I think it was mentioned that Spotify didn't playlist it anywhere because it was an Apple Music exclusive for a week. But I feel you, I also didn't expect it to hit number one (that wasn't even within the realm of possibility) but it's a bummer that she wasn't able to notch a cute Top 10 (or even 20 or 40) placement with it.
Most 'new' Christmas songs start off with some fan-driven success and then build up popularity over time. Due to Mariah being the enduring (musical) figurehead of Christmas and Ariana's never-ending streaming stranglehold, I think Oh Santa could build and surpass it's chart peaks in the next few years..
She sounds amazing obviously - but I don't know it's the lack of live shows, since a lot of her more impressive vocal performances in recent years have come later into her tour runs? I think it's more that social media posts allow her to avoid off-days since she can just... not record them if she's not feeling it. That and there's no worry of messing up so she truly goes for it.
Her hatered of Someday is forever amazing, iconic and yet heartbreaking somehow, all rolled into one.
Somehow just snagged the Emancipation of Mimi vinyl from uDiscoverMusic with the "COMEBACK" promo code and their 30% off sale.... $14??!?!?!?!? YES PLEASE.
The mess continues ... apparently the UO release delivers clear vinyl instead of gold AND Mimi’s front cover text.... her NAME logo is printed off centered.... via @jcacollector on Instagram....
It’s the same for the standard black and webstore clear editions, so it’s an error on Universal’s part, not UO’s.
Rolling Stone has All I Want For Christmas Is You at 1.7M units in the US for 2020. Certified 8x platinum last month, so we can probably expect Diamond in 2021. The album, which also got an 8x Platinum certification last month, did 300k units. So, she should have at least one more Diamond album under her belt by the end of the decade.
