Posted December 6, 20231 yr BILLBOARD HOT 100 Week ending December 9, 2023 | Tracking period: 11/24–11/30 TW LW PP WC Artist – Song 01 08 01 54 Brenda Lee ‒ Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree (BIGGEST STREAMING GAIN) 02 04 01 61 Mariah Carey ‒ All I Want For Christmas Is You (BIGGEST SALES GAIN) 03 01 01 03 Jack Harlow ‒ Lovin On Me (BIGGEST AIRPLAY GAIN) 04 12 03 52 Bobby Helms ‒ Jingle Bell Rock 05 13 04 34 Wham! ‒ Last Christmas 06 16 04 35 Burl Ives ‒ A Holly Jolly Christmas 07 02 01 30 Taylor Swift ‒ Cruel Summer 08 03 01 17 Doja Cat ‒ Paint The Town Red 09 05 02 51 SZA ‒ Snooze 10 28 05 35 Andy Williams ‒ It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year 11 07 07 11 Tate McRae ‒ Greedy 12 06 01 14 Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves ‒ I Remember Everything 13 35 08 27 Dean Martin ‒ Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow! 14 46 10 24 The Ronettes ‒ Sleigh Ride 15 10 10 09 Tyla ‒ Water 16 39 06 28 Jose Feliciano ‒ Feliz Navidad 17 42 12 23 Kelly Clarkson ‒ Underneath The Tree 18 48 12 20 Ariana Grande ‒ Santa Tell Me 19 43 09 40 Nat King Cole ‒ The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) 20 14 01 44 Morgan Wallen ‒ Last Night 21 09 01 05 Taylor Swift ‒ Is It Over Now? (Taylor's Version) [From The Vault] 22 15 07 39 Morgan Wallen ‒ Thinkin' Bout Me 23 RE 12 31 Bing Crosby & Ken Darby Singers & John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra ‒ White Christmas 24 19 14 10 Doja Cat ‒ Agora Hills 25 18 02 36 Luke Combs ‒ Fast Car 26 RE 16 23 Gene Autry ‒ Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer 27 RE 15 18 Darlene Love ‒ Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 28 RE 16 09 Nat King Cole ‒ Deck The Halls 29 RE 12 19 Perry Como And The Fontane Sisters & Mitchell Ayres And His Orchestra ‒ It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas 30 RE 20 10 Frank Sinatra ‒ Jingle Bells 31 RE 20 16 Michael Buble ‒ It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas 32 RE 24 09 Elvis Presley ‒ Blue Christmas 33 20 11 08 Drake feat. Sexyy Red & SZA ‒ Rich Baby Daddy 34 17 01 08 Drake feat. J. Cole ‒ First Person Shooter 35 24 23 11 Paul Russell ‒ Lil Boo Thang 36 21 13 35 Jelly Roll ‒ Need A Favor 37 23 01 22 Olivia Rodrigo ‒ Vampire 38 22 19 24 Jelly Roll & Lainey Wilson ‒ Save Me 39 25 04 24 Gunna ‒ Fukumean 40 RE 25 16 Gene Autry ‒ Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) 41 30 08 14 Miley Cyrus ‒ Used To Be Young 42 RE 10 18 Chuck Berry ‒ Run Rudolph Run 43 RE 31 08 Thurl Ravenscroft ‒ You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch 44 RE 33 07 Jackson 5 ‒ Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town 45 36 14 20 Billie Eilish ‒ What Was I Made For? 46 ** 46 01 Taylor Swift ‒ You're Losing Me (HOT SHOT DEBUT) 47 RE 18 16 Andy Williams ‒ Happy Holiday / The Holiday Season 48 32 25 16 Usher, Summer Walker & 21 Savage ‒ Good Good 49 RE 28 09 Paul McCartney ‒ Wonderful Christmastime 50 27 12 19 Chris Stapleton ‒ White Horse 51 37 31 09 Noah Kahan ‒ Stick Season 52 33 11 03 Dua Lipa ‒ Houdini 53 44 26 10 Mitski ‒ My Love Mine All Mine 54 40 39 16 Teddy Swims ‒ Lose Control 55 29 02 08 Drake feat. Yeat ‒ IDGAF 56 38 05 07 Bad Bunny ‒ Monaco 57 54 11 18 Travis Scott ‒ I Know ? 58 11 11 02 Drake ‒ You Broke My Heart 59 63 56 04 Olivia Rodrigo ‒ Can't Catch Me Now 60 55 47 05 Nate Smith ‒ World On Fire 61 59 48 11 Victoria Monet ‒ On My Mama 62 53 46 12 Warren Zeiders ‒ Pretty Little Poison 63 34 34 02 Tate McRae ‒ Exes 64 62 51 10 Lil Tecca ‒ 500lbs 65 57 40 04 Fuerza Regida & Marshmello ‒ Harley Quinn 66 64 52 11 Kenya Grace ‒ Strangers 67 61 57 09 Dylan Scott ‒ Can't Have Mine 68 67 11 12 Olivia Rodrigo ‒ Get Him Back! 69 60 42 08 Jessie Murph & Jelly Roll ‒ Wild Ones 70 69 14 40 Morgan Wallen ‒ Everything I Love 71 66 55 24 HARDY ‒ Truck Bed 72 RE 05 08 Jung Kook & Jack Harlow ‒ 3D 73 50 03 08 Drake ‒ Virginia Beach 74 56 02 05 Taylor Swift ‒ Now That We Don't Talk (Taylor's Version) [From The Vault] 75 65 30 11 Rod Wave ‒ Great Gatsby 76 70 55 08 Cody Johnson ‒ The Painter 77 95 77 03 JID feat. 21 Savage & Baby Tate ‒ Surround Sound 78 72 28 16 Karol G & Peso Pluma ‒ Qlona 79 68 01 20 Jason Aldean ‒ Try That In A Small Town 80 73 05 04 Jung Kook ‒ Standing Next To You 81 78 68 09 Maluma & Carin Leon ‒ Segun Quien 82 80 77 06 Parker McCollum ‒ Burn It Down 83 83 61 09 Calle 24 x Chino Pacas x Fuerza Regida ‒ Que Onda 84 84 84 02 Luke Combs ‒ Where The Wild Things Are 85 77 14 14 Zach Bryan feat. The War And Treaty ‒ Hey Driver 86 75 07 16 Olivia Rodrigo ‒ Bad Idea Right? 