This week, the summer smash, "Despacito", by Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber spends its tenth consecutive week on Top of the US Hot 100, becoming one of just 29 tracks to reach the mark since the Hot 100 was first published in August 1958.
Here are all 30 in chronological order.
15th October - 17th December 1977 (10 weeks) You Light Up My Life by Debby Boone
28th November 1981 - 30th January 1982 (10 weeks) Physical by Olivia Newton-John
15th August - 7th November 1992 (13 weeks) End Of The Road by Boyz II Men
28th November 1992 to 27th February 1993 (14 weeks) I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston
21st May - 30th July 1994 (11 weeks) I Swear by All-4-One
27th Aug - 26th November 1994 (14 weeks) I'll Make Love To You by Boyz II Men
2nd December 1995 - 16th March 1996 (16 weeks) One Sweet Day by Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
3rd August - 2nd November 1996 (14 weeks) Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) by Los del Rio
7th December 1996 - 15th February 1997 (11 weeks) Un-Break My Heart by Toni Braxton
14th June - 23rd August 1997 (11 weeks) I'll Be Missing You by Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112
11th October 1997 - 10th January 1998 (14 weeks) Candle In The Wind '97/Something About The Way You Look Tonight by Elton John
6th June - 29th August 1998 (13 weeks) The Boy Is Mine by Brandy & Monica
23rd October 1999 - 8th January 2000 (12 weeks) Smooth by Santana featuring Rob Thomas
8th November 2000 - 17th January 2001 (11 weeks) Independent Women Part 1 by Destiny's Child
20th April - 22nd June 2002 (10 weeks) Foolish by Ashanti
9th November 2002 - 25th January 2003 (12 weeks) Lose Yourself by Eminem
28th February - 15th May 2004 (12 weeks) Yeah! by Usher featuring Lil' Jon & Ludacris
17th September - 26th November 2005 (10 weeks) Gold Digger by Kanye West & Jamie Foxx
16th December 2006 - 17th February 2007 (10 weeks) Irreplaceable by Beyoncé
5th January - 8th March 2008 (10 weeks) Low by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain
18th April - 4th July 2009 (12 weeks) Boom Boom Pow by the Black Eyed Peas
11th July - 10th October 2009 (14 weeks) I Gotta Feeling by the Black Eyed Peas
22nd June - 7th September 2013 (12 weeks) Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke featuring TI & Pharrell Williams
8th March - 10th May 2014 (10 weeks) Happy by Pharrell Williams
17th January - 18th April 2015 (14 weeks) Uptown Funk! by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
14th November 2015 - 16th January 2016 (10 weeks) Hello by Adele
3rd September - 19th November 2016 (12 weeks) Closer by Chainsmokers featuring Halsey
18th February - 29th April 2017 (11 weeks) Shape Of You by Ed Sheeran (also 1 week on 28th January 2017 - 12 weeks in total)
27th May - current (10 weeks**) Despacito by Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber
Honorable mentions go to the following 5 tracks, which all have 10 NON-CONSECUTIVE WEEKS at the top
Dilemma by Nelly & Kelly Rowland
We Belong Together by Mariah Carey
We Found Love by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris
See You Again by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
One Dance by Drake featuring WizKid & Kyla
So here is the first track ever to spend 10 weeks at the top in the US, daughter of Pat, this is Debby Boone with "You Light Up My Life".
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