Jimmy Fallon and Jonas Brothers’ Yuletide team-up “Holiday” ascends to the top of Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart (dated Dec. 21).
Fallon earns his first Adult Contemporary No. 1 – and his first ruler on a Billboard radio airplay chart – with his second top 10 on the tally, after “Wrap Me Up,” with Meghan Trainor, hit No. 2 last holiday season.
Jonas Brothers score their third Adult Contemporary leader, among five top 10s. “Sucker” dominated for 17 weeks in 2019-20 — with its run interrupted by their first holiday No. 1, “Like It’s Christmas,” which ruled for three weeks in December 2019.
“Holiday” parent set Holiday Seasoning by Fallon (on St. James Place/Republic) added a fourth week at No. 1 on the Comedy Albums ranking dated Dec. 14. The star of NBC’s The Tonight Show previously topped the survey with Blow Your Pants Off for three weeks in 2012. His chart-topping résumé also includes two tracks on the (since-shuttered) Comedy Digital Song Sales chart: “Ew!,” featuring will.i.am. (seven weeks, 2014-15) and “History of Rap,” featuring Justin Timberlake (one week, 2012).
Meanwhile, “Holiday” is the 30th holiday No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart since the start of the 2000s, around the time that most stations in the format began playing seasonal songs heavily, or 24/7, between Thanksgiving and Christmas each year.
Here’s an updated recap of all the holiday songs that have dashed to No. 1 on Adult Contemporary.
Title, Artist, Chart Date Reached No. 1, Weeks at No. 1
- “Holiday,” Jimmy Fallon & Jonas Brothers, Dec. 14, 2024, one (to date)
- “DJ Play a Christmas Song,” Cher, Dec. 9, 2023, four
- “Last Christmas,” Backstreet Boys, Dec. 3, 2022, five
- “Merry Christmas,” Ed Sheeran & Elton John, Jan. 1, 2022, one
- “Let It Snow! (10th Anniversary),” Michael Bublé, Dec. 11, 2021, three
- “White Christmas,” Meghan Trainor feat. Seth MacFarlane, Dec. 12, 2020, four
- “Like It’s Christmas,” Jonas Brothers, Dec. 14, 2019, three
- “Cozy Little Christmas,” Katy Perry, Dec. 29, 2018, one
- “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” John Legend feat. Esperanza Spalding, Dec. 8, 2018, three
- “Santa’s Coming for Us,” Sia, Dec. 23, 2017, three
- “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” Brett Eldredge feat. Meghan Trainor, Jan. 7, 2017, one
- “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” Josh Groban, Dec. 24, 2016, one
- “This Christmas,” Train, Dec. 17, 2016, two
- “This Christmas,” Seal, Jan. 2, 2016, one
- “Baby It’s Cold Outside,” Idina Menzel duet with Michael Bublé, Dec. 20, 2014, three
- “Underneath the Tree,” Kelly Clarkson, Dec. 2, 2013, four
- “Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow,” Rod Stewart, Dec. 8, 2012, five
- “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” Michael Bublé, Dec. 10, 2011, five
- “Oh Santa!,” Mariah Carey, Dec. 18, 2010, four
- “A Baby Changes Everything,” Faith Hill, Dec. 20, 2008, three
- “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” Josh Groban, Dec. 22, 2007, three
- “Frosty the Snowman,” Kimberley Locke, Dec. 15, 2007, one
- “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear,” Daryl Hall John Oates, Dec. 30, 2006, two
- “Jingle Bells,” Kimberley Locke, Dec. 23, 2006, one
- “Up on the Housetop,” Kimberley Locke, Dec. 17, 2005, four
- “Believe,” Josh Groban, Dec. 11, 2004, five
- “Sending You a Little Christmas,” Jim Brickman with Kristy Starling, Jan. 3, 2004, one
- “O Holy Night,” Josh Groban, Dec. 28, 2002, two
- “Simple Things,” Jim Brickman feat. Rebecca Lynn Howard, Jan. 5, 2002, one
- “The Christmas Shoes,” NewSong, Jan. 6, 2001, one
Jonas Brothers become the first duo/group to tally more than one holiday No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Five soloists boast multiple merry leaders: Josh Groban (four); Michael Bublé and Kimberley Locke (three each); and Jim Brickman and Meghan Trainor (two each).
All charts dated Dec. 21 will update on Billboard.com Tuesday, Dec. 17.
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