“Carol Pension” Deposits Begin…Mariah Carey Hits No. 9 on U.S. Spotify Chart the Moment November Arrives

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50 Days Before Christmas, Yet 1.87 Million Streams in a Single Day — “All-Time High”

The moment she declared the start of the carol season at midnight on November 1 with “It’s time,” the song surged to No. 9 on Spotify’s Global Chart

The “Carol Pension” has begun its annual deposits once again. U.S. pop star Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” returned to the music charts from the very first day of November. Moreover, it achieved the highest ranking ever recorded on a November 1.

According to U.S. pop news accounts such as Pop Base, the song was streamed 1.87 million times in a single day on the 1st (local time), re-entering Spotify’s Global Chart at No. 32. On the U.S. Spotify Chart, it jumped straight to No. 9 with 713,000 streams. This is more than 50 days before Christmas.

According to an X (formerly Twitter) account that tracks music chart records, the song’s performance on November 1 has shown a consistent upward trend over time. It rose from 690,000 streams (No. 180) in 2019 to 880,000 (No. 116) in 2020, 890,000 (No. 106) in 2021, and 1.21 million (No. 96) in 2022, peaking at 1,878,163 streams (No. 50) in 2023. After a slight dip to 1.7 million (No. 104) in 2024 and 1.82 million (No. 58) last year, it surpassed the 2023 record by more than 1,000 streams this year with 1,879,247 plays.

The ranking of No. 32 is also the highest ever for a November 1. The song, released 32 years ago, has once again broken its own record.

Mariah Carey declared the start of the Christmas season by posting a video on her Instagram with the caption “IT’S TIME!!!!” as soon as midnight struck on November 1, following Halloween night. The video, which showed her transforming from a red-haired punk rocker on Halloween night into the Queen of Christmas at midnight, garnered over 1.1 million likes.

Fans are already predicting it will hit No. 1. One user predicted that the song could reach No. 1 on U.S. Spotify this year, while one chart prediction account forecasted that it “could re-enter the Billboard Hot 100 this week.” Reactions of surprise, such as “Already?”, also emerged.

“All I Want for Christmas Is You,” released in 1994, first reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2019, 25 years after its release, and has since been the dominant force in the “Carol Wars” every year-end, consistently challenging the top spot. It is the most-streamed Christmas song of all time, and Carey is known to earn between 2 million and 3 million pounds (approximately 37 billion to 56 billion won) in royalties annually from this single track. This is why it has been nicknamed the “Carol Pension.”

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