News Archive: 2018

Hot 100 Chart Moves: Mariah Carey's "Christmas" Hits New High, Andy Williams Goes Top 20 and Gene Autry Debuts

Source: Xander Zellner, billboard.com

December 12, 2018 – Carey's 1994 carol surges to No. 7 and Autry makes his first Hot 100 appearance.

Holiday music continues to storm the Billboard Hot 100 chart, as nine seasonal songs debut, re-enter or reach new peaks on the latest list (dated Dec. 15).

As previously reported, Mariah Carey leads the pack, as her holiday staple "All I Want for Christmas Is You" leaps from No. 14 to No. 7, hitting a new peak, after it reached the top 10 (No. 9) for the first time last year. The song surges with 30.4 million radio audience impressions (up 11 percent), 28.5 million U.S. streams (up 29 percent), 15,000 downloads sold (up 28 percent) in the tracking week, according to Nielsen Music. With the ascent, Carey achieves her highest rank since "Obsessed" reached No. 7 in 2009.

"Christmas" concurrently leads Billboard's Holiday 100 chart, which ranks the top holiday hits of all eras using the same methodology as the Hot 100, blending streaming, airplay and sales data.

Also as previously noted, Wham!'s "Last Christmas," from 1984, makes its first visit to the Hot 100's top 40, rising 43-34, and the late Dean Martin appears on the chart for the first time in nearly 50 years, as "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow" storms in at No. 41.

Late country legend Gene Autry earns his first-ever Hot 100 entry, as "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"very shiny debut at No. 36. Autry (who died at age 91 in 1998) released the track in 1949, nine years before the Hot 100 launched, and it finally debuts, gaining by 40 percent to 18.5 million U.S. streams. (Per chart rules put in place this decade, older songs, like Autry's, Carey's, Wham!'s and Martin's, are eligible to chart on the Hot 100 if showing multi-metric gains and ranking in the top 50.)

Plus, Autry's Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and Other Christmas Classics leaps 68-49 on the Billboard 200, up 41 percent to 17,000 equivalent album units.

Here is a rundown of all the holiday songs on the Dec. 15-dated Hot 100:

7.	All I Want for Christmas Is You Mariah Carey (up from No. 14)
16.	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year Andy Williams (up from No. 21)
21.	Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree Brenda Lee (up from No. 23)
22.	A Holly Jolly Christmas Burl Ives (up from No. 26)
26.	Jingle Bell Rock Bobby Helms (up from No. 22)
29.	The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) Nat King Cole (up from No. 39)
34.	Last Christmas Wham! (up from No. 43)
36.	Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Gene Autry (debut)
16.	Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow Dean Martin (debut)

Andy Williams' "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" enters the Hot 100's top 20 for the first time, rising 21-16. The track earns Williams (who passed away at age 84 in 2012) his ninth top 20 hit and first since 1971, when "(Where Do I Begin) Love Story" reached No. 9. Among his 40 total Hot 100 hits, he earned four top 10s.

Also reaching new peaks: Burl Ives' "A Holly Jolly Christmas," Bobby Helms' "Jingle Bell Rock" and Nat King Cole's "The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)." Ives and Cole sport their highest Hot 100 ranks since 1962 and 1964, respectively, while Helms continues climbing with his top-charted title.

Billboard: The Hot 100 for the Week of December 15, 2018

1.	Thank U, Next Ariana Grande
2.	Sicko Mode Travis Scott
3.	Without Me Halsey
4.	Happier Marshmello & Bastille
5.	High Hopes Panic! At The Disco
6.	Going Bad Meek Mill featuring Drake
7.	All I Want For Christmas Is You Mariah Carey
8.	ZEZE Kodak Black featuring Travis Scott & Offset
9.	Drip Too Hard Lil Baby & Gunna
10.	Mo Bamba Sheck Wes
11.	Girls Like You Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B
12.	Breathin Ariana Grande
13.	Lucid Dreams Juice WRLD
14.	Youngblood 5 Seconds of Summer
15.	Better Now Post Malone
16.	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year Andy Williams
17.	Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) Post Malone & Swae Lee
18.	Eastside Benny Blanco, Halsey & Khalid
19.	Wake Up in the Sky Gucci Mane X Bruno Mars X Kodak Black
20.	What's Free Meek Mill featuring Rick Ross & JAY-Z
21.	Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree Brenda Lee
22.	A Holly Jolly Christmas Burl Ives
23.	Trip Ella Mai
24.	Taki Taki DJ Snake featuring Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B
25.	MIA Bad Bunny featuring Drake
26.	Jingle Bell Rock Bobby Helms
27.	Love Lies Khalid & Normani
28.	Money Cardi B
29.	The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) Nat King Cole
30.	On Me Meek Mill featuring Cardi B
31.	Dangerous Meek Mill featuring Jeremih & PnB Rock
32.	Leave Me Alone Flipp Dinero
33.	Better Khalid
34.	Last Christmas Wham!
35.	Natural Imagine Dragons
36.	Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer Gene Autry
37.	Beautiful Bazzi featuring Camila Cabello
38.	Shallow Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
39.	Uptown Vibes Meek Mill featuring Fabolous & Anuel AA
40.	Speechless Dan + Shay
41.	Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow Dean Martin
42.	I Like It Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin
43.	MAMA 6ix9ine featuring Nicki Minaj & Kanye West
44.	KIKA 6ix9ine featuring Tory Lanez
45.	Broken lovelytheband
46.	Pure Cocaine Lil Baby
47.	Taste Tyga featuring Offset
48.	God Is a Woman Ariana Grande
49.	She Got the Best of Me Luke Combs
50.	Uproar Lil Wayne
51.	WAKA 6ix9ine featuring A Boogie Wit da Hoodie
52.	FEFE 6ix9ine featuring Nicki Minaj & Murda Beatz
53.	TIC TOC 6ix9ine featuring Lil Baby
54.	24/7 Meek Mill featuring Ella Mai
55.	Intro Meek Mill
56.	Drunk Me Mitchell Tenpenny
57.	Respect the Game Meek Mill
58.	Ring Cardi B featuring Kehlani
59.	Best Shot Jimmie Allen
60.	Good Form Nicki Minaj featuring Lil Wayne
61.	Trauma Meek Mill
62.	Time Lil Baby featuring Meek Mill
63.	Nuketown Ski Mask The Slump God featuring Juice WRLD
64.	Calling My Spirit Kodak Black
65.	Lie NF
66.	Ready Lil Baby featuring Gunna
67.	Nothing Breaks Like a Heart Mark Ronson featuring Miley Cyrus
68.	When the Party's Over Billie Eilish
69.	You Say Lauren Daigle
70.	Championships Meek Mill
71.	Lost in Japan Shawn Mendes X Zedd
72.	Tic Tac Toe Meek Mill featuring Kodak Black
73.	Almost Slipped Meek Mill
74.	Arms Around You XXXTENTACION x Lil Pump featuring Maluma & Swae Lee
75.	BAD! XXXTENTACION
76.	Armed and Dangerous Juice WRLD
77.	Splash Warning Meek Mill featuring Future, Roddy Ricch & Young Thug
78.	Pay You Back Meek Mill featuring 21 Savage
79.	Be Alright Dean Lewis
80.	That's on Me Yella Beezy
81.	Foot Fungus Ski Mask The Slump God
82.	Crush a Lot Lil Baby
83.	Talk to Me Tory Lanez & Rich The Kid
84.	Close Friends Lil Baby
85.	Oodles O' Noodles Babies Meek Mill
86.	Backin' It Up Pardison Fontaine featuring Cardi B
87.	This Feeling The Chainsmokers featuring Kelsea Ballerini
88.	Fine China Future & Juice WRLD
89.	STOOPID 6ix9ine featuring Bobby Shmurda
90.	Burning Man Dierks Bentley featuring Brothers Osborne
91.	Global Lil Baby
92.	Smile (Living My Best Life) Lil' Duval featuring Snoop Dogg & Ball Greezy
93.	Close to Me Ellie Goulding X Diplo featuring Swae Lee
94.	Consequences Camila Cabello
95.	No Stylist French Montana featuring Drake
96.	Good Girl Dustin Lynch
97.	Ella Quiere Beber Anuel AA & Romeo Santos
98.	Word on the Street Lil Baby
99.	Sixteen Thomas Rhett
100.	You Jacquees