"All I Want for Christmas Is You" - Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey recorded "All I Want for Christmas Is You" for her fourth studio album and first-holiday album, Merry Christmas (1994). Carey and Walter Afanasieff wrote and produced the song, which was released as the album's lead single on October 29, 1994. The song is an upbeat love song with bell chimes, backing vocals, and synthesizers. The song has become a Christmas classic, and its popularity grows with each passing holiday season.

"All I Want for Christmas Is You" was praised by critics, with The New Yorker calling it "one of the few worthy modern additions to the holiday canon". The song went on to become a global hit, topping the charts in twenty-six countries including Australia, Canada, France, and Germany. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States for the first time in 2019, 25 years after its initial release, breaking several records, including the longest trip to number one. It also topped the charts in the United Kingdom for the first time the following year, spending a record 69 weeks in the top 40 before reaching number one.

Sales: 16 million copies