Billboard Hot 100 re-entries are a relatively common occurrence, as songs often experience sudden gains in activity that help them return to the chart. But re-entering in the top 10 is much more rare. In fact, in the Hot 100’s 65-year history, only 12 songs have re-entered the chart in the top 10.

Generally, songs make steady runs up and down the Hot 100, though in more recent years it’s become more common for titles to debut at high ranks thanks to splashy streaming debuts and then decline, with many also regaining their footing on the chart as their radio airplay solidifies.

Hot 100 rules prevent most catalog titles from returning or debuting if below No. 50. Descending titles are removed from the Hot 100 after 20 weeks on the chart if below No. 50 or after 52 weeks if below No. 25. To re-enter after having graduated to recurrent status, a song must garner enough chart points, with a notable reason for its resurgence.

This is all to say that, for older titles, it’s generally difficult to re-enter the Hot 100 and compete with newer songs generating hefty radio airplay and streaming figures. It’s even tougher to suddenly re-enter in the top 10.

The select songs that have achieved the feat of re-entering the Hot 100 in the top 10 have, for the most part, gained newfound interest after artists were prominently in the news, performed on massive stages or scored a notable synch, as Kate Bush did when “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” was featured in Netflix’s Stranger Things.

In 2022, Burl Ives’ “A Holly Jolly Christmas” re-entered the chart at No. 10, becoming the first holiday song to re-enter in the top 10, thanks to annual gains for the track during the holiday season. The song debuted in 2016, 52 years after its release, and has re-entered the chart every year since — 2022 was notable, though, in that it marked its highest re-entry. A year later, Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” re-entered at No. 8, becoming the highest re-entry among holiday songs.

Here’s a look at every song to re-enter the Hot 100 in the top 10, listed chronologically (through the charts dated Jan. 10, 2026).

Additional reporting by Gary Trust

Artist Billing, Title, Chart Date (Hot 100 Re-entry Rank):