Robin Thicke Sets Record For Longest No. 1 On Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart

As of today, it turns out “Blurred Lines” wasn’t just the song of the summer but also, in one sense, the Song of All Time. According to Billboard, it has now broken the record for the most weeks at No. 1 on the publication’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

 

 

Reports Complex:

 

The version of the chart that comes out tomorrow will feature “Blurred Lines” on top for the 16th week in a row, pushing the single past Mary J. Blige’s “Be Without You,” which previously held the record of 15 weeks. It’s the longest run of any song in the modern Nielsen era, which dates back to 1992. In total, “Blurred Lines” has sold 5.8 million downloads in 26 weeks. It also spent 12 weeks as No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100, which encompa##es all genres, before being replaced by Katy Perry’s “Roar.”
 

The Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart has existed in some form since 1942, when it was called “Harlem Hit Parade.” Four songs have had reigns of 16 weeks or longer, but all of them were in the ’40s, long before the relative accuracy of Neilsen data was introduced.