Hector Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 (edited) Mr Brightside by The Killers continues to prove the chart hit that can’t be kept down. This week the track logs a record-breaking 260th non-consecutive week – or a full five years - on the Official UK Singles Chart Top 100. No song in UK chart history has notched up anywhere near as many weeks in the Top 100 - the closest is Snow Patrol’s 2006 Top 10 hit Chasing Cars, at 166 weeks. Mr Brightside has become the stuff of legend on the Official Chart. The indie-pop anthem spent just four weeks in the Top 100 upon its original 2004 release, peaking at Number 10. The years since have seen it become a staple at many a party or club night, helping it rack up lots of streams and downloads every week. In December 2018 Mr Brightside reached a landmark 1 million pure sales (downloads and CD sales), while its streaming tally currently stands at 281 million UK plays, making it the most-streamed song of any track released before 2010. Its total UK chart sales is a whopping 3.52 million. The power of Mr Brightside shows no signs of slowing down yet. Despite the country being in lockdown for most of the past year, the song has been streamed 65.2 million times in the last 12 months – that’s an average of 1.2 million plays a week. And in 2021 alone, Mr Brightside has spent 11 of the first 12 weeks of the year inside the Top 100, placing at Number 78 in the latest Top 100 – not bad for a song that was released 17 years ago. The longest running songs on the Official Singles Chart Top 100 TITLE ARTIST PEAK YEAR FIRST CHARTED WEEKS IN TOP 100 1 MR BRIGHTSIDE THE KILLERS 10 2004 260 2 CHASING CARS SNOW PATROL 6 2006 166 3 PERFECT ED SHEERAN 1 2017 165 4 MY WAY FRANK SINATRA 5 1969 133 5 SEX ON FIRE KINGS OF LEON 1 2008 124 6 THINKING OUT LOUD ED SHEERAN 1 2014 119 7 CHANDELIER SIA 6 2014 114 8 SOMEONE YOU LOVED LEWIS CAPALDI 1 2018 113 9 I GOTTA FEELING BLACK EYED PEAS 1 2009 109 10 RADIOACTIVE IMAGINE DRAGONS 12 2012 107 https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-killers-mr-brightside-claims-record-breaking-260th-week-exactly-five-years-on-the-official-singles-chart-top-100__32800/ A cultural reset Edited April 1, 2021 by Hector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 The song is garbage I don’t know why straight people go wild for it on nights out in the UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangerInTheDark Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 I never heard it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinashegrande6 Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Yep, it's a classic Being able to recite the lyrics should be part of the citizenship test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newuser Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 heard this song at least twice a week at work and i am from america. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 26 minutes ago, Smithy said: The song is garbage I don’t know why straight people go wild for it on nights out in the UK straight ppl in clubs think this song is the best ****ing thing since sliced bread im almost certain that most ppl don’t actually like it and they only go wild for it out of fear that they’ll look weird if they don’t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folklore89sm Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walk_Away21 Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 It's a cute song but I do not get this lasting popularity. It's really strange to see people dance to it and scream. @ReverseWarholian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kavish Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 LMAO at ATRL and their pop girl bubbles. OT: A classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylenaStan Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 A CLASSIC! The whole album is so good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brraap Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Because its fully played in every club ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnusualBoy Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 I love the song, it brings back memories from 2005 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Jenner Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 3 hours ago, Smithy said: The song is garbage I don’t know why straight people go wild for it on nights out in the UK This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie.Valdez Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 A classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ger Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 3 hours ago, Kavish said: LMAO at ATRL and their pop girl bubbles. This. The audacity to say the song is garbage. Basically what a classic was meant to do, no surprise, amazing cultural reset, phew. Not everyone can do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Movimento Perpétuo Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 ATRL g**s seething at genuine and real classics, we love to see it. OT: KINGS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yomaku Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 To think that even the new streaming rules couldn't stop it from charting, legendary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Loco Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 This song is legendary, truly a masterpiece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalism Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 I love it when some users brag about being ignorant about music Like you're in a music forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALA Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 A classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getinthezone Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Not 3.5 million Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Togekiss Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 a literal classic. EVERYONE at any non-gay-only party knows this song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karla Cabello Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 thank you the oc, literally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VOSS Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 On 4/1/2021 at 6:33 AM, Smithy said: The song is garbage I don’t know why straight people go wild for it on nights out in the UK Don’t you stan GaGa? Lol @OP truly a classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winebaldo Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 11 hours ago, VOSS said: Don’t you stan GaGa? Lol @OP truly a classic OT: A modern day classic, still bopping till this day (I'm from Mexico) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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