Ger Posted December 26, 2022 Posted December 26, 2022 (edited) Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ Holds Atop Hot 100, Wham!’s ‘Last Christmas’ Hits Top Five Streams, airplay & sales: “Christmas” drew 48.7 million streams (up 18%) and 39.5 million radio airplay audience impressions (up 19%) and sold 11,000 downloads (up 3%) in the U.S. in the Dec. 16-22 tracking week, according to Luminate. Adding to the song’s momentum, Carey’s two-hour holiday special Merry Christmas to All! premiered Dec. 20 on CBS. The song adds a fourth total week at No. 1, and second in a row, on the Digital Song Sales chart, following frames on top in 2005 and 2019; rebounds 2-1 for an 18th week atop Streaming Songs; and jingles 14-11 for a new high on Radio Songs, where it reached a previous No. 12 best over the 1994 holidays and has returned to the top 15 in each of the last four holiday seasons. Third No. 1 of at 11 weeks or more: Carey becomes the second artist, and first woman, with three songs that have topped the Hot 100 for 11 or more weeks each. She joins Boyz II Men for the honor – with Carey and the group having teamed for one song contributing to the feat. “Christmas” is the 28th title to command the Hot 100 for 11 or more weeks, a run that under just 2% of all 1,144 No. 1s have achieved. Longest span atop the Hot 100: Carey’s “Christmas” extends the longest span from a song’s first week at No. 1 on the Hot 100 to its latest, to over three years and a week (Dec. 21, 2019-Dec. 31, 2022). Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” originally released in 1958, keeps at its No. 2 Hot 100 high (for an eighth total week since it first reached the rank in December 2019), with 48.5 million streams (up 19%), 29.4 million in radio airplay audience (up 10%) and 5,000 sold (down 2%). Wham!’s “Last Christmas” dashes to a new best Hot 100 rank, rising 6-5, after the 1984 release first reached the top 10 during the 2020 holidays and, until this holiday season, hit a prior No. 7 high over last year’s holidays. It ascends with 43.7 million streams (up 51%), 24.2 million in radio reach (up 5%) and 3,000 sold (up 11%). Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero” descends 7-9 after spending its first six weeks on the Hot 100 at No. 1 starting in November. It concurrently crowns Radio Songs, rising from No. 2, with 79.4 million in audience (up 3%). Swift scores her seventh Radio Songs leader, tying Maroon 5, Katy Perry and Usher for the fourth-most No. 1s dating to the chart’s December 1990 start; Rihanna leads with 13, followed by Carey (11) and Bruno Mars (nine). With Radio Songs No. 1s in the 2000s, ’10s and ’20s, Swift becomes the first artist with leaders on the chart in each of the three decades – and the only artist with No. 1s as a lead act in any three distinct decades. Christina Aguilera is the only other artist with No. 1s in each of three decades, with one each as a lead in the 1990s (“Genie in a Bottle,” 1999) and ’00s (“Lady Marmalade,” with Lil’ Kim, Mya and P!nk, 2001) and one as featured in the ’10s (on Maroon 5’s “Moves Like Jagger,” 2011). SZA’s ‘SOS’ Spends Second Week Atop Billboard 200 Albums Chart SZA’s SOS spends a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart (dated Dec. 31), as the album earned 180,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Dec. 22 (down 43% from its opening frame a week ago), according to Luminate. Of SOS’ 180,000 equivalent album units earned, SEA units comprise 179,000 (down 42%, equaling 236.52 million on-demand official streams of the set’s tracks), album sales comprise 1,000 (down 87% and TEA units comprise less than 1,000 (down 49%). Taylor Swift’s former No. 1 Midnights is a non-mover at No. 2 — though up 12% to 155,000 equivalent album units earned. The set’s sales were up 31% to 97,000, owed to holiday shopping as the chart reflects the sales week ending Dec. 22. (We’ll still see holiday gift-giving purchases impacting next week’s chart, dated Jan. 7, 2023, as that chart will reflect the tracking week of Dec. 23-29.) The bulk of Midnights’ sales were vinyl-driven, with 68,000 on vinyl sold for the week — up 41%. That also marks the third-largest sales week for any vinyl album in 2022, following the debut weeks of Midnights (575,000) and Harry Styles’ Harry’s House (182,000). Midnights continues to profit from its availability across five vinyl variants — all colored vinyl editions, including one exclusive to Target. RM’s Indigo re-enters the Billboard 200 at No. 3 with 83,000 equivalent album units earned (up 1,290%) following its CD release on Dec. 16. It’s a new high for the set, and RM’s first top 10 album as a soloist. (The seven-member group BTS, of which RM is a member, has logged seven top 10s, six of which reached No. 1.) A trio of former No. 1s is next on the Billboard 200, as Metro Boomin’s Heroes & Villains falls 3-4 with 76,000 equivalent album units earned (down 25%), Michael Bublé’s Christmas is a non-mover at No. 5 with 72,000 (up 16%), and Drake and 21 Savage’s Her Loss dips 4-6 with 60,000 (down 10%). Nat King Cole’s The Christmas Song jingles 8-7 (59,000 equivalent album units earned; up 24%), Vince Guaraldi Trio’s A Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack glows 9-8 (56,000; up 20%) and Mariah Carey’s Merry Christmas dashes 11-9 (53,000; up 18%). Bad Bunny’s former No. 1 Un Verano Sin Ti closes out the new top 10, as it falls 7-10 with 52,000 equivalent album units earned (though up 2%). Edited December 27, 2022 by Ger-55
simmnfierzig Posted December 26, 2022 Posted December 26, 2022 (edited) The girls killing it The pure sales from Midnights are insane Edited December 26, 2022 by simmnfierzig
littlebodybigheart Posted December 26, 2022 Posted December 26, 2022 sza coming through with the increased predictions oh wow midnights doing 155k in its 9th(?) week is insane
TalkThatRihanna Posted December 26, 2022 Posted December 26, 2022 Insane Hopefully she snatches a 3rd week at #1
littlebodybigheart Posted December 26, 2022 Posted December 26, 2022 the chart battle next week is going to be real good between them if nobody releases. this should be very interesting and both are deserving albums
simmnfierzig Posted December 26, 2022 Posted December 26, 2022 1 minute ago, littlebodybigheart said: the chart battle next week is going to be real good between them if nobody releases. this should be very interesting and both are deserving albums I mean the tracking week is half over and nobody released... I think Midnights will get it with the last minute christmas shopping. And then SOS returning to #1 the week after
FolkLover1989 Posted December 26, 2022 Posted December 26, 2022 1 minute ago, littlebodybigheart said: the chart battle next week is going to be real good between them if nobody releases. this should be very interesting and both are deserving albums Nah it's not a battle. Midnights was having pure boost due to Christmas. Easy number 1 for SZA Midnights will decrease to 80k something next week.
