Only 45 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are
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- A small fraction of all No. 1 hits have managed to rule the Billboard Hot 100 for double-digit weeks.
- Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" and Shaboozey's "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" are tied for the all-time record.
- Mariah Carey, Drake, and Boyz II Men have the most songs on this list with three apiece.
The Billboard Hot 100 is widely considered to be the definitive all-genre singles chart in the US.
Since it was launched in 1958, well over 1,000 songs have reached the coveted No. 1 spot, but far fewer have reigned long enough to reach double-digit weeks — or, even more impressively, surpass that milestone.
According to Billboard, only 4% of all No. 1 hits have topped the Hot 100 for 10 weeks or more. All 45 songs that have achieved the feat are listed below, in chronological order.
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"You Light Up My Life" was the first song in history to chart at No. 1 for 10 weeks.
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"Physical" charted at No. 1 for 10 weeks.
Boyz II Men/YouTube
"End of the Road" charted at No. 1 for 13 weeks.
Whitney Houston/YouTube
"I Will Always Love You" charted at No. 1 for 14 weeks.
All-4-One/YouTube
"I Swear" charted at No. 1 for 11 weeks.
Boyz II Men/YouTube
"I'll Make Love to You" charted at No. 1 for 14 weeks.
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"One Sweet Day" charted at No. 1 for 16 weeks.
Los Del Rio/YouTube
"Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" charted at No. 1 for 14 weeks.
Toni Braxton/YouTube
"Un-Break My Heart" charted at No. 1 for 11 weeks.
Bad Boy Entertainment/YouTube
"I'll Be Missing You" charted at No. 1 for 11 weeks.
Elton John/YouTube
"Candle in the Wind 1997/Something About the Way You Look Tonight" charted at No. 1 for 14 weeks.
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"The Boy Is Mine" charted at No. 1 for 13 weeks.
Santana/YouTube
"Smooth" charted at No. 1 for 12 weeks.
Santana/YouTube
"Maria Maria" charted at No. 1 for 10 weeks.
Destiny's Child/YouTube
"Independent Women, Pt. 1" charted at No. 1 for 11 weeks.
Ashanti/YouTube
"Foolish" charted at No. 1 for 10 weeks.
Nelly/YouTube
"Dilemma" charted at No. 1 for 10 weeks.
Eminem/YouTube
"Lose Yourself" charted at No. 1 for 12 weeks.
Usher/YouTube
"Yeah!" charted at No. 1 for 12 weeks.
Mariah Carey/YouTube
"We Belong Together" charted at No. 1 for 14 weeks.
Kanye West/YouTube
"Gold Digger" charted at No. 1 for 10 weeks.
Beyoncé/YouTube
"Irreplaceable" charted at No. 1 for 10 weeks.
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"Low" charted at No. 1 for 10 weeks.
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"Boom Boom Pow" charted at No. 1 for 12 weeks.
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"I Gotta Feeling" charted at No. 1 for 14 weeks.
Rihanna/YouTube
"We Found Love" charted at No. 1 for 10 weeks.
Robin Thicke/YouTube
"Blurred Lines" charted at No. 1 for 12 weeks.
Pharrell/YouTube
"Happy" charted at No. 1 for 10 weeks.
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"Uptown Funk!" charted at No. 1 for 14 weeks.
Wiz Khalifa/YouTube
"See You Again" charted at No. 1 for 12 weeks.
Adele/YouTube
"Hello" charted at No. 1 for 10 weeks.
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"One Dance" charted at No. 1 for 10 weeks.
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"Closer" charted at No. 1 for 12 weeks.
Ed Sheeran/YouTube
"Shape of You" charted at No. 1 for 12 weeks.
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"Despacito" charted at No. 1 for 16 weeks.
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"God's Plan" charted at No. 1 for 11 weeks.
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"In My Feelings" charted at No. 1 for 10 weeks.
Drake holds the record for the most solo entries on this list, with three of the longest-running chart-toppers in history.
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"Old Town Road" holds the record for the longest stretch at No. 1 with 19 weeks. It also became the fastest song in history to be certified diamond.
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"The Box" charted at No. 1 for 11 weeks.
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"Butter" charted at No. 1 for 10 nonconsecutive weeks.
Adele/YouTube
"Easy On Me" charted at No. 1 for 10 nonconsecutive weeks, becoming Adele's second song to reach the milestone.
Harry Styles/YouTube
"As It Was" charted at No. 1 for 15 nonconsecutive weeks, the longest reign ever for a British artist.
Mariah Carey/YouTube
Nearly three decades years after its release, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" returned to No. 1 in December 2022 for its milestone 10th week atop the chart.
The holiday classic is Carey's third song with double-digit weeks atop the Hot 100, making her the third artist and first woman ever to achieve the feat thrice.
In 2024, the song experienced another holiday surge, earning its 17th total week at No. 1 and surpassing "One Sweet Day" as Carey's longest-reigning hit on the Hot 100.
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"Last Night" charted at No. 1 for 16 nonconsecutive weeks, the most ever for a solo song — despite the country singer's many controversies.
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"A Bar Song (Tipsy)," Shaboozey's breakout hit, has charted at No. 1 for 19 nonconsecutive weeks, the most among solo hits. It's now tied with "Old Town Road" for the all-time record.