Two old Christmas favourites have returned to the charts decades after their first release.
Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You is back at number seven and Wham’s Last Christmas returns at number 11.
According to the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Christmas tracks by Brenda Lee, Ariana Grande, Bobby Helms, Michael Buble, Kelly Clarkson and Andy Williams are all back in the top 50.
“Mariah’s All I Want For Christmas Is You peaked at number two when it was released in 1994,” ARIA said.
“It first hit number one in 2018 and has returned to the top spot every Christmas since then for a total of eight weeks so far.”
ARIA said Wham’s Last Christmas stopped at number three in 1984, returned to the top 50 in 1997 and disappeared again until 2016.
It matched its number three peak in 2019, hit number two in 2020 and again in 2021, got to number three in 2022 and number three again in 2023.
ARIA says Mariah Carey’s Merry Christmas album has re-entered the charts at number 100.
“It peaked here at number two when it was released in 1994, re-entered the top 10 albums chart in 2018 and 2019, and has sold 18 million copies worldwide,” it said in a statement.
The full charts wrap is on the ARIA website.