87 79 37 03 Noah Kahan & Hozier ‒ Northern Attitude 88 82 20 07 Bad Bunny & Feid ‒ Perro Negro 89 87 84 05 Dan + Shay ‒ Save Me The Trouble 90 74 01 11 Drake feat. SZA ‒ Slime You Out 91 86 24 11 Rod Wave feat. 21 Savage ‒ Turks & Caicos 92 93 44 06 The Kid LAROI, Jung Kook & Central Cee ‒ Too Much 93 94 03 18 Travis Scott feat. Drake ‒ Meltdown 94 92 68 14 Grupo Frontera & Grupo Firme ‒ El Amor de Su Vida 95 96 95 03 Riley Green feat. Luke Combs ‒ Different 'Round Here 96 98 92 07 Luke Bryan ‒ But I Got A Beer In My Hand 97 ** 97 01 Kali Uchis & Karol G ‒ Labios Mordidos 98 76 03 05 Taylor Swift ‒ Slut! (Taylor's Version) [From The Vault] 99 85 01 16 Oliver Anthony Music ‒ Rich Men North Of Richmond 100 81 05 05 Taylor Swift ‒ Say Don't Go (Taylor's Version) [From The Vault] OUT 26 26 01 Drake feat. J. Cole ‒ Evil Ways OUT 31 06 26 Dua Lipa ‒ Dance The Night OUT 41 25 23 Noah Kahan & Post Malone ‒ Dial Drunk OUT 45 29 29 Doechii feat. Kodak Black ‒ What It Is (Block Boy) OUT 47 01 45 Miley Cyrus ‒ Flowers OUT 49 01 50 SZA ‒ Kill Bill OUT 51 51 01 Drake ‒ Red Button OUT 52 52 01 Drake ‒ The Shoe Fits OUT 58 58 01 Drake ‒ Stories About My Brother OUT 71 71 01 Drake ‒ Wick Man OUT 88 62 12 Sexyy Red ‒ SkeeYee OUT 89 43 20 Myke Towers ‒ LaLa OUT 90 90 01 Andre 3000 ‒ I Swear, I Really Wanted To Make A "Rap" Album But... OUT 91 09 04 Taylor Swift ‒ Style (Taylor's Version) OUT 97 14 11 Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion ‒ Bongos OUT 99 05 04 Drake feat. 21 Savage ‒ Calling For You OUT 100 22 14 Karol G ‒ Mi Ex Tenia Razon Bubbling Under TW LW Artist – Song 01 02 Kane Brown ‒ I Can Feel It 02 22 Chloe ‒ Winter Wonderland 03 05 George Birge ‒ Mind On You 04 16 The Red Clay Strays ‒ Wondering Why 05 07 Sabrina Carpenter ‒ Feather 06 04 Chayce Beckham ‒ 23 07 ** Stephen Sanchez ‒ Silver Bells 08 11 Peso Pluma & Tito Double P ‒ La People 09 08 Zach Bryan ‒ Sun To Me 10 13 Mitchell Tenpenny ‒ We Got History 11 09 Rauw Alejandro ‒ Diluvio 12 ** Meghan Trainor ‒ Jingle Bells 13 12 Zach Bryan ‒ Revival 14 10 Dylan Gossett ‒ Coal 15 15 BigXthaPlug ‒ Mmhmm 16 ** TV Girl ‒ Not Allowed 17 20 Ciara & Chris Brown ‒ How We Roll 18 ** Fridayy ‒ When It Comes To You 19 14 Jenn Carter, Kyle Richh & TaTa ‒ Bent 20 25 Chris Janson ‒ All I Need Is You 21 17 Chris Brown feat. Davido & Lojay ‒ Sensational 22 24 Bryan Martin ‒ We Ride 23 ** October London ‒ Back To Your Place 24 01 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne ‒ Presha 25 ** Xavi ‒ La Victima
December 6, 20231 yr Author New Old-Fashioned No. 1: Brenda Lee’s ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’ Tops Hot 100, 65 Years After Its Release By Gary Trust | 12/4/2023 Brenda Lee dances merrily to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart with her holiday classic “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.” The song rewrites multiple records as it tops the chart for the first time – 65 years after its release. Lee, meanwhile, adds her third No. 1 – and her first since 1960. Plus, four other carols return to the Hot 100’s top 10: Bobby Helms’ “Jingle Bell Rock,” up from No. 12 to No. 4; Wham!’s “Last Christmas” (13-5); Burl Ives’ “A Holly Jolly Christmas” (16-6); and Andy Williams’ “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” (28-10). Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” on Decca/MCA Nashville/UMe, becomes the 1,161st No. 1 in the Hot 100’s 65-year archives. Below, let’s unwrap the coronation of the song, whose history dates back just as long. “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” drew 34.9 million streams (up 69%, as it wins top Streaming Gainer honors on the Hot 100) and 20.7 million radio airplay audience impressions (up 35%) and sold 3,000 downloads (up 39%) in the Nov. 24-30 tracking week, according to Luminate. The single jumps 5-1 for a second week atop the Streaming Songs chart, after it first ruled the last frame of the 2022 holiday season; re-enters Digital Song Sales at No. 12, having reached a No. 4 high; and ascends 47-33 on Radio Songs, where it has hit a No. 17 best. Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” was originally recorded and released in 1958. Written by Johnny Marks and produced by Owen Bradley, it first hit the Hot 100 (at No. 64) dated Dec. 12, 1960 – after Lee had notched her first four top 10s that year – and reached an original No. 14 peak two weeks later. The song went on to spend nine weeks at No. 2 on the Hot 100 between December 2019 and last holiday season. (Notably, it ties for the most weeks logged at No. 2 before rising to No. 1 at last, matching Billie Eilish’s wait with “Bad Guy” in 2019.) For its 65th anniversary, Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” received its first official video, featuring cameos from country stars Tanya Tucker and Trisha Yearwood, Nov. 3. Plus, Lee is set to perform it on NBC’s Christmas at the Opry, airing Dec. 7. As previously reported, Lee has also joined TikTok, where she’s been sharing posts about the song and her career. (She even took to the mic – a.k.a., a plane intercom – on a recent flight to perform the song.) Lee claims just the third holiday No. 1 ever on the Hot 100. “The Chipmunk Song,” by The Chipmunks with David Seville, from 1958, spent four weeks on top beginning that December, and Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” released in 1994, has rung up 12 weeks at No. 1, from its first ascent to the summit in December 2019 through last holiday season. Two of the three leaders, Lee’s and The Chipmunks’ singles, thus, were released in 1958 (the Hot 100’s first year of existence). Lee lands her third Hot 100 No. 1 … 65 years after her first two. “I’m Sorry” reigned for three weeks beginning on the chart dated July 18, 1960, and “I Want To Be Wanted” topped the tally dated Oct. 24, 1960. Lee has charted 51 Hot 100 hits, starting with “Sweet Nothin’s,” which marked her debut on the ranking dated Dec. 21, 1959. The song rose to No. 4 in April 1960, becoming her first of 13 top 10s. (She went on to earn nine top 10s on the Hot Country Songs chart in 1973-80.) Notably, Lee posted the most Hot 100 hits – 46 – among women in the ‘60s, one more than runner-up Connie Francis that decade; she and Francis tied for the most top 10s – 12 each – among solo women in the ’60s. Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” shatters the record for the longest wait from a song’s release – 65 years – to it hitting No. 1 on the Hot 100. It surpasses the 25-year gap between the release of Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” in 1994 and its rise to No. 1 in 2019. Lee’s single also breaks the record for longest climb to No. 1 on the Hot 100 from a song’s debut on the chart. As it entered the Dec. 12, 1960-dated list and leads the Dec. 9, 2023-dated ranking, it rules at last three days shy of 63 years later. Lee additionally rewrites the record for the longest span of an artist topping the Hot 100: 63 years, four months and three weeks, from her first week at No. 1 with “I’m Sorry” (July 18, 1960) through the latest list. She supplants Carey, whose span of leaders stretches 32 years and five months, from her first week in charge (Aug. 4, 1990) with her debut single “Vision of Love” through the most recent week on top for “All I Want for Christmas Is You” last holiday season. Making more history, Lee marks the longest break between Hot 100 No. 1s: 63 years, one month and two weeks between “I Want To Be Wanted” (Oct. 24, 1960) and “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.” Cher previously held the mark: just 10 days shy of 25 years between her one week atop the