Billboard Hot 100: Longest Running Hits

Billboard Hot 100: Longest Running Hits

These are the longest-running chart entries in the history of the Billboard Hot 100. Check out other “Billboard: Best of” lists here. Spotify Podcast: Check out the Dave’s Music Database podcast episode Billboard Hot 100 Longest Chart Runs based on this list. It debuted October 19, 2022 at 7pm CST. New episodes based on Dave’s Music Database lists are posted every Tuesday at 7pm CST. 91 weeks: Glass Animals “Heat Waves” (2020). Also holds the record for longest chart run before hitting #1 (59 weeks). * 90 weeks: The Weeknd “Blinding Lights” (2019) 87 weeks: Imagine Dragons “Radioactive” (2012) 79 weeks: AWOL Nation “Sail” (2011) 77 weeks: Dua Lipa with DaBaby “Levitating” (2020) 76 weeks: Jason Mraz “I’m Yours” (2008) 69 weeks: LeAnn Rimes “How Do I Live” (1997) 69 weeks: The Weeknd with Ariana Grande “Save Your Tears” (2020) 68 weeks: One Republic “Counting Stars” (2013) 68 weeks: LMFAO with Lauren Bennett & GoonRock “Party Rock Anthem” (2011) 65 weeks: Adele “Rolling in the Deep” (2010) 65 weeks: Jewel “You Were Meant for Me”/ “Foolish Games” (1997) 64 weeks: Carrie Underwood “Before He Cheats” 63 weeks: Kid Laroi with Justin Bieber “Stay” (2020). 1st song in history to spend 40 consecutive weeks in the top 10. 62 weeks: Gabby Barrett with Charlie Puth “I Hope” (2019) 62 weeks: The Lumineers “Ho Hey” (2012) 62 weeks: Lifehouse “You and Me” (2005) 61 weeks: Post Malone “Circles” (2019) 61 weeks: Imagine Dragons “Demons” (2013) 60 weeks: Lady Antebellum “Need You Now” (2009) 60 weeks: Los Del Rio “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)” (1995) * Still on chart as of this post. Resources/Related Links: Billboard Magazine: “Best-of Lists” Billboard Magazine (10/17/2022). “Glass Animals’ ‘Heat Waves’ by the Numbers: All the Stats Behind Its Record-Breaking Hot 100 Run” by Xander Zellner Billboard Magazine (10/10/2022). “Glass Animals’ ‘Heat Waves’ ties the Weekend’s ‘Blinding Lights’ for Longest Run in Hot 100 History” Billboard (3/14/2022). “Dua Lipa’s ‘Levitating’ Makes History as the Longest-Charting Billboard Hot 100 Hit Ever Among Women” First posted 3/14/2022; updated 10/19/2022.

Dave’s Faves: #1 Albums in the 2010s

Dave’s Faves: #1’s: 2010-2019

These were my personal #1 albums during the 2010s. Check out my #1 albums from other decades here. 2010: Jan. 9: Foo Fighters Greatest Hits (1 wk) Jan. 16: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers The Live Anthology (2 wks) Jan. 30: Seal Hits (1 wk) Feb. 6: The Flaming Lips Dark Side of the Moon (1 wk) Feb. 13: Peter Gabriel Scratch My Back (4 wks) Mar. 13: Kevin Gilbert Toy Matinee Live (aka “Live at the Roxy”) (2 wks) Mar. 20: Jimi Hendrix Valleys of Neptune (2 wks) Apr. 10: The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights (2 wks) Apr. 24: Asia Omega (2 wks) May 8: Melissa Etheridge Fearless Love (1 wk) May 15: Justin Currie The Great War (2 wks) May 29: The Rolling Stones Exile on Main Street (Deluxe Edition) (2 wks) June 12: Crowded House Intriguer (3 wks) July 3: John Mellencamp On the Rural Route 7609 (3 wks) July 24: Hooters Five by Five (1 wk) July 31: Aha 25 (1 wk) Aug. 7: Sheryl Crow 100 Miles from Memphis (2 wks) Aug. 21: John Mellencamp No Better Than This (4 wks) Sept. 18: Chris Difford Saturday Morning Music Club (2 wks) Oct. 2: Robert Plant Band of Joy (2 wks) Oct 16: Chris Difford Cashmere if You Can (4 wks) Nov. 13: Eric Clapton Clapton (2 wks) Nov. 27: Elvis Costello Pomp & Pout: The Universal Years (3 wks) Dec. 18: Indigo Girls Holly Happy Days (2 wks) 2011: Jan. 1: Styx Regeneration (1 wk) Jan. 8: Bruce Springsteen The Promise (4 wks) Feb. 5: Michael Jackson Michael (2 wks) Feb. 19: Adele 21 (4 wks) Mar. 19: The Rainmakers 25 On (8 wks) May 14: Todd Rundgren Todd Rundgren’s Johnson (1 wk) May 21: The Cars Move Like This (2 wks) June 4: Journey Eclipse (2 wks) June 19: Eddie Vedder Ukulele Songs (2 wks) July 2: Arctic Monkeys Suck It and See 1 wk) July 9: Yes Fly from Here (2 wks) July 23: Various Artists Rave On: Buddy Holly (3 wks) Aug. 13: Bob Walkenhorst Spare (1 wk) Aug. 20: Keb’ Mo’ The Reflection (1 wk) Aug. 27: Tim Finn The View Is Worth the Climb (2 wks) Sept. 10: Various Artists Listen to Me: Buddy Holly (3 wks) Oct. 1: Neil Finn The Pajama Club (2 wks) Oct. 15: Sting 25 Years (1 wk) Oct. 22: Bangles Sweetheart of the Sun (1 wk) Oct. 29: Indigo Girls Beauty Queen Sister (1 wk) Nov. 5: Various Artists The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams (3 wks) Nov. 26: Various Artists The First Rock and Roll Record (1 wk) Dec: 3: Glen Tilbrook & Nine Below Zero The Co-Operative (2 wks) Dec. 17: Various Artists Achtung Baby Covered (AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered) (3 wks) 2012: Jan. 7: Journey Greatest Hits 2 (1 wk) Jan. 14: Pink Floyd Foot in the Door: The Best of (1 wk) Jan. 21: The Rolling Stones Some Girls (Deluxe Edition) (1 wk) Jan. 28: Various Artists Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International (5 wks) Mar. 3: Van Halen A Different Kind of Truth (4 wks) Mar. 31: Lyle Lovett Release Me (1 wk) Apr. 7: Bruce Springsteen Wrecking Ball (6 wks) May 19: Alabama Shakes Boys & Girls (3 wks) June 9: Jack White Blunderbuss (2 wks) June 23: The Beach Boys That’s Why God Made the Radio (1 wk) June 30: Eric Bazilian & Mats Wester What Shall Become of the Baby? (4 wks) July 28: Asia XXX (4 wks) Aug. 25: The Gaslight Anthem Handwritten (2 wks) Sept. 8: Melissa Etheridge 4th Street Feeling (3 wks) Sept. 29: Bob Dylan Tempest (1 wk) Oct. 6: Alanis Morissette Havoc and Brigth Lights (2 wks) Oct. 20: Marillion Sounds That Can’t Be Made (4 wks) Nov. 17: Frank Ocean Channel Orange (4 wks) Dec. 15: The Rolling Stones Grrr! (3 wks) 2013: Jan. 5: Led Zeppelin Celebration Day (3 