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Several recordings of "Silent Night" have reached the record charts in various countries. These include:

• 1969–1979: Percy Sledge No. 10 on the Dutch Charts^[1]
• 1972–1973: Tom Tomson No. 21 on the Belgium Ultratop Flanders chart^[2] and No. 10 on its Wallonia chart^[3]
• 1975–1976: The Cats No. 10 on the Dutch Charts^[4]
• 1991–1992: Sinéad O'Connor No. 71 on the Dutch Charts^[5]
• 2007–2008: Josh Groban No. 5 on the Norwegian Charts^[6] and No. 19 on the U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart^[7]
• 2008: Glasvegas No. 42 on the Swedish Charts^[8]
• 2009: Mariah Carey No. 67 on the U.S. Billboard Digital Song Sales Chart^[9]
• 2013–2014: Elvis Presley No. 120 on the French Charts^[10]
• 2013–2014: Nat King Cole No. 125 on the French Charts^[11]

The History section makes it sound as though it was not attributed to Gruber until 1995, but the 1968 film and 1976 cartoon both feature Gruber's participation. When was his involvement actually rediscovered? Thebiggnome (talk) 13:03, 17 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]