Mariah Carey scores her 19th Number 1 single in America as All I Want For Christmas Is You hits the top spot 25 years after its original release

Mariah Carey's festive favourite reaches Number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, 25 years after its release.
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Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You is Number 1 in the United States, 25 years after its original release.

Chart publication Billboard confirmed today (Dec. 16) that AIWFCIY finally hit the top spot on its silver anniversary, following the release of a new music video for the song featuring unreleased footage from the original 1994 shoot, a deluxe edition of its parent album, and a new mini-documentary about the song.

All I Want For Christmas Is You was initially ineligible to chart on release, due to not being commercially released as a single. Those rules were relaxed in 1998, and All I Want... first hit the chart in December 2000 at Number 83.

The festive favourite becomes Mariah's 19th Number 1 single in the US, surpassing Elvis Presley on 18, making her the solo artist with the most chart toppers in her own right. Only The Beatles have more, with 20.

Can AIWFCIY finally claim Number 1 in the UK too this year? The song reached Number 2 in 1994, losing out on the Official Christmas Number 1 to East 17's Stay Another Day. It then returned to its peak position again in 2017 and 2018. In the race for Friday's #XmasNo1, the song currently places at Number 6 in the latest sales flash.

MORE: 2019's Official Christmas Number 1 contenders

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Courtney Puzzo

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it wasn't allowed to chart on the Hot 100 in 1994 because a physical single wasn't released in the US at the time congrats to her for the achievement though she's actually been the soloist with the most #1s on the Hot 100 since 2008 with 18 now 19 Elvis had his 17th and final hot 100 #1 with suspicious minds the week ending November 1st 1969 and the Beatles had their last two number ones after they split up Let It Be the week ending May 2nd 1970 and Long and Winding Road the week ending June 20th 1970 giving them 60 weeks at #1 Mariah tied that in February 2000 with Thank God I Found You she tied Elvis at 79 weeks with the 2nd week of Touch My Body at #1 the week ending April 19th 2008 and AIWFCIY is only the 2nd holiday song to reach #1 on the Hot 100 after the Chipmunk Song from December 20th 1958 to January 12th 1959

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thierry henon

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Fantastic news!! Actually i still can't believe it!! Do hope the song will be number 1 in UK too!! Well deserve Mariah!!

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Amie

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God is good today.Congratulations to our Queen of Christmas making history score her 19th #1 hit after 25 years and her first since 2008s Touch My Body

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Damián

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Incredibly happy for her! What an achievement!

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Keneth Bayani

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Congrats Mariah!

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de Sascha

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I'm so happy for her! Congratulations!