charts discussion Lil Nas X ties record: Most blocked songs from reaching #1

[Green]

Notably, "Road" commands the Hot 100 with a nearly three-to-one points lead over "Guy." If "Guy" peaks at No. 2, it would become the fifth song to stop at the runner-up spot blocked by "Road," which would tie the record for keeping the most No. 2 hits from reaching the summit; Bryan Adams' "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You," in 1991, and Percy Faith and His Orchestra's "Theme From A Summer Place" (1960) share the mark by holding off five No. 2 hits each.

 

5 blocked songs

 

"Old Town Road," Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus, nine weeks at No. 1 (to date), 2019
"Wow.," Post Malone
"Me!," Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie
"If I Can't Have You," Shawn Mendes
"I Don't Care," Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber

"Bad Guy," Billie Eilish (so far)

 

"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You," Bryan Adams, seven weeks at No. 1, 1991
"Right Here, Right Now," Jesus Jones
"P.A.S.S.I.O.N.," Rhythm Syndicate
"Every Heartbeat," Amy Grant
"It Ain't Over 'til It's Over," Lenny Kravitz
"Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)," Roxette

 

"The Theme From 'A Summer Place'," Percy Faith and His Orchestra, nine weeks at No. 1, 1960
"Handy Man," Jimmy Jones
"He'll Have to Go," Jim Reeves
"Wild One," Bobby Rydell
"Puppy Love," Paul Anka
"Greenfields," The Brothers Four

 

 

4 blocked songs

 

"TiK ToK," Ke$ha, nine weeks at No. 1, 2010
"Replay," Iyaz
"Bad Romance," Lady Gaga
"Today Was a Fairytale," Taylor Swift
"We Are the World 25: For Haiti," Artists for Haiti

 

"I Gotta Feeling," The Black Eyed Peas, 14 weeks at No. 1, 2009
"Best I Ever Had," Drake
"You Belong With Me," Taylor Swift
"Party in the U.S.A.," Miley Cyrus
"Run This Town," JAY-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West

 

"We Belong Together," Mariah Carey, 14 weeks at No. 1, 2005
"Inside Your Heaven," Bo Bice
"Pon de Replay," Rihanna
"Don't Cha," The Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes
"Shake It Off," Mariah Carey

 

"You Light Up My Life," Debby Boone, 10 weeks at No. 1, 1977
"Keep It Comin' Love," KC and the Sunshine Band
"Nobody Does It Better," Carly Simon
"Boogie Nights," Heatwave
"Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue," Crystal Gayle

 

 

https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8512215/old-town-road-hot-100-no-1s-that-have-kept-the-most-songs-peaking-at-no-2-ask-billboard

[VOSS]

I feel like it'll block a 6th

[Ger]

Classics only.

[iHype.]

Everything I Do would've blocked even more songs had Billboard started using Soundscan for Hot 100 a few months earlier too. 

 

It's final week #1 was September 7th, and Billboard didn't officially add Soundscan til November 30th. However they did published test charts for earlier weeks and it spent 17 weeks #1 in sales under Soundscan even though it was far past its run on Hot 100. 

[State of Grace.]

Why do I see him blocking at least two more  

[rihannaswag]

[Ivan_brit]

Welll technically yes! However its not like Billie or Shawn are even close on points during their #2 peaks

 

 

Anyway I hope this single die fast! but things are still looking great for this song!

[R!ck]

Wow.  

[Legend E]

Legends only  

[Enoch]

3 hours ago, Green said:

"TiK ToK," Ke$ha, nine weeks at No. 1, 2010
"Replay," Iyaz
"Bad Romance," Lady Gaga

Legendary

[ClashAndBurn]

"Talk" by Khalid could jump over Billie and become the next #2. And even then, it would appear that it still has a good three months to block even more songs.

[PopFan1996]

The only artist who can dethrone that song is Adele. 

[LoveLiveMusic]

Old Town Road

Tik Tok

I Gotta Feeling

 

Poor Taylor.

[Lipgloss]

4 minutes ago, LoveLiveMusic said:

Old Town Road

Tik Tok

I Gotta Feeling

 

Poor Taylor.

Right . YBWM deserved it though. The other two not so much. 

[feelslikeadream]

Quote

"We Belong Together," Mariah Carey, 14 weeks at No. 1, 2005
"Shake It Off," Mariah Carey

I hate this.

[One Nation]

Hehe

[1989]

It’ll block more too, I can see it blocking at least two more easily. 

[Queen.]

47 minutes ago, feelslikeadream said:

I hate this.

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[feelslikeadream]

5 minutes ago, Riri. said:

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Because my fave could have had another record-extending #1 but she blocked herself 

[HandsToMyself]

I like all 5 songs it blocked more than Old Town Road itself smh

[greeneyedsoul]

Kesha blocking Gags is so iconic.

[Sinister]

3 hours ago, HandsToMyself said:

I like all 5 songs it blocked more than Old Town Road itself smh

[NewRihannaStan]

Trash blocking trash ... I have to laugh 

[Body Talk]

23 hours ago, feelslikeadream said:

I hate this.

A true tragedy.

[dabunique]

On 6/3/2019 at 4:21 PM, iHype. said:

Everything I Do would've blocked even more songs had Billboard started using Soundscan for Hot 100 a few months earlier too. 

 

It's final week #1 was September 7th, and Billboard didn't officially add Soundscan til November 30th. However they did published test charts for earlier weeks and it spent 17 weeks #1 in sales under Soundscan even though it was far past its run on Hot 100. 

Ugh I remember it so well

 

all songs blocked were great songs. 

 

Justice for fading like a flower