As it stands now, it seems to be Olivia Rodrigo’s world: It was just revealed that “Drivers License” is the No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for an eight consecutive week. Looking at the charts a different way, though, the world may actually belong to The Weeknd, as he just pulled off a spectacular feat that has never been done before.
The #Hot100 top 10 (chart dated March 13, 2021)
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) March 8, 2021
“Blinding Lights” (which, as a reminder, was released as a single way back in November 2019), is No. 3 on the latest Hot 100, dated March 13. This is the song’s 52nd week in the top 10 of the chart, making it the first tune to ever spend a full year in the top 10. If the track can somehow remain in the top 5 spots for another 9 weeks (which doesn’t seem outlandish at this point), it’ll become the first song to spend a year in the top 5 as well. As of now, it has 43 top-5 weeks (which is a record), 52 weeks in the top 10, 58 weeks in the top 20 (which is second all-time), 61 weeks in the top 40 (tied for third all-time), and 65 weeks on the chart overall (tied for seventh-most all-time.)
.@theweeknd‘s “Blinding Lights” has now spent 52 total weeks in the top 10 of the #Hot100.
It’s the first song in history to spend a full year in the top 10.
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) March 8, 2021
On the #Hot100 this week, @theweeknd‘s “Blinding Lights” has now spent:
43 weeks in the top 5 (record-extending)
52 weeks in the top 10 (record-extending)
58 weeks in the top 20 (2nd-most all-time)
61 weeks in the top 40 (tied 3rd-most)
65 weeks on the chart (tied 7th-most)— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) March 8, 2021
Simply put, no song has ever dominated the Hot 100 quite like “Blinding Lights” has. On a bafflingly unrelated note, the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony is this weekend, where The Weeknd managed to secure exactly 0 nominations.