Billboard Christmas Hits 1983–1989 Explained

The Billboard Christmas Hits survey ran each holiday season between 1983 until 1989 except for 1986. The singles chart only ran a total 6 of weeks between 1983 and 1985.

List of number one Billboard Christmas Hits 1983–1989

These are the Billboard Christmas Hits chart number-one albums and singles from 1983 until 1989.^[1]

scope=col	Issue date	scope=col	Albums	scope=col	Artist	scope=col	Singles	scope=col	Artist	scope=col class=unsortable
	Christmas		"White Christmas"	Bing Crosby	^[2]
			"Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer"	Elmo N' Patsy	^[3]
	Once Upon a Christmas	and Dolly Parton			^[4]
					^[5]
	Alabama Christmas	Alabama			^[6]
			"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"		^[7]
		Various artists	no chart	no chart	^[8]
					^[9]
					^[10]
		Mannheim Steamroller			^[11]
					^[12]
	Merry, Merry Christmas	New Kids on the Block			^[13]
					^[14]

Top Christmas Hits Albums of the 1980's

The Billboard Christmas Hits album charts ran a total of 13 weeks. Those that reached the top 10 are ranked below.^{[15] [16] [17] [18]} The peak position reflects the highest position the album reached on the Christmas Hits chart between December 17, 1983 and January 6, 1990, but the top 10 and total weeks include the total weeks charted since the first Christmas Records chart in 1958.^{[19] [20] [21] [22] [23]}

The current online chart history of Billboard Top Holiday Albums begins with the December 21, 1985 Christmas Hits album chart. ^[24]

Rank	Album	Artist	Year Rlsd.	Peak Date	Peak Pos.	Weeks
						Peak	Top 10	Chart
1	^[25]	Various Artists	1987	12/12/1987	1	3	7	7
2	Once Upon A Christmas^[26]	& Dolly Parton	1984	12/15/1984		2	5	11
3	Alabama Christmas	Alabama	1985	12/21/1985			4	9
4	Kenny Rogers' Christmas Album		1981	12/17/1983				6
5	^[27]	Mannheim Steamroller	1988	12/24/1988				4
6	Merry, Merry Christmas	New Kids On The Block	1989	12/23/1989			2	2
7	Mannheim Steamroller Christmas	Mannheim Steamroller^[28]	1984	12/21/1985	2	5	11	11
8	^[29]		1967	12/17/1983		2	29	33
9	Christmas Portrait^[30]		1978	12/15/1984			10	13
10	December		1982	12/19/1987			9	9
11	Merry Christmas		1955	12/17/1983	3	2	36	49
12	Christmas Rap (Profile 1247)^[31]	Various Artists	1987	12/12/1987	4	3	3	3
13	Christmas Wishes		1981	12/17/1983		2	4	6
14	^[32]	Various Artists	1988	12/24/1988	5	3	4	4
15			1963	12/17/1983		2	40	46
16			1989	12/23/1989		1	2	2
17	Elvis' Christmas Album		1957	12/21/1985	6	1	32	41
18	O Holy Night ^[33]	/Kurt Herbert Adler/National Philharmonic Orchestra	1976	12/15/1984			4	8
19	Give Love at Christmas		1980	12/17/1983			2	9
20	^[34]	Various Artists	1988	12/24/1988	8	2	2	4
21			1981	12/22/1984		1	3	3
22	Christmas at Our House		1984	12/15/1984			2	2
23	Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer ^[35]	Elmo & Patsy	1982	12/12/1987			1	7
24	Christmas Time with the Judds		1987	12/12/1987	9	3	3	6
25	^[36]		1965	12/24/1988		2	3	7
26	Pretty Paper		1979	12/17/1983			2	2
27			1983	12/28/1985		1	2	9
28	Christmas All Over the World	New Edition	1985	12/21/1985				2
29	My Gift To You		1988	1/7/1989			1	2
30	Christmas with Placido ^[37]		1981	12/15/1984				1
31		Air Supply	1987	12/19/1987	10	2	2	3
32			1957	12/22/1984		1	2	13
33	^[38]	^[39] and The Muppets^[40]	1979	12/17/1983			1	1

