Tuesday, July 23, 2019

'Old Town Road' Rules Hot 100 For Record-Tying 16th Week

Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road," featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, rules the Billboard Hot 100 for a 16th week, tying the record for the most time tallied at No. 1 in the chart's six-decade history.

"Road" matches Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's "Despacito," featuring Justin Bieber, and Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men's "One Sweet Day," which spent a record 16 weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100 in 2017 and 1995-96, respectively.

From Billboard, here's the run down the top 10 of the newest Hot 100 (dated July 27), which blends all-genre U.S. streaming, radio airplay and digital sales data.

With a 16th week atop the Hot 100 for "Old Town Road," here's a look at the 10 longest-leading No. 1s in the chart's archives:  Weeks at No. 1, Title, Artist, Date Reached No. 1
  • 16, "Old Town Road," Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus, beginning 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

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