wks) Jan. 26: Imagine Dragons Night Visions (4 wks) Feb. 23: Stephen Stills Carry On (2 wks) Mar. 9: Jimi Hendrix People, Hell & Angels (3 wks) Mar. 30: David Bowie The Next Day (3 wks) Apr. 20: Eric Clapton Old Sock (2 wks) May 4: Eric Woolfson Somewhere in the Audience (3 wks) May 25: Simple Minds Celebrate: The Greatest Hits (1 wk) June 1: The Strokes Comedown Machine (1 wk) June 8: Various Artists Ghost Brothers of Darkland County (1 wk) June 15: John Fogerty Wrote a Song for Everyone (3 wks) July 6: The Gaslight Anthem Singles Collection: 2008-2011 (2 wks) July 20: Curt Smith Deceptively Heavy (2 wks) Aug. 3: Michael Franti All People (3 wks) Aug. 24: Justin Currie Lower Reaches (3 wks) Sept. 14: Fish A Feast of Consequences (5 wks) Oct. 19: Sting The Last Ship (3 wks) Nov. 9: Pearl Jam Lightning Bolt (3 wks) Nov. 30: Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs Under the Covers Vol. 3 (2 wks) Dec. 14: Garth Brooks Blame It All on My Roots: Five Decades of Influences (2 wks) Dec. 28: Boston Life, Love & Hope (2 wks) 2014: Jan. 11: Kevin Gilbert Toy Matinee Acoustic (2 wks) Jan. 25: Bruce Springsteen High Hopes (3 wks) Feb. 15: Mike + the Mechanics The Singles 1985-2014 (2 wks) Mar. 1: Neil Finn Dizzy Heights (3 wks) Mar. 22: Asia Gravitas (3 wks) Apr. 12: Glen Tilbrook Happy Ending (2 wks) Apr. 26: Bruce Springsteen American Beauty (1 wk) May 3: The Rainmakers Monster Movie (4 wks) May 31: Toni Childs Citizens of the Planet (3 wks) June 21: Jack White Lazaretto (2 wks) July 5: Sam Smith In the Lonely Hour (1 wk) July 12: Yes Heaven & Earth (3 wks) Aug. 2: Eric Clapton The Breeze: An Appreciation of J.J. Cale (3 wks) Aug. 23: Pilot Pilot Project: Return to Alan Parsons Project (3 wks) Sept. 13: U2 Songs of Innocence (3 wks) Oct. 14: John Mellencamp Plain Spoken (3 wks) Oct. 25: Melissa Etheridge This Is M.E. (2 wks) Nov. 8: Taylor Swift 1989 (1 wk) Nov. 15: Flaming Lips With a Little Help from My Friends (2 wks) Nov. 29: Various Artists Lost on the River: The New Basement Tapes (4 wks) Dec. 27: Marillion A Collection of Recycled Gifts (3 wks) 2015: Jan. 17: David Bowie Nothing Has Changed (2 wks) Jan. 31: Various Artists The Art of McCartney (4 wks) Feb. 28: Kurt Cobain Montage of Heck: The Home Recordings (1 wk) Mar. 7: Imagine Dragons Smoke + Mirrors (3 wks) Mar. 28: Kendrick Lamar To Pimp a Butterfly (4 wks) Apr. 25: Alabama Shakes Sound & Color (2 wks) May 9: Eric Clapton Forever Man (1 wk) May 16: Pat Benatar 35th Anniversary Tour (1 wk) May 23: Chris Stapleton Traveller (1 wk) May 30: The Rainmakers Cover Band (4 wks) June 27: Faith No More Sol Invictus (3 wks) July 18: Indigo Girls One Lost Day (2 wks) Aug. 1: Toni Childs It’s All a Beautiful Noise (4 wks) Aug. 29: The Strypes Little Victories (2 wks) Sept. 12: Aha Cast in Steel (2 wks) Sept. 26: Ryan Adams 1989 (2 wks) Oct. 10: Shawn Colvin Uncovered (2 wks) Oct. 24: Don Henley Cass County (2 wks) Nov. 7: Squeeze Cradle to the Grave (3 wks) Nov. 28: Bruce Springsteen The Essential (2 wks) Dec. 12: Adele 25 (4 wks) 2016: Jan. 9: Bruce Springsteen The Ties That Bind (4 wks) Feb. 6: David Bowie Blackstar (5 wks) Mar. 12: Violent Femmes We Can Do Anything (3 wks) Apr. 2: Brian Fallon Painkillers (2 wks) Apr. 16: Sturgill Simpson A Sailor’s Guide to Earth (3 wks) May 7: Beyoncé Lemonade (3 wks) May 28: Eric Clapton I Still Do (2 wks) June 11: Bob Dylan Fallen Angels (1 wk) June 18: Michael Franti & Spearhead Soul Rocker (6 wks) July 30: Shawn Colvin & Steve Earle Colvin & Earle (2 wks) Aug. 13: Paul McCartney Pure McCartney (2 wks) Aug. 27: Neko Case, k.d. lang, & Laura