Stacker consulted the Billboard Hot 100 to rank the longest-running #1 songs by the number of weeks they spent at the top spot as of Dec. 14, 2024.

1960 – after a period of competitive charts from various music papers all vying for pre ... one of only three to top 5 million sales in the history of the UK charts (together with greatest ...

It still accounts for a fraction of all music sales, but nonetheless more ... Thinking Out Loud had the longest ascent to No.1 in chart history, and it's broken other records since.

s Last Christmas has made chart history after celebrating its 40th anniversary ... in a bid to boost sales of his Amazon Music exclusive It Can’t Be Christmas – and the Rose and Bruno Mars collab, Apt ...

Wham! has made Official Charts history by landing the Christmas No. 1 spot twice in a row. "Last Christmas" was blocked from ...

have made chart history as Last Christmas becomes the first song to be ... a collaboration with Amazon Music Original. He may have missed out on the number one spot, but he has landed a new personal ...

Nat King Cole's “The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)” finally reaches No. 1 on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song ...

1978 becomes the biggest year on record at that point in history for singles ... In October, Music Week moves from publishing its albums chart a week in arrears by publishing two charts in the ...

It’s official: Shaboozey ‘s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” spends a 19th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week, tying the all-time record set by Lil Nas X’s Billy Ray Cyrus-featuring “Old Town Road” ...

Andrew Ridgeley told the Official Charts his late bandmate George Michael, who died on Christmas Day in 2016 aged 53, would ...