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Elton John Notches 60th Top 40 Billboard Hot 100 Hit With Ed Sheeran Collaboration ‘Merry Christmas’
Elton John and Ed Sheeran’s “Merry Christmas” hits the Billboard Hot 100’s top 40, as they up their totals to 60 and 25 top 40 hits, respectively.
206, Drake 165, Taylor Swift 89, Lil Wayne 81, Elvis Presley (whose career predates the Hot 100’s inception) 78, Kanye West 74, Nicki Minaj 72, Future 63, Eminem 60, Beyoncé 60, Elton John 57, Kendrick Lamar 55, Travis Scott He appeared in the top 40 every year consecutively through 1999 – linking a record 30-year streak in the tier – and returned with his 58th and 59th entries in 2021 and 2022, respectively: “Cold Heart (Pnau Remix),” with Dua Lipa (No. Sheeran first placed in the Hot 100’s top 40 with “The A Team” on the chart dated Nov. 10, 2012, and had most recently ranked in the region with “Eyes Closed” in July 2023.
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