![]() Jason Lipshutz: I’d guess that some time in the next half-decade, one of the two golden oldies (more likely “Jingle Bell Rock”) gets swapped out with something more recent, while the others persist as part of the big three. But as a betting woman, I think that top three will remain in the same order for the next five yuletide seasons. Lee recorded the song at just 13 years old and is a spry 77 today, and it would be so sweet for her to get her poinsettias while she’s still with us. 2, but Mariah’s merry monster is a hard one to overcome. 1 on the Hot 100, where it’s so far peaked at No. Katie Atkinson: I’ve always wanted “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” to score even one week at No. 25, Carey’s smash will continue to climb, bludgeoning all that stand in its way with a stocking full of holiday cheer. It will be No. In fact, Carey’s juggernaut is currently the most-streamed song in the U.S., and as the days tick by to Dec. 1 for the last six weeks, but it is dropping in streams, while “Christmas” is on the rise. But within 2-3 weeks, it’ll be out of her hands, and Carey’s reign will commence regardless.Ĭhristine Werthman: Swift’s hit has staying power, but Carey’s is coming like a freight train - or perhaps the Polar Express. “Anti-Hero” has been the No. Once Mariah grabs the top spot, it might be close to a month before she gives it back - and who knows what else will emerge as competition in the meantime - so Swift is gonna want every week she can get for “Anti-Hero” before then. She’s done it successfully a couple times during the “Anti-Hero” run already, and she’s likely extra motivated this week, as the song is just one week away from tying “Blank Space” as her longest-running Hot 100 No. Though I admit there’s an alternate reality in my daydreaming where Taylor’s Midnights smash holds off “ All I Want for Christmas Is You” by becoming the definitive anthem to soundtrack a Newsies-style antitrust revolution by the Swifties, a la “Seize the Day.”Īndrew Unterberger: Mariah Carey is certainly looming, but I wouldn’t count out some last-minute sales/discounts/remixes emerging from Swift late in the week to help get her the edge she needs here. And as Christmas gets closer, the festive fervor will only go from high-pitched to full-blown whistle tone. Glenn Rowley: “Anti-Hero” might be able to hold onto the crown for one more week but judging by her song’s massive gains this week, it’s clear Mariah just wants the No. Jason Lipshutz: Yeah, next week feels like the week - and that’s an unscientific read on the situation, but the “Anti-Hero”/“All I Want for Christmas Is You” battle reminds me of last year’s showdown between Mariah Carey’s holiday juggernaut and Adele’s multi-week chart-topper “Easy on Me.” “Christmas” took a few weeks into December to dislodge “Easy” during its run, and I’d surmise that it will do the same to “Anti-Hero” starting next week. Time to get out the garland and ornaments for the Hot 100, because its most treasured Christmas star is about to be placed back on top. ![]() The current tracking period is the first full week of December, and Christmas music listeners have made the full transition. 1, dahling, and I think next week is the week. Katie Atkinson: Oh, it’s going back to No. 1, “Anti-Hero.” Do you think it will depose “Anti-Hero” next week? If not, how long do you think it will take - if it does so at all? But it has a formidable hit blocking its path this time, with Taylor Swift’s six-week No. ![]() As it always does this time of year, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is knocking on the door of the Hot 100’s top spot, moving from No. When, if at all, will one of the holiday perennials take over on the Hot 100? And why do newer songs never seem to be able to grow in momentum on the chart? Billboard staffers answer these questions and more below.ġ.
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