BTS’s V Dethrones Mariah Carey On Billboard Chart
American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey is known as the queen of Christmas due to her hits, such as “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” Although originally released on her album Merry Christmas in November 1994, it continues to chart to this day. As a result, Mariah Carey is “the first artist to have ranked at No. 1 on the chart in four distinct decades (1990s, 2000s, ‘10s and ‘20s).”
…as streaming has grown and holiday music has become more prominent on streaming services’ playlists, it hit the Hot 100’s top 10 for the first time in December 2017, and the top five for the first time in the 2018 holiday season. It led at last, prior to this week, over the holidays in 2019 (for three weeks), 2020 (two), 2021 (three), 2022 (four) and 2023 (two).
— Billboard
Just last week, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” ranked No. 1 on the Billboard chart. Yet, Mariah Carey’s hit has now fallen to No. 2.
MARIAH CAREY IS BACK AT NUMBER ONE 30 YEARS INTO HER CAREER WITH A 25 YEAR OLD SONG https://t.co/3a3O2XIGqX
— ♕ (@alovetrilogy) December 16, 2019
BTS‘s V dethroned Mariah Carey, as his new single, “Winter Ahead,” featuring vocalist Park Hyo Shin, ranked No. 1 on the Holiday Digital Song Sales chart this week.
In the past tracking period in the U.S., ‘Winter Ahead’ sold 10,300 copies, according to data provided by Luminate. Carey’s cut managed only about one-third as many sales, as ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ was purchased by 3,200 people in the country.
— Forbes
ARMYs couldn’t be more proud of V, knowing what an amazing accomplishment this is.
Forbes about Taehyung:
"BTS singer V replaces Mariah Carey's Christmas at No.1 on a Billboard chart"
DO YOU REALIZE HOW HUGE IT IS!?!? SO PROUD OF HIM👏
CONGRATULATIONS V
CONGRATULATIONS TAEHYUNG
HISTORY MAKER TAEHYUNG pic.twitter.com/GyzUZUuEg6— Carolyne🌱⁷⁼¹ (@mhereonlyforbts) December 12, 2024
“BTS singer #V Replace Mariah Carey's 'Christmas' At No.1 on A Billboard Chart” The Headlines are🔥
CONGRATULATIONS TAEHYUNG
CONGRATULATIONS V
TAEHYUNG PAVED THE WAY
PROUDL OF YOU TAEHYUNG #WinterAhead pic.twitter.com/kpAPcnKV2r— 𝐬𝐨𝐚𝐡⁷🥢 (@Yoon_kookie97) December 12, 2024
"BTS singer V replaces Mariah Carey's Christmas at No.1 on a Billboard chart"
– Forbes
This is so HUGE !! SO SO PROUD OF Tae 🥹💜
CONGRATULATIONS V
CONGRATULATIONS TAEHYUNG
HISTORY MAKER TAEHYUNG#태형 #뷔 #Taehyung #V pic.twitter.com/wPWEE8abal— BANGTAN DELIGHT ¹⁰ 🎉 (@Lovly_mochitwin) December 12, 2024
Congratulations, V!
