TheTop Christmas Albums (renamedTop Holiday Albums in 2000) is published weekly byBillboard during the holiday season of each year tracking the best-sellingChristmas albums in the United States.
Number-one Top Christmas Albums of the 1990s [ edit ] The following are the albums that reached the Number one position on the Top Christmas Album Charts before it was renamed Top Holiday Albums on November 25, 2000.
Issue date Title Artist Ref. December 22, 1990 Because It's Christmas Barry Manilow [ 1] January 5, 1991 [ 2] December 7, 1991 A Fresh Aire Christmas Mannheim Steamroller [ 3] December 14, 1991 Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Mannheim Steamroller [ 4] December 21, 1991 A Fresh Aire Christmas Mannheim Steamroller [ 5] December 28, 1991 [ 6] January 4, 1992 [ 7] November 28, 1992 Beyond The Season Garth Brooks [ 8] December 5, 1992 [ 9] December 12, 1992 Home For Christmas Amy Grant [ 10] December 19, 1992 [ 11] December 26, 1992 [ 12] January 2, 1993 [ 13] January 9, 1993 [ 14] December 4, 1993 Let There Be Peace On Earth Vince Gill [ 15] December 11, 1993 [ 16] December 18, 1993 [ 17] December 25, 1993 When My Heart Finds Christmas Harry Connick, Jr. [ 18] January 1, 1994 [ 19] January 8, 1994 [ 20] November 26, 1994 Merry Christmas Mariah Carey [ 21] December 3, 1994 Miracles: The Holiday Album Kenny G [ 22] December 10, 1994 [ 23] December 17, 1994 [ 24] December 24, 1994 [ 25] December 31, 1994 [ 26] January 7, 1995 [ 27] November 25, 1995 Christmas in the Aire Mannheim Steamroller [ 28] December 2, 1995 [ 29] December 9, 1995 [ 30] December 16, 1995 [ 31] December 23, 1995 Miracles: The Holiday Album Kenny G [ 32] December 30, 1995 [ 33] January 6, 1996 Christmas In The Aire Mannheim Steamroller [ 34] November 16, 1996 Miracles: The Holiday Album Kenny G [ 35] November 23, 1996 [ 36] November 30, 1996 [ 37] December 7, 1996 [ 38] December 14, 1996 [ 39] December 21, 1996 [ 40] December 28, 1996 [ 41] January 4, 1997 [ 42] January 11, 1997 [ 43] November 22, 1997 Christmas Live Mannheim Steamroller [ 44] November 29, 1997 [ 45] December 6, 1997 Snowed In Hanson [ 46] December 13, 1997 [ 47] December 20, 1997 [ 48] December 27, 1997 [ 49] January 3, 1998 [ 50] January 10, 1998 [ 51] November 21, 1998 These Are Special Times Celine Dion [ 52] November 28, 1998 [ 53] December 5, 1998 [ 54] December 12, 1998 [ 55] December 19, 1998 [ 56] December 26, 1998 [ 57] January 2, 1999 [ 58] January 9, 1999 [ 59] January 16, 1999 [ 60] January 23, 1999 Home For Christmas N Sync [ 61] November 20, 1999 A Rosie Christmas [ 62] Rosie O'Donnell [ 63] November 27, 1999 [ 64] December 4, 1999 Faith: A Holiday Album Kenny G [ 65] December 11, 1999 Garth Brooks & the Magic of Christmas Garth Brooks [ 66] December 18, 1999 [ 67] December 25, 1999 Faith: A Holiday Album Kenny G [ 68] January 1, 2000 [ 69] January 8, 2000 [ 70] January 15, 2000 [ 71]
The 50 Top Christmas Albums of the 90s [ edit ] These are the top 50 albums that charted The Top Christmas Albums survey. The chart was renamed Top Holiday Albums at the beginning of the 2000 holiday season.[ 72] [ 73] The peak position reflects the highest position the album charted between December 22, 1990 until January 15, 2000, but the top 10 and total weeks include the total weeks charted since the firstChristmas Records chart in 1958,[ 74] all the Christmas album surveys from November 30, 1963 until December 22, 1973[ 75] [ 76] [ 77] [ 78] and the weeks charted on theChristmas Hits survey from December 17, 1983 until January 6, 1990.[ 79] [ 80] [ 81] [ 82] Many of the albums continued to chart on the Top Holiday Albums chart.[ a]
'^ Billboard's online Top Holiday Album chart history only goes back to the December 21, 1985 Christmas Hits chart. Most of the survey weeks of the Top Christmas Album charts were not available in print. Only the data for the #1 positions are listed online for the weeks of November 28, 1992, December 5, 1992, November 26, 1994 and November 22, 1997.^ Mannheim Steamroller'sA Fresh Aire Christmas peaked at #1 for 2 additional weeks during the 1980s on the Christmas Hits chart starting 12/24/1988. ^ A Very Special Christmas peaked at #1 on the Christmas Hits chart 12/12/1987.^ Nat "King" Cole'sThe Christmas Song peaked at #2 on the Best Bets For Christmas 12/13/1969. ^ New Kids On The Block'sMerry, Merry Christmas peaked at #1 on the Christmas Hits chart 12/23/1989. ^ The Carpenter'sChristmas Portrait peaked at #2 on the Christmas Hits chart 12/15/1984. ^ George Winston'sDecember peaked at #2 on the Christmas Hits chart 12/15/1984. ^ Barbra Streisand'sA Christmas Album peaked at #1 on the Best Bets For Christmas 12/2/1967. ^ "Top Christmas Albums." Billboard, vol. 102, no. 51, December 22, 1990, p. 82. ^ "Top Christmas Albums" .Billboard . January 5, 1991.^ "Top Christmas Albums." 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December 9, 1995.^ "Top Christmas Albums." Billboard, vol. 107, No. 50, December 16, 1995, p. 92. ^ "Top Christmas Albums." Billboard, vol. 107, No. 51, December 23, 1995, p. 71. ^ "Top Christmas Albums" .Billboard . December 30, 1995.^ "Top Christmas Albums." Billboard, vol. 108, No. 1, January 6, 1996, p. 45. ^ "Top Christmas Albums" .Billboard . November 16, 1996.^ "Top Christmas Albums" .Billboard . November 23, 1996.^ "Top Christmas Albums." Billboard, vol. 108, No. 48, November 30, 1996, p. 70. ^ "Top Christmas Albums" .Billboard . December 7, 1996.^ "Top Christmas Albums." Billboard, vol. 108, No. 50, December 14, 1996, p. 55. ^ "Top Christmas Albums" .Billboard . December 21, 1996.^ "Top Christmas Albums." Billboard, vol. 108, No. 52, December 28, 1996, p. 54. ^ "Top Christmas Albums" .Billboard . January 4, 1997.^ "Top Christmas Albums." Billboard, vol. 109, No. 2, January 11, 1997, p. 71. ^ "Top Christmas Albums" .Billboard . November 22, 1997. 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