Lil Nas X's Old Town Road sets record as the longest-running Number 1 single in US chart history
Mariah Carey, who previously held the title, reacts to her 23-year-old record being broken.
By Rob Copsey
Lil Nas X's Old Town Road featuring Billy Ray Cyrus has set a new record on America's Billboard Hot 100 Chart, claiming an unprecedented 17th week at Number 1.
Old Town Road overtakes the previous record of 16 weeks, which was jointly held by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men's One Sweet Day in 1995/1996, and Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber's Despacito in 2017.
Handing over the record to Lil Nas X, Mariah, who held the title for 23 years, tweeted: "Sending love & congrats to @LilNasX on breaking one of the longest running records in music history! We've been blessed to hold this record with a song that means a great deal to @BoyzIIMen and myself and has touched so many. Keep living your best life!"
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Rob Parkinson
Surely it's becoming a bit of a farce that it is allowed to be classed as the same song when remixing and/or adding additional artists to a track? Years ago different remixes some of which would include additional artists would chart separately so why is it different in the streaming age?
thierry henon
Totally agree with you...furthermore that awful "song" isn't the same calibre as the amazing Mariah Carey's song...people have no taste in USA these days?!
ShunB
LET THIS MAN HAVE HIS MOMENT ENJOYING HIS SUCCESS, MY GOODNESS!
Mariah held that title for 23 years, also she has other Billboard
records she still holds. Mariah tweeted a loving congrads to Lil Nas X
on his Billboard record-breaking song. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee's
"Despacito" tied longest at 16 weeks #1 US Pop in 2017, that
Billboard record could've been broken with their song at that time.
Besides that, Mariah still has a long #1 US Pop song with "We
Belong Together" (14 weeks at #1 US Pop).
Again...."LET THIS YOUNG MAN HAVE HIS MOMENT OF ENJOYING HIS SUCCESS"
de Sascha
How sad!
nicosnectarinegirl
@Thierry Hanon uh it's not just written in Wikipedia look up the certifications on RIAA.com the album was certified 4 x platinum on 28th November 1995 and 10x platinum on December 18th 1998 and when the diamond award was rolled out in March 1999 it was on of the first 24 albums to receive the distinction
etin
what a garbage song. OSD didnt lose anything from its value, still record breaking song
thierry henon
Totally agree with you...Can't believe that garbage song has been so far number 1 as well in over 12 countries!! who is buying that ??!!
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jermaine
One Sweet Day got no.1s only in 3 countries and not even be certified as diamond. Old Town Road did way better than it, and not to mention Despacito.
etin
Oh really ??? Gangnam style was bigger than otr and could stay on top 20 weeks if there was streaming platforms. But who listens it today?
nicosnectarinegirl
the record actually stood for 23 years 8 months One Sweet Day debuted at #1 on the chart dated December 2nd 1995 remaining #1 until the chart dated March 23rd 1996 lil Nas X's song debuted at #83 on the chart dated March 16th 2019 and reached #1 on the chart dated April 13th 2019 also One Sweet Days Parent album daydream was certified 8 x platinum in it's 38th week of release and diamond just slightly over 3 years after release
thierry henon
we know that...it is written in wikipedia!!
thierry henon
I can't actually believe that this overrated, poor song overtook the amazing song from Mariah Carey!! OMG, American people have no taste!! but i am glad to know that this "singer" won't last long in the music industry...Mariah did and is still around!!