The Queen has officially been dethroned, and people have a lot to say. For the first time since Billboard launched the Global 200 in September 2020, Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas has been the highest-ranking holiday tune, topping the charts 19 times since December 2020.
But this year, things changed. For the first time, Wham! Hit number 1 with their 1984 holiday hit, Last Christmas. It’s quite a feat for a song that came out more than 40 years ago.
The saddest part is that the late George Michael didn’t see the success. He died on Christmas Day in 2016. Wham!’s ‘Last Christmas’ Hits No. 1 on Billboard Global 200 for First Timehttps://t.co/hwp1d2xX1j — billboard (@billboard) December 15, 2025 “Last Christmas” is a Solid Holiday Hit Per Billboard, Last Christmas hit No.
2 on the U.S.-based Billboard Hot 100 on December 13, 2025. It entered the charts at No. 50 on January 7, 2017. Andrew Ridgeley, the other half of Wham!
told Billboard the song’s success means so much to him. “The special place the song occupies in so many hearts and one that George Michael would have been immensely proud of. Thank you, everyone who has embraced the song as a little piece of their own merry Christmas,” he said. George’s estate called Last Christmas “a timeless record that embodies the very sound of Christmas and continues to resonate with audiences, while captivating new listeners around the world.
Thank you to everyone who keeps this song at the very heart of Christmas.” Fans loved seeing Last Christmas bump All I Want for Christmas from the top spot. “Yasss, i love “Last Christmas” more than Mariah Carey’s song,” a fan shared. “This is great news, they deserve all this, huge congratulations. @WhamOfficial_ you will be forever loved!” Another person agreed.
This person has a challenge for fans. “USA do your thing!! Please give George his Billboard number one he so deserved and never got in the USA! Stream stream stream!
The points are not far apart from the top three songs,” they wrote. This story’s featured image is by Nata Sorenko.
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