By Ellie Muir, The Independent | Mariah Carey’s festive smash-hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has been knocked off the top spot in the race for Christmas No.1 in the U.S. by Wham’s “Last Christmas” — with just seven days to go until the big day.
Billboard said Carey’s 1994 song had been replaced on the Global 200 chart by Wham’s Christmas hit, released a decade earlier in 1984.
This marks the first time a Christmas song besides Carey’s unimpeachable “All I Want For Christmas is You” has topped the chart since its launch in September 2020.
Billboard said that Carey’s anthem has topped the Global 200 chart for a record total of 19 weeks since December 2020.
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Each year, Carey earns an estimated $2.5 to $3 million from royalties for the song, data from Forbes and The Economist suggest.
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