way less cynical than people realize.

I can see Last Christmas slingshot to #1 within a few years. Its been steadily gaining relative to other xmas songs, rising from #6 in 2021 to #4 in 2022, passing up Andy Williams & Burl Ives. Jingle Bell Rock maybe gets a turn too, but that would require both Brenda Lee's song taking a step back and for Last Christmas to not have eclipsed it yet.

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

Dec 6, 2023 18:09:49 GMT -5 balletgirlmom said:

I am happy for Brenda Lee.  Great song and nice lady BUT an old Christmas song like this just gets played and streamed rotely.  I see Judy Garland's Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas has entered one of the lessor Billboard charts and maybe a precursor to it eventually charting on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was part of Judy Garland's musical Meet Me in St Louis in 1944.  It is a beautiful song and movie scene, and her song gets airplay every Christmas but just not enough for the Hot 100.  It might get close and enter it in a future year.  I'd be happy to hear it does BUT it has nothing to do with people clamoring for Judy Garland.  It just happens to be a beautiful song that gets played.  It is not like Judy Garland is working it because she died in 1969.  Like most of those old Christmas songs, this artist is dead.  Their music is played and streamed and bought because it is nostalgic.  If Judy's song ever enters the Billboard Hot 100 or Bubbling Under chart, it will be fun but not something that really can be compared when an artist gets a NEW song to chart.  If a major artis like Taylor Swift or Drake used a song like Judy's and added their tracks over it and the song entered the Hot 100, she'd get credit but in reality, have nothing much to do with it.  The Christmas charts were always separate.  They would allow the Christmas song to enter the Billboard Hot 100 in whatever year it did but then in future years the songs would be on the annual Christmas charts in Billboard.

It would be funny if Benda Lee got 4 week or 5 this year, then 5 next year and the next year and the next.  Eventually RATCT would have 20+ weeks at #1 and eventually would have the record for the most weeks at #1 for any song in history.  While I love the song and love Brenda, this would sort of make the record silly.  I think Mariah's people and Mariah will do everything humanly possible to regain their #1 spot and it would continue to hit #1 again and again in future years.  The thing is Brenda cannot chart a new song whatsoever and Mariah barely can chart on the Hot 100 for a non-Christmas song unless she teams up with a hot artist. It just seems that these records are a bit unfair.  NEW Christmas songs struggle for airplay on radio and sales and streams.  Deceased artists like Dean and Bing and Johnny and Burl and Judy and all the others just get played or streamed.  It feels like 2 different systems.  I miss the times when Dec meant the Billboard Charts had current music and new Christmas songs and the old songs were on the Christmas charts.  It also gave artists with new Christmas songs a chance to catch on.  I love the old Christmas music but would like to see the new stuff get a chance.

Oh well, at least Brenda gives us a new #1 for a change during the holidays.

Okay but do you know what the charts are meant to do? Intent and whether people love the artist or whether an artist is alive for the records and chart appearance literally doesn’t matter in any way.

For years, people cited that the record for biggest selling single of all time was Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas.” Even in July, that was a regularly stated and accepted fact until Elton John came along. Should that not have counted because it was a Christmas song? Or because he’s dead?

[chartfreak]

Dec 7, 2023 6:10:42 GMT -5 kcdawg13 said:

I mean it was a matter of time before a different Christmas favorite shot past Mariah, seeing all the memes year after year about AIWFCIY's reign showcased a sorta growing resentment for the track, with all that overplay and the massive social media promo Mariah's team does every year, especially going earlier and earlier with them pushing the track directly after Halloween (which is particularly funny seeing how all the lambs are reacting to Brenda right now), it's been massively overexposed for way too long. Rockin' just happened to be trailing behind it every year, which is why it managed to surpass it this year, but in general I wouldn't be shocked if different holiday songs rotate the top spot every year now. Last Christmas seems to be next on the list of Holiday #1 hits with how much it's grown over the years and continues to grow.

Mariah's song is still big of course and will probably take the top spot back again this year, but I think Brenda going #1 is way less cynical than people realize.

Jingle Bell Rock already looks like a #2 contender.

[Resident_Evil]

Dec 7, 2023 7:05:07 GMT -5 Fanstar1 said:

I can see Last Christmas slingshot to #1 within a few years.

I would LOVE to see that.

[jenglisbe]

Dec 7, 2023 8:17:19 GMT -5 chartfreak said:

Dec 7, 2023 6:10:42 GMT -5 kcdawg13 said:

I mean it was a matter of time before a different Christmas favorite shot past Mariah, seeing all the memes year after year about AIWFCIY's reign showcased a sorta growing resentment for the track, with all that overplay and the massive social media promo Mariah's team does every year, especially going earlier and earlier with them pushing the track directly after Halloween (which is particularly funny seeing how all the lambs are reacting to Brenda right now), it's been massively overexposed for way too long. Rockin' just happened to be trailing behind it every year, which is why it managed to surpass it this year, but in general I wouldn't be shocked if different holiday songs rotate the top spot every year now. Last Christmas seems to be next on the list of Holiday #1 hits with how much it's grown over the years and continues to grow.

Mariah's song is still big of course and will probably take the top spot back again this year, but I think Brenda going #1 is way less cynical than people realize.

Jingle Bell Rock already looks like a #2 contender.

