The Longest-Leading Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s

For over four decades, a select group of songs have held the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for at least 10 weeks. Only 4% of all Hot 100 No. 1s in the chart's history have achieved this feat. Two of the longest-standing No. 1 songs, Debby Boone's "You Light Up My Life" and Olivia Newton-John's "Physical," both spent 10 weeks at the pinnacle of the chart in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

These records stood unbroken for more than a decade until Boyz II Men's "End of the Road" claimed the No. 1 position for 13 consecutive weeks in 1992. Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" then claimed the top spot for 14 weeks in late 1992/early 1993, before being surpassed by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men's "One Sweet Day" in 1995-96.

This duo held the No. 1 position for an impressive 16 weeks, a record that held for over 23 years. Songs began logging longer No. 1 runs in 1991, following the adoption of electronically tracked data by the Hot 100. In recent years, Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's "Despacito" tied Carey and Boyz II Men's record with a 16-week run in 2017.

Shaboozey's "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" recently matched this feat with a 19-week reign at the top of the Hot 100 in July 2024. The most recent record-holder for the longest Hot 100 streak is Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas," which held the No. 1 position for 17 weeks in the 17th week of the holiday season.