Mariah Carey Breaks Spotify Streams Record Again With Classic, ‘All I Want For Christmas’

For the umpteenth time, American singer Mariah Carey has broken the 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. However, Mariah recaptured the top spot the following week.

Carey was honored by Guinness World Records after her 1994 hit holiday track in 2019. The records-making organization announced on its website that the pop star had set three world records with her Christmas classic.

The song broke the record for the highest-charting holiday (Christmas/New Year) song on the Billboard U.S. Hot 100 by a solo artist.

Recall that the singer was also sued in 2022 for copyright infringement by songwriter Andy Stone who said he co-wrote a song with the same name five years earlier, arguing that Ms Carey exploited his “popularity” and “style”.