omrimayo Posted December 26, 2022 Posted December 26, 2022 Amazing numbers for Taylor, without signed, promo, discount or anything. Just pure masterpiece.
littlebodybigheart Posted December 26, 2022 Posted December 26, 2022 6 minutes ago, FolkLover1989 said: Nah it's not a battle. Midnights was having pure boost due to Christmas. Easy number 1 for SZA Midnights will decrease to 80k something next week. i don’t see midnights decreasing to 80k…i really just don’t. i don’t think you’re considering that xmas was heavily hurting the album’s streams and it’ll definitely bounce back on streaming now that xmas is over. it will be very very close next week.
fridayteenage Posted December 26, 2022 Posted December 26, 2022 97k sales, ugh it should have been 100k
omrimayo Posted December 26, 2022 Posted December 26, 2022 68K vinyls for Midnights on week 9 without any discount, promo or any new editions. Insane, shame she is not pushing is the same way of folklore with signed ones and I don’t really think we’ll ever gonna get the 3AM version.
simmnfierzig Posted December 26, 2022 Posted December 26, 2022 3 minutes ago, littlebodybigheart said: i don’t see midnights decreasing to 80k…i really just don’t. i don’t think you’re considering that xmas was heavily hurting the album’s streams and it’ll definitely bounce back on streaming now that xmas is over. it will be very very close next week. The BB200 next week is December 23rd - December 29th. Streams wont recover in that week with half the week being christmas, but they will also be down for SZA (obviously in week 3 with or without christmas). Question is what the pure sales will do. I can see both SZA and Taylor in the 120-130k range. The week after Taylor will probably do 90k at most and SZA pretty easily take the #1
Squall Posted December 26, 2022 Posted December 26, 2022 With one more week, she was beating Bad Bunny
roso Posted December 26, 2022 Posted December 26, 2022 SZA deserved, the album is great Midnights having the biggest 9th week since 1989's 9th week
chaklux Posted December 26, 2022 Posted December 26, 2022 41 minutes ago, omrimayo said: Amazing numbers for Taylor, without signed, promo, discount or anything. Just pure masterpiece. 5 vinyl variants and shipping them gradually to stay on top says Hi. Lol. Anyway, I hope this album of hers has longevity. Great physical sales usually hurt streaming in the long run, and it's getting obvious. For Taylor Standard, her streaming number for a 9th week album is quite low given the hype and star power. Might just be another 30. Great pure sales, moderate streaming.
brraap Posted December 26, 2022 Posted December 26, 2022 Sza sos perfectly fits this winters vibe I couldn’t imagine her releasing it at any other time
Badgalbriel Posted December 26, 2022 Posted December 26, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, chaklux said: 5 vinyl variants and shipping them gradually to stay on top says Hi. Lol. Anyway, I hope this album of hers has longevity. Great physical sales usually hurt streaming in the long run, and it's getting obvious. For Taylor Standard, her streaming number for a 9th week album is quite low given the hype and star power. Might just be another 30. Great pure sales, moderate streaming. Midnights has moderate streaming numbers? Girl..... Do you even know what you're talking about or do you just talk out of your 🍑 Edited December 26, 2022 by Badgalbriel
Squall Posted December 26, 2022 Posted December 26, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, chaklux said: 5 vinyl variants and shipping them gradually to stay on top says Hi. Lol. Anyway, I hope this album of hers has longevity. Great physical sales usually hurt streaming in the long run, and it's getting obvious. For Taylor Standard, her streaming number for a 9th week album is quite low given the hype and star power. Might just be another 30. Great pure sales, moderate streaming. Shipping them gradually according to who? Literally everyone has vinyl variants, where are they charting? It’s her best performing album streaming-wise, imagine acting like you know when, in fact, you are saying complete bs Edited December 26, 2022 by Squall
By the Water Posted December 26, 2022 Posted December 26, 2022 4 minutes ago, chaklux said: 5 vinyl variants and shipping them gradually to stay on top says Hi. Lol. Anyway, I hope this album of hers has longevity. Great physical sales usually hurt streaming in the long run, and it's getting obvious. For Taylor Standard, her streaming number for a 9th week album is quite low given the hype and star power. Might just be another 30. Great pure sales, moderate streaming. The album sold nearly 600k vinyl copies first week. How is that 'shipping them gradually'? And the album already has 2.7B streams in 2 months. How is that 'moderate streaming'?
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