"Despacito"'s return to the Number One spot in the UK for a third run this week, gives it a total of 10 weeks at Number 1 at the top. Just 10 other tracks have clocked up 10 or more weeks at Number One.
Here is the complete list, in chronological order (dates are week ending dates).
I Believe (Frankie Laine) - 18 weeks (9 weeks from 25th April - 20th June 1953, 6 weeks from 4th July - 8th August 1953 & 3 weeks from 22nd August - 5th September 1953)
Cara Mia (David Whitfield with Mantovani & his Orchestra) - 1o weeks (3rd July - 4th September 1954)
Rose Marie (Slim Whitman) - 11 weeks (30th July - 8th October 1955)
(Everything I Do) I Do It For You (Bryan Adams) - 16 weeks (13th July - 26th October 1991)
Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen) - 14 weeks (9 weeks from 29th November 1975 - 24th January 1956 & 5 weeks from 21st December 1991 - 18th January 1992)
I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston) - 10 weeks (5th December 1992 - 6th February 1993)
Love Is All Around (Wet Wet Wet) - 15 weeks (4th June - 10th September 1994)
Umbrella (Rihanna featuring Jay-Z) - 10 weeks (26th May - 28th July 2007)
One Dance (Drake featuring WizKid & Kyla) - 15 weeks (23rd April - 30th July 2016)
Shape Of You (Ed Sheeran) - 14 weeks (13 weeks from 21st January - 15th April 2017 & 1 week from 29th April 2017)
Despacito (Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee & Justin Bieber) - 10 weeks (6 weeks from 20th May - 24th June 2017, 3 weeks from 8th July - 22nd July 2017 & 1 week from 5th August 2017)
Here is the record which has held the record for the longest consecutive run at the top for more than 25 years - this is Bryan Adams with "Everything I Do".
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