Top 5 Longest Running #1 Hit Songs Over the Years

[emperortigerstar]

Here are lists of the top 5 longest-running number one hit songs of all time every five years since the hot 100's formation in 1958. For clarification, songs before 1958 are included if they broke such records on the previous Billboard charts (both the selling and most played charts of the pre-1958 era). If the song ties in number of weeks, then the one who got to that record first will be the higher one.



1962

1. Hound Dog / Don't be Cruel - Elvis Presley (11 weeks) 1956

2. Theme from a Summer Place - Percy Faith and his Orchestra (9 weeks) 1960

3. Tossin' and Turnin' - Bobby Lewis (7 weeks) 1961

4. It's All in the Game - Tommy Edwards (6 weeks) 1958

5. The Battle of New Orleans - Johnny Horton (6 weeks) 1959



1967

1. Hound Dog / Don't be Cruel - Elvis Presley (11 weeks) 1956

2. Theme from a Summer Place - Percy Faith and his Orchestra (9 weeks) 1960

3. Tossin' and Turnin' - Bobby Lewis (7 weeks) 1961

4. I Want to Hold Your Hand - The Beatles (7 weeks) 1964

5. I'm a Believer - The Monkees (7 weeks) 1966 - 1967



1972

1. Hound Dog / Don't be Cruel - Elvis Presley (11 weeks) 1956

2. Theme from a Summer Place - Percy Faith and his Orchestra (9 weeks) 1960

3. Hey Jude - The Beatles (9 weeks) 1968

4. Tossin' and Turnin' - Bobby Lewis (7 weeks) 1961

5. I Want to Hold Your Hand - The Beatles (7 weeks) 1964



1977

1. Hound Dog / Don't be Cruel - Elvis Presley (11 weeks) 1956

2. You Light up my Life - Debby Boone (10 weeks) 1977

3. Theme from a Summer Place - Percy Faith and his Orchestra (9 weeks) 1960

4. Hey Jude - The Beatles (9 weeks) 1968

5. Tonight's the Night (Gonna be Alright) - Rod Stewart (8 weeks) 1976-1977



1982

1. Hound Dog / Don't be Cruel - Elvis Presley (11 weeks) 1956

2. You Light up my Life - Debby Boone (10 weeks) 1977

3. Physical - Olivia Newton-John (10 weeks) 1982

4. Theme from a Summer Place - Percy Faith and his Orchestra (9 weeks) 1960

5. Hey Jude - The Beatles (9 weeks) 1968



1987

1. Hound Dog / Don't be Cruel - Elvis Presley (11 weeks) 1956

2. You Light up my Life - Debby Boone (10 weeks) 1977

3. Physical - Olivia Newton-John (10 weeks) 1982

4. Theme from a Summer Place - Percy Faith and his Orchestra (9 weeks) 1960

5. Hey Jude - The Beatles (9 weeks) 1968



1992

1. End of the Road - Boys II Men (13 weeks) 1992

2. Hound Dog / Don't be Cruel - Elvis Presley (11 weeks) 1956

3. You Light up my Life - Debby Boone (10 weeks) 1977

4. Physical - Olivia Newton-John (10 weeks) 1982

5. Theme from a Summer Place - Percy Faith and his Orchestra (9 weeks) 1960



1997

1. One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey (16 weeks) 1995 - 1996

2. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston (14 weeks) 1992 - 1993

3. I'll Make Love to You - Boys II Men (14 weeks) 1994

4. Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) - Los del Rio (14 weeks) 1996

5. End of the Road - Boys II Men (13 weeks) 1992



(Good bye Elvis. I'm sorry you had to be knocked off so suddenly.)



2002

1. One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey (16 weeks) 1995 - 1996

2. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston (14 weeks) 1992 - 1993

3. I'll Make Love to You - Boys II Men (14 weeks) 1994

4. Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) - Los del Rio (14 weeks) 1996

5. Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something About the Way You Look Tonight (14 weeks) 1997



2007

1. One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey (16 weeks) 1995 - 1996

2. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston (14 weeks) 1992 - 1993

3. I'll Make Love to You - Boys II Men (14 weeks) 1994

4. Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) - Los del Rio (14 weeks) 1996

5. Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something About the Way You Look Tonight (14 weeks) 1997



2012

1. One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey (16 weeks) 1995 - 1996

2. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston (14 weeks) 1992 - 1993

3. I'll Make Love to You - Boys II Men (14 weeks) 1994

4. Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) - Los del Rio (14 weeks) 1996

5. Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something About the Way You Look Tonight (14 weeks) 1997



Currently as of April 8, 2015:

1. One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey (16 weeks) 1995 - 1996

2. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston (14 weeks) 1992 - 1993

3. I'll Make Love to You - Boys II Men (14 weeks) 1994

4. Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) - Los del Rio (14 weeks) 1996

5. Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something About the Way You Look Tonight (14 weeks) 1997

So with Uptown Funk still number one, if it's number one again next week, then the top 5 changes for the first time in 18 years.

[pnobelysk]

^shouldnt I gotta feeling be in there

[ss8]

To think if Soundscan never came along we STILL may have had many, many more years of Houng Dog, You Light Up My Life and Physical being the leaders! lol That change in late 91 def. shook up the charts (prob. second) to what happened 2 years ago.

[emperortigerstar]

Apr 8, 2015 23:28:04 GMT -5 pnobelysk said:

^shouldnt I gotta feeling be in there

I said that the songs that achieved the record FIRST are higher. While "I gotta feeling" had 14 weeks, the other songs beat it there first.

[HolidayGuy]

The Boyz are missing from the "One Sweet Day" credit- and Elton John's totally missing from his single's credit.

ss8- not just SoundScan, but BDS (for airplay).

[ry4n]

Record holder for longest run at #1 on the Hot 100 (1958 - present)

1958 - 1958: Ricky Nelson - Poor Little Fool [2 weeks]
1958 - 1958: Domenico Modugno - Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu) [5 weeks]
1958 - 1959: Tommy Edwards - It's All In The Game [6 weeks]
1959 - 1959: Johnny Horton - The Battle Of New Orleans [6 weeks] - ties with Tommy Edwards
1959 - 1977: Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife [9 weeks]
1960 - 1977: Percy Faith and His Orchestra - The Theme From "A Summer Place" [9 weeks] - ties with Bobby Darin
1968 - 1977: The Beatles - Hey Jude [9 weeks] - ties with Bobby Darin & Percy Faith
1977 - 1992: Debby Boone - You Light Up My Life [10 weeks]
1982 - 1992: Olivia Newton-John - Physical [10 weeks] - ties with Debby Boone
1992 - 1993: Boyz II Men - End Of The Road [13 weeks]
1993 - 1996: Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You [14 weeks]
1994 - 1996: Boyz II Men - I'll Make Love To You [14 weeks] - ties Whitney Houston
1996 - present: Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men - One Sweet Day [16 weeks]