Number 1 song in the world of all time

Blinding Lights by Canadian pop star The Weeknd has become the number one song of all time on Billboard's music charts.

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According to Billboard, Blinding Lights has now spent 90 weeks in the top 100 chart.

The song ousted Chubby Checker's 1960s hit The Twist to clinch the top spot.

The Billboard 100 has been charting top songs according to radio plays, sales and streaming for the past 63 years.

The Weeknd, real name Abel Tesfaye, released Blinding Lights in November 2019. By September 2021, it had been streamed more than 2.5 billion times on Spotify.

Its popularity has been helped by a TikTok dance challenge during the pandemic and The Weeknd's performance during the Super Bowl half-time show in 2021.

Ironically, 'The Twist' by Chubby Checkers was also a dance craze but has now been relegated to second place.

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

"Physical" reached No. 1 on November 21, 1981.Olivia Newton-John/YouTube

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

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

"End of the Road" reached No. 1 on August 15, 1992.Boyz II Men/YouTube

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

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

"I Will Always Love You" reached No. 1 on November 28, 1992.Whitney Houston/YouTube

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

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

"I Swear" reached No. 1 on May 21, 1994.All-4-One/YouTube

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

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

"I'll Make Love to You" reached No. 1 on August 27, 1994.Boyz II Men/YouTube

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

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

"One Sweet Day" reached No. 1 on December 2, 1995.Mariah Carey/YouTube

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

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

"Macarena" reached No. 1 on August 3, 1996.Los Del Rio/YouTube

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

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

"Un-Break My Heart" reached No. 1 on December 7, 1996.Toni Braxton/YouTube

"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

"I'll Be Missing You" reached No. 1 on June 14, 1997.Bad Boy Entertainment/YouTube

"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

Elton John's famous tribute to Princess Diana reached No. 1 on October 11, 1997.Elton John/YouTube

"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

"The Boy Is Mine" reached No. 1 on June 6, 1998.Brandy & Monica/YouTube

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

13. "Smooth" by Santana featuring Rob Thomas

"Smooth" reached No. 1 on October 23, 1999.Santana/YouTube

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

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

"Maria Maria" reached No. 1 on April 8, 2000.Santana/YouTube

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

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

"Independent Women, Pt. 1" reached No. 1 on November 18, 2000.Destiny's Child/YouTube

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

16. "Foolish" by Ashanti

"Foolish" reached No. 1 on April 20, 2002.Ashanti/YouTube

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

17. "Dilemma" by Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland

"Dilemma" reached No. 1 on August 17, 2002.Nelly/YouTube

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

18. "Lose Yourself" by Eminem

"Lose Yourself" reached No. 1 on November 9, 2002.Eminem/YouTube

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

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

"Yeah!" reached No. 1 on February 28, 2004.Usher/YouTube

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

20. "We Belong Together" by Mariah Carey

"We Belong Together" reached No. 1 on June 4, 2005.Mariah Carey/YouTube

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

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

"Gold Digger" reached No. 1 on September 17, 2005.Kanye West/YouTube

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

22. "Irreplaceable" by Beyonce

"Irreplaceable" reached No. 1 on December 16, 2006.Beyoncé/YouTube

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

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

"Low" reached No. 1 on January 5, 2008.Flo Rida/YouTube

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

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

"Boom Boom Pow" reached No. 1 on April 18, 2009.The Black Eyed Peas/YouTube

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

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

"I Gotta Feeling" reached No. 1 on July 11, 2009.The Black Eyed Peas/YouTube

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

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

"We Found Love" reached No. 1 on November 12, 2011.Rihanna/YouTube

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

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

"Blurred Lines" reached No. 1 on June 22, 2013.Robin Thicke/YouTube

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

28. "Happy" by Pharrell Williams

"Happy" reached No. 1 on March 8, 2014.Pharrell/YouTube

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

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

"Uptown Funk!" reached No. 1 on January 17, 2015.Mark Ronson/YouTube

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

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

"See You Again" reached No. 1 on April 25, 2015.Wiz Khalifa/YouTube

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

31. "Hello" by Adele

"Hello" reached No. 1 on November 14, 2015.Adele/YouTube

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

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

"One Dance" reached No. 1 on April 23, 2016.Drake/YouTube

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

33. "Closer" by The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey

"Closer" reached No. 1 on September 3, 2016.The Chainsmokers/YouTube

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

34. "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran

"Shape of You" reached No. 1 on January 28, 2017.Ed Sheeran/YouTube

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

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

"Despacito" reached No. 1 on May 27, 2017.Luis Fonsi/YouTube

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

36. "God's Plan" by Drake

"God's Plan" reached No. 1 on February 3, 2018.Drake/YouTube

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

37. "In My Feelings" by Drake

"In My Feelings" reached No. 1 on July 21, 2018.Drake/YouTube

"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

"Old Town Road" reached No. 1 on April 13, 2019.Lil Nas X/YouTube

"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

"The Box" reached No. 1 on January 18, 2020.Roddy Ricch/YouTube

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

40. "Butter" by BTS

"Butter" reached No. 1 on the chart dated June 5, 2021.HYBE LABELS/YouTube

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

41. "Easy On Me" by Adele

"Easy On Me" reached No. 1 on the chart dated October 30, 2021.Adele/YouTube

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

42. "As It Was" by Harry Styles

"As It Was" debut at No. 1 on the chart dated April 16, 2022.Harry Styles/YouTube

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

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