{"id":634,"date":"2026-02-23T12:21:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/?p=634"},"modified":"2026-02-23T12:21:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:21:57","slug":"3-pop-and-rock-songs-that-hit-no-1-in-multiple-decades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/3-pop-and-rock-songs-that-hit-no-1-in-multiple-decades\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Pop and Rock Songs That Hit No. 1 in Multiple Decades"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Music is timeless, and it\u2019s no surprise that even as trends shift and artists come and go, certain songs top the Billboard charts multiple times across decades. There can be a few different reasons for a song&#8217;s resurgence. Sometimes, it happens as a result of a song being included in the soundtrack for a hit movie, and sometimes it happens after the death of the musician. Often, streaming and apps introduce a classic song to a brand-new audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;All I Want For Christmas Is You&#8221; by Mariah Carey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas Is You (Make My Wish Come True Edition)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aAkMkVFwAoo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The holiday season isn&#8217;t officially underway until Mariah Carey&#8217;s hit &#8220;All I Want For Christmas Is You&#8221; is dominating the charts again. The track peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard chart when it was first released in 1994, but it re-entered the charts in 2019 and peaked at No. 1. It has continued to do so every year since, re-entering and topping the charts for six consecutive years. In December of 2025, it broke the record for the longest-running No. 1, with 20 consecutive weeks at the top. Its massive success has made it the best-selling Christmas song by a female artist in the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-songfacts-fact\"><div class=\"songfacts-card songfacts-card-horizontal\"><div class=\"songfacts-content-container\"><div class=\"songfacts-header\"><h3 class=\"songfacts-card-title\"><span>Songfacts: <\/span><span class=\"songfacts-title-part\">All I Want For Christmas Is You<\/span><span class=\"songfacts-separator\"> | <\/span><span class=\"songfacts-artist-part\">Mariah Carey<\/span><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"songfacts-meta\">Album:<span class=\"songfacts-album\">Merry Christmas <\/span><span class=\"songfacts-releasedate\"> [1994]<\/span><\/div><div class=\"songfacts-body\"><p class=\"songfacts-card-text\">Until &#8220;All I Want For Christmas Is You&#8221; reached the top in 2019, the only Christmas song to hit #1 in America was &#8220;The Chipmunk Song&#8221; in 1958, a novelty number where those lovable rodents eagerly await the holiday. The third festive song to summit that mountain was another song from 1958: &#8220;Rockin&#8217; Around The Christmas Tree&#8221; by Brenda Lee in 2023, revived by the release of a music video.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"songfacts-footer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/facts\/mariah-carey\/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"songfacts-button\"><span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/americansongwriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SongFacts-icon.png\" alt=\"Songfacts\" style=\"width:20px;height:20px;vertical-align:middle;margin-right:5px\" \/><\/span>Read the full Songfacts<svg><title>angle-double-right<\/title><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Bohemian Rhapsody&#8221; by Queen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Queen \u2013 Bohemian Rhapsody (Official Video Remastered)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fJ9rUzIMcZQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Queen&#8217;s epic &#8220;Bohemian Rhapsody&#8221; was a hit when it was first released in 1975. But it&#8217;s also topped the charts in the decades since. Over in the UK, it topped the Singles Chart for nine weeks. Then it re-entered the chart in 1991, after frontman Freddie Mercury&#8217;s death. In the US, it peaked at No. 9 in 1976, then re-entered the charts at No. 2 in 1992 after the release of <em>Wayne&#8217;s World<\/em>. That film featured the song in a scene where the characters headbang while listening to it. The song re-entered the charts again in 2018, after the success of the biopic <em>Bohemian Rhapsody<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Dreams&#8221; by Fleetwood Mac<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fleetwood Mac - Dreams (Official Music Video) [4K]\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y3ywicffOj4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fleetwood Mac&#8217;s album <em>Rumours<\/em> is known not just for being a pretty much perfect classic rock album. 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