The days are getting longer, summer is almost here, and stars like Hunter Hayes and Jack White are trying their hands at music record-breaking. We’re celebrating the best way we know how: with a long, long look at the record-breaking "longest" moments on the Billboard charts.
Longest Reign at No. 1 on the Hot 100
Released in 1995, the enduring Mariah Carey collaboration with Boyz II Men, "One Sweet Day," spent 16 sweet weeks (four months!) at the pinnacle of the Hot 100 chart.
WEST SIDE STORY Longest Reign at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
The 1961 soundtrack for the feature film version of the immortal Broadway musical "West Side Story" holds the record for staying atop Billboard’s main album chart. It ruled for more than a year: 54 weeks!
Longest Run on the Hot 100
With a whopping 87 weeks on the chart, Imagine Dragons’ "Radioactive" holds the record for most weeks spent on the Hot 100.
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON Longest Run on the Billboard 200
Pink Floyd’s acclaimed 1973 classic "Dark Side of the Moon" has spent an amazing 861 weeks riding the Billboard 200 album chart. That’s over 16 (non-consecutive) years!
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