Stats: US #1s with the longest stay at #2

February 9, 2014 5:04 am 0 comments Views:
Here is a working list of songs that hit #1 yet had lengthy stays at the #2 spot (before and/or after hitting #1). If you know of any others, please post them here.

Whitney Houston – "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"
11 weeks at #2
1 week at #1

Coolio – "Gangsta’s Paradise"
9 weeks at #2
3 weeks at #1

Mariah Carey – "Always Be My Baby"
9 weeks at #2
2 weeks at #1

Lady Gaga – "Poker Face"
9 weeks at #2
1 week at #1

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis f/ Wanz – "Thrift Shop"
8 weeks at #2
6 weeks at #1

LMFAO – "Sexy & I Know It"
8 weeks at #2
2 weeks at #1

Katy Perry – "Roar"
8 weeks at #2
2 weeks at #1

OutKast f/ Sleepy Brown – "The Way You Move"
8 weeks at #2
1 week at #1

T.I. – "Whatever You Like"
6 weeks at #2
7 weeks at #1

Daniel Powter – "Bad Day"
6 weeks at #2
5 weeks at #1

Gwen Stefani – "Hollaback Girl"
6 weeks at #2
4 weeks at #1

Leona Lewis – "Bleeding Love"
6 weeks at #2
4 weeks at #1

Beyoncé – "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)"
6 weeks at #2
4 weeks at #1

Pitbull f/ Ke$ ha – "Timber"
5 weeks at #2
3 weeks at #1

Rihanna f/ Calvin Harris – "We Found Love"
4 weeks at #2
10 weeks at #1

Fun. f/ Janelle Monáe – "We Are Young"
4 weeks at #2
6 weeks at #1

Eminem f/ Rihanna – "The Monster"
4 weeks at #2
4 weeks at #1

Rihanna – "Take a Bow"
4 weeks at #2
1 week at #1

ATRL – Charts

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