{"id":2041097,"date":"2026-07-13T17:56:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T14:56:33","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-07-13T17:56:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T14:56:33","slug":"the-longest-leading-billboard-hot-100-no-1s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2041097","title":{"rendered":"The Longest-Leading Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\tBeginning with Debby Boone\u2019s \u201cYou Light Up My Life\u201d in 1977, a relatively select few smashes have led the Billboard Hot 100 for at least 10 weeks. How few? Just a mere 4% of all Hot 100 No. 1s dating to the chart\u2019s launch on Aug. 4, 1958, have earned the achievement.<\/p>\n
\n\tOlivia Newton-John\u2019s \u201cPhysical\u201d flexed 10 weeks at No. 1 in 1981-82, and that smash and Boone\u2019s shared the mark for the longest Hot 100 reign for more than a decade, until Boyz II Men\u2019s \u201cEnd of the Road\u201d dominated for 13 weeks in 1992. That best lasted briefly, as Whitney Houston\u2019s \u201cI Will Always Love You\u201d led for 14 weeks in late 1992\/early 1993. In 1995-96, Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men\u2019s \u201cOne Sweet Day\u201d ran up 16 weeks at No. 1, a milestone that held for more than 23 years. (Songs began logging longer No. 1 stays after the Hot 100 adopted electronically tracked data, according to Luminate, in late 1991.)<\/p>\n
\n\tIn 2017, Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee\u2019s \u201cDespacito,\u201d featuring Justin Bieber, tied the No. 1 run of \u201cOne Sweet Day.\u201d By 2019, Lil Nas X\u2019s \u201cOld Town Road,\u201d featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, collected 19 weeks atop the Hot 100, a mark matched by Shaboozey\u2019s \u201cA Bar Song (Tipsy)\u201d beginning in July 2024.<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\t\tElla Langley\u2019s \u2018Choosin\u2019 Texas\u2019 Extends No. 1 Run on Billboard Hot 100 to 13\u00a0Weeks\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\tMariah Carey\u2019s \u201cAll I Want for Christmas Is You\u201d is the newly-anointed record-holder: 22 weeks, having jingled to No. 1 on the Hot 100 in each holiday season since December 2019.<\/p>\n
\n\tIn honor of the singles that have claimed the Hot 100\u2019s top spot the longest, here\u2019s a look at the elite leaders to rule for double-digit weeks.<\/p>\n
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22 weeks, \u201cAll I Want for Christmas Is You,\u201d Mariah Carey<\/h2>\n
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First week at No. 1 on Hot 100:<\/strong> Dec. 21, 2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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19 weeks, \u201cA Bar Song (Tipsy),\u201d Shaboozey<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Gilbert Flores\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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First week at No. 1 on Hot 100:<\/strong> July 13, 2024<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cI spent so much of my life working and just trying to get here, and because of you guys, my life is forever changed,\u201d Shaboozey said in a thank you to his fans in November 2024, when the song hit its 19th week at No. 1. \u201cLove y\u2019all. Cowboys are forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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19 weeks, \u201cOld Town Road,\u201d Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus<\/h2>\n
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First week at No. 1 on Hot 100:<\/strong> April 13, 2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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16 weeks, \u201cLast Night,\u201d Morgan Wallen<\/h2>\n
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First week at No. 1 on Hot 100:<\/strong> March 18, 2023<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
First week at No. 1 on Hot 100:<\/strong> Dec. 2, 1995<\/p>\n
\n\tCarey, Boyz II Men \u2014 thanks in part to their touching ballad together \u2014 and Drake share the record for the most Hot 100 No. 1s to rule for 10 or more weeks: three each.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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15 weeks, \u201cAs It Was,\u201d Harry Styles<\/h2>\n
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First week at No. 1 on Hot 100: <\/strong>April 16, 2022<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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14 weeks, \u201cUptown Funk!,\u201d Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars<\/h2>\n
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First week at No. 1 on Hot 100:<\/strong> Jan. 17, 2015<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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14 weeks, \u201cI Gotta Feeling,\u201d The Black Eyed Peas<\/h2>\n
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First week at No. 1 on Hot 100: <\/strong>July 11, 2009<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
First week at No. 1 on Hot 100: <\/strong>June 4, 2005<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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14 weeks, \u201cCandle in the Wind 1997\u201d\/\u201cSomething About the Way You Look Tonight,\u201d Elton John<\/h2>\n
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First week at No. 1 on Hot 100: <\/strong>Oct. 11, 1997<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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14 weeks, \u201cMacarena (Bayside Boys Mix),\u201d Los Del Rio<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Evan Agostini\/Liaison\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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First week at No. 1 on Hot 100: <\/strong>Aug. 3, 1996<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cWe have no words to thank everyone,\u201d the pair\u2019s Antonio Romeo Monge told Billboard<\/em> in 2016 of the endurance of the song, which became a mid-\u201890s pop-culture craze. \u201cWe\u2019re just two guys from a small town, doing things very humbly because we come from very humble families.\u201d <\/p>\n
\n\tAdded Rafael Ruiz, \u201cThat girl Macarena really was something.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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14 weeks, \u201cI\u2019ll Make Love to You,\u201d Boyz II Men<\/h2>\n
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First week at No. 1 on Hot 100:<\/strong> Aug. 27, 1994<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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14 weeks, \u201cI Will Always Love You,\u201d Whitney Houston<\/h2>\n
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First week at No. 1 on Hot 100: <\/strong>Nov. 28, 1992<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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13 weeks, \u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas,\u201d Ella Langley<\/h2>\n
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First week at No. 1 on Hot 100:<\/strong>\u00a0Feb. 14, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
First week at No. 1 on Hot 100:<\/strong> March 1, 2025<\/p>\n