Hot 100 with “Dark Lady” (March 23, 1974) and the start of her four-week command with “Believe” (March 13, 1999). (Cher reaches No. 1 on another Billboard chart this week with her own holiday hit.) Lee is 78 years young; her new Hot 100 coronation will add to her birthday celebration Dec. 11. She becomes the senior-most artist to top the chart, surpassing Louis Armstrong, who was 62 when “Hello, Dolly!” led in 1964. Among women, Lee passes the likewise busy Cher, who was 52 when “Believe” ruled the Hot 100. In a bit of time-bending, while Lee is currently 78, again, the highest age for an artist atop the Hot 100, she was 13 when she recorded “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”; if the song had led when she was that age, she’d be the youngest woman to have reached No. 1. Little Peggy March remains the youngest woman to have led the list – at the time of a song hitting No. 1 – as the singer (now 75) was 15 when “I Will Follow Him” ruled in 1963. What 13 songs kept Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” from No. 1 when it originally peaked at No. 14 on the Dec. 26, 1960-dated Hot 100? You can browse the entire chart here. Notably, Elvis Presley led with “Are You Lonesome To-night?,” with the Jordanaires. Plus, Floyd Cramer ranked at No. 3 on the Dec. 26, 1960, Hot 100 with “Last Date.” The piano player (who passed in 1997) was an in-demand session musician in the ‘50s and ‘60s – and played on Lee’s new No. 1. Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” concurrently hits No. 1 for the first time on the multi-metric Holiday 100 chart. Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” led for 43 consecutive weeks, dating to the start of the 2015-16 holiday season, and has dominated for 58 of the wintry summary’s 64 total frames since the chart began in 2011. The only other Holiday 100 No. 1s to date: Justin Bieber’s “Mistletoe,” for a week in the 2011-12 holiday season; Pentatonix’s “Little Drummer Boy” (one, 2013-14) and “Mary, Did You Know?” (two, 2014-15); and Ariana Grande’s “Santa Tell Me” (one, 2014-15). Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” rises 4-2 on the Hot 100, with across-the-board gains in streams (32.4 million, up 47%), airplay (21.5 million, up 38%) and sales (4,000, up 39%); it’s the chart’s second-greatest gainer in both streaming and airplay and earns the top Sales Gainer nod. With its 2019 coronation, Carey claimed her 19th Hot 100 No. 1, extending her mark for the most among soloists and moving to within one of The Beatles’ overall record 20. The single also reigns as the No. 1 hit on Billboard’s Greatest of All Time Holiday 100 Songs retrospective. Jack Harlow’s “Lovin On Me” dips to No. 3 on the Hot 100, a week after it became his third No. 1. It claims the chart’s top Airplay Gainer award (29.9 million, up 44%), while also increasing in streams (25.1 million, up 6%). It concurrently tops the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts, which use the same methodology as the Hot 100, for a third week each. Next up among holiday songs on the Hot 100, Bobby Helms’ “Jingle Bell Rock,” from 1957, gallops 12-4, one spot way from its best rank, with 27.6 million streams (up 55%) and 19.9 million in airplay audience (up 36%); Wham!’s “Last Christmas” jingles 13-5, led by 26.9 million streams (up 52%); and Burl Ives’ “A Holly Jolly Christmas” dashes 16-6 (26.2 million, up 61%). The latter two tracks, from 1984 and 1964, respectively, have both hit No. 4 highs to date. Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer” falls 2-7 on the Hot 100, following four nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 beginning in October. Doja Cat’s “Paint the Town Red” descends 3-8 on the Hot 100, after it led for three nonconsecutive weeks beginning in September – and becomes her first No. 1 on Radio Songs (65.8 million, down 1%). SZA’s “Snooze” remains tucked in the Hot 100’s top 10, slipping 5-9, after reaching No. 2, as it leads the multi-metric Hot R&B Songs chart for an 18th week.
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