Let’s recap the very successful and record breaking 2022 Christmas season!
The
Queen of Christmas™ sleighed this season like no other and made more history...here are some of the highlights!
18 #1’s across the globe!
Australia: 1
Austria: 1
Belgium: 1
Canada: 1
Czech Republic: 1
France: 1
Germany: 1
Iceland: 1
Italy: 1
Luxembourg: 1
Netherlands: 1
Norway: 1
Portugal: 1
Slovakia: 1
Sweden: 1
Switzerland: 1
United Kingdom: 1
United States: 1
7 #2’sDenmark: 2
Finland: 2
Hungary: 2
Ireland: 2
Lithuania: 2
New Zealand: 2
Poland: 2
Top 5’sCroatia: 5
Greece: 3
Singapore: 3
Made history:
*
Broke the Global Spotify record for most streams for a song in a single day (again) with a whooping 21.27 streams on Dec 24th!*The first song in history to pass 20M streams in a single day!
2022: 21,273,3572021: 17,420,085
2020: 17,223,237
2019: 12,028,987
2018: 10,819,009
2017: 8,069,105
*The song topped the HOT100 chart for
4 weeks in a single season for the first time!*Extending Mariah’s total weeks at #1 to
91 weeks...the most in history!
When you compare it to other acts…
Weeks at #1 by act:Mariah Carey - 91
Rihanna - 60
The Beatles - 59
Drake - 54
Boyz II Men - 50
Usher - 47
Beyoncé - 44
Michael Jackson - 37
Adele - 34
Elton John - 34
Bruno Mars - 34
Weeks at #1 combining acts:Mariah Carey - 91
Paul McCartney + Beatles + Wings - 89
John Lennon + Beatles - 65
George Harrison + Beatles - 65
Beyoncé + Destiny's Child - 61
Ringo Starr + Beatles - 61
Rihanna - 60
Drake + Sicko Mode - 55
Boyz II Men - 50
Michael Jackson + Jackson 5 - 47
Usher - 47
Diana Ross + Supremes - 42
1999: She’s the first artist in history to spend 60 total weeks at #1.
2005: She’s the first artist in history to spend 70 total weeks at #1.
2019: She’s the first artist in history to spend 80 total weeks at #1.
2022: She’s the first artist in history to spend 90 total weeks at #1.
*AIWFCIY continues to extend as the longest-running #1 holiday song in Hot 100 history, with
12 total weeks atop of the chart!
*Mariah has now placed at No. 1 on the Hot 100 in a record-extending 19 distinct years (per Hot 100 chart dates): 1990-2000, 2005-06, 2008, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023. Spanning a historic four consecutive decades!
*AIWFCIY is the FIRST and ONLY song in history to hit #1 on the HOT100 in 5 chart years, 5 consecutive years!
*AIWFCIY topped the Billboard Global 200 (for 13 weeks!) and the Billboard Global Excl. US (for 8 weeks!)…the most for a Xmas song!
*She’s the 2nd female to accomplish this after Olivia Rodrigo who has 14 and 9 weeks, respectively.
*AIWFCIY crossed 1.4 Billion streams on Spotify becoming the first Xmas song to do so!
*Its still the first 90’s song by both a soloist and a female to hit the mark. (Only 2 other 90’s songs have more streams, “Wonderwall by Oasis and “Smells Like Team Spirit” by Nirvana)
Plus many other milestones!
Also:
It got to #1 across music services worldwide...
#1 iTunes WORLDWIDE
#1 Spotify WORLDWIDE
#1 Apple music WORLDWIDE
#1 Amazon Music WORLDWIDE
#1 YouTube WORLDWIDE
#1 Deezer WORLDWIDE
Not to mention other things like new certifications and sales across the globe!
*AIWFCIY was certified 12x Platinum in the US! And is already eligible for 14x Platinum!
*AIWFCIY is 6x Platinum in the UK. Continues to be the highest-certified song by a female artist in the UK! Already eligible for 7x Platinum!
And finally a look at the AMAZING 2022 HOT100 run: Charted for 7 weeks in a single season for a 4th season!
2022: 25 - 5 - 2 -
1 -
1 -
1 -
12021: 36 - 12 - 3 - 2 -
1 -
1 -
12020: 29 - 14 - 2 -
1 - 2 -
1 - 9
2019: 39 - 31 - 18 - 3 -
1-
1 -
12018: 29 - 14 - 7 - 6 - 7 - 3
2017: 21 - 11 - 9 - 9 - 13
2016: 23 - 17 - 20 - 16 - 35
2015: 26 - 22 - 18 - 11
2014: 50 - 40 - 35
2013: 26 - 27 - 26
2012: 29 - 25 - 21
2000: 83
Thank you to the Pulse Lambily and non-lambs alike for supporting and showing love to this timeless masterpiece! Happy New Year guys! Here’s to a healthy and joyful 2023!
