The Best Christmas Albums on iTunes This Season
No time of year inspires more music than Christmas, and the iTunes Top 100 Christmas Albums Chart brings together the season’s best-selling holiday albums in one place. Updated weekly, this chart showcases festive full-lengths from classic crooners, contemporary pop stars, and beloved artists who have made holiday albums a cherished tradition.
Christmas albums hold a special place in music history. Mariah Carey’s Merry Christmas, Michael Bublé’s Christmas, Elvis Presley’s Christmas Album, and Bing Crosby’s timeless recordings are perennial chart-toppers that return year after year. More recently, artists from Kelly Clarkson to Pentatonix have added modern classics to the canon.
Whether you’re decorating the tree, hosting a holiday party, or just getting into the festive spirit, the chart below is the best place to find your perfect Christmas album. Explore the full iTunes Top 100 Christmas Albums, updated this week.
Chart updated this week on: 2026-09-13
1.
Once Upon a Christmas
Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers
October 29, 1984
2.
A Holly Dolly Christmas (Ultimate Deluxe Edition)
Dolly Parton
October 2, 2020
3.
Ingrid Michaelson's Songs for the Season
Ingrid Michaelson
October 26, 2018
4.
Christmas (Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition)
Michael Bublé
December 5, 2024
5.
Christmas Eve and Other Stories
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
October 15, 1996
6.
Halloween Music
The Knights of Midnight
October 20, 2015
7.
A Christmas Together
John Denver & The Muppets
December 5, 1979
8.
Christmas in the City
Pentatonix
October 24, 2025
9.
Elvis' Christmas Album
Elvis Presley
October 15, 1957
10.
Ultimate Christmas
Frank Sinatra
October 6, 2017
11.
Christmas
Guy Penrod
September 30, 2014
12.
Hannah Waddingham: Home For Christmas (Soundtrack from the Apple Original)
Hannah Waddingham
November 22, 2023
13.
What If Mozart Wrote "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
The Hampton String Quartet
December 31, 1985
14.
Merry Christmas
Mariah Carey
October 28, 1994
15.
Christmas
Frank Sinatra
September 17, 2013
16.
Let It Be Christmas
Alan Jackson
October 22, 2002
17.
A Very Kacey Christmas
Kacey Musgraves
October 28, 2016
18.
My Christmas
Andrea Bocelli
January 1, 2009
19.
The Birth Of A King: Live In Concert
Tommee Profitt
November 10, 2023
20.
Snowfall - EP
Ingrid Michaelson
November 10, 2017
21.
These Are Special Times
Céline Dion
October 30, 1998
22.
Bing at Christmas
Bing Crosby & London Symphony Orchestra
November 22, 2019
23.
My Gift
Carrie Underwood
September 25, 2020
24.
Christmas & Chill - EP
Ariana Grande
December 18, 2015
25.
Dr. Seuss' The Grinch (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Various Artists
November 9, 2018
26.
Beethoven's Last Night
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
April 11, 2000
27.
Christmas In A Minor Key
The Milk Carton Kids
November 29, 2024
28.
Jazz For The Holidays: Instrumental Jazz For Christmas
Various Artists
October 25, 2019
29.
The Andy Williams Christmas Album
Andy Williams
October 14, 1963
30.
That's Christmas To Me (Deluxe Edition)
Pentatonix
October 21, 2014
31.
Handel's Messiah Complete
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Walter Susskind
October 6, 1994
32.
Monster Mash / Scary Tales
John Zacherle
January 1, 1962
33.
Merry Christmas
Johnny Mathis
October 6, 1958
34.
The Ghosts of Christmas Eve
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
October 21, 2016
35.
Christmastime
Michael W. Smith
June 1, 1998
36.
A Perry Como Christmas
Perry Como
May 21, 2001
37.
It's Christmas All Over
The Goo Goo Dolls
October 30, 2020
38.
Merry Christmas II You
Mariah Carey
January 1, 2010
39.
Glow (Deluxe)
Brett Eldredge
October 28, 2016
40.
Snow Waltz (Deluxe Edition)
Lindsey Stirling
November 22, 2024
41.
Honky Tonk Christmas
Alan Jackson
October 11, 1993
42.
Halloween
Mannheim Steamroller
September 22, 2003
43.
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One Wish (The Holiday Album) [Deluxe Version]
Whitney Houston
November 18, 2003
44.
Christmas With The Chipmunks, Vol. 1
The Chipmunks & David Seville
January 1, 1962
45.
Greatest Christmas Songs
Perry Como
August 23, 1999
46.
Raffi's Christmas Album: A Collection of Christmas Songs for Children
Raffi
November 1, 1983
47.
Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! (Original TV Soundtrack)
Boris Karloff, MGM Studio Orchestra, Thurl Ravenscroft & MGM Studio Chorus
December 18, 1966
48.
Evergreen
Pentatonix
October 29, 2021
49.
Rocky Mountain Christmas
John Denver
December 1, 1975
50.
Charlie Brown Holiday Hits (Remastered)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
January 1, 1998
51.
A Very Backstreet Christmas (Deluxe Edition)
Backstreet Boys
December 31, 2021
52.
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Christmas (From the Realms of Glory) [Extended Edition]
Bebo Norman
October 1, 2007
53.
Buon natale: The Christmas Album
Il Volo
January 1, 2013
54.
An Oscar Peterson Christmas
Oscar Peterson
September 1, 1995
55.
The Music of Christmas
Steven Curtis Chapman
January 1, 1995
56.
Louis Wishes You a Cool Yule
Louis Armstrong
October 28, 2022
57.
A Philly Special Christmas Party
The Philly Specials
November 22, 2024
58.
All I Really Want for Christmas
Steven Curtis Chapman
January 1, 2005
59.
The Voice of Christmas - The Complete Decca Christmas Songbook
Bing Crosby
October 6, 1998
60.
Lost Halloween
Various Artists
January 1, 2015
61.
The Greatest Christmas Choral Classics
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & Crouch End Festival Chorus
October 30, 2015
62.
We Three Kings
The Irish Tenors
October 20, 2003
63.
Christmas
Plus One
September 17, 2002
64.
Taylor Momsen's Pretty Reckless Christmas
The Pretty Reckless
October 31, 2025
65.
A Classic Christmas - EP
Gavin DeGraw
October 13, 2023
66.
Christmas Blessings
Sandi Patty
October 14, 2014
67.
Christmas With Cantus
Cantus
October 4, 2011
68.
Christmas On the Mountain (A Bluegrass Christmas)
Various Artists
January 1, 2002
69.
Bluegrass Christmas
Bluegrass Christmas Performers
January 1, 2007
70.
Mountain Top Bluegrass Christmas
Various Artists
December 12, 2006
71.
Critical Role Presents: Winter's Crest (A Holiday Album)
Critical Role
December 3, 2024
72.
Songs for Christmas
Christina Perri
November 3, 2023
73.
Christmas Grass - The Collection
Various Artists
October 29, 2013
74.
A Neil Diamond Christmas
Neil Diamond
October 28, 2022
75.
A Joey Alexander Christmas - EP
Joey Alexander
November 2, 2018
76.
CoComelon Christmas Favorites!
CoComelon
November 5, 2021
77.
Smooth Jazz Christmas
Smooth Jazz All Stars
December 18, 2015
78.
Holiday Swingin'! (A Kat Edmonson Christmas Vol. 1)
Kat Edmonson
November 19, 2021
79.
Christmas Album
Burl Ives
October 2, 1968
80.
A Cappella Christmas
Discovery Singers
October 15, 1998
81.
Christmas Classics
Afterglow
August 18, 2021
82.
A Wintry Mix
The Raleigh Ringers
May 1, 2010
83.
What If Mozart Wrote "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
The Hampton String Quartet
December 31, 1988
84.
The Feeling of Christmas
Gheorghe Zamfir
November 7, 2002
85.
Vocal Spectrum IV
Vocal Spectrum
November 1, 2013
86.
Merry Ukulele Christmas
Kalei Gamiao
September 17, 2013
87.
Christmas Grass
Various Artists
December 31, 2012
88.
Halloween Songs for Kids
Nooshi the Balloon Dude
October 13, 2011
89.
Halloween Party
Janice Hagan & Kenny Vehkavaara
November 1, 2013
90.
Chicago Christmas Complete
Chicago
November 3, 2023
91.
Christmas Grass, Vol. 2
Various Artists
December 31, 2012
92.
Christmas Day In The Morning (Expanded Edition)
Burl Ives
November 1, 1952
93.
Christmas Sounds
Christmas Sound Effects
December 14, 2013
94.
This New Christmas
Uriel Vega
November 22, 2014
95.
BLUEGRASS CHRISTMAS - 30 Greatest American Country Holiday Favorites
Various Artists
November 6, 2015
96.
Noel
Dan Musselman
December 5, 2016
97.
Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas - 30 Bluegrass Favorites
Various Artists
December 31, 2015
98.
Haunted Harmonies (Instrumental Halloween Music)
Halloween Songsters & Timeless Music
October 23, 2023
99.
Christmas Grass: The Instrumentals
Various Artists
October 4, 2019
100.
Classic Christmas
Rinaldi String Quartet
July 7, 1989