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Lee's song sets another new record: the longest wait between a song's release and it hitting No. 1 on the chart. Carey previously held the record of 25 years between her holiday hit's release in 1994 and its ascent to the top of the list in 2019.

Lee is also now the oldest woman ever to hit No. 1 on the chart, surpassing Cher, who was 52 when \"Believe\" topped the Hot 100. Lee was 13 when she recorded \"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree.\"

This is Lee's third Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit, following 1960's \"I'm Sorry\" and \"I Want to Be Wanted.\" In the '60s, she scored 46 Hot 100 hits, the most of any female artist.

And that isn't the only holiday hit in this week's top 10. Carey's song is No. 2, Bobby Helms' \"Jingle Bell Rock\" is No. 3, Wham!'s \"Last Christmas\" is No. 5, Burl Ives' \"A Holly Jolly Christmas\" is No. 6 and Andy Williams' \"The Most Wonderful Time of the Year\" is No. 10.

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