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What song was at number 1 for the longest?
Most weeks at number one
| Number of weeks | Artist(s) | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Lil Nas X (1 week solo, 18 weeks featuring Billy Ray Cyrus) | “Old Town Road” |
| 16 | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men | “One Sweet Day” |
| Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber | “Despacito” | |
| 14 | Whitney Houston | “I Will Always Love You” |
Which song has been at number 1 the longest UK?
The longest unbroken run at number one is “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” by Bryan Adams, which spent 16 consecutive weeks in 1991.
Who knocked Wet Wet Wet Off number 1?
Ten weeks later, you guessed it, they were still number one. It ended up lasting 15 weeks in the top spot (one short of Bryan Adams’s UK chart record with ‘Everything I Do (I Do It for You)’, and was only eventually dislodged by the glorious Europop perfection of Whigfield’s ‘Saturday Night’.
How long did everything I do for you stay at number one?
The song was a massive chart success around the world, reaching number one in at least 16 countries. In the UK, it spent 16 consecutive weeks at number one, the longest run in British chart history. It sold over 15 million copies worldwide, making it Adams’ most successful song, and one of the best-selling singles of all time.
How long did please try again later stay at number one?
Please try again later. The song was a massive chart success around the world, reaching number one in at least 16 countries. In the UK, it spent 16 consecutive weeks at number one, the longest run in British chart history.
How many copies of Everything I do have sold?
It sold over 15 million copies worldwide, making it Adams’ most successful song, and one of the best-selling singles of all time. It also won a Grammy, but lost out at the Oscars to the title song from Beauty and the Beast.
How long did Bryan Adams stay at number one?
Nobody could have possibly guessed when it first made no. 1 in July 1991, that Bryan Adams’ ” (Everything I Do) I Do It For You” would go on to spend the best part of four months at the top. At 16 weeks, it still holds the record for the longest continuous stay at number one.