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Mariah Carey's 22 Weeks at No. 1: The Longest Hot 100 Streaks
Mariah Carey's holiday hit now holds the record at 22 weeks. From 'Old Town Road' to 'Choosin' Texas', here are the 49 songs that spent at least 10 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100.
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Mariah Carey's 1994 holiday hit "All I Want for Christmas Is You" now holds the record for the longest reign atop the Billboard Hot 100. The song notched its 22nd week at No. 1 during the 2025 holiday season, passing Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" and Shaboozey's "A Bar Song (Tipsy)", each of which spent 19 weeks on top.
Since the chart launched in 1958, only 49 songs have managed to stay at No. 1 for 10 weeks or more. Getting there takes a combination of radio play, streaming momentum, and often a cultural moment that keeps a track in heavy rotation well beyond its debut.
The first song to hit the double-digit mark was Debby Boone's "You Light Up My Life" in 1977, which held the top spot for 10 weeks. Olivia Newton-John's "Physical" matched that run in 1982. Then came a stretch of longer reigns through the 1990s, when pop and R&B ballads dominated.
Boyz II Men scored three separate songs with double-digit weeks: "End of the Road" at 13 weeks in 1992, "I'll Make Love to You" at 14 weeks in 1994, and "One Sweet Day" with Mariah Carey at 16 weeks in 1996. Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" spent 14 weeks at No. 1 in 1993. Los Del Rio's "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" reached 14 weeks in 1996, while Toni Braxton's "Un-Break My Heart" held for 11 weeks the same year.
Puff Daddy and Faith Evans's "I'll Be Missing You" spent 11 weeks in 1997, and Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something About the Way You Look Tonight" lasted 14 weeks. Brandy and Monica's "The Boy Is Mine" held for 13 weeks in 1998, and Santana featuring The Product G&B's "Maria Maria" spent 10 weeks in 2000.
The 2000s saw Destiny's Child's "Independent Women, Pt. 1" at 11 weeks, Ashanti's "Foolish" at 10 weeks, and Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland's "Dilemma" at 10 weeks. Eminem's "Lose Yourself" stayed for 12 weeks in 2002–03. Mariah Carey returned with "We Belong Together" at 14 weeks in 2005. Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx's "Gold Digger" spent 10 weeks, and Beyoncé's "Irreplaceable" did the same in 2006–07.
The Black Eyed Peas had two 10-week-plus hits in 2009: "Boom Boom Pow" at 12 weeks and "I Gotta Feeling" at 14 weeks. Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris's "We Found Love" held for 10 nonconsecutive weeks in 2011–12. Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell's "Blurred Lines" lasted 12 weeks in 2013. Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars's "Uptown Funk!" spent 14 weeks in 2015. Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth's "See You Again" held for 12 weeks. Drake's "One Dance" spent 10 weeks in 2016, followed by Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" at 12 weeks and Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber's "Despacito" at 16 weeks in 2017.