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Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You tops charts for first time since release

Mariah Carey at the opening of Sugar Factory American Brasserie on 6 September, 2017 in Bellevue, Washington: Mat Hayward/Getty Images for Sugar Factory American Brasserie
Mariah Carey at the opening of Sugar Factory American Brasserie on 6 September, 2017 in Bellevue, Washington: Mat Hayward/Getty Images for Sugar Factory American Brasserie

Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has finally risen to the top of the charts, 25 years after its release.

Billboard announced on Monday that the holiday hit had officially become number one on its Hot 100 chart.

While some might have assumed that the song, which experiences a surge in popularity each December, had already achieved that feat, it’s actually the first time that Carey’s 1994 tune has occupied the top of the ranking.

Carey celebrated the news on Twitter, writing “We did it” next to a string of celebratory emojis.

According to Billboard, this means that Carey has scored a total of 19 Hot 100 number one hits throughout her career. This places her in second position behind The Beatles – who scored 20 number one hits – and ahead of Rihanna, who has 14.

“All I Want for Christmas is You” has also spent 38 weeks at the top of Billboard‘s Holiday 100 chart.

It is the subject of a mini 11-minute documentary released by Amazon Music, which documents the story behind the song as well as Carey’s love of Christmas.