Yes, possibly. It will be tough as it's fairly far behind "AIWFCIY" at the moment, but this shows it might have some wide appeal:

Clearly Apple is not as big of a streaming platform as Spotify during the holidays since "RATCT" isn't even top 10 there and it doesn't matter, but it's interesting "JBR" is the second most streamed holiday song at Apple (at least at the moment). This is beneficial if the label wants to get "JBR" to #2 or even #1. I think "JBR" falls under the Universal label, so maybe at some point they will give it a push like they did for "RATCT" this year. It has its 70th anniversary in 2027.

[dremolus - solarpunk]

Crazy y'all are getting this worked up about Christmas songs on charts.

[Caviar]

Ban them 2 years after release and problem solved.

[bat1990]

I'll take this over the moaning of how "boring" the Hot 100 is in December.

[jenglisbe]

Cher's new holiday song is now top 40 at Top 40 radio. That's actually really good for a new holiday song, and it could get the highest peak for a new holiday song since "AIWFCIY." These are the ones I know of:

"All I Want for Christmas is You" - #9 (this really was huge right away; it got to #35 in 1996 and in 1997, too)
"This Gift" (98 Degrees) - #23
"Merry Christmas" (Ed/Elton) - #36
"Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays" (NSync) - #37
("DJ Play a Christmas Song" - #38)
"Santa Tell Me" (Ariana) - #39
"Mistletoe" (Bieber) - #46
"Like It's Christmas" (Jonas Brothers) - #48

I don't know where "My Only Wish (This Year)," "Underneath the Tree," and "Christmas Tree Farm" peaked. If anyone knows those or others, please reply.

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

kworb's Billboard Radio Songs Estimates | « 2023 » / « 12 » / « 07 »

1(=) Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer 71.08(-0.41) -
2(=) Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red 70.18(-0.53)
3(=) Miley Cyrus - Used To Be Young 62.05(-0.12)
4(=) SZA - Snooze 60.59(-0.16)
5(=) Tate McRae - greedy 57.46(+0.55)
6(=) Tyla - Water 55.12(+0.12)
7(+1) Jelly Roll - Need A Favor 53.70(-0.16)
8(-1) Rema & Selena Gomez - Calm Down 53.54(-0.36)
9(=) Paul Russell - Lil Boo Thang 53.02(+0.09)
10(=) Jelly Roll - Save Me (with Lainey Wilson) 49.63(-0.35)

17(=) Jack Harlow - Lovin On Me 39.93(+1.39)

22(+3) Luke Bryan - But I Got A Beer In My Hand 35.36(+1.03)

33(=) Doja Cat - Agora Hills 28.05(+0.61)

78(+4) Maluma - Segun Quien f/Carin Leon 12.04(+0.91)

[dremolus - solarpunk]

Nov 30, 2023 23:59:34 GMT -5 dremolus - solarpunk said:

Mid-Week Releases

New Singles:
Adrianne Lenker - Ruined
IDLES - Grace
Lil Ugly Mane - SPILL
8485 - Something bad
Sweet Pill - Chewed Up
KayCyy - NOT OVER
Snõõper - Company Car
Architects - Seeing Red
あいみょん – あのね
6arelyhuman - Like a G6
Taraneh - Face of Fear
The Libertines - Night of the Hunter
Griff - Astronaut
The Crane Wives - The Well
Cat Power - Working Class Hero
Arlo Parks feat. Lous and the Yakuza - I’m Sorry
Brainstory - Gift of Life
Kobaryo - Cosmic Diffusion
Camellia - TEMPO KATANA
Bodyimage - lead u 2 me
Remo Drive - New in Town
NMIXX - Soñar (Breaker)
ADORA - dreams
ThxSoMch - When the Devil Speaks…
That Kid - Q.O.S.D.
Friko - For Ella
Jake Hill - An Eye for An Eye
LUCY - Boogie Man / Over the Christmas
Natti Natasha - TU TATTOO
THE BOYZ - Dear.
NCT U - Marine Turtle

New Albums and EPs:
羊文学 [Hitsujibungaku] - 12 hugs (like butterflies)
Odetari - DOOR 2 DUSK
Aimer - 白色蜉蝣 EP
Youmi Zouma - EP IV
Zion.T - Zip
Rebecca Ferguson - Heaven, Pt. II
Passepied - 印象万象有象無象 [Inshou Banshou Uzoumuzou]
Kenny Mason - HIGHWAY 9
Qujila Yoluno Machi - I See the Moon Light
Alisa - pending
Palace - Part II: Nightmares & Ice Cream EP
Dizzy Dizzo - Spiral
MICO - the afterparty EP
Dannie May - 青写真 [Aojashin] EP
THE NOVEMBERS - The Novembers
Lolo Zouaï - Crying in the Carwash EP
理芽 - NEW ROMANCER2
Granuja and Jam Baxter - De las Sombras
CHAMELEO - ALTA TENSÃO
Kai Whiston - XUL2 EP
Duwap Kaine - Thank You Kaine II
Xibalba - Aztlán EP
Avokid - When We Were Young EP
Baby Smoove - Young Rich Bastard
Pascale Project - Good People Only EP
Ying Bans - Vol. 6

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

Dec 7, 2023 9:32:11 GMT -5 Caviar said:

Ban them 2 years after release and problem solved.

What problem ?