NZ: Brenda Lee RATCT #1

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BRENDA LEE'S LONG GAME PAYS OFF

Setting a new record for the longest climb to #1, 71-year-old Brenda Lee tops the Singles Chart with a song released in 1958.

https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=5476

 

Congrats to Brenda Lee

[Ger]

OMG LET'S GO MRS BREN!!!!!!! Congratulations, she's making history, it's insane  

[Cryptique]

WOW.. is this her first??

[Poxy]

First New Zealand… and then the world!

[naval23]

wow that's amazing for her and what a record omg

[Wonderland]

Not NZ leading the historic climb to #1  

[QueenofCopyPaste]

WOW Ms. Lee

[Letemtalk]

Congrats Brenda.

[Green]

But ATRL told me Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree was local?  Each year is reaching new peaks around the world

[B-Luke]

First Kill Bill 2 weeks at #1, now RATct.. the NZ chart is lowkey what the Hot 100 should/would look like without radio

[Lose My Breath]

54 minutes ago, B-Luke said:

First Kill Bill 2 weeks at #1, now RATct.. the NZ chart is lowkey what the Hot 100 should/would look like without radio

And Cuff It having 9 weeks in the top 10.  It really is the best

Edited December 31, 2022 by Lose My Breath

[taylor__fan]

"71-year-old Brenda Lee tops the Singles Chart with a song released in 1958"

Was she 7 years old whe she recorded the song?

[Wolf Alice]

1 hour ago, taylor__fan said:

"71-year-old Brenda Lee tops the Singles Chart with a song released in 1958"

Was she 7 years old whe she recorded the song?

She's 78 and she started singing from the age of 7. Rockin was recorded when she was 13/14 i think

Edited December 31, 2022 by Wolf Alice

[Luckitty]

1 hour ago, Wolf Alice said:

She's 78 and she started singing from the age of 7. Rockin was recorded when she was 13/14 i think

idk why i thought she was pushing 100 i was worried she might die without seeing RATCT go #1 in the US (ik she probably doesn't care but still )

[UnusualBoy]

Little Brendas won.

[suburbannature]

9 hours ago, B-Luke said:

First Kill Bill 2 weeks at #1, now RATct.. the NZ chart is lowkey what the Hot 100 should/would look like without radio

Too bad AIWFCIY led by all metrics for all weeks thus far.  

 

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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. 

 

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%).

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All I Want for Christmas drew 41.4 million streams (up 14%) and 33.1 million radio airplay audience impressions (up 11%) and sold 11,000 downloads (up 86%) in the U.S. in the Dec. 9-15 tracking week, according to Luminate.

 

Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” originally released in 1958, keeps at its No. 2 Hot 100 high, with 40.9 million streams (up 19%), 26.7 million in radio airplay audience (up 2%) and 5,000 sold (up 4%).

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“Christmas” drew 36.2 million streams (up 19%) and 29.9 million radio airplay audience impressions (up less than 1%) and sold 6,000 downloads (up 23%) in the U.S. in the Dec. 2-8 tracking week, according to Luminate.

 

It tallied 34.3 million streams (up 15%), 26.1 million in radio airplay audience (essentially even week-over-week) and 5,000 sold (up 19%) Dec. 2-8.

 

[jdanton2]

17 hours ago, Cryptique said:

WOW.. is this her first??

Lithuania  as well.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockin'_Around_the_Christmas_Tree