26th December, 2023
By Taiwo Okanlawon
American singer, songwriter, actress, record producer, and entrepreneur Mariah Carey has again broken the all-time record for most Spotify streams in a single day on Christmas Eve.
Her 1994 Christmas classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You” was streamed 23,701,697 times in 2023.
With the new streaming record, Mariah shattered the record she set on Christmas Eve last year when the song was streamed 21,273,357.
Mariah has been in a “Queen of Christmas” battle with Brenda Lee this year, and for the first time since Mariah’s reign began, Brenda snagged the number 1 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 for one week during the lead-up to Christmas.
Carey’s song appeared on her album “Merry Christmas,” and has long received widespread play on radio and in retail shopping environments during the holiday season.
In 2019, Carey was honored by Guinness World Records after her 1994 hit holiday track.
The Guinness World Records organization announced on their website that the Pop Star has set three world records with her Christmas classic.
The song broke the record for highest-charting holiday (Christmas/New Year) song on the Billboard U.S. Hot 100 by a solo artist.