Spurious

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All I Want for Christmas Is You peak chart position

correlates with

Adult obesity prevalence

r = 0.91892% · 2012-2022
All I Want for Christmas Is You peak chart positionAdult obesity prevalence

These two datasets have a 92% correlation over 2012-2022. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.

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Data Sources

All I Want for Christmas Is You peak chart positionbillboard.com
Adult obesity prevalencecdc.gov
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