Billboard Charts (@billboardcharts) tweeted at 1:13 PM on Mon, Jul 29, 2019:

Over 28,000 songs have debuted on the #Hot100 in its 60-year history.
 

1,086 songs have hit No. 1.
 

38 songs have spent 10+ weeks No. 1.
 

3 songs have spent 15+ weeks at No. 1.
 

1 song has spent 17+ weeks at No. 1: @LilNasX ft. @billyraycyrus, "Old Town Road"

(https://twitter.com/billboardcharts/status/1155904310032633856?s=09)

It's fantastic that a black out gay man holds this record, and I hope he does for a long time. As to the quality of the song ... 😎

18 weeks

 

 

 

 

Edited August 14, 20196 yr by kalbir

I've always hated how Billboard does the Hot 100 charts when it came to combining remixes into one.  That's a big reason why Old Town Road has the record now.  Justin Bieber even came out with a "Bad Guy" remix to try and get Billie Eilish to #1 and prevent OTR from breaking the "Despacito"/"One Sweet Day" record. 

 

 

IMO, a remix should be counted as its own, and not added to the original song.  

https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8527171/lil-nas-x-old-town-road-number-one-hot-100-19-weeks

 

Edited August 21, 20196 yr by kalbir

We have a new #1 on the Hot 100

 

https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8527829/billie-eilish-bad-guy-number-one-five-burning-questions

I'm really happy for both Lil Nas X and Billie Eilish. Staying #1 for 19 weeks is phenomenal. But also stubbornly clinging to #2 (returning to it time after time after being pushed down a slot by a new song for a week or so) and then taking the #1 spot after months is a testament to just what a huge hit Bad Guy is. 

 

 

Not a fan of "Bad Guy" but thank God!  "Let's create 20 remixes so the song will stay number one!!"  Give me a break, OTR!   LOL   Please change that stupid rule, Billboard!

 

Great for Lizzo. And I'm very glad at who she kicked off the #1. 

4 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

Great for Lizzo. And I'm very glad at who she kicked off the #1. 

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello?

7 minutes ago, Faulkner said:

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello?

 

Yes. I just find them both manufactured and desperate (I also think he's heading for a breakdown).

This guy does predictions of Hot 100 weekly chart positions. Looks like “Truth Hurts” will extend it’s No. 1 run to three weeks, with “Señorita” and two new Post Malone tracks nipping at its heels.

 

 

Simon says “Someone You Loved” is tracking to hit No. 1 next week. I find that song histrionic and unlistenable. What is with these sad sacks from the U.K. getting big here (Adele, Sam Smith, Lewis Capaldi)?