other stats "Flowers" is the longest female No. 1 US radio song since "We Belong Together"

[Fastlane]

"Flowers" by Miley Cyrus tops Billboard Radio Songs for 16 consecutive weeks. 

It's the longest female number-one song on US radio since "We Belong Together" by Mariah Carey.

 

Weeks	Artist	Song	Year(s)	Source
26	The Weeknd	"Blinding Lights"	2020	[17]
18	Goo Goo Dolls	"Iris"	1998	[18]
16	No Doubt	"Don't Speak"	1996–1997	[18]
	Mariah Carey	"We Belong Together"	2005	[18]
	Miley Cyrus	"Flowers"	2023	[18]

 

 

 

Edited June 6, 2023 by Fastlane

[GoodGuyGoneGhetto]

Peak.

 

• We Belong Together: 212M AI (BDS) / 257M AI (Mediabase)

 

• Flowers: 104M AI (Mediabase)

 

Come back radio. 

[HappierJealousy]

Isn’t it since Blinding Lights?

[Fastlane]

1 minute ago, HappierJealousy said:

Isn’t it since Blinding Lights?

Pardon moi, by female artists. 

Fixed.

Edited June 6, 2023 by Fastlane

[gatito]

autoplay will take you everywhere

[Walk_Away21]

Only one of the biggest female songs EVER

[wish]

Wow. Just wow

[Wonderland]

The longest running SOLO song by a woman  

[Ger]

Most likely it will remain for a 17th week, which is beyond impressive.

[thatsmydemi]

What a monster smash, although she had/has no competition really. 

[Likingstars]

Cant really say that Miley has a We Belong Together size comeback though.

[shoganai]

Payola, like it was for We Belong Together. Both Mariah and Miley are legends tho.

[Ger]

1 hour ago, GoodGuyGoneGhetto said:

• Flowers: 104M AI (Mediabