This week, Mariah Carey has broken a record that has been held since 1953. "All I Want For Christmas Is You" is now the longest-running top 10 single in the history of the UK Singles Chart. It has now spent 36 weeks in the top 10, overtaking "I Believe" by Frankie Laine's 35 weeks.

 

Congratulations, Mariah!

Good for her!

But there were no streaming services in 1953!!!!

Edited December 9, 20222 yr by ben08

But there wee no streaming services in 1953!!!!

 

There was also no ACR in 1953 :P

Non consecutive doesn't impress me.

Iconic song and richly deserved record breaker

Sorry, but this record is meaningless when you take streaming & Christmas songs into account. #SorryNotSorry :coffee:

Blimey!

 

Can't really see anything else ever taking that record now. It's hers to keep.

Apart from another Christmas song, perhaps....

 

Surprised Last Christmas only has 23 weeks in top 10

Edited December 9, 20222 yr by tgl92

Sorry, but this record is meaningless when you take streaming & Christmas songs into account. #SorryNotSorry :coffee:

Or perhaps more impressive that it's proved itself to be arguably even more popular almost 30 years on than it was when it came out!

 

It's a great achievement and richly deserved for such an iconic song imo *.*

Surprised Last Christmas only has 23 weeks in top 10

 

It was never a perennial top 10 returner until Michael's death in 2016 fom memory.

Edited December 9, 20222 yr by Dobbo.

Surprised Last Christmas only has 23 weeks in top 10

 

Last Christmas has had 33 top 10 weeks.

 

It had 10 weeks in the top 10 at Christmas 1984 ( with Everything She Wants ) and Christmas 1985.

I make it that the list looks like this:

 

Most Top 10 Weeks – UK Singles Chart

 

 

36* - All I Want For Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey ( 1994 )

 

35 – I Believe – Frankie Laine ( 1953 )

 

33* - Last Christmas – Wham! - ( 1984 )

 

31 – Someone You Loved – Lewis Capaldi ( 2018 )

 

27 – Secret Love – Doris Day ( 1954 )

 

27 – Fairytale Of New York – Pogues / Kirsty MacColl ( 1987 )

 

25 – Don’t Start Now – Dua Lipa ( 2019 )

 

24 – The Happy Wanderer – Obernkirchen Childrens Choir ( 1954 )

 

23 – Terry’s Theme From Limelight – Frank Chacksfield ( 1953 )

 

23 – One dance – Drake / Wizkid / Kyla ( 2016 )

 

22 – Because You’re Mine – Mario Lanza ( 1952 )

 

22 – The Song From Moulin Rouge – Mantovani ( 1953 )

 

22 – Relax – Frankie Goes To Hollywood ( 1983 )

 

22 – What Do You Mean – Justin Bieber ( 2015 )

 

22 – Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran ( 2017 )

 

22 – Peru – Fireboy DML / Ed Sheeran ( 2022 )

Edited December 9, 20222 yr by mrpopquiz

Other than Xmas songs that list is basically either 50s or recent songs.

Last Christmas has had 33 top 10 weeks.

 

It had 10 weeks in the top 10 at Christmas 1984 ( with Everything She Wants ) and Christmas 1985.

 

Ah I see! I looked on the official charts website and only saw 23 weeks as the single song

And at the bottom of your list,

 

21 - The Beatles - She loves you (1963)

It was never a perennial top 10 returner until Michael's death in 2016 fom memory.

 

Yup, was a YUUUGE flop till then. Song is dire, so hopefulñy back to floppage with it sooner or later.

 

She did THAT :cheeseblock: :cheeseblock:

 

WELL DESERVED. ONE OF THE BEST SANGS EVER MADE AND PERHAPS ONE OF THE BEST-CONSTRUCTED POP SANGS OF ALL TARRRM AND YOU SCROUGES WILL ALL DEAL!!!!

 

 

Sorry, but this record is meaningless when you take streaming & Christmas songs into account. #SorryNotSorry :coffee:

 

You need to go outside more and revel in her Mariah's Christmas revelry!!

AND!!!!

 

She wrote AND composed this song haself. Literally, when will your faves?! :lol: Last Easter certainly wasn't.