Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas
Number One Hit Album by Mariah Carey
Artist	Mariah Carey
Warz Score
Chart Overview
Peak	1⁴
Debuted	Week 2
Last Seen	Week 119
Rank	22 (as of July 19, 2026)
Certification	6x Platinum ▲
Plays	1,231
Weeks	42

Merry Christmas is a Number One Hit Album by Mariah Carey. It debuted on the charts during Week 2. As of July 2026, it is certified 6x Platinum. The album peaked at #1 during Week 23, with its longest stay at #1 lasting 2 consecutive weeks from Week 66. The album produced the number-one hits "All I Want for Christmas Is You" and "Jesus Born on This Day", along with top-five hit "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town".

Chart Summary

Merry Christmas by Mariah Carey debuted on the King Warz Albums chart at #4 in Week 2 and has spent 42 total weeks on the chart. It has spent 4 weeks at #1 across 3 separate runs, the longest lasting 2 straight weeks from Week 66 to Week 67, the eighth-most weeks at #1 in chart history, and its longest stretch stands as the eighth-longest consecutive #1 run among albums. It stands as the third album ever to top the chart and the third official #1 album of 2022. It became Mariah Carey's second #1 album.

The album earned its highest weekly points total, 302, in Week 66 at #1 after climbing 2 places. Its longest unbroken run on the chart lasted 12 weeks, from Week 56 to Week 67. The album has re-entered the chart 9 times, with gaps of 1 to 50 weeks between appearances; the first re-entry came in Week 11 and the most recent in Week 118. Of its 42 chart weeks, 15 have come inside the top 5, 31 inside the top 10 and 42 inside the top 20. The album has finished as the month's biggest album 1 time.

Among the 143 albums that have charted, it ranks #22 all-time. Across its charted weeks alone it has moved 6,044 units from 1,065 plays and 3,914 chart points, its chart presence driven 35% by raw streams and 65% by chart points; its certification also counts streaming from weeks off the chart.

During 2021, the album appeared 4 times, peaking at #2, averaging #4, earning 343 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 3 (129 points), and it finished 5th on the 2021 year-end chart with 565 units. 2022 brought 12 chart weeks, peaking at #1, averaging #9, earning 1,084 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 23 (186 points), and it finished 10th on the 2022 year-end chart with 1,621 units. In 2023, the album charted 9 times, peaking at #2, averaging #8, earning 717 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 39 (126 points), and it finished 12th on the 2023 year-end chart with 1,103 units. During 2024, the album appeared 15 times, peaking at #1 (2 weeks on top), averaging #8, earning 1,350 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 66 (302 points), and it finished 2nd on the 2024 year-end chart with 2,377 units. During 2025, the album appeared 2 times, peaking at #1, averaging #2, earning 420 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 119 (288 points).

Notable Achievements

• The album topped the chart, earning Number One Hit Album status.
• The album is Mariah Carey's second #1 album on the King Warz Charts.
• It is the third album ever to top the chart, and the third official #1 album of 2022.
• Its 4 weeks at #1 are the eighth-most in chart history.
• Its 2-week run at #1 stands as the eighth-longest consecutive #1 run in album chart history.
• The album ranks #22 all-time on the King Warz Charts albums ranking.
• The album is certified 6x Platinum on the King Warz Charts.
• The album has topped the month-end chart 1 time.

Certifications

Certification	Achieved	Units required	Time to reach
Gold	December 17, 2021 (Week 5)	500	418 days
Platinum	April 1, 2022 (Week 13)	1,000	523 days
2× Platinum	December 16, 2022 (Week 27)	2,000	782 days
3× Platinum	July 7, 2023 (Week 42)	3,000	985 days
4× Platinum	November 3, 2024 (Week 60)	4,000	1,470 days
5× Platinum	December 20, 2024 (Week 67)	5,000	1,517 days
6× Platinum	December 18, 2025 (Week 118)	6,000	1,880 days

Listening Milestones

• First streamed on October 25, 2020 (Week 1).
• Biggest listening day: December 18, 2025 (36 plays).
• Reached 500 plays on July 21, 2023 (Week 43).
• Reached 1,000 plays on December 25, 2024 (Week 67).
• 1,231 total plays across 325 different days.

Chart Performance

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Units growth by charted week

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Tracklist

#	Song	Peak	Weeks	Plays	Cert	From
1	Silent Night	17	3	33	Gold	—
2	All I Want for Christmas Is You	1	36	436	11× Diamond	—
3	O Holy Night	23	2	28	—	—
4	Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)	30	5	38	Gold	—
5	Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)	7	13	101	3× Platinum	—
6	Joy To The World	16	8	65	Platinum	—
7	Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town	2	22	150	5× Platinum	—
8	Jesus Born On This Day	1	36	248	7× Platinum	—
9	Hark! The Herald Angels Sing/Gloria (In Excelsis Deo)	17	9	69	Platinum	—
10	All I Want for Christmas Is You - Live 1994	10	36	436	11× Diamond	—
11	Joy to the World - Live 1994	16	8	65	Platinum	—
12	Jesus Born On This Day - Live 1994	1	36	248	7× Platinum	—
13	Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town - Live 1994	2	22	150	5× Platinum	—
14	Sugar Plum Fairy Introlude	8	2	25	Gold	—
15	When Christmas Comes	—	—	9	—	—
16	Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Live 1994	17	9	69	Platinum	—
17	Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Live 1994	17	9	69	Platinum	—
18	Hero - Live 1994	37	4	79	Platinum	Music Box
19	Jesus Oh What A Wonderful Child	—	—	18	—	—

