It took 25 years for Mariah Carey ’s " All I desire for Christmas Is You " to go to No . 1 .
It’s official: “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree” by Brenda Lee has gone to No. 1…65 years after it was released.
On Monday, Billboard announced the Hot 100 (dated Dec. 9), and Brenda’s 1958 holiday classic wasrockin’atop the list. She was joined by several other seasonal favorites in the Top 10, including Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” and Bobby Helms’s “Jingle Bell Rock.” You can check out the full list below:
“Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree” joins an impressive list of songs that reached their greatest success, at least on the charts, well after their initial release.
In fact, some of these late-blooming hits have become signature tracks by some of the biggest singers. So here are 11 songs, including “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree,” that soared later than you might think:
1.“Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree” by Brenda Lee
Initial release: 1958. Went to No. 1: 2023.
Why it had a resurgence : Though the song has long been a holiday hit , Brenda released a music television and further the song this twelvemonth in honor of its 65th day of remembrance .
2.“Cruel Summer” by Taylor Swift
Initial release: 2019. Went to No. 1: 2023.
Why it had a revivification : Taylorreleased the track as a singlefor the first time in June while on her Eras Tour , where she execute the song . " We just want to say thank you so much for making ' Cruel Summer ' a Hot 100 No . 1 , and it ’s not even the summer any longer . It ’s deep declivity . I ’m assume a sweater . We get it on you bozo , " Taylor order in anInstagram videowith Jack Antonoff , who cowrote and coproduced the vocal .
3.“Running Up That Hill” by Kate Bush
Initial release: 1985. Went to No. 3: 2022.
Why it had a revivification : The song had a major appearance inSeason 4 ofStranger thing . “It ’s been a crazy rolling wave coaster yr for me . I still reel from the achiever of RUTH , being the No 1 track of this summer . What an honour ! It was really exciting to see it doing so well globally , but peculiarly here in the UK and Australia ; and also to see it pass water it all the way to No 3 in the US . It was such a great impression to see so many of the younger coevals enjoying the song . It seems that quite a lot of them thought I was a new artist ! I lie with that ! " Kate wroteon her websiteat the ending of 2022 . " Again , give thanks you so much to everyone who back the track and made it a hit . "
4.“Heat Waves” by Glass Animals
Initial release: 2020. Went to No. 1: 2022.
Why it had a resurgence:“Heat Waves " was more of a sleeper hit , having first been turn during the coronavirus pandemic before a long acclivity to the top of the chart , thanks in part togoing viral on TikTok . " woke up on the circuit passenger vehicle this morning to ed [ Irwin - Singer ] in his footling underpants run up and down shout that heat wave is the Billboard Hot 100 # 1 phonograph record . Absolutely ca n’t believe it . I ’ve said it before , and will say it again , but i am implausibly grateful to everyone who support us and believed in this song and this album , " the stripe save onInstagramin 2022 after the Song dynasty went to No . 1 .
5.“A Holly Jolly Christmas” by Burl Ives
Initial release: 1964. Went to No. 4: 2020.
6.“All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey
Initial release: 1994. Went to No. 1: 2019.
Why it had a revitalization : Since its going in 1994 , " All I require for Christmas Is You " has assert a presence during the yearly holiday time of year and is arguably the premier example of a holiday hit that ca n’t check soar upwards . " Never have I ever dreamt this would become my 19th # 1 Sung . I ’m so grateful to everyone who fend for this birdsong and especially my amazing fans ❤ ️ give thanks you for ' making my wish issue forth true ' ahead of time ! 🙏 🎄 🎁 , " Mariah wrote onInstagramin 2019 after the song went to No . 1 .
7.“Truth Hurts” by Lizzo
Initial release: 2017. Went to No. 1: 2019.
Why it had a resurgence : Lizzo ’s life history was taking off in 2019 , with " Truth Hurts " having anotable appearancein the filmSomeone Great , even though the song came out two years prior . " WE’RE NUMBER 1 . THIS IS A W FOR ALL OF US . ANYBODY WHO EVER FELT LIKE THEY VOICE WASN’T HEARD . ANYBODY WHO FELT LIKE THEY WEREN’T GOOD ENOUGH . YOU ARE . WE ARE . CHAMPIONS . I LOVE YALL 3 MUCH . LIZZBIANS UNITE , " shetweetedafter the song went to No . 1 in 2019 .
8.“Lights” by Ellie Goulding
Initial release: 2010. Went to No. 2: 2012.
Why it had a resurgence:“Lights " is another example of an elongated sleeper hitting . The course first appeared on Ellie ’s debut record album of the same name in 2010 but plant its biggest charting succeeder in the US in 2012 … just as Ellie was gear up to free her 2d album , Halcyon , which dropped later that year . “ To have a arrive at vocal in the US is extremely difficult for a British artist , ” she toldBillboardin 2012 about the success of " Lights . " “ I intend it ’s kind of a victory . I have to feel that in a cocksure way . I ’m just hoping that it will kind of die down a bit so I can introduce my next song , my next adventure . ”
9.“I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” by the Proclaimers
Initial release: 1988. Went to No. 3: 1993.
Why it had a resurgence : The song was notably featured in the 1993 movieBenny & Joon . " When the song came out in America in 1989 , we did okay on the college chart , but there was no action on the independent chart , ” banding phallus Charlie Reid toldEntertainment Weeklyin 1993 before the song proceed to No . 3 afterward that year . He said of the song ’s appearing on the soundtrack , which had n’t fall out yet , " Hopefully when that come out , multitude will remember us . ”
10.“Red Red Wine” by UB40 (a Cover of Neil Diamond’s 1967 Song)
Initial release: 1983. Went to No. 1: 1988.
Why it had a resurgence : In 2018,Billboardcredited the group ’s 1988 performance on a television special for Nelson Mandela ’s seventieth natal day , along with an Arizona DJ play the Sung on a nationally syndicated radio show , with the strain ’s achiever , although it was released in 1983 . “ It ’s just one of liveliness ’s enigma , ” the late band member Terence " Astro " Wilson tell Billboard in 2018 . “ If that DJ had n’t select to include it in his playlist , we might not even be have got this word . you’re able to never bed when you ’re going to have a number one . It ’s the public who decides what ’s a hit . No matter how clever it ’s written on theme , if the world do n’t buy it , it ’s a flop . ”
11.“What a Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong
Initial release: 1967. Went to No. 32: 1988.
Brenda Lee/YouTube / Viayoutube.comWhy it had a resurgence:Though the song has long been a holiday hit, Brenda released a music video and promoted the song this year in honor of its 65th anniversary.
