Mariah Carey has rewritten Billboard history once again. Her perennial holiday classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has officially become the longest-charting song by a female artist in Billboard Hot 100 history, surpassing the previous record held by Dua Lipa’s “Levitating.”

With its latest return to the chart during the holiday season, the 1994 hit has now logged an unprecedented number of cumulative weeks on the Hot 100 a feat no other song by a woman has achieved. The achievement further cements Carey’s status as the undisputed “Queen of Christmas,” and underscores the song’s unique ability to regenerate massive streaming, airplay, and sales numbers every year.

Originally released nearly three decades ago, All I Want for Christmas Is You has evolved from a festive favorite into a chart-dominating juggernaut. Since first reaching No. 1 in 2019, the song has repeatedly reclaimed the top spot during multiple holiday seasons, benefiting from the streaming era’s cumulative chart methodology where recurrent hits can return stronger than ever.

Dua Lipa’s Levitating, which previously held the record, was widely praised for its remarkable chart longevity outside of seasonal advantages, making Carey’s latest milestone even more striking. Unlike modern pop hits with fixed promotional cycles, All I Want for Christmas Is You operates on a yearly resurgence model that continues to outperform contemporary releases.

Industry analysts point out that the record is not just a testament to nostalgia, but to Carey’s enduring relevance in the digital age. The song consistently dominates playlists, radio rotations, TikTok trends, and holiday advertising campaigns making it as culturally unavoidable today as it was in the ’90s.

As Christmas approaches, expectations are already building that the track could extend its record even further in the coming weeks. For Mariah Carey, each December no longer feels like a comeback it’s simply a continuation of chart history in the making.