Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more

A small fraction of all No. 1 hits have managed to rule the Billboard Hot 100 for double-digit weeks.
Debby Boone's "You Light Up My Life" was the first to achieve the feat in 1977.
Mariah Carey, Drake, and Boyz II Men have the most songs on this list with three apiece.

1. "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (1)

"You Light Up My Life" was the first song in history to chart at No. 1 for 10 weeks.

The Hot 100 is widely considered the definitive all-genre singles chart in the US. In its 63-year history, over 1,000 songs have reached the coveted No. 1 spot, but far fewer have reigned long enough to hit the milestone of double-digit weeks — or, even more impressively, surpass it.

2. "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (2)

"Physical" charted at No. 1 for 10 weeks.

3. "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (3)

"End of the Road" charted at No. 1 for 13 weeks.

4. "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (4)

"I Will Always Love You" charted at No. 1 for 14 weeks.

5. "I Swear" by All-4-One

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (5)

"I Swear" charted at No. 1 for 11 weeks.

5. "I'll Make Love to You" by Boyz II Men

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (6)

"I'll Make Love to You" charted at No. 1 for 14 weeks.

7. "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (7)

"One Sweet Day" charted at No. 1 for 16 weeks.

8. "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" by Los Del Rio

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (8)

"Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" charted at No. 1 for 14 weeks.

9. "Un-Break My Heart" by Toni Braxton

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (9)

"Un-Break My Heart" charted at No. 1 for 11 weeks.

10. "I'll Be Missing You" by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (10)

"I'll Be Missing You" charted at No. 1 for 11 weeks.

11. "Candle in the Wind 1997/Something About the Way You Look Tonight" by Elton John

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (11)

"Candle in the Wind 1997/Something About the Way You Look Tonight" charted at No. 1 for 14 weeks.

12. "The Boy Is Mine" by Brandy and Monica

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (12)

"The Boy Is Mine" charted at No. 1 for 13 weeks.

13. "Smooth" by Santana featuring Rob Thomas

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (13)

"Smooth" charted at No. 1 for 12 weeks.

14. "Maria Maria" by Santana featuring The Product G&B

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (14)

"Maria Maria" charted at No. 1 for 10 weeks.

15. "Independent Women, Pt. 1" by Destiny's Child

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (15)

"Independent Women, Pt. 1" charted at No. 1 for 11 weeks.

16. "Foolish" by Ashanti

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (16)

"Foolish" charted at No. 1 for 10 weeks.

17. "Dilemma" by Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (17)

"Dilemma" charted at No. 1 for 10 weeks.

18. "Lose Yourself" by Eminem

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (18)

"Lose Yourself" charted at No. 1 for 12 weeks.

19. "Yeah!" by Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (19)

"Yeah!" charted at No. 1 for 12 weeks.

20. "We Belong Together" by Mariah Carey

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (20)

"We Belong Together" charted at No. 1 for 14 weeks.

21. "Gold Digger" by Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (21)

"Gold Digger" charted at No. 1 for 10 weeks.

22. "Irreplaceable" by Beyonce

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (22)

"Irreplaceable" charted at No. 1 for 10 weeks.

23. "Low" by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (23)

"Low" charted at No. 1 for 10 weeks.

24. "Boom Boom Pow" by The Black Eyed Peas

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (24)

"Boom Boom Pow" charted at No. 1 for 12 weeks.

25. "I Gotta Feeling" by The Black Eyed Peas

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (25)

"I Gotta Feeling" charted at No. 1 for 14 weeks.

26. "We Found Love" by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (26)

"We Found Love" charted at No. 1 for 10 weeks.

27. "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (27)

"Blurred Lines" charted at No. 1 for 12 weeks.

28. "Happy" by Pharrell Williams

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (28)

"Happy" charted at No. 1 for 10 weeks.

29. "Uptown Funk!" by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (29)

"Uptown Funk!" charted at No. 1 for 14 weeks.

30. "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (30)

"See You Again" charted at No. 1 for 12 weeks.

31. "Hello" by Adele

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (31)

"Hello" charted at No. 1 for 10 weeks.

32. "One Dance" by Drake featuring WizKid and Kyla

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (32)

"One Dance" charted at No. 1 for 10 weeks.

33. "Closer" by The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (33)

"Closer" charted at No. 1 for 12 weeks.

34. "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (34)

"Shape of You" charted at No. 1 for 12 weeks.

35. "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (35)

"Despacito" charted at No. 1 for 16 weeks.

36. "God's Plan" by Drake

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (36)

"God's Plan" charted at No. 1 for 11 weeks.

37. "In My Feelings" by Drake

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (37)

"In My Feelings" charted at No. 1 for 10 weeks.

Drake has the most solo entries on this list, with three of the longest-running chart-toppers in history.

38. "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (38)

"Old Town Road" holds the record for the longest stretch at No. 1 with 19 weeks. It also became the fastest song in history to be certified diamond.

39. "The Box" by Roddy Ricch

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (39)

"The Box" charted at No. 1 for 11 weeks.

40. "Butter" by BTS

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (40)

"Butter" charted at No. 1 for 10 nonconsecutive weeks.

41. "Easy On Me" by Adele

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (41)

"Easy On Me" charted at No. 1 for 10 nonconsecutive weeks.

42. "As It Was" by Harry Styles

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (42)

"As It Was" charted at No. 1 for 15 nonconsecutive weeks, the longest reign ever for a British artist.

43. "All I Want for Christmas Is You"

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (43)

Twenty-eight years after its release, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" returned to No. 1 in December 2022 and remained atop the chart for its 12th nonconsecutive week.

The holiday classic is Carey's third song to notch double-digit weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, making her the third artist and first woman ever to achieve this feat thrice (alongside Drake and Boyz II Men).

44. "Last Night" by Morgan Wallen

Only 44 songs have stayed at No. 1 on the chart for 10 weeks or more — here they all are (44)

"Last Night" has charted at No. 1 for 14 nonconsecutive weeks, despite the country singer's many controversies.

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