Chart History

Date	Week	MV	Album	Artist	TW	LW	OC	UTS	PLS	PK	PTS
November 11, 2021	Week 2	NEW	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	4	-	1	167	44	4	79
December 02, 2021	Week 3	▲2	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	2	4	2	185	28	2	129
December 16, 2021	Week 4	▼4	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	6	2	3	100	13	2	74
December 30, 2021	Week 5	=	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	6	6	4	101	20	2	61
January 13, 2022	Week 6	▼10	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	16	6	5	60	6	2	48
January 27, 2022	Week 7	▼2	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	18	16	6	47	2	2	43
March 24, 2022	Week 11	RE	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	8	-	7	85	15	2	55
March 31, 2022	Week 12	▲1	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	7	8	8	94	10	2	74
June 09, 2022	Week 17	RE	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	16	-	9	38	6	2	26
June 23, 2022	Week 18	=	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	16	16	10	45	5	2	35
July 14, 2022	Week 19	▲1	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	15	16	11	31	3	2	25
October 27, 2022	Week 23	RE	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	1	-	12	262	38	1	186
November 17, 2022	Week 24	▼2	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	3	1	13	233	32	1	169
December 08, 2022	Week 25	▼1	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	4	3	14	209	21	1	167
December 15, 2022	Week 26	▲1	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	3	4	15	156	16	1	124
December 29, 2022	Week 27	▼3	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	6	3	16	180	24	1	132
April 20, 2023	Week 35	RE	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	14	-	17	64	8	1	48
April 27, 2023	Week 36	▲12	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	2	14	18	151	18	1	115
May 11, 2023	Week 37	▼1	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	3	2	19	151	27	1	97
May 25, 2023	Week 38	▼6	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	9	3	20	84	6	1	72
June 08, 2023	Week 39	▲6	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	3	9	21	160	17	1	126
July 06, 2023	Week 41	RE	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	15	-	22	65	12	1	41
July 20, 2023	Week 42	▲8	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	7	15	23	136	30	1	76
August 03, 2023	Week 43	=	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	7	7	24	111	16	1	79
August 17, 2023	Week 44	▼1	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	8	7	25	83	10	1	63
April 11, 2024	Week 48	RE	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	18	-	26	35	4	1	27
September 05, 2024	Week 53	RE	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	13	-	27	32	11	1	10
September 12, 2024	Week 54	▲7	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	6	13	28	109	14	1	81
September 26, 2024	Week 56	RE	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	2	-	29	123	10	1	103
October 10, 2024	Week 57	▼6	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	8	2	30	90	19	1	52
October 17, 2024	Week 58	▲2	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	6	8	31	104	21	1	62
October 24, 2024	Week 59	▼6	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	12	6	32	64	8	1	48
November 07, 2024	Week 60	▲6	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	6	12	33	164	46	1	72
November 14, 2024	Week 61	▼2	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	8	6	34	105	24	1	57
November 21, 2024	Week 62	▼1	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	9	8	35	100	21	1	58
November 28, 2024	Week 63	▲1	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	8	9	36	99	21	1	57
December 05, 2024	Week 64	▼4	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	12	8	37	69	9	1	51
December 12, 2024	Week 65	▲9	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	3	12	38	194	49	1	96
December 19, 2024	Week 66	▲2	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	1	3	39	562	130	1²	302
December 26, 2024	Week 67	=	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	1	1	40	484	105	1³	274
December 18, 2025	Week 118	RE	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	3	-	41	244	56	1³	132
December 25, 2025	Week 119	▲2	Merry Christmas	Mariah Carey	1	3	42	468	90	1⁴	288

Year End Chart Appearances

The album has appeared on 4 year-end charts.

Year	Position	Weeks	Units	Plays	Peak	Peak Weeks
2024	2	15	2,377	502	1	2
2023	12	9	1,103	176	2	—
2022	10	12	1,621	215	1	—
2021	5	4	565	111	2	—

Month End Chart Appearances

The album has appeared on 19 month-end charts.

Month	Year	Position	Weeks	Units	Plays	Peak	Peak Weeks
December	2025	4	2	821	160	1	—
December	2024	2	4	1,307	292	1	2
November	2024	9	4	464	110	6	—
October	2024	9	3	274	56	6	—
September	2024	5	3	270	38	2	—
April	2024	19	1	27	0	18	—
August	2023	12	2	181	14	7	—
July	2023	8	2	223	53	7	—
June	2023	9	1	160	17	3	—
May	2023	4	2	235	33	3	—
December	2022	3	3	527	52	3	—
November	2022	3	1	263	47	3	—
October	2022	1	1	262	38	1	—
July	2022	17	1	31	3	15	—
June	2022	16	2	83	11	16	2
March	2022	11	1	249	34	7	—
January	2022	16	2	107	8	16	—
December	2021	4	3	340	38	2	—
November	2021	2	1	223	72	4	—