\n\tThe song\u2019s journey to double-digit weeks at No. 1 began with Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell\u2019s \u201cIf This World Were Mine,\u201d which hit No. 27 on Hot R&B\/Hip-Hop Songs (then named Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles) in 1968. Luther Vandross and Cheryl Lynn\u2019s cover reached No. 4 on the chart (then Hot Black Singles) in 1982, and is sampled on \u201cLuther.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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13 weeks, \u201cThe Boy Is Mine,\u201d Brandy & Monica<\/h2>\n
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First week at No. 1 on Hot 100: <\/strong>June 6, 1998<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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13 weeks, \u201cEnd of the Road,\u201d Boyz II Men<\/h2>\n
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First week at No. 1 on Hot 100:<\/strong> Aug. 15, 1992<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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12 weeks, \u201cShape of You,\u201d Ed Sheeran<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Kevin Mazur\/WireImage\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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First week at No. 1 on Hot 100:<\/strong> Jan. 28, 2017<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s the effective blend of the familiar and the unique that helps a song connect with a wide audience,\u201d Dave Penn, Hit Songs Deconstructed co-founder, told Billboard<\/em> in 2017 of the success of \u201cShape of You,\u201d and that of many mass-appeal hits. \u201cThat truly is the key.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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12 weeks, \u201cCloser,\u201d The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey<\/h2>\n
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First week at No. 1 on Hot 100: <\/strong>Sept. 3, 2016<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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12 weeks, \u201cSee You Again,\u201d Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth<\/h2>\n
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First week at No. 1 on Hot 100: <\/strong>April 25, 2015<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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12 weeks, \u201cBlurred Lines,\u201d Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell<\/h2>\n
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First week at No. 1 on Hot 100: <\/strong>June 22, 2013<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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12 weeks, \u201cBoom Boom Pow,\u201d The Black Eyed Peas<\/h2>\n
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First week at No. 1 on Hot 100: <\/strong>April 18, 2009<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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12 weeks, \u201cYeah!,\u201d Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris<\/h2>\n
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First week at No. 1 on Hot 100: <\/strong>Feb. 28, 2004<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
First week at No. 1 on Hot 100:<\/strong> Nov. 9, 2002<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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12 weeks, \u201cSmooth,\u201d Santana feat. Rob Thomas<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Kevin Mazur\/WireImage\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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First week at No. 1 on Hot 100:<\/strong> Oct. 23, 1999<\/p>\n
\n\tFollowing the 12-week No. 1 run of \u201cSmooth,\u201d Santana\u2019s follow-up \u201cMaria Maria\u201d ran up 10 weeks on top. The band became the first act to release back-to-back singles that have both led the Hot 100 for double-digit weeks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
First week at No. 1 on Hot 100:<\/strong> Jan. 18, 2020<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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11 weeks, \u201cGod\u2019s Plan,\u201d Drake<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Prince Williams\/Wireimage\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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First week at No. 1 on Hot 100<\/strong>: Feb. 3, 2018<\/p>\n
\n\tThanks to the reigns of \u201cGod\u2019s Plan\u201d (11 weeks), \u201cIn My Feelings\u201d (10) and \u201cNice for What\u201d (eight), Drake broke the record for the most weeks spent atop the Hot 100 in a single year: 29, in 2018. He surpassed Usher\u2019s mark of 28 set in 2004.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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11 weeks, \u201cIndependent Women Part I,\u201d Destiny\u2019s Child<\/h2>\n
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First week at No. 1 on Hot 100: <\/strong>Nov. 18, 2000<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
First week at No. 1 on Hot 100: <\/strong>June 14, 1997<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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11 weeks, \u201cUn-Break My Heart,\u201d Toni Braxton<\/h2>\n
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First week at No. 1 on Hot 100: <\/strong>Dec. 7, 1996<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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11 weeks, \u201cI Swear,\u201d All-4-One<\/h2>\n
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First week at No. 1 on Hot 100: <\/strong>May 21, 1994<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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10 weeks, \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia,\u201d Taylor Swift<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Mert Alas & Marcus Piggot\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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First week at No. 1 on Hot 100:<\/strong> Oct. 18, 2025<\/p>\n
\n\tThe song is from Swift\u2019s album\u00a0The Life of a Showgirl<\/em>. The set became just the fifth ever to lead the Billboard 200 for 10 or more weeks and spin off a single that has likewise topped the Hot 100 for at least that long.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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10 weeks, \u201cOrdinary,\u201d Alex Warren<\/h2>\n
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First week at No. 1 on Hot 100:<\/strong> June 7, 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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10 weeks, \u201cEasy on Me,\u201d Adele<\/h2>\n
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First week at No. 1 on Hot 100:<\/strong> Oct. 30, 2021<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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10 weeks, \u201cButter,\u201d BTS<\/h2>\n
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First week at No. 1 on Hot 100:<\/strong> June 5, 2021<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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10 weeks, \u201cIn My Feelings,\u201d Drake<\/h2>\n
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