Big news #1: The ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ machine is back at #1 for the 3rd year in a row.
Highest ranking on Billboard Hot 100 by year:
1) 2013 – #21
2) 2014 – #26
3) 2015 – #35
4) 2016 – #11
5) 2017 – #9
6) 2018 – #3
7) 2019 – #1
8) 2020 – #1
9) 2021 – #1
Flashback #1: The Legend of ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ Continues to Grow
Flashback #2: Mariah Carey is the Queen of Christmas — and 21st century marketing. Bend the knee.
Big news #2: The song also passed 1B global streams on Spotify thanks to Mrs. Screens her millions of fans.
Key details for Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’:
1) Released in 1994
2) $60M+ in revenue (as of 2016)
3) Up to $16M in total revenue this year
4) 100M+ copies sold
5) It only took 15 minutes to write and compose
6) 2019 is the first time to reach #1 in the United States
7) It has reached #1 in 14 different countries
Quick math on potential 2021 revenue for ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ according to Digital Music News:
1) 71M yearly streams x $0.01 = $710K
2) 5.7M Christmas albums sales x $12 = $68M / 27 years = $2.5M
3) Apple TV+ special = ≈ $8M
4) McDonalds menu deal = ≈ $5M
Big question: When do people start listening to ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’?
Quick answer: October. The song is consistently played for 20% of the year.
Days of above-average listenership for ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ according to Last.fm:
1) 2010 – 39
2) 2019 – 79
Shots fired: A bar in Dallas banned the song until December 1st, with a limit of once per night after that.
More #1: Mariah Carey and McDonald’s present ‘Mariah Menu’ with 12 days of free food for Christmas
More #2: Yes, Mariah Carey Really Loves Christmas That Much
More #3: Rockin’ around the Christmas streams: why festive music is bigger than ever
