Three years after Mariah Carey made music history for her titan yuletide song, ‘All I Want for Christmas,’ becoming the first holiday hit to be certified Diamond in the United States, she’s watched the festive favorite become the highest-certified song by any woman in the history of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Katy Perry may have made headlines over the summer when her megahit ‘Roar‘ pounced to 15x Platinum in the U.S. to become the highest-certified female hit ever (at the time), but – just five months later – the RIAA has refreshed its logs to reveal Carey has snatched the record back.
On Friday (December 6), the organization announced ‘Christmas’ has become the first song recorded by a woman to reach the 16x Platinum mark – meaning it’s sold 16 million in the United States.
According to the RIAA, Carey’s single sales now sit at 74 million – making her one of the best-selling artists in music history.
The news comes just days before the tune made its historic reascension to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 on Monday (December 9).
