Billboard Notes: 2024-01-18
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dwvanstoneIn the current Billboard Hot 100 charts there's an ongoing race for the most weeks at #1.
Six years ago Lil Nas X smashed that record with his genre-defying "Old Town Road" which lasted a jaw-dropping 19 weeks at #1. It still is the champion but a few songs are vying to tie and possibly break that record.
The pleasant country song "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" by new artist Shaboozey was on course to defeat that record last month. He hit 19 weeks on my birthday (Dec 1) but was displaced for one critical week by the surprise release of Kendrick Lamar's album GNX. "Squabble Up" lasted only one week at the top but it was too late. "All I Want for Christmas is You" by Mariah Carey came back as she does every year and dominated the top spot over the holiday season.
Once Christmas was over there was a new leader in Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' nostalgic hit "Die With a Smile." However, Shaboozey waits patiently at #2 in case Gaga & Mars flounder. He may match or break Lil Nas X's record still.
But ... that Mariah Carey song now has also racked 18 weeks at #1 and is likely to return to the top again next Christmas as she's done every year since 2019. She will probably have the record for the rest of my lifetime!
Six years ago Lil Nas X smashed that record with his genre-defying "Old Town Road" which lasted a jaw-dropping 19 weeks at #1. It still is the champion but a few songs are vying to tie and possibly break that record.
The pleasant country song "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" by new artist Shaboozey was on course to defeat that record last month. He hit 19 weeks on my birthday (Dec 1) but was displaced for one critical week by the surprise release of Kendrick Lamar's album GNX. "Squabble Up" lasted only one week at the top but it was too late. "All I Want for Christmas is You" by Mariah Carey came back as she does every year and dominated the top spot over the holiday season.
Once Christmas was over there was a new leader in Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' nostalgic hit "Die With a Smile." However, Shaboozey waits patiently at #2 in case Gaga & Mars flounder. He may match or break Lil Nas X's record still.
But ... that Mariah Carey song now has also racked 18 weeks at #1 and is likely to return to the top again next Christmas as she's done every year since 2019. She will probably have the record for the rest of my lifetime!
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