Viers Case/Lang/Viers (2 wks) Sept. 10: Bob Walkenhorst Spare Vol. 2 (2 wks) Sept. 24: Bruce Springsteen Chapter and Verse (3 wks) Oct. 15: Marillion F.E.A.R. (Fuck Everyone and Run) (5 wks) Nov. 16: Melissa Etheridge Memphis Rock and Soul (3 wks) Dec. 10: Sting 57th & 9th (4 wks) 2017: Jan. 7: Prince 4Ever (2 wks) Jan. 21: Marillion Singles Night (3 wks) Feb. 11: The Rolling Stones Blue & Lonesome (3 wks) Mar. 4 David Bowie No Plan (2 wks) Mar. 18: Guns N’ Roses Not in This Lifetime (Live in Tokyo) (2 wks) Apr. 1: Bob Dylan Triplicate (1 wk) Apr. 8: Mike + the Mechanics Let Me Fly (1 wk) Apr. 15: Kendrick Lamar Damn. (1 wk) Apr. 22: Sheryl Crow Be Myself (1 wk) Apr. 29: John Mellencamp Sad Clowns & Hillbillies (2 wks) May 13: Keb’ Mo & Taj Mahal Taj Mo (1 wk) May 20: Justin Currie This Is My Kingdom Now (3 wks) May 27: Chris Stapleton From a Room, Volume 1 (1 wk) June 17: Roger Waters Is This the Life We Really Want? (4 wks) July 15: Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie Lindsey Buckingham/Christine McVie (2 wks) July 29: Styx The Mission (5 wks) Sept. 2: Arcade Fire Everything Now (2 wks) Sept. 16: Emily Saliers Murmuration Nation (2 wks) Sept. 30: Tori Amos Native Invader (1 wk) Oct. 7: The Killers Wonderful Wonderful (1 wk) Oct. 14: Squeeze The Knowledge (4 wks) Nov. 11: Tears for Fears Rule the World: The Greatest Hits (2 wks) Nov. 25: Greta Van Fleet From the Fires (2 wks) Dec. 9: U2 Songs of Experience (5 wks) 2018: Jan. 13: Eminem Revival (3 wks) Feb. 3: Simple Minds Walk Between Worlds (2 wks) Feb. 17: Toto 40 Trips Around the Sun (1 wk) Feb. 24: Brandi Carlile By the Way, I Forgive You (2 wks) Mar. 10: Shawn Colvin The Starlighter (2 wks) Mar. 24: Jack White Boarding House Reach (2 wks) Apr. 7: Kacey Musgraves Golden Hour (3 wks) Apr. 28: Various Artists Revamp: The Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin (4 wks) May 26: Sting & Shaggy 44/876 (3 wks) June 16: Arctic Monkeys Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino (2 wks) June 30: Courtney Barnett Tell Me How You Really Feel (2 wks) July 14: Neko Case Hell-On (1 wk) July 21: Guns N’ Roses Appetite for Destruction: Locked and Loaded Edition (4 wks) Aug. 18: Prince Anthology 1995-2010 (2 wks) Sept. 1: Neil & Liam Finn Lightsleeper (3 wks) Sept. 22: Fish A Parley with Angels (2 wks) Oct. 6: Steve Perry Traces (2 wks) Oct. 20: Bob & Una Walkenhorst For Tomorrow (2 wks) Nov. 3: Greta Van Fleet Anthem of the Peaceful Army (1 wk) Nov. 10: The Struts Young & Dangerous (1 wk) Nov. 17: Imagine Dragons Origins (1 wk) Nov. 24: The Police Flexible Strategies (2 wks) Dec. 8: John Mellencamp Other People’s Stuff (3 wks) Dec. 29: Bruce Springsteen Springsteen on Broadway (4 wks) 2019: Jan. 26: Michael Franti & Spearhead Stay Human Vol. II (5 wks) Mar. 2: Gary Clark Jr. This Land (2 wks) Mar. 16: Tom Petty The Best of Everything (3 wks) Apr. 6: Mike + the Mechanics Out of the Blue (1 wk) Apr. 13: Melissa Etheridge The Medicine Show (2 wks) Apr. 27: The Rolling Stones Honk (2 wks) May 11: Alan Parsons The Secret (4 wks) June 8: Prince Originals (2 wks) June 22: Bruce Springsteen Western Stars (5 wks) July 27: Violent Femmes Hotel Last Resort (2 wks) Aug. 10: Berlin Transcendance (2 wks) Aug. 24: ZZ Top Goin’ 50 (1 wk) Aug. 31: Shery Crow Threads< (3 wks) Sept. 21: The Highwomen The Highwomen (3 wks) Oct. 12: Brittany Howard Jaime (2 wks) Oct. 26: Sturgill Simpson Sound & Fury (2 wks) Nov. 9: Marillion With Friends from the Orchestra (5 wks) Dec. 14: Billie Eilish When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (3 wks) First posted 2/5/2022.

