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Mariah Carey Celebrates ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ Extending Historic Hot 100 Record

Mariah Carey extended her Billboard Hot 100 record for most weeks at No. 1 with "All I Want for Christmas Is You" at 22 weeks.

The Monkees’ Biggest No. 1 Hit Was Written By a Music Legend You'd Never Expect

Dolenz, the only surviving Monkees band member, marked the anniversary of the No. 1 milestone with a social media post in mid ...

BTS Singer Blocked From A New No. 1 Hit In America By Only One Space

BTS frontman RM nearly soars to No. 1 on Billboard's Rap Digital Song Sales chart, but "Nuts" is forced to settle for second ...

Mariah Carey Reclaimed No. 1 On Billboard Global 200, Dethroning Wham!’s Last Christmas

Mariah Carey surged back to No. 1 on Christmas Eve, overtaking Wham!’s “Last Christmas” days after its historic global ...

Mariah Carey Manages A First In The Half-Century History Of The Billboard Charts

As “All I Want for Christmas Is You” leads the Hot 100 for another turn, Mariah Carey becomes the first musician to rack up ...
Yahoo! Sports

NFL playoff picture: 49ers-Seahawks to decide No. 1 seed in NFC; Patriots clinch AFC East title; Steelers-Ravens set for winner-take-all showdown

Notable: Seattle is up to 54% to earn the No. 1 seed after beating the Panthers on Sunday, according to The Athletic's playoff predictor. If they beat the Niners on Saturday night, they'll win the No.