# Billboard Christmas Hits 1983–1989

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

These are the Billboard Christmas Hits chart number-one albums and singles from 1983 until 1989.
| Issue date | Albums | Artist | Singles | Artist |
| December 17, 1983 | Christmas | Kenny Rogers | "White Christmas" | Bing Crosby |
| December 24, 1983 | Christmas | Kenny Rogers | "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" | Elmo N' Patsy |
| December 15, 1984 | Once Upon a Christmas | Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton | "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" | Elmo N' Patsy |
| December 22, 1984 | Once Upon a Christmas | Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton | "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" | Elmo N' Patsy |
| December 21, 1985 | Alabama Christmas | Alabama | "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" | Elmo N' Patsy |
| December 28, 1985 | Alabama Christmas | Alabama | "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" | Bruce Springsteen |
| December 12, 1987 | A Very Special Christmas | Various artists | no chart | no chart |
| December 19, 1987 | A Very Special Christmas | Various artists | no chart | no chart |
| December 10, 1988 | A Very Special Christmas | Various artists | no chart | no chart |
| December 24, 1988 | A Fresh Aire Christmas | Mannheim Steamroller | no chart | no chart |
| January 7, 1989 | A Fresh Aire Christmas | Mannheim Steamroller | no chart | no chart |
| December 23, 1989 | Merry, Merry Christmas | New Kids on the Block | no chart | no chart |
| January 6, 1990 | Merry, Merry Christmas | New Kids on the Block | no chart | no chart |

## Top Christmas Hits Albums of the 1980's

The Billboard Christmas Hits album charts ran a total of 13 weeks. Those that reached the top 10 are ranked below. 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.
The current online chart history of Billboard Top Holiday Albums begins with the December 21, 1985 Christmas Hits album chart.
| Rank | Album | Artist | Year Rlsd. | Peak Date | Peak Pos. | Weeks | Weeks | Weeks |
| Rank | Album | Artist | Year Rlsd. | Peak Date | Peak Pos. | Peak | Top 10 | Chart |
| 1 | A Very Special Christmas | Various Artists | 1987 | 12/12/1987 | #1 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Once Upon A Christmas | Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton | 1984 | 12/15/1984 | #1 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Alabama Christmas | Alabama | 1985 | 12/21/1985 | #1 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Kenny Rogers' Christmas Album | Kenny Rogers | 1981 | 12/17/1983 | #1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | A Fresh Aire Christmas | Mannheim Steamroller | 1988 | 12/24/1988 | #1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Merry, Merry Christmas | New Kids On The Block | 1989 | 12/23/1989 | #1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Mannheim Steamroller Christmas | Mannheim Steamroller | 1984 | 12/21/1985 | #2 | 5 | 11 | 11 |
| 8 | A Christmas Album | Barbra Streisand | 1967 | 12/17/1983 | #2 | 2 | 29 | 33 |
| 9 | Christmas Portrait | The Carpenters | 1978 | 12/15/1984 | #2 | 2 | 10 | 13 |
| 10 | December | George Winston | 1982 | 12/19/1987 | #2 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| 11 | Merry Christmas | Bing Crosby | 1955 | 12/17/1983 | #3 | 2 | 36 | 49 |
| 12 | Christmas Rap (Profile 1247) | Various Artists | 1987 | 12/12/1987 | #4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Christmas Wishes | Anne Murray | 1981 | 12/17/1983 | #4 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 14 | A GRP Christmas Collection | Various Artists | 1988 | 12/24/1988 | #5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 15 | The Christmas Song | Nat King Cole | 1963 | 12/17/1983 | #5 | 2 | 40 | 46 |
| 16 | An Old Time Christmas | Randy Travis | 1989 | 12/23/1989 | #5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Elvis' Christmas Album | Elvis Presley | 1957 | 12/21/1985 | #6 | 1 | 32 | 41 |
| 18 | O Holy Night | Luciano Pavarotti/Kurt Herbert Adler/National Philharmonic Orchestra | 1976 | 12/15/1984 | #6 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 19 | Give Love at Christmas | The Temptations | 1980 | 12/17/1983 | #6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 20 | A Winter Solstice II | Various Artists | 1988 | 12/24/1988 | #8 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | A Chipmunk Christmas | The Chipmunks | 1981 | 12/22/1984 | #8 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 22 | Christmas at Our House | Barbara Mandrell | 1984 | 12/15/1984 | #8 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer | Elmo & Patsy | 1982 | 12/12/1987 | #8 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 24 | Christmas Time with the Judds | The Judds | 1987 | 12/12/1987 | #9 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 25 | A Charlie Brown Christmas (soundtrack) | Vince Guaraldi Trio | 1965 | 12/24/1988 | #9 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 26 | Pretty Paper | Willie Nelson | 1979 | 12/17/1983 | #9 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | A Christmas Album | Amy Grant | 1983 | 12/28/1985 | #9 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 28 | Christmas All Over the World | New Edition | 1985 | 12/21/1985 | #9 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | My Gift To You | Alexander O'Neal | 1988 | 1/7/1989 | #9 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Christmas with Placido | Placido Domingo | 1981 | 12/15/1984 | #9 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | The Christmas Album | Air Supply | 1987 | 12/19/1987 | #10 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 32 | A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra | Frank Sinatra | 1957 | 12/22/1984 | #10 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 33 | A Christmas Together | John Denver and The Muppets | 1979 | 12/17/1983 | #10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |