charts discussion Longest Charting Female Songs - #1, Top10, & Overall Hot 100

[Pop Art]

I feel like there's three main ways to look at a songs' charting success.

 

1. How long it spent at #1.

2. How long it spent in the Top 10.

 3. How long it spent on the overall chart.

 

So I thought it would be interesting to look at each of the girls and see which of their songs fit into each of these categories and how long they were there.

 

Longest Charting at #1

Spoiler

1. Mariah Carey: One Sweet Day — 16 weeks
2. Whitney Houston: I Will Always Love You — 14 weeks
3. Halsey: Closer — 12 weeks
4. Rihanna: We Found Love — 10 weeks
4. Beyoncé: Irreplaceable — 10 weeks
4. Adele: Hello — 10 weeks
7. Kesha: Tik Tok — 9 weeks
7. Carly Rae Jepsen: Call Me Maybe — 9 weeks
7. Lorde: Royals — 9 weeks
10. Ariana Grande: 7 rings — 8 weeks
10. Janet Jackson: That’s The Way Love Goes — 8 weeks
12. Cardi B: Girls Like You — 7 weeks
12. Taylor Swift: Blank Space — 7 weeks
12. Madonna: Take a Bow — 7 weeks
12. Katy Perry: I Kissed a Girl — 7 weeks
12. Iggy Azalea: Fancy — 7 weeks
12. Charli XCX: Fancy — 7 weeks
18. Celine Dion: Because You Loved Me & I’m Your Angel — 6 weeks
18. Jennifer Lopez: Ain’t It Funny — 6 weeks

18. Nelly Furtado: Promiscuous — 6 weeks
18. Lady Gaga: Born This Way — 6 weeks
22. Christina Aguilera: Genie In a Bottle & Lady Marmalade — 5 weeks
22. P!nk: Lady Marmalade — 5 weeks
24. Sia: Cheap Thrills — 4 weeks

24. Gwen Stefani: Hollaback Girl — 4 weeks

24. Leona Lewis: Bleeding Love — 4 weeks
27. Miley Cyrus: Wrecking Ball — 3 weeks

27. Fergie: London Bridge — 3 weeks
27. Kelly Clarkson: Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You) — 3 weeks
30. Britney Spears: ...Baby One More Time — 2 weeks
30.Shakira: Hips Don’t Lie — 2 weeks
32. Camila Cabello: Havana & Señorita — 1 week
32. Avril Lavigne: Girlfriend — 1 week

32. Carrie Underwood: Inside Your Heaven — 1 week

 

Longest Charting in Top 10

Spoiler

1. Cardi B: Girls Like You — 33 weeks
2. Halsey: Closer — 32 weeks

2. LeAnn Rimes: How Do I Live — 32 weeks
4. Taylor Swift: Shake It Off — 24 weeks
5. Mariah Carey: We Belong Together — 23 weeks
5. Rihanna: We Found Love — 23 weeks
5. Carly Rae Jepsen: Call Me Maybe — 23 weeks
5. Lorde: Royals — 23 weeks
5. Camila Cabella: Havana — 23 weeks
10. Katy Perry: Dark Horse — 22 weeks
11. Christina Aguilera: Moves Like Jagger — 21 weeks
11. Nicki Minaj: Starships — 21 weeks

11. Fergie: Big Girls Don't Cry — 21 weeks
14. Adele: Rolling In the Deep & Someone Like You — 20 weeks
14. Kesha: Tik Tok — 20 weeks
14. Kelly Clarkson: Since U Been Gone — 20 weeks

14. Leona Lewis: Bleeding Love — 20 weeks
18. Celine Dion: Because You Loved Me & It’s All Coming Back to Me Now — 19 weeks
18. Lady Gaga: Just Dance — 19 weeks
18. Jennifer Lopez: I’m Real — 19 weeks
18. Bebe Rexha: Meant to Be — 19 weeks

18. Sara Bareilles: Love Song — 19 weeks
23. Sia: Cheap Thrills — 18 weeks

23. Gwen Stefani: Hollaback Girl — 18 weeks
23. Avril Lavigne: Girlfriend — 18 weeks
26. Ariana Grande: thank u, next — 17 weeks
26. Iggy Azalea: Fancy — 17 weeks
26. Charli XCX: Fancy — 17 weeks
26. Whitney Houston: My Love Is Your Love — 17 weeks

26. Nelly Furtado: Promiscuous — 17 weeks

26. Colbie Caillat: Bubble — 17 weeks
32. Beyoncé: Crazy In Love & Irreplaceable — 16 weeks
32. Miley Cyrus: Party in the U.S.A. & Wrecking Ball — 16 weeks
34. P!nk: So What/Just Give Me a Reason — 15 weeks
34. Madonna: Take a Bow — 15 weeks
34. Janet Jackson: Again — 15 weeks
34. Ellie Goulding: Love Me Like You Do — 15 weeks
38. Britney Spears: …Baby One More Time — 14 weeks

38. Enya: I Don't Wanna Know — 14 weeks

40. Rita Ora: Black Widow — 13 weeks

40. Natasha Bedingfield: Unwritten — 13 weeks
42. Selena Gomez: Good For You — 11 weeks
43. Shakira: Hips Don’t Lie — 10 weeks
43. Tove Lo: Habits (Stay Hight) — 10 weeks

43. Robyn: Show Me Love — 10 weeks

46. Lana Del Rey: Summertime Sadness — 8 weeks
46. Normani: Dancing With a Stranger — 8 weeks
48. Demi Lovato: Sorry Not Sorry — 7 weeks
49. Dua Lipa: New Rules — 5 weeks

50. Carrie Underwood: Inside Your Heaven — 4 weeks

51. Ava Max: Sweet but Psycho — 3 weeks

 

Longest Charting on Hot 100

Spoiler

1. LeAnn Rimes: How Do I Live — 69 weeks

2. Adele: Rolling In The Deep — 65 weeks

3. Carrie Underwood: Before He Cheats — 64 weeks
4. Katy Perry: Dark Horse — 57 weeks
4. Ellie Goulding: Lights — 57 weeks
6. Halsey: Closer & Eastside — 52 weeks
6. Sia: Cheap Thrills — 52 weeks
6. Cardi B: Girls Like You — 52 weeks
6. Bebe Rexha: Meant to Be — 52 weeks
10. Normani: Love Lies — 51 weeks
11. Taylor Swift: Shake It Off & You Belong With Me — 50 weeks
11. Carly Rae Jepsen: Call Me Maybe — 50 weeks
13. Lady Gaga: Just Dance — 49 weeks
13. Christina Aguilera: Moves Like Jagger — 49 weeks

13. Fergie: Big Girls Don't Cry — 49 weeks
16. Dua Lipa: New Rules — 48 weeks

17. Colbie Caillat: Bubble — 47 weeks
18. Kelly Clarkson: Since U Been Gone & Breakaway — 46 weeks
18. Janet Jackson: Together Again — 46 weeks
18. Camila Cabello: Havana — 46 weeks
21. Rihanna: Needed Me — 45 weeks
22. Lorde: Royals — 44 weeks
23. Mariah Carey: We Belong Together — 43 weeks

24. Natasha Bedingfield: Unwritten — 42 weeks

24. Sara Bareilles: Brave — 42 weeks

26. Gwen Stefani: The Great Escape — 40 weeks
27. Iggy Azalea: Fancy — 39 weeks
27. Kesha: Timber — 39 weeks
27. Charli XCX: Fancy — 39 weeks

27. Leona Lewis: Bleeding Love — 39 weeks
27. Nicki Minaj: Super Bass — 39 weeks
27. Tove Lo: Habits (Stay Hight) — 39 weeks
33. Selena Gomez: Love You Like A Love Song — 38 weeks
34. P!nk: Just Give Me a Reason & Who Knew — 36 weeks
34. Demi Lovato: Sorry Not Sorry — 36 weeks

36. Ava Max: Sweet but Psycho — 35 weeks
37. Celine Dion: The Power Of Love & Because You Love Me — 33 weeks
37. Ariana Grande: 7 rings — 33 weeks
37. Beyoncé: Telephone — 33 weeks
40. Miley Cyrus: Wrecking Ball — 32 weeks
40. Britney Spears: …Baby One More Time — 32 weeks

40. Enya: Only Time — 32 weeks

43. Shakira: Hips Don’t Lie & La Tortura — 31 weeks
43. Jennifer Lopez: I’m Real — 31 weeks
43. Avril Lavigne: Complicated — 31 weeks

43. Christina Perri: Jar of Hearts — 31 weeks
47. Madonna: Take A Bow & Borderline — 30 weeks

47. Nelly Furtado: Say It Right — 30 weeks
47. Rita Ora: Black Widow — 30 weeks
50. Whitney Houston: I Will Always Love You — 29 weeks

51. Robyn: Do You Know (What It Takes)  — 28 weeks

52. Lana Del Rey: Summertime Sadness — 23 weeks

 

Let me know if I missed anyone and I'll add them in!

[Slate]

interesting

 

[QueenB4]

Beyoncé’s Baby boy was #1 for 9 weeks, Crazy In Love was #1 for 8 weeks Check on It was #1 for 5 weeks and Single Ladies was #1 for 4 weeks? 

