Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" Hits No. 1 On The Billboard Hot 100 After 65 Years!
A message from Brenda Lee to her Brendanators ❤️ Watch the exact moment @UMGNashville CEO Cindy Mabe tells the holiday music icon that “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” reaches No. 1 on this week’s Hot100, breaking multiple @billboardcharts records along the way. 🎄 pic.twitter.com/UrnzXlK28n
- billboard (@billboard) December 4, 2023
Scream and Shout, Brendanators! WE DID IT!
After 65 years and peaking at no. 2 (behind AIWFCIY) for the last 4 years, Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" finally gets the no. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. Lee recorded the song in 1958, when she was just 13, and has been a seasonal staple for years, including a notable appearance in the 1990 movie “Home Alone.”
This marks Lee's third No. 1 - and her first since 1960. She's also the oldest musician to get a no. 1 at age 78. See the moment she is told she got the no. 1 song via Billboard.
This week's Hot100 top 10 (chart dated Dec. 9, 2023).
- billboard charts (@billboardcharts) December 4, 2023
Brenda Lee becomes the oldest artist to reach #1 in Hot 100 history. She turns 79 next week. pic.twitter.com/Oln7Jqa892
- chart data (@chartdata) December 4, 2023
New Old-Fashioned No. 1: Brenda Lee’s ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’ Tops Hot 100, 65 Years After Its Release https://t.co/vLdzzo6Kj6
- billboard (@billboard) December 4, 2023
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