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Holiday Hits Reign in 2025 Music Charts Worldwide

12/29/2025

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Holiday music dominates the final charts of 2025 across platforms.
In the United States, Mariah Carey spent 22 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 and 26 weeks on Streaming Songs.
In the United Kingdom, Michael Bublé's Christmas album and Wham!'s Last Christmas topped Official Albums Chart and Official Singles Chart.
In Australia, Olivia Dean led ARIA with The Art of Loving and Man I Need, both No. 1.

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Story summary

Holiday music dominates the final charts of 2025 across platforms.
In the United States, Mariah Carey spent 22 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 and 26 weeks on Streaming Songs.
In the United Kingdom, Michael Bublé's Christmas album and Wham!'s Last Christmas topped Official Albums Chart and Official Singles Chart.
In Australia, Olivia Dean led ARIA with The Art of Loving and Man I Need, both No. 1.