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This list of best-selling Christmas singles in the United States includes artists from around the world, but only reflects sales in the United States.According to the Guinness Book of World Records, "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby is not only the best-selling Christmas single in the United States, but also the best-selling single of all time since the advent of recorded music, with estimated ...
The song was in its third week at number one on January 4, 2020, reaching the top for the first time on December 21, 2019. The following week, on January 11, 2020, Post Malone 's " Circles " returned to the number-one spot, another carry-over from the 2010s; it originally reached number one on November 30, 2019.
During 2020, twenty singles reached number-one on the Hot 100, making 2020 the year with the most number-one hits on the Hot 100 since 1991, which had twenty-seven. In addition, two other number-one singles in 2020, " All I Want for Christmas Is You " by Mariah Carey and " Circles " by Post Malone , had each previously hit number one in 2019.
For 2020, the list was published on December 3, calculated with data from November 23, 2019, to November 14, 2020. [1] Billboard ' s top Hot 100 artist of 2020 was The Weeknd, [2] whose "Blinding Lights" was the number-one Hot 100 song of the year. It was one of two songs he placed on the list.
Key ↑ – indicates single's top 10 entry was also its Hot 100 debut † – indicates Best performing song of the year (#) – 2020 Year-end top 10 single position and rank [1] (Despite not reaching the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #12, "The Bones" by Maren Morris reached #9 on the Year-end Hot 100 single chart of 2020.)
The song hit No. 1 on the Billboard Christmas singles charts during the Christmas seasons of 1983–1985, [241] [166] and bubbled under the Hot 100 in 1992. [125] The best-selling novelty Christmas single of all time in the U.S., [citation needed] it spawned toys and an animated TV special that remain popular each year. "A Great Big Sled" The ...
The Christmas number one is considered especially prestigious, more so than any other time of year. [2] [3] Christmas number one singles have often also been the best-selling song of the year, though in recent years, the accolade has gone to reality television contestants and charity efforts. Due to the common practice of dating a chart by the ...
Beginning in 2020, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry began reporting the best-selling singles of each year in terms of subscription streams equivalent units. The methodology used converts all digital formats, including digital download sales, paid subscription streaming, and free ad-supported streaming, into a single figure.