Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, has recently broken the record for the longest-running No. 1 single ever on the Billboard Hot 100 with this being the 17th week. (As of July 29th)
“Old Town Road” has passed many records to get to this No. 1 spot including the previous record of 16 weeks first achieved by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men‘s “One Sweet Day,” in 1995-96, and later matched by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee‘s “Despacito,” featuring Justin Bieber in 2017.
Here is an updated leaderboard of the top 10 longest-leading No. 1s in the chart archives:
17, “Old Town Road,” Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus, April 13, 2019
16, “Despacito,” Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber, May 27, 2017
16, “One Sweet Day,” Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men, Dec. 2, 1995
14, “Uptown Funk!,” Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, Jan. 17, 2015
14, “I Gotta Feeling,” The Black Eyed Peas, July 11, 2009
14, “We Belong Together,” Mariah Carey, June 4, 2005
14, “Candle in the Wind 1997″/”Something About the Way You Look Tonight,” Elton John, Oct. 11, 1997
14, “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix),” Los Del Rio, Aug. 3, 1996
14, “I’ll Make Love to You,” Boyz II Men, Aug. 27, 1994
14, “I Will Always Love You,” Whitney Houston, Nov. 28, 1992