Jason Mraz spent record-setting 70th week on Hot 100 with “I’m Yours”

I’m Yours Jason Mraz

Writer(s): Jason Mraz (see lyrics here) Released: February 12, 2008 First Charted: March 15, 2008 Peak: 6 US, 11 RR, 116 AC, 18 A40, 11 AA, 11 UK, 3 CN, 3 AU, 12 DF (Click for codes to charts.) Sales (in millions): 10.0 US, 1.2 UK, 22.0 world (includes US + UK) Airplay/Streaming (in millions): 0.8 radio, 443.7 video, 1624.05 streaming

Awards: Click on award for more details.

About the Song: “I’m Yours” not only took a few years to get released, but set chart longevity records once it did come out as a single. The song initially turned up as a demo on Mraz’ 2005 EP Extra Credit before launching his third album, We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things in 2008. WK Once it was released as a single in February 2008, it wouldn’t go away. While it never achieved #1 status on the Billboard Hot 100 (it peaked at 36), it spent a whopping 76 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, breaking the previous record of 69 weeks, which had been held for a decade by LeAnn Rimes’ “How Do I Live.” It has since been passed by Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive” (87 weeks) and AWOL Nation’s “Sail” (79 weeks). WK Interestingly, none of the songs hit #1 on the Hot 100. The song met a similar fate in the U.K. where it logged 84 weeks on the top 100 chart, a record for a song which never hit the top ten. WK It did top the charts in Sweden and Norway and was a top ten in Austria, Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland. WK Its longevity and broad appeal did also land it atop a couple of other U.S. charts – it hit #1 on the Mainstream Top 40 and adult contemporary charts ten and twelve months after its release respectively. WK The song went on to be one of the ten best-selling digital songs of all-time in the U.S. WK and was nominated for a Grammy for Song of the Year as well as Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. Mraz has said the song “came out of joy” and is about “generosity,” “giving into love and life’s possibilities,” and that “it can be a love song or a personal song of empowerment.” SF He had low expectations for what he called his “happy little hippie song,” SF but has speculated that maybe its longevity was because the song borrowed from multiple genres. Metromix Atlanta described it as “the best Jack Johnson song of the decade” that came not from Johnson, but “a scat-singing, fedora-clad dude from Mechanicsville, Virginia.” MX Resources: DMDB Encyclopedia entry for Jason Mraz MX Atlanta Metromix (11/24/09). “Best Songs of the Decade” SF Songfacts WK Wikipedia Last updated 7/25/2023.