Elvis Presley is one of a handful of musical acts who passed away decades ago who manage to return to the Billboard charts every December thanks to the holiday music they recorded during their lifetime. Hugh McIntyre ranked Elvis' U.S. sales for Forbes this week.Presley’s 'Blue Christmas' stands out among the many, many holiday cuts, as it is not nearly as jolly as the majority of popular tunes in the field, and his 'The Classic Christmas Album' becomes a winner again as the weather turns cold.
Presley sees both of those titles return to multiple Billboard charts this week, and another lesser-known recording also finds its way back to one roster as Americans get back into the holiday spirit and turn their attention to Presley’s catalog yet again.
Official U.K. charts
The compilation slipped from No. 91 to No. 92 on the Official U.K. Album Top 100, but gained ten spots on the U.K. Chart Update chart, climbing from No. 84 to No. 74.
On the Official U.K. Streaming chart the 'ELV1S 30 #1 Hits' compilation slipped from No. 67 to No. 80.
The song 'Blue Christmas' climbed from No. 76 to No. 68 on the U.K. Single Top 100, from No. 62 to No. 56 on the Official Streaming chart and from No. 56 to No. 54 on the Audio Streaming chart and from No. 70 to No. 59 on the Chart Update chart
To be updated over the weekend: On the Music Video chart 'The King of Rock and Roll' DVD made e re-entry at No. 48.
U.S. Billboard charts
'Blue Christmas' jumped from No. 50 to No. 31 on the Hot 100 this week, the list of the most consumed songs in the U.S. On the Top Streaming Songs chart, the song made a re-entry at No. 24. On Billboard Country Streaming Songs chart the classic rose to No. 4.
On the Holiday 100 chart to song climbed from No. 22 to No. 21 and on the Holiday Streaming Songs charts it climbed from No. 21 to No. 20. The single returned to the Global Top 200 chart at No. 60 this week.
'Blue Christmas' just missed out on becoming a No. 1 hit again on the Rock Streaming Songs tally, as Billboard has classified it as a rock tune. It jumped from No. 5 to the runner-up spot on the list of the most successful rock songs on streaming platforms. This time around, Presley is blocked by another seasonal favorite, 'Run Rudolph Run' by Chuck Berry.On the Country Streaming Songs chart 'Blue Chrisatmas' climbed from No. 11 to No.4.
While most people are pressing play on 'Blue Christmas,' the song 'O Little Town of Bethlehem' broke onto the Christian Streaming Songs chart at No. 20 this week.
'The Classic Christmas Album' rocked-up no less than 103 places on the main Billboard 200 chart, climbing from No. 158 to No. 55 this week. Luminate reported that the album shifted another 17,050 equivalent units between streams and sales. That is up 78 percent from the period prior, when 'The Classic Christmas Album' could not quite manage 10,000 copies.
The album re-entered at No. 60 on Billboard's Global Top 200 Album chart, at No. 44 on the Top Streaming Albums chart, at No. 20 on the Catalog Album chart. The album surged from No. 26 to No. 10 on Billboards Top Country Albums chart while 'The Essential Elvis Presley' slipped from No. 42 to No. 46 on that chart.
On the Top Rock and Alternative Albums chart the album climbed from No. 34 to No. 9 while it re-entered the Top Rock Album chart at No. 7 this week. The album re-entered Billboard's Top Streaming chart at No. 44 this week.On the Top Holiday Album chart the compilation lost one spot and dropped to No. 16.
On the Artists chart Elvis Presley climbed from No. 95 to No. 73 this week.
Canadian Billboard Charts
On Billboard's Canadian Hot 100 chart, 'Blue Christmas' climbed from No. 37 to No. 24 while 'The Classic Christmas Album' re-entered the Canadian Album Top 100 chart at No. 52.
Irish Charts
'Blue Christmas' re-entered the Irish IRMA single Top 100 chart at No. On the Irish IRMA charts at No. 95.
Dutch Charts
On the Dutch Singles Top 100 chart 'Blue Chriatmas' made a re-entry at No. 92.
(Source: Billboard / Official Chart Company / UK Mix Forum / Hugh McIntyre for Forbes)