Frank Sinatra Extends Legacy on Billboard Charts Thanks to Virtual Pentatonix Collab
Late legend Frank Sinatra’s presence on Billboard’s charts stretches from the first national ranking in 1940 to today, 85 years later.
Sinatra debuts at No. 26 on the Adult Contemporary chart (dated Nov. 22) with Pentatonix on “I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm.” The song drew 282,000 in audience from plays on 18 stations Nov. 7-13, according to Luminate.
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The carol is from Pentatonix’s new album, Christmas in the City, which debuted as the vocal group’s 11th top 10 on the Top Holiday Albums chart earlier in November.
“We met someone with the estate, and the Sinatras had to give their blessing, and we are beyond honored,” the group’s Scott Hoying recently told iHeartRadio’s Ellen K of the team-up with Sinatra, who died in 1998. “They blessed us with his sweet voice and we got to release an unheard vocal, and it’s wild if you listen to it. You can hear the papers ruffling and the bleed of the orchestra from the other room. It was really, really powerful and magical, amazing.”
Added Pentatonix’s Kirstin Maldonado, “I feel like we went back in time and were those singers with him in that booth that we were inspired by. To have our names next to Frank Sinatra is just, like, that’s iconic. It’s such an honor.”
Sinatra bookends Billboard chart archives, as he sang on the first No. 1 — “I’ll Never Smile Again,” billed as by Tommy Dorsey — on the first nationwide sales chart, the National List of Best Selling Retail Records, published in the July 27, 1940, issue.
Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Board appears on Adult Contemporary (or any current-based Billboard radio chart) for the first time since Sept. 29, 1984. He lands his highest rank since May 31, 1980, when his revered “Theme From New York, New York” hit No. 10, becoming his 20th top 10. He boasts the longest span of making the tally (more than 64 years and four months), as he placed on the inaugural edition dated July 17, 1961.
Holiday music continues to grant Sinatra new chart honors. In December 2023, his take on “Jingle Bells” hit No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking his first appearance in the top 20 since 1967. Plus, last holiday season, Ultimate Christmas became his 33rd top 10 album on the Billboard 200, extending his record for the most among male soloists.
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