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1 on the Hot 100, 65 years after it was first released.
Lees hit had stayed just outside the top spot for years, peaking at No.
2 every year since 2019.
(This is an exciting day for the Brendanators, her new stans.)
But dont worry, Lee isntdethroninganybody theres room formore than one queenin this holiday.
Lee, who turns 79 next week, becomes the oldest artist to ever top the Hot 100.
(She was just 13 when she recorded Rockin.)
She also caps off the longest-ever ascent to No.
1 since a songs release again besting Careys All I Want for Christmas, which took 25 years.
Rockin is Lees third No.
1, behind her 1960 hits Im Sorry and I Want to be Wanted.
Also filling out the top of this weeks Hot 100 are Bobby Helmss Jingle Bell Rock at No.
4, Wham!s Last Christmas at No.
5, Burl Ivess Holly Jolly Christmas at No.
6, and Andy Williamss Its the Most Wonderful Time of the Year at No.
Could one of those songs be next to follow Rockin?
