Most weeks in the top 1,2,3,5,10,20,40,100

[Gary]

Updated page 1 #'s for 'Stay'

[Gary]

Jan 18, 2022 20:51:43 GMT -5 Gary said:

Updated page 1 #'s for 'Stay'

[Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ]

also, you should add EOM in that top 2 post (14 weeks).

[Gary]

OK

[Gary]

Update for Levitating

[Gary]

Feb 7, 2022 15:26:03 GMT -5 Gary said:

Jan 18, 2022 20:51:43 GMT -5 Gary said:

Updated page 1 #'s for 'Stay'

[Gary]

Levitating updated

[Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ]

Feb 7, 2022 15:31:46 GMT -5 Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ said:

also, you should add EOM in that top 2 post (14 weeks).

now with 16 weeks in the top 3

[Gary]

updated numbers

Levitating
Stay
Easy on Me


let mee know if I missed anything

[livelightning]

Didn't easy on me and butter both get 10 weeks at number 1?

[Gary]

Most weeks in the Hot 100 65+


Most Weeks Hot 100



Weeks Title, Artist

90 Blinding Lights, The Weeknd
87 Radioactive, Imagine Dragons

79 Sail, AWOLNATION
76 I'm Yours, Jason Mraz

69 How Do I Live, LeAnn Rimes
69 Levitating, Dua Lipa

68 Counting Stars, OneRepublic
68 Party Rock Anthem, LMFAO Featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock


65 Foolish Games/You Were Meant For Me, Jewel
65 Rolling In The Deep, Adele

[livelightning]

I'm pretty sure Stay only has 29 weeks in the top 5

[Gary]

yes - sorry

[livelightning]

Mood got 36 weeks in the top 20 and save your tears has 49

[Gary]

page 1 updated

[Gary]

The following songs are now being tracked on page 1

Stay
Bad Habits
Save Your Tears
Levitating
Heat Waves

[Gary]

Dua Lipa’s ‘Levitating’ Makes History as the Longest-Charting Billboard Hot 100 Hit Ever Among Women
The track tallies a 70th week on the Hot 100, after reigning as the top title of all of 2021.


By Gary Trust

03/14/2022

+ additional share options added
Dua Lipa‘s “Levitating” logs a 70th week on the Billboard Hot 100 (on the chart dated March 19, 2022), rewriting the record for the most weeks ever spent on the survey for a song by a woman. It one-ups the 69-week run of LeAnn Rimes’ “How Do I Live” in 1997-98.


Among all acts, “Levitating” is just the fifth single to spend at least 70 weeks on the Hot 100, dating to the chart’s August 1958 inception. The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” amassed a record 90 frames in 2019-21.


“Levitating” rose to No. 2 on the Hot 100 dated May 22, 2021, and, sparked by its longevity, reigned as the top title on Billboard‘s 2021 year-end Hot 100 Songs chart. (It has spent 41 weeks in the top 10, the most for a song by a woman and second overall only to the 57-week top 10 run of “Blinding Lights.”)

“It’s nice after you work so hard, especially despite the pandemic, when you’ve got limited resources,” Lipa marveled to Billboard upon learning of the top year-end Hot 100 status for “Levitating.” “So, it means a lot to me. ‘Levitating’ doing its thing on the Billboard chart is absolutely surreal. That song has been my baby for so long, and to have it out in the world, and for people’s response to be the way that it is … it’s just absolutely mind-blowing to me. I’m really, really, really grateful for it all.”

“Levitating” is also the longest-charting Hot 100 hit in the history of Warner Records.

Here’s a rundown of the songs to spend the most time on the Hot 100. Notably, three of the elite 20 titles with at least 60 weeks on the chart appear on the latest, March 19-dated ranking: In addition to “Levitating” (which is also drawing renewed, if not exactly welcome, attention as the subject of two recently-filed copyright infringement lawsuits), at No. 16, Glass Animals’ “Heat Waves” adds a second week at No. 1, in its 60th total frame, and The Weeknd and Ariana Grande’s “Save Your Tears” places at No. 17, in its 62nd week.

