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Michael Bublé's 'Christmas' Climbs Up The Chimney to No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Albums Chart

With Christmas around the corner, Bublé's album returns to the top while Mariah Carey holds fast at No. 1 on the Canadian Hot 100.

Michael Bublé
Michael Bublé
Evaan Kheraj

Michael Bublé is having himself a merry little Christmas at the top of the charts.

His 2011 Christmas album is back at No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart this week, climbing from No. 3. It marks that album's 15th cumulative week at the top of the chart — and it's also the only holiday music album in the top ten this week.


Bublé set a record in 2022 for times at No. 1 on the chart in different calendar years, and he adds to it in 2024.

Taylor Swift's Tortured Poets Department drops to No. 2 behind it and Kendrick Lamar's GNX is at No. 3, while Rosé of BLACKPINK notches her solo release Rosie at No. 4, confirming her burgeoning solo stardom.

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Over on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, Mariah Carey holds strong at No. 1 with "All I Want for Christmas Is You," with Wham!'s "Last Christmas" and Brenda Lee's "Rockin Around the Christmas Tree" behind at No. 2 and No. 3. With a new Netflix documentary out about "Last Christmas," WHAM!: Last Christmas Unwrapped and a recent duet performance by Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan on Carpenter's own Netflix holiday special, the song could make a play for No. 1 before the end of the holiday season.

Bublé's "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" moves up 14-11 and his "Holly Jolly Christmas" climbs 27-21. Justin Bieber's "Mistletoe" also climbs 8 spots, 39-31.

That's it for Canadian Christmas hits, but non-holiday homegrown tracks are doing well this week. B.C.'s Cameron Whitcomb re-enters at No. 89 with "Quitter." Josh Ross' "Single Again" moves up 89-83 in its 20th week on the chart and Devon Cole's "I Got You" moves up 95-92.

Tate McRae's "2 Hands," one of our staff picks for 25 best songs of the year, saw a drop after its No. 22 debut, but it moves back up a few spots this week 72-69. Karan Aujla's "Wavy" drops 46-53 and PartyNextDoor's "Dreamin'" falls 82-87. It's hard to say where those tracks, all of which are fairly new to he chart, will shake out once Christmas music drops off in a couple weeks, though — they could be poised for resurgence.

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Check out the full charts here.

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The release of a trio of new albums has set multiple chart records for Drake on both sides of the border while adding more entries into his book of records, while a surprise guest appearance by Neil Young at a birthday celebration for Canadian eco-hero David Suzuki also makes news. Justin Bieber also makes history at the American Music Awards.

Elsewhere, a Prince cover of a Beatles classic attracts Macca's attention and a CRTC Canadian content tax on major streaming services sparks controversy.

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