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Wednesday, 15 November 2017

SONGS THAT HAVE SPENT AT LEAST FOUR CONSECUTVE WEEKS AT NUMBER ONE IN BOTH THE UK & THE US

Post Malone & 21 Savage's massive hit "rockstar" spends a fifth week at Number 1 in the US, becoming the 13th song to spend at least four consecutive weeks at the top in both the UK & the US this decade, and just the 39th in total - 8 from the 1960's, 5 from the 1970's, 3 from the 1980's, 7 from the 1990's, 3 from the 2000's and 13 from the 2010's.

Listed below is the complete list of these 39 tracks, in order of the number of weeks spent at the top.

11 weeks+

Shape Of You - Ed Sheeran

UK - 13 weeks - 21st January - 15th April 2017
US - 11 weeks - 18th February - 29th April 2017



10 weeks+

I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston

UK - 10 weeks - 5th December 1992 - 6th February 1993
US - 14 weeks - 28th November 1992 - 27th February 1993



9 weeks+

One Dance - Drake featuring WizKid & Kyla

UK - 15 weeks - 23rd April - 30th July 2016
US - 9 weeks - 4th June - 30th July 2016



7 weeks+

Everything I Do (I Do It For You) - Bryan Adams

UK - 16 weeks - 13th July - 26th October 1991
US - 7 weeks - 27th July - 7th September 1991

Umbrella - Rihanna featuring Jay-Z

UK - 10 weeks - 26th May - 28th July 2007
US - 7 weeks - 9th June - 21st July 2007



6 weeks+

Uptown Funk! - Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars

UK - 6 weeks - 3rd January - 7th February 2015
US - 14 weeks - 17th January - 18th April 2015

Despacito - Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber

US - 6 weeks - 20th May - 24th June 2017
UK - 16 Weeks - 27th May - 9th September 2017



5 weeks+ 

Cathy's Clown - Everly Brothers

UK - 7 weeks - 7th May - 18th June 1960
US - 5 weeks - 28th May - 25th June 1960

It's Now Or Never - Elvis Presley & the Jordanaires

UK -8 weeks - 5th November - 24th December 1960
US - 5 weeks - 20th August - 17th September 1960

I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles

UK - 5 weeks - 14th December 1963 - 11th January 1964
US  - 7 weeks - 1st February - 14th March 1964

Get Back - The Beatles with Billy Preston

UK - 6 weeks - 26th April - 31st May 1969
US - 5 weeks - 24th May - 21st June 1969

Maggie May - Rod Stewart

UK - 5 weeks - 9th October - 6th November 1971
US - 5 weeks - 2nd October - 30th October 1971

I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) - Meat Loaf

UK - 7 weeks - 23rd October - 4th December 1993
US - 5 weeks - 6th November - 4th December 1993

Candle In The Wind '97/Something About The Way You Look Tonight - Elton John

UK - 5 weeks - 20th September - 18th October 1997
US - 14 weeks - 11th October 1997 - 10th January 1998

I Kissed A Girl - Katy Perry

UK - 5 weeks - 16th August - 13th September 2008
US - 7 weeks - 5th July - 16th August 2008



4 weeks+

Are You Lonesome Tonight - Elvis Presley & the Jordanaires 

UK - 4 weeks - 28th January - 18th February 1961
US - 5 weeks - 20 August - 17th September 1960

I'm A Believer - The Monkees

UK - 4 weeks - 21st January - 11th February 1967
US - 7 weeks - 31st December 1966 - 11th February 1967

Honky Tonk Women - The Rolling Stones

UK - 5 weeks - 26th July - 23rd August 1969
US - 4 weeks - 23rd August - 13th September 1969

Sugar Sugar - The Archies

UK - 8 weeks - 25th October - 13th December 1969
US - 4 weeks - 20th September - 11th October 1969

My Sweet Lord - George Harrison

UK - 5 weeks - 30th January - 27th February 1971
US - 4 weeks - 26th December 1970 - 16th January 1971

Without You - Nilsson

UK - 5 weeks - 11th March - 8th April 1972
US - 4 weeks - 19th February - 11th March 1972

Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree - Dawn featuring Tony Orlando

UK - 4 weeks - 21st April - 12th May 1973
US - 4 weeks - 21st April - 12th May 1973

Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John & Kiki Dee

UK - 6 weeks - 24th July - 28th August 1976
US - 4 weeks - 7th August - 28th August 1976

Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) - Pink Floyd

UK - 5 weeks - 15th December 1979 - 12th January 1980
US - 4 weeks - 22nd March - 12th April 1980

Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor

UK - 4 weeks - 4th September - 25th September 1982
US - 6 weeks - 24th July - 28th August 1982

Every Breath You Take - The Police

UK - 4 weeks - 4th June - 25th June 1983
US - 8 weeks - 9th July - 27th August 1983

Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor

UK - 4 weeks - 3rd February - 24th February 1990
US - 4 weeks - 21st April - 12th May 1990

Wannabe - The Spice Girls

UK - 7 weeks - 27th July - 7th September 1996
US - 4 weeks - 22nd February - 15th March 1997

Believe - Cher

UK - 7 weeks - 31st October - 12th December 1998
US - 4 weeks - 13th March - 3rd April 1999

Beautiful Girls - Sean Kingston

UK - 4 weeks - 8th September - 29th September 2007
US - 4 weeks - 11th August - 1st September 2007

Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & Goonrock

UK - 4 weeks - 23rd April - 14th May 2011
US - 6 weeks - 16th July - 20th August 2011

Someone Like You - Adele

UK - 4 weeks - 26th February - 19th March 2011
US - 4 weeks - 15th October - 5th November 2011

Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye featuring Kimbra

UK - 4 weeks - 3rd March - 24th March 2012
US - 8 weeks - 28th April - 16th June 2012

Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen

UK - 4 weeks - 14th April - 5th May 2012
US - 9 weeks - 23rd June - 18th August 2012

Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke featuring TI & Pharrell

UK - 4 weeks - 8th June - 29th June 2013
US - 12 weeks - 22nd June - 7th September 2013

All About That Bass - Meghan Trainor

UK - 4 weeks - 11th October - 1st November 2014
US - 8 weeks - 20th September - 8th November 2014

Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix) - OMI

UK - 4 weeks - 9th May - 30th May 2015
US - 4 weeks - 25th July - 15th August 2015

Closer - Chainsmokers featuring Halsey

UK - 4 weeks - 10th September - 1st October 2016
US - 12 weeks - 3rd September - 19th November 2016

rockstar - Post Malone featuring 21 Savage

UK - 4 weeks - 14th October - 4th November 2017
US - 5 weeks*** - 28th October - 

*** Still Number One as at 25th November 2017

Here is the only track to have spent at least 11 consecutive weeks at Number One on both charts, Ed Sheeran's "Shape Of You".





















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