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All I Want for Christmas Is You

"All I Want for Christmas Is You" is a widely popular Christmas song by American R&B singer Mariah Carey for her fourth studio album, Merry Christmas. It was first released in November 1994. The lyrics of the song declare that the protagonist doesn't care about the Christmas presents or lights and that all she is wanting is to be united alongside her lover for the Christmas holidays. The song has been remixed and covered by other musicians, such as The Cheetah Girls, Shania Twain, Miley Cyrus and John Mayer since it was introduced. Carey wrote and produced the song with her longtime collaborator Walter Afanasieff.

"All I Want for Christmas Is You"
Single by Mariah Carey
from Merry Christmas"
B-side"Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)"
ReleasedNovember 1, 1994
Genre
Length4:01
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Mariah Carey
  • Walter Afanasieff
Mariah Carey singles chronology
""Anytime You Need a Friend"
(1994) 		All I Want for Christmas Is You ""Joy to the World"
(1994)

The song's length is four minutes and one second. On December 18, 2017, Billboard announced that the song had reached the top ten on the Hot 100 for the first time in the 23 years that the song was released. In 2018, it reached number three on the Hot 100 and was at the top of the Canadian Hot 100 and Australian Singles Chart.

On December 16, 2019, Billboard announced that, after 25 years of release, the song had reached number one on the Hot 100, marking Carey's 19th chart-topper, extending her record as the soloist with the most US number-ones in history.[1]

After peaking at number two, the song was at the top of the UK Singles Chart on December 11, 2020.[2]

On December 3, 2021, the RIAA certified the song Diamond in the US for sales and streams of 10 million copies there.[3]

Popular culture

In December 2016, British talk show host James Corden recorded a version of the song as part of his Carpool Karaoke segment on CBS's The Late Late Show. The video features British musicians Adele, Elton John, and Chris Martin, along with American entertainers Lady Gaga, Selena Gomez, Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato, Gwen Stefani, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Carey herself, singing lines from the song. As of January 2021, this version has over 49 million views on YouTube.[4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1994–2021) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[6] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 5
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 1
Canada AC (Billboard)[9]
Extra Festive version 		35
Croatia (HRT)[10] 1
Croatia Christmas Airplay (HRT)[11] 4
Czech Republic (IFPI)[12] 14
Illegal chart entered Czechdigital 1
Denmark (Tracklisten)[13] 1
Estonia (Eesti Tipp-40)[14] 3
European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[15] 4
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[16] 1
France (SNEP)[17] 1
Germany (Media Control AG)[18] 1
Illegal chart entered Billboardglobal200 1
Greece (IFPI)[19] 1
Guatemala Anglo (Monitor Latino)[20] 2
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[21] 26
Illegal chart entered Hungarysingle 1
Illegal chart entered Hungarystream 1
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[22] 1
Illegal chart entered Ireland3 3
Italy (FIMI)[23] 1
Japan (Oricon)[24] 2
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[25] 6
Latvia (LAIPA)[26] 1
Lithuania (AGATA)[27] 1
Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard)[28] 2
Malaysia (RIM)[29] 9
Malta (Radiomonitor)[30] 5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[31] 5
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[32] 1
New Zealand (RIANZ)[33] 1
North Macedonia (Radiomonitor)[34] 9
Norway (VG-lista)[35] 1
Panama Anglo (Monitor Latino)[36] 11
Illegal chart entered Poland 7
Illegal chart entered Portugal 1
Russia (Tophit)[37] 62
Scotland (The Official Charts Company)[38] 2
Singapore (RIAS)[39] 1
Slovakia (IFPI)[40] 12
Illegal chart entered Slovakdigital 1
Slovenia (SloTop50)[41] 1
South Korea (Gaon)[42] 2
South Korea (Gaon)[43]
Extra Festive version 		82
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[44] 3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[45] 1
Switzerland (Media Control AG)[46] 1
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[47] 1
UK R&B (The Official Charts Company)[48] 1
Illegal chart entered Ukraine 70
United Arab Emirates (Radiomonitor)[49] 15
US Billboard Hot 100[50] 1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[51] 6
US Adult Pop Songs (Billboard)[52] 27
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)[53] 1
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[54] 9
US Rhythmic Songs (Billboard)[55] 14
US Rolling Stone Top 100[56] 1
Venezuela Anglo (Monitor Latino)[57] 9

Year-end charts

Chart (1994) Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[58] 204
UK Singles (OCC)[59] 14
Chart (1995) Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[60] 202
Chart (2007) Position
UK Singles (OCC)[61] 99
Chart (2010) Position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[62] 98
Chart (2011) Position
UK Singles (OCC)[63] 195
Chart (2014) Position
Hungary (Single Top 40)[64] 67
Chart (2015) Position
Hungary (Single Top 40)[65] 82
Chart (2016) Position
Hungary (Single Top 40)[66] 53
South Korea International (Gaon)[67] 98
Chart (2017) Position
Hungary (Single Top 40)[68] 44
Chart (2018) Position
Hungary (Single Top 40)[69] 25
Chart (2019) Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[70] 64
Hungary (Single Top 40)[71] 22
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[72] 75
UK Singles (OCC)[73] 84
Chart (2020) Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[74] 71
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[75] 72
Hungary (Single Top 40)[76] 22
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[77] 60
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[78] 73
UK Singles (OCC)[79] 53
US Billboard Hot 100[80] 67
Chart (2021) Rank
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[81] 71
US Billboard Hot 100[82] 78

Decade-end charts

Chart (2000–2009) Position
UK Holiday Songs[83] 1
Chart (2010–2019) Position
UK Singles (OCC)[84] 77

All-time charts

Chart Position
UK Singles (OCC)[85] 84
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)[86] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[87] Diamond 10,000,000 

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

All I Want For Christmas Is You Media

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