But below Carey’s eternal favorite, both Advertising panelThe global graphics reveal differences from the holiday classics, mostly American and decades old, that lit up the Hot 100 in each recent Christmas season.
The first is Wham’s “Last Christmas”! The 1984 single climbs to second place on the Global 200 and Global Excl. In the American charts, reaching the numbers 8 and 9, respectively, in the domestic Holiday 100 and in the Hot 100 (since it reaches the top 10 of the last list for the first time). Overall, the classic written by George Michael is ahead of US standards by Brenda Lee, Bobby Helms, Burl Ives and Andy Williams, all of whom fill the top five on the Hot 100 list under Carey.
Lee’s five biggest Hot 100 hits, Helms, Ives and Williams, all released between 1957 and 1965, peaked higher on the US Hot 100 and Holiday 100 than on any of the global charts, with, notably, “ A Holly Jolly Christmas ”in nº 175 of Global Excl. US chart, as opposed to 4th place on the list of the top 100.
Meanwhile, certain contemporary festive songs shine more globally – those even more recent than Carey and Wham’s songs! 80’s and 90’s, respectively. “Santa Tell Me” by Ariana Grande, “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” by Michael Bublé, and “Underneath the Tree” by Kelly Clarkson, all released in the 2010s, placed in Global Nos. 5, 6 and 8 200, respectively. In the Hot 100, they are between 12 and 23.
In addition, Justin Bieber’s “Mistletoe”, 2011, is in numbers 19 and 21 in Global 200 and Global Excl. US chart, while staying at position 40 on the Holiday 100 and not even on the Hot 100. (It is worth noting that the oldest Christmas songs can chart on the Hot 100 only if they are in the top 50, according to the recurring rule This limit is not in effect for global rankings, so combining this distinction and each global chart with 200 depth positions helps to create more Christmas songs on those lists than in the top 100.)
In addition to the rising Christmas classics of the 2010s, certain British and Australian artists are outperforming internationally compared to Chris Rea’s US “Driving Home for Christmas” and “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” by the group of stars Band-Aid to climb to numbers 16 and 17 in the Global Excl. US chart without breaking the Hot 100. Shakin ‘Stevens’ “Merry Christmas Everyone” reaches the top 40 of both global charts, while also remaining absent from the US Hot 100 and Holiday 100.
In addition, Kylie Minogue reached No. 79 this week at Global Excl. US survey and No. 196 on Global 200. The song was originally made famous by the late American singer Eartha Kitt, and the above trends also adhere to these two versions: Kitt’s recording surpasses Minogue’s recording on Global 200, which includes US data , at No. 57 (again, compared to Minogue’s No. 196 rating), although it is absent from Global Excl. US count (where Minogue’s is again at number 79).
In the final weeks of 2020, other non-American artists populated the global charts with holiday tracks without any presence on the Hot 100. Sia achieved success with “Snowman” and “Santa’s Coming for Us”, the first reaching 18th place on the Global Excl . US chart and 25th in Global 200, and Elton John climbed to 55th in Global 200 with his 1974 favorite, “Step Into Christmas”.
Overall, Bublé, whose 2011 LP Christmas ranked in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 for the tenth consecutive holiday season this year, it boasts the highest number of holiday titles of any act on both global charts, with nine in the Global 200 and four in the Global Excl. USA Bing Crosby and Nat King Cole follow in the Global 200 with four each, while Carey, Grande, Sia and Frank Sinatra tie for second place in the Global Excl. USA with two each.