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Halloween and Christmas Songs Rise on the Hot 100
The U.S. Billboard Hot 100 featured Halloween and Christmas songs on its chart dated Nov.
14, based on data from Oct.
30 to Nov.
5.
Michael Jackson’s “Thriller climbed to a new peak at No.
2, more than 42 years after it first entered the chart.
It previously reached No.
4 in March 1984.
Tame Impala and JENNIE’s “Dracula” rose to No.
3, while “Ghostbusters” and “Monster Mash” returned to the chart at Nos.
12 and 13.
Several Halloween songs gained ground during the week that included Halloween.
Wham!’s “Last Christmas” and Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” also returned, at Nos.
37 and 39.
The seasonal chart mix reflects a week spanning Halloween and the start of Christmas listening; the figures cover U.S. streams, radio airplay and sales.
Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” rose to a new No. 2 peak on the Billboard Hot 100, more than 42 years after its first chart appearance.
The Nov. 14-dated chart included five Halloween classics, Tame Impala and JENNIE’s “Dracula,” and two Christmas songs.
“Dracula” reached a new peak at No. 3.
Wham!’s “Last Christmas” and Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” re-entered the chart at Nos. 37 and 39.
The chart reflects United States data from Oct. 30 to Nov. 5, according to Luminate.
- Who
- Michael Jackson, Tame Impala and JENNIE, and artists behind Halloween and Christmas songs on the Hot 100.
- What
- Seasonal songs rose or re-entered the Billboard Hot 100. “Thriller” reached a new peak at No. 2.
- When
- The chart is dated Nov. 14, 2026, and reflects data from Oct. 30 to Nov. 5.
- Where
- The United States.
- Why
- The tracking week included Halloween and the following day, when Mariah Carey proclaimed the start of the yuletide season.
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The Hot 100 tracking week covered data from the United States, according to Luminate.
The tracking week encompassed Halloween and Mariah Carey’s annual proclamation that the yuletide season had begun.
Thriller” reached a new peak at No. 2, while seasonal songs appeared across the Hot 100.
- Thriller
- No. 2, up from No. 20; 17.4 million streams
- Dracula
- No. 3, up from No. 5; 9.4 million streams
- Ghostbusters
- No. 12 re-entry; 11 million streams
- Monster Mash
- No. 13 re-entry; 11 million streams
- Last Christmas
- No. 37 re-entry; streams up 228%
- All I Want for Christmas Is You
- No. 39 re-entry; streams up 295%