Songs Peaking at #1 After 20+ Weeks - Billboard Hot 100 Chart History (1976-2025)

*Excluding Christmas songs.
All data sourced from: https://www(dot)billboard(dot)com/charts/hot-100/

List of Songs + Weeks it took to peak at No. 1 on the Hot 100:

A Fifth of Beethoven (Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band) - 20 weeks
Hot Child In The City (Nick Gilder) - 21 weeks
Sad Eyes (Robert John) - 21 weeks
Please Don't Go (KC And The Sunshine Band) - 20 weeks
Chariots Of Fire - Titles (Vangelis) - 22 weeks
Baby, Come To Me (Patti Austin A Duet With James Ingram) - 23 weeks
Red Red Wine (UB40) - 25 weeks
Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) (Los Del Rio) - 33 weeks
Amazed (Lonestar) - 31 weeks
Everything You Want (Vertical Horizon) - 26 weeks
With Arms Wide Open (Creed) - 27 weeks
The Way You Move (OutKast ft. Sleepy Brown) - 21 weeks
Just Dance (Lady Gaga ft. Colby O'Donis) - 22 weeks
Set Fire To The Rain (Adele) - 21 weeks
All Of Me (John Legend) - 30 weeks
Cheap Thrills (Sia ft. Sean Paul) - 23 weeks
Havana (Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug) - 23 weeks
Shallow (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper) - 22 weeks
Bad Guy (Billie Eilish) - 20 weeks
Someone You Loved (Lewis Capaldi) - 24 weeks
Watermelon Sugar (Harry Styles) - 20 weeks
Save Your Tears (The Weeknd & Ariana Grande) - 20 weeks
Heat Waves (Glass Animals) - 59 weeks
Die For You (The Weeknd & Ariana Grande) - 31 weeks
Cruel Summer (Taylor Swift) - 24 weeks
Lose Control (Teddy Swims) - 32 weeks
Die With A Smile (Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars) - 20 weeks

Christmas Songs:
All I Want For Christmas Is You (Mariah Carey) - 35 weeks
Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree (Brenda Lee) - 54 weeks

0:00 1970s
2:26 1980s
5:23 1990s
7:30 2000s
11:32 2010s
18:34 2020s

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