Her festive single has again reached No.
3 on the Billboard Hot 100, a peak it previously hit in January of this year.
1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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Careys current competition for the top spot happens to beThe Weeknd, who earned his fourth No.
1 hit this week with Heartless.
If Carey were to hit No.
1, shed go from being the female artist with the most No.
1 singles ever, to the soloist with the most No.
1 singles ever (breaking her current tie with Elvis Presley, and putting her one No.
1 single away from tying with The Beatles for artists with the most No.
1 singles ever).
Debuting in Oct. 1994, the song peaked at No.
Since then, the tune has climbed the Hot 100 chart each year until it finally peaked at No.
3 in January of this year, and again this month.
It also happens to be thesongs 25th anniversary.