Songs With Most Weeks on Billboard Hot 100
Weeks on Hot 100, Title, Artist(s), Peak Position, Peak Week
90, “Blinding Lights,” The Weeknd, No. 1 (four weeks), April 4, 2020
87, “Radioactive,” Imagine Dragons, No. 3, July 6, 2013
79, “Sail,” AWOLNATION, No. 17, Oct. 12, 2013
76, “I’m Yours,” Jason Mraz, No. 6, Sept. 20, 2008
70, “Levitating,” Dua Lipa, No. 2, May 22, 2021
69, “How Do I Live,” LeAnn Rimes, No. 2, Dec. 13, 1997
68, “Counting Stars,” OneRepublic, No. 2, Jan. 18, 2014
68, “Party Rock Anthem,” LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock, No. 1 (six weeks), July 16, 2011
65, “Rolling in the Deep,” Adele, No. 1 (seven weeks), May 21, 2011
65, “You Were Meant for Me”/”Foolish Games,” Jewel, No. 2, April 19, 1997
64, “Before He Cheats,” Carrie Underwood, No. 8, June 2, 2007
62, “Save Your Tears,” The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, No. 1 (two weeks), May 8, 2021
62, “I Hope,” Gabby Barrett feat. Charlie Puth, No. 3, Nov. 21, 2020
62, “Ho Hey,” The Lumineers, No. 3, Dec. 29, 2012
62, “You and Me,” Lifehouse, No. 5, Aug. 27, 2005
61, “Circles,” Post Malone, No. 1 (three weeks), Nov. 30, 2019
61, “Demons,” Imagine Dragons, No. 6, Dec. 7, 2013
60, “Heat Waves,” Glass Animals, No. 1 (two weeks to-date), March 12, 2022
60, “Need You Now,” Lady A, No. 2, March 20, 2010
60, “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix),” Los Del Rio, No. 1 (14 weeks), Aug. 3, 1996

[Gary]

At week 70

Blinding Lights #9
Levitating #16

[livelightning]

Bad Habits and Stay also make the top 20 list at 35 weeks for both. Also, Perfect has 40 weeks in the top 20

[Gary]

Updated

[Gary]

Ask Billboard: The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber’s ‘Stay’ Makes History on the Hot 100
"No one seems to be tired of this earworm," marvels Brady Bedard, Columbia Records senior vp/pop promotion.


By Gary Trust

04/1/2022
Bieber "Stay"
Courtesy Photo
Submit questions about Billboard charts, as well as general music musings, to [e-mail]. Please include your first and last name, as well as your city, state and country, if outside the U.S.

Or, tweet @gthot20.

Let’s open the latest mailbag.

EXPLORE

Justin Bieber

The Kid Laroi
SEE LATEST VIDEOS, CHARTS AND NEWS

‘Stay’-ing Power
Dear Gary,

With “Stay” by The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber at No. 2 the last two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, the song has now totaled more time at that rank – 13 weeks, nonconsecutively – than any other in the chart’s history. It has passed both Olivia Rodrigo’s “Good 4 U” and Whitney Houston’s “Exhale (Shoop Shoop),” each of which spent 11 weeks at No. 2, in 2021 and 1995-96, respectively.

Even better, all three songs also spent time at No. 1 on the Hot 100: “Stay” for seven weeks and “Good 4 U” and “Exhale” for a week each.

Has “Stay” achieved any other honors on the Hot 100?

Thank you,

Jesper Tan
Subang Jaya, Malaysia

Hi Jesper,

It has! As of the latest, April 2-dated Hot 100, “Stay” makes history as the single to spend the most weeks – 20 – in the Hot 100’s top two spots, dating to the chart’s Aug. 4, 1958, inception.

The collaboration passes Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” (featuring Billy Ray Cyrus), which amassed a record 19 weeks at No. 1, and none at the runner-up position.



Most Weeks Ever at Nos. 1 and 2 Combined on the Hot 100

20, “Stay,” The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber (7 weeks at No. 1/13 weeks at No. 2), 2021-22 (through the April 2, 2022, chart)
19, “Old Town Road,” Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus (19/0), 2019
18, “Uptown Funk!,” Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars (14/4), 2015
17, “Despacito,” Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber (16/1), 2017
16, “Shape of You,” Ed Sheeran (12/4), 2017
16, “I Gotta Feeling,” The Black Eyed Peas (14/2), 2009
16, “We Belong Together,” Mariah Carey (14/2), 2005
16, “One Sweet Day,” Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men (16/0), 1995-96
15, “Rockstar,” Post Malone feat. 21 Savage (8/7), 2017-18
15, “Closer,” The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey (12/3), 2016
15, “All About That Bass,” Meghan Trainor (8/7), 2014
15, “I’ll Make Love to You,” Boyz II Men (14/1), 1994
15, “I Will Always Love You,” Whitney Houston (14/1), 1992-93
(As all those songs reached No. 1 on the Hot 100, two titles share the mark for the most weeks at No. 2 without rising to the top spot: Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott’s “Work It” and Foreigner’s “Waiting for a Girl Like You,” each of which spent 10 weeks peaking at No. 2, in 2002-03 and 1981-82, respectively.)

