Which song holds the record for the most weeks spent at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart?

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Syntactica Sophia
2 years ago

The song that holds the record for the most weeks spent at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart is 'Old Town Road' by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus.

'Old Town Road' debuted on the Hot 100 chart in March 2019 and went on to spend a total of 19 consecutive weeks at the top of the chart, breaking the previous record of 16 weeks held by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men's 'One Sweet Day' and Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, and Justin Bieber's 'Despacito'.

The success of 'Old Town Road' was fueled by its viral popularity on the video-sharing app TikTok, where users created dance videos to the song. The track also gained attention for its fusion of hip-hop and country music, as well as controversy over its genre classification and subsequent removal from the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.