'Thriller' and 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' surge as music segues from scary to merry. Michael Jackson and Mariah Carey lead global chart debuts from larger 2021 holiday season.
"Thriller" and "All I Want for Christmas Is You" surge as music segues from scary to merry.BillboardMariah CareyThe tracking week for this week's charts spanned Oct. 29 through Nov. 4, thus, encompassing the final three days leading up to and including Halloween.
Blasting 109-28 on the Global 200,"Thriller" drew 22.1 million streams and sold 8,800 downloads around the world in the tracking week, according to MRC Data. Notably, that's a nearly 30% stronger streaming showing than last year, when the zombie-terror classic scared up 17 million streams during Halloween week, hitting its initial high of No. 51.
Of the seven Halloween-themed songs on the Global 200, four make the Global Excl. U.S. chart, all at lower positions than on the worldwide tally."Thriller" is No. 60,"Someone's Watching Me" is No. 77,"Ghostbusters" is No. 151 and"Highway to Hell" rounds out the list at No. 183.'s global charts. The song re-enters the Global 200 at No. 105 with 11.7 million streams and 2,600 sold in the tracking week, up 128% and 256%, respectively.
Just as Halloween songs fare better on the latest Global 200 than on the Global Excl. U.S. ranking, the same goes for Christmas titles. Over the 2020-21 season, 93 holiday-themed songs appeared on the Global 200, including the entire top nine songs on the Jan. 2 chart, with Carey's carol at No. 1 for four weeks. On the Global Excl. U.S. list, however, 52 such songs charted, including five of the Jan. 2 top 10 and Carey reigning for one week.
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