How many weeks did the longest-charting song spend on the Billboard Hot 100?

Music hard Data from 2024

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Answer in weeks. Shorthand like 9m or 1.2bn works.

The answer

91 weeks

Roughly 91.

The record is 91 weeks — nearly two full years on the chart. For context, the Hot 100 has existed since 1958, and most hits disappear within 20 weeks. Streaming has stretched chart runs dramatically, because songs no longer stop selling.

Where this number comes from

Source Billboard chart archives
Figure refers to 2024
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Unit weeks

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