Billboard Christmas Hits 1983–1989

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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

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

Issue date  | Albums  | Artist  | Singles  | Artist  | Ref.

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December 17, 1983 | Christmas | Kenny Rogers | "White Christmas"  | Bing Crosby | [2]
December 24, 1983 | "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer"  | Elmo N' Patsy | [3]
December 15, 1984 | Once Upon a Christmas | Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton | [4]
December 22, 1984 | [5]
December 21, 1985 | Alabama Christmas | Alabama | [6]
December 28, 1985 | "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"  | Bruce Springsteen | [7]
December 12, 1987 | A Very Special Christmas | Various artists | no chart  | no chart  | [8]
December 19, 1987 | [9]
December 10, 1988 | [10]
December 24, 1988 | A Fresh Aire Christmas | Mannheim Steamroller | [11]
January 7, 1989 | [12]
December 23, 1989 | Merry, Merry Christmas | New Kids on the Block | [13]
January 6, 1990 | [14]

## Top Christmas Hits Albums of the 1980s

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The Billboard Christmas Hits album charts ran a total of 13 weeks. Those that reached the top ten 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

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Peak | Top 10 | Chart
1  | A Very Special Christmas[25] | Various Artists | 1987  | 12/12/1987  | #1  | 3  | 7  | 7
2  | Once Upon A Christmas[26] | Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton | 1984  | 12/15/1984  | 2  | 5  | 11
3  | Alabama Christmas | Alabama | 1985  | 12/21/1985  | 4  | 9
4  | Kenny Rogers' Christmas Album | Kenny Rogers | 1981  | 12/17/1983  | 6
5  | A Fresh Aire Christmas[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  | A Christmas Album[29][a] | Barbra Streisand | 1967  | 12/17/1983  | 2  | 29  | 33
9  | Christmas Portrait[30] | The Carpenters | 1978  | 12/15/1984  | 10  | 13
10  | December | George Winston | 1982  | 12/19/1987  | 9  | 9
11  | Merry Christmas | Bing Crosby | 1955  | 12/17/1983  | #3[b] | 2  | 36  | 49
12  | Christmas Rap (Profile 1247)[31] | Various Artists | 1987  | 12/12/1987  | #4  | 3  | 3  | 3
13  | Christmas Wishes | Anne Murray | 1981  | 12/17/1983  | 2  | 4  | 6
14  | A GRP Christmas Collection [32] | Various Artists | 1988  | 12/24/1988  | #5  | 3  | 4  | 4
15  | The Christmas Song[c] | Nat King Cole | 1963  | 12/17/1983  | 2  | 40  | 46
16  | An Old Time Christmas | Randy Travis | 1989  | 12/23/1989  | 1  | 2  | 2
17  | Elvis' Christmas Album[d] | Elvis Presley | 1957  | 12/21/1985  | #6  | 1  | 32  | 41
18  | O Holy Night [33] | Luciano Pavarotti/Kurt Herbert Adler/National Philharmonic Orchestra | 1976  | 12/15/1984  | 4  | 8
19  | Give Love at Christmas | The Temptations | 1980  | 12/17/1983  | 2  | 9
20  | A Winter Solstice II [34] | Various Artists | 1988  | 12/24/1988  | #8  | 2  | 2  | 4
21  | A Chipmunk Christmas | The Chipmunks | 1981  | 12/22/1984  | 1  | 3  | 3
22  | Christmas at Our House | Barbara Mandrell | 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 | The Judds | 1987  | 12/12/1987  | #9  | 3  | 3  | 6
25  | A Charlie Brown Christmas (soundtrack)[36] | Vince Guaraldi Trio | 1965  | 12/24/1988  | 2  | 3  | 7
26  | Pretty Paper | Willie Nelson | 1979  | 12/17/1983  | 2  | 2
27  | A Christmas Album | Amy Grant | 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 | Alexander O'Neal | 1988  | 1/7/1989  | 1  | 2
30  | Christmas with Placido [37] | Placido Domingo | 1981  | 12/15/1984  | 1
31  | The Christmas Album | Air Supply | 1987  | 12/19/1987  | #10  | 2  | 2  | 3
32  | A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra | Frank Sinatra[e] | 1957  | 12/22/1984  | 1  | 2  | 13
33  | A Christmas Together[38] | John Denver[39] and The Muppets[40] | 1979  | 12/17/1983  | 1  | 1

## See also

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

## Notes

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1. ^ Barbra Streisand's A Christmas Album peaked at #1 on the Best Bets For Christmas 12/2/1967.
2. ^ Bing Crosby's Merry Christmas peaked at #2 on the Christmas Records chart 12/26/1964.
3. ^ Nat "King" Cole's The Christmas Song peaked at #2 on the Best Bets For Christmas 12/13/1969.
4. ^ Elvis' Christmas Album peaked at #2 on the Top Christmas Sellers 12/11/1965.
5. ^ A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra peaked at #2 on Deejay's Favorite Christmas Disks 11/24/1958.

## 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. ^ devops (1987-12-12). "Top Holiday Albums – Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
9. ^ devops (1987-12-19). "Top Holiday Albums – Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
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12. ^ "Christmas Hits.” Billboard, vol. 101, no. 1, January 7, 1989, p. 71.
13. ^ "Top Holiday Albums". Billboard.
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.
24. ^ "Top Holiday Albums". Billboard. 1985-12-21.
25. ^ "30th Anniversary Volume 1".
26. ^ "Never Frozen in Time is Kenny and Dolly's "Once Upon a Christmas"". 27 December 2018.
27. ^ "Mannheim Steamroller Holiday Albums Cited as Greatest of All Time!". 9 December 2022.
28. ^ "Mannheim Steamroller Christmas albums from 1984 and 1988". 6 December 2022.
29. ^ "Streisand Albums | A Christmas Album 1967 LP".
30. ^ "Insights and Sounds: Frosted Window Panes: The Carpenters Christmas Portrait". 22 December 2009.
31. ^ ""Christmas Rap": Hip-Hop's First Holiday Compilation".
32. ^ "Various Artists - A GRP Christmas Collection Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.
33. ^ "ArtistInfo".
34. ^ "Various Artists - A Winter's Solstice II Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.
35. ^ "Elmo & Patsy - Grandma Got Run over by a Reindeer Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.
36. ^ "A Charlie Brown Christmas Reaches Highest Chart Position on the Billboard 200, 56 Years After ITS Original Release".
37. ^ "Christmas with Placido Domingo". 29 November 2018.
38. ^ "How John Denver Made the Muppets a Christmas Tradition". 23 December 2022.
39. ^ "That Music Magazine » John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together".
40. ^ "John Denver and the Muppets Made the Best Christmas Album Ever".

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