[Cain]

13. Dua Lipa: New Rules — 48 weeks

 

Not bad for a US non-factor

 

[eli's_rhythm]

Lights and Eastside charting that long

[MALAMENTE]

Is it just one song per artist? 

[toxicLambBot]

Mariah has Dreamlover and Fantasy both 8 weeks at #1. We belong together did 14 and one seeet day 16. She had spent 79 weeks at number 1. The most by any artist by a landslide 

[rihannabiggestfan]

Enya - I Don't Wanna Know (charted for 30 weeks, 14 weeks in the top 10)

wait actually Only Time charted for 31 weeks 

Edited September 19, 2019 by rihannabiggestfan

[Pop Art]

Just now, selenachris said:

Is it just one song per artist? 

Not necessarily. I'm listing the one song that lasted the longest at #1, in the Top 10, and on the Hot 100 overall. In some cases, the same song fits all three categories. In other instances, a different song by the same artist fits each.

[Pop Art]

9 minutes ago, rihannabiggestfan said:

Enya - I Don't Wanna Know (charted for 30 weeks, 14 weeks in the top 10)

wait actually Only Time charted for 31 weeks 

Added! Only Time charted for 32 weeks by the way.

 

20 minutes ago, QueenB4 said:

Beyoncé’s Baby boy was #1 for 9 weeks, Crazy In Love was #1 for 8 weeks Check on It was #1 for 5 weeks and Single Ladies was #1 for 4 weeks? 

 

9 minutes ago, toxicLambBot said:

Mariah has Dreamlover and Fantasy both 8 weeks at #1. We belong together did 14 and one seeet day 16. She had spent 79 weeks at number 1. The most by any artist by a landslide 

I don't think y'all understand the premise of this thread. I'm listing which 1 song lasted the longest at #1, in the Top 10, and on the Hot 100 for each artist. The song that fits each of those three categories may change per artist, but it's only one song per category (except in instances where an artist has more than one song that lasted the same amount of time there).

[GreatestLoveofAll]

MLIYL is her longest charting top 10 hit? 

[rihannabiggestfan]

Robyn - Show Me Love (10 weeks in the top 10)

Robyn - Do You Know (What It Takes) - charted for 28 weeks 

 

@E r o s  (sorry if I'm semi-off again) 

[wesleywalrus]

Beyoncé’s longest charting song on Hot 100 is a Lady Gaga song?

[JawBreaker]

Taylor  

[rihannabiggestfan]

Gwen - Hollaback Girl (18 weeks in the top 10)

Gwen - The Sweet Escape - charted for 40 weeks

 

(and then there's Nelly Furtado and Gwen too )

[JawBreaker]

20 minutes ago, eli's_rhythm said:

Lights and Eastside charting that long

I feel like with streaming lately a lot of songs are charting way too long than usual. Especially if they're slow burners. There were quite a bit of 50 weeks last year and this year 

[Cockney Cupcake]

Rolling In The Deep 7 weeks at #1 and 65 at the hot 100 pheww song of the decade indeed 

[Tylerbv]

Where’s Before He Cheats’ iconic 64 week run?

[Inner Insanity]

19 minutes ago, wesleywalrus said:

Beyoncé’s longest charting song on Hot 100 is a Lady Gaga song?

Talk about quick lil singles. 

[Natawie]

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2. Katy Perry: Dark Horse — 57 weeks

wow  that was a classic!

[Witnessed ET]

6 minutes ago, Natawie said:

wow  that was a classic!

A classic indeed 

[Pop Art]

27 minutes ago, rihannabiggestfan said:

Robyn - Show Me Love (10 weeks in the top 10)

Robyn - Do You Know (What It Takes) - charted for 28 weeks 

 

@E r o s  (sorry if I'm semi-off again) 

 

21 minutes ago, rihannabiggestfan said:

Gwen - Hollaback Girl (18 weeks in the top 10)

Gwen - The Sweet Escape - charted for 40 weeks

 

(and then there's Nelly Furtado and Gwen too )

 

10 minutes ago, Tylerbv said:

Where’s Before He Cheats’ iconic 64 week run?

Added.

[Katamari]

wow only 23 weeks for mariah comeback? interesting

 

[rihannabiggestfan]

3 minutes ago, E r o s said:

 

 

Added.

Omg, obviously I didn't mean to write Gwen twice, I meant Fergie the second time  everyone threading "Dutchess era copied LAMB era" may have had an effect

 

Edited September 19, 2019 by rihannabiggestfan

[Cherry123]

Great. A list without restrictions per artist would be amazing too.