It’s just been a winning week for Mariah Carey.
The same day Billboard reported her perennial hit ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You‘ had become the overall longest-reigning #1 hit in the Hot 100’s 67-year history, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) revealed the tune now sits at 18x Platinum for sales of 18 million in the United States – making it the highest-certified female hit in that organization’s 73-year history.
While the diva’s beloved fans (affectionately called #Lambs) were busy trumpeting those wins, however, another major chart victory skirted by less celebrated.
‘Christmas’ may have enjoyed an unprecedented 20-week reign atop the Billboard Hot 100 (to date), but – arguably just as impressively – its total run on the tally also reached 77 weeks with the hitlist’s latest print.
The only other female-led hit that can boast as long a tenancy is Dua Lipa‘s ‘Future Nostalgia’ smash ‘Levitating,’ which spent a whopping 77 weeks on the all-genre chart at the height of its popularity in 2020.
Because some of that 77-week ‘Levitating’ run features a remix with DaBaby, however, Carey’s ‘Christmas’ is already the longest-charting solo female hit of all time.
With one more appearance on the Hot 100, however, Mariah will be the sole owner of the all-time record among women (78 weeks).
When all artists are considered, however, Mimi has a while before she reaches the 112-week mark achieved by the overall champion – ‘Lose Control’ by Teddy Swims.
Your thoughts?
Mimi merits the feat, Dua doesn’t.