See also

• Billboard Best Bets for Christmas 1963-1973
• Billboard Christmas Holiday Charts
• Billboard Top Christmas Albums of the 1990s

Notes and References

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2. 1983 Christmas Hits.” Billboard, vol. 95, no. 51, December 17, 1983, p. 6.
3. 1983 Christmas Hits.” Billboard, vol. 95, no. 52, December 24, 1983, p. 6.
4. 1984 Christmas Hits.” Billboard, vol. 96, no. 50, December 15, 1984, p. 8.
5. 1984 Christmas Hits.” Billboard, vol. 96, no. 51, December 22, 1984, p. 8.
6. 1985 Christmas Hits.” Billboard, vol. 97, no. 51, December 21, 1985, p. 57.
7. 1985 Christmas Hits.” Billboard, vol. 97, no. 52, December 28, 1985, p. 57.
8. Web site: devops . Top Holiday Albums – Billboard . Billboard.com . 1987-12-12 . 2022-11-10.
9. Web site: devops . Top Holiday Albums – Billboard . Billboard.com . 1987-12-19 . 2022-11-10.
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12. "Christmas Hits.” Billboard, vol. 101, no. 1, January 7, 1989, p. 71.
13. Top Holiday Albums . .
14. "Christmas Hits.” Billboard, vol. 102, no. 1, January 6, 1990, p. 87.
15. "1983 Christmas Hits." Billboard, vol. 95, no. 51-52, December 17, 1983-December 24, 1983, pp. 6 & 6.
16. "1984 Christmas Hits." Billboard, vol. 96, no. 50-51, December 15, 1984-December 22, 1984, pp. 8 & 8.
17. "1985 Christmas Hits." Billboard, vol. 97, no. 51-52, December 21, 1985-December 28, 1985, pp. 57 & 57.
18. "Christmas Hits.” Billboard, vol. 99-102, no. 51, 71 & 87, December 19, 1987-January 6, 1990, pp. 73, 71 & 87.
19. "Deejay's Favorite Christmas Disks." The Billboard, vol. 70, no. 47, November 24, 1958, p. 2.
20. "Christmas Records." Billboard, vol. 75-76, no. 48-52 & 49-52, November 30, 1963-December 26, 1964, pp. 11, 8, 8, 7, 25, 22, 22, 34 & 36.
21. "Billboard Top Christmas Sellers." Billboard, vol. 77, no. 50-52, December 11, 1965-December 25, 1965, pp. 7, 15 & 12.
22. "Billboard Best Bets For Christmas." Billboard, vol. 78-81, no. 49-52, 48-52, 49-52 & 49-52, December 3, 1966-December 27, 1969, pp. 56, 40, 36, 33, 8, 92, 61, 50, 40, 82, 84, 69, 57, 11, 10, 12, & 10.
23. "Best Bets For Christmas." Billboard, vol. 82-85, no. 51-52, 51-52, 51-53 & 49-51, December 19, 1970-December 22, 1973, pp. 12, 59, 49, 49, 40, 51, 4, 28, 25 & 22.
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27. Web site: Mannheim Steamroller Holiday Albums Cited as Greatest of All Time! . 9 December 2022 .
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30. Web site: Insights and Sounds: Frosted Window Panes: The Carpenters Christmas Portrait . 22 December 2009 .
31. Web site: "Christmas Rap": Hip-Hop's First Holiday Compilation .
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34. Web site: Various Artists - A Winter's Solstice II Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic . .
35. Web site: Elmo & Patsy - Grandma Got Run over by a Reindeer Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic . .
36. Web site: A Charlie Brown Christmas Reaches Highest Chart Position on the Billboard 200, 56 Years After ITS Original Release .
37. Web site: Christmas with Placido Domingo . 29 November 2018 .
38. Web site: How John Denver Made the Muppets a Christmas Tradition . 23 December 2022 .
39. Web site: That Music Magazine » John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together .
40. Web site: John Denver and the Muppets Made the Best Christmas Album Ever .