Frank Sinatra Re-Enters Billboard Hot 100 for the First Time in 56 Years with His Rendition of 'Jingle Bells'
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The late crooner just made the Billboard Hot 100 with his 75-year-old recording of the Christmas carol
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Frank Sinatra circa 1950.Frank Sinatra hit another music milestone — 25 years after his death.
The 13-time Grammy winner, who died in May 1998 at 82, just hit this year’s Billboard Hot 100 top 20 with his 1948 recording of "Jingle Bells."
The recording climbed from the No. 28 to No. 20 slot on the Hot 100 dated Dec. 23, reports Billboard. Sinatra’s Christmas tune became his fourth Top 20 Hot 100 hit and his first song to reach the Top 20 since 1967.
From Dec. 8 to Dec. 14, the late crooner’s song streams increased by 19%, totaling 16.9 million U.S. streams. Additionally, the song has reached 15.3 million all-format radio audiences and sold 1,000 downloads, per Luminate, according to Billboard.
The song was written by James Lord Pierpont and published in 1857.
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Portrait of singer and actor Frank Sinatra.Other recordings of the classic carol have been featured on the Billboard Top 100, including covers by Kimberley Locke, the Glee Cast, Lauren Daigle and Meghan Trainor.
Locke's recording hit the No. 1 slot on Billboard Adult Contemporary Top 30 in 2006, while the Glee Cast’s rendition reached No. 10 on Billboard Holiday Digital Top 25 song sales in 2010. Daigle’s version made it to No. 3 on Billboard Christian Airplay top 50 in 2016.
Trainor's version currently sits with Sinatra's cover on the Holiday 100 chart, with her cover reaching the No. 74 slot.
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Aside from “Jingle Bells,” Sinatra’s three other songs to chart were “Strangers in the Night,” which topped in 1966; “That’s Life” which reached its peak at No. 4 in December 1966; and “Somethin’ Stupid,” with his daughter Nancy, which remained in the No. 1 slot for four weeks starting in April 1967.
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Frank Sinatra performs on his TV special "Frank Sinatra: A Man and his Music."The From Here to Eternity Oscar winner first made his mark on the Hot 100 in October 1958. However, in 1940, he was on Billboard’s first song sales chart after performing the vocals on Tommy Dorsey’s “I’ll Never Smile Again.” The song reached the No. 1 slot that year.
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