In addition to breaking the record for the most weeks in the Hot 100’s top two, “Stay” adds its unprecedented 22nd week in the top three. It surpasses The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights,” The Chainsmokers’ “Closer” (featuring Halsey) and Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk!” (featuring Bruno Mars), each of which logged 21 weeks in the top three.

Helping “Stay” continue its run in the Hot 100’s upper reaches, it concurrently ranks at No. 2 on Radio Songs, with 60.4 million in airplay audience in the latest tracking week, according to Luminate, formerly MRC Data. It also rebounds 13-8 on Streaming Songs with 11.3 million official U.S. streams.

Key to the song’s continued appeal? “The short answer is immediacy,” says Brady Bedard, Columbia Records senior vp/pop promotion. (Columbia, to which The Kid LAROI is signed, and Def Jam Recordings, Bieber’s label home, share credit on the song.) “From the first spin, ‘Stay’ had an instant reaction from both the audience and the industry. Months later, ‘Stay’ is still spinning, still streaming, still researching and still sounding as fresh as it did on day one.

“That really sums it up: No one seems to be tired of this earworm,” Bedard says. “What a rarity in the modern age of records that can come and go so quickly.”

Notes Erik Bradley, assistant program director/music director at WBBM-FM Chicago, which reports to Billboard‘s Pop Airplay chart and has played “Stay” over 4,200 times, “It’s still a full-time power record for B96. The audience still wants it. It’s one of the biggest songs we can play at the moment and it honestly doesn’t show much sign of slowing down anytime soon.”

“It never sounds tired – always sounds fresh, zero burn,” agrees Sue O’Neil, WKSE Buffalo, N.Y., pd. The fellow Pop Airplay panelist has given “Stay” over 3,600 plays.

“Pure pop bliss,” she praises.

Looking even (far) further forward, Bedard says of “Stay,” “It’s already an all-timer but seems poised to remain relevant for years to come.”

Echoes Bradley, “My hunch is that once it’s all said and done, it’ll be one of the contenders for Billboard‘s song of the decade when you compile that list at the end of 2029 …”

[Gary]

Updated for levitating, Stay, Save Your Tears and Heat Waves

[phieaglesfan712]

With Heat Waves officially logging a 68th week on the charts, the Top 10 longest Hot 100 songs threshold has officially been set at 68 weeks. It looks like it may be a while before the threshold increases, as there is a log jam at 68 and 69 weeks.

The threshold had previously been stuck at 62 weeks from 2014 until Blinding Lights recorded a 63rd week in February 2021, and the threshold had been slowly increasing over the last 15 months with the additions of Levitating, Save Your Tears, and Heat Waves.

[Gary]

Updated - let me know if I missed anything

[Gary]

Heat Waves

[livelightning]

Heat Waves has 16 weeks in the top 3 and 43 weeks in the top 20.
Good 4 U has 50 weeks in the top 40

[Gary]

Most Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100:

19, “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
15 (to date), “As It Was,” Harry Styles, April 16, 2022
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

[Gary]

Glass Animals’ ‘Heat Waves’ Ties The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ for Longest Run in Hot 100 History
"Blinding Lights" held the record to itself since last year.


By Xander Zellner

10/10/2022

Glass Animals‘ former five-week Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 “Heat Waves” ties The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” for the most weeks spent on the chart over the survey’s 64-year history.

“Heat Waves” spends its 90th week on the Hot 100 (dated Oct. 15), at No. 20, tying the record run of “Blinding Lights” in 2019-21. Over the course of its Hot 100 tenure, “Heat Waves” also broke the record for the longest climb to No. 1, when it reached the summit in its 59th week in March, as it has drawn audiences on TikTok and multiple radio formats since its June 2020 release.


“Blinding Lights” logged four weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100 and set records for the most weeks spent in the top five (43), top 10 (57), top 20 (80) and top 40 (86). Its longevity helped it earn the distinction as the No. 1 title on Billboard‘s Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs ranking.

“Blinding Lights” had held the longevity record on the Hot 100 since August 2021, when it overtook Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive.” The latter track spent 87 weeks on the chart and had held the mark since 2014, when it surpassed Jason Mraz’s “I’m Yours” (76 weeks, 2008-09).

Notably, both “Heat Waves” and “Blinding Lights” are Republic Records releases, the former on Wolf Tone/Polydor/Republic and the latter on XO/Republic.

Here’s an updated look at the titles with the most weeks spent on the Hot 100, dating to the chart’s Aug. 4, 1958, inception through the Oct. 15-dated chart.

Most Weeks Spent on the Billboard Hot 100:

90, “Heat Waves,” Glass Animals
90, “Blinding Lights,” The Weeknd
87, “Radioactive,” Imagine Dragons
79, “Sail,” AWOLNATION
77, “Levitating,” Dua Lipa
76, “I’m Yours,” Jason Mraz
69, “Save Your Tears,” The Weeknd & Ariana Grande
69, “How Do I Live,” LeAnn Rimes
68, “Counting Stars,” OneRepublic
68, “Party Rock Anthem” LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock
With its 57th week spent in the Hot 100’s top 20, “Heat Waves” ties The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber’s “Stay” for the fourth-most weeks spent in the region, after “Blinding Lights” (80), Dua Lipa’s “Levitating” (62) and Post Malone’s “Circles” (60).

Only “Blinding Lights” has spent more weeks in the Hot 100’s top 40 (86) than “Heat Waves” (75).

“Heat Waves” debuted at No. 100 on the Hot 100 dated Jan. 16, 2021. The No. 1 song that week was Taylor Swift’s “Willow.” Since then, an additional 26 songs (excluding “Heat Waves”) have reached the summit. From the Jan. 16, 2021-dated Hot 100 to the current, Oct. 15, 2022, chart, “Heat Waves” has ranked alongside a whopping 1,261 other songs.

Of the 90 weeks that “Heat Waves” has spent on the Hot 100, 66 were shared with The Weeknd and Ariana Grande’s “Save Your Tears,” the most of any song over the former’s run. “Levitating” follows with 64 shared weeks, then “Stay” (63).

[Gary]

Glass Animals’ ‘Heat Waves’ Is Now the Longest Charting Hot 100 Song of All Time
The song has surpassed the run of The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights."


By Xander Zellner

10/17/2022

Glass Animals‘ former five-week Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 “Heat Waves” is now the longest charting song in the list’s 64-year history, as it tallies a record-breaking 91st week on the latest Oct. 22-dated survey.

Ranking at No. 21 on the newest Hot 100, “Heat Waves” surpasses The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights,” which logged 90 weeks on the chart in 2019-21.

Over the course of its run on the chart, “Heat Waves” also broke the record for the steadiest climb to No. 1 when it reached the summit in its 59th week in March.

“Wow, all I can say is wow, ” Glass Animals frontman Dave Bayley marvels to Billboard about the band’s achievement. “Many of you know when I wrote this song I was writing about missing someone I loved very dearly. Never in my wildest dreams did I think that it would lead to so much love and connection across the globe. You all have done that. Thank you to everyone who has helped this song reach so many people. You know who you are. Thank you.”

Here’s an updated look at the songs with the most weeks spent on the Hot 100, from to the chart’s Aug. 4, 1958 inception through the Oct. 22-dated ranking:

Most Weeks Spent on the Billboard Hot 100:

91, “Heat Waves,” Glass Animals
90, “Blinding Lights,” The Weeknd
87, “Radioactive,” Imagine Dragons
79, “Sail,” AWOLNATION
77, “Levitating,” Dua Lipa
76, “I’m Yours,” Jason Mraz
69, “Save Your Tears,” The Weeknd & Ariana Grande
69, “How Do I Live,” LeAnn Rimes
68, “Counting Stars,” OneRepublic
68, “Party Rock Anthem” LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock

“Heat Waves” has also spent the second-most weeks in the Hot 100’s top 40 (76), trailing only the sum of “Blinding Lights” (86), and is tied with The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber’s “Stay” for the fourth-most weeks spent in the top 20 (57), after “Blinding Lights” (80), Dua Lipa’s “Levitating” (62) and Post Malone’s “Circles” (60).

“Heat Waves” debuted at No. 100 on the Hot 100 dated Jan. 16, 2021. The No. 1 song that week was 24kGoldn’s “Mood.” Since then, an additional 27 songs (excluding “Heat Waves”) have reached the pinnacle. From the Jan. 16, 2021-dated Hot 100 to the current, Oct. 22, 2022, chart, “Heat Waves” has ranked alongside a whopping 1,266 other songs.

“Heat Waves” is Glass Animals’ first Hot 100 hit. Over its run, it has also spent 37 weeks at No. 1 on both Hot Rock & Alternative Songs and Hot Alternative Songs, six weeks at No. 1 on Radio Songs, three weeks at No. 1 on Alternative Airplay and two weeks at No. 1 on both Pop Airplay and Adult Pop Airplay. It also reached No. 5 on Rock & Alternative Airplay, No. 7 on Adult Contemporary and No. 17 on Adult Alternative Airplay.

Of the 91 weeks that “Heat Waves” has spent on the Hot 100, 66 were shared with The Weeknd and Ariana Grande’s “Save Your Tears,” the most of any song over the former’s run. “Levitating” follows with 64 shared weeks, then “Stay” (63).

As for “Blinding Lights,” the song logged four weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100 and set records for the most weeks spent in the top five (43), top 10 (57), top 20 (80) and top 40 (86). Its longevity helped it earn the distinction as the No. 1 title on Billboard’s Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs ranking.

“Blinding Lights” had held the longevity record on the Hot 100 since August 2021, when it overtook Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive.” The latter track spent 87 weeks on the chart and had held the mark since 2014, when it surpassed Jason Mraz’s “I’m Yours” (76 weeks, 2008-09).

[Gary]

Aug 9, 2021 13:51:26 GMT -5 Gary said:

Evolution of the Most weeks Hot 100 - record (starting from Aug 1958)


January, 1959 ---- 25 weeks Chantilly Lace, Big Bopper
October, 1959 ---- 26 weeks Robbin' The Cradle, Tony Bellus
December 1959 ---- 26 weeks Mack The Knife, Bobby Darin
April, 1960 ----- 27 weeks Running Bear, Johnny Preston
April 1962 ------- 39 weeks The Twist, Chubby Checker
May 1978----------- 40 weeks I Go Crazy, Paul Davis
November 1982 ----- 43 weeks Tainted Love, Soft Cell
December 1989 ----- 43 weeks What About Me, Moving Pictures
April 1994 -------- 45 Weeks Whoomp(There It Is), Tag Team
February 1995 ----- 54 weeks December 1963(Oh What A Night), Four Seasons
August, 1996 ------- 55 weeks Missing, Everything But The Girl
February, 1997 ----- 60 weeks Macarena(Bayside Boys Mix), Los Del Rio
February, 1998 ----- 65 weeks Foolish Games/You Were Meant For Me, Jewel
October, 1998 ------ 69 weeks How Do I Live, LeAnn Rimes
October 2009------- 76 weeks I'm Yours, Jason Mraz
May 2014----------- 87 weeks Radio Active, Imagine Dragons
August 2021 ------- Blinding Lights, The Weeknd

Evolution of the Most weeks Hot 100 - record (starting from Aug 1958)


January, 1959 ------- 25 weeks Chantilly Lace, Big Bopper
October, 1959 ------- 26 weeks Robbin' The Cradle, Tony Bellus
December 1959 ----- 26 weeks Mack The Knife, Bobby Darin
April, 1960 ---------- 27 weeks Running Bear, Johnny Preston
April 1962 ----------- 39 weeks The Twist, Chubby Checker
May 1978------------- 40 weeks I Go Crazy, Paul Davis
November 1982 ----- 43 weeks Tainted Love, Soft Cell
December 1989 ----- 43 weeks What About Me, Moving Pictures
April 1994 ----------- 45 Weeks Whoomp(There It Is), Tag Team
February 1995 ------ 54 weeks December 1963(Oh What A Night), Four Seasons
August, 1996 ------- 55 weeks Missing, Everything But The Girl
February, 1997 ----- 60 weeks Macarena(Bayside Boys Mix), Los Del Rio
February, 1998 ----- 65 weeks Foolish Games/You Were Meant For Me, Jewel
October, 1998 ------ 69 weeks How Do I Live, LeAnn Rimes
October 2009------- 76 weeks I'm Yours, Jason Mraz
May 2014----------- 87 weeks Radio Active, Imagine Dragons
September 2021 ---90 weeks Blinding Lights, The Weeknd
October 2022 ----- Heat Waves, Glass Anaimals