Elton John has earned his 60th top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 thanks to the Ed Sheeran collab “Merry Christmas.”
Sheeran and John’s “Merry Christmas” rose four places to No. 38, marking its first week in the chart’s top 40.
In the December 20-26 tracking week, the song drew 20.2 million official streams, up 38%, and 2.8 million in radio airplay audience, up 25%, and sold 2,000, up 59%, in the United States, according to data tracker Luminate.
“Merry Christmas,” which Sheeran and John co-wrote, was released in 2021 and initially peaked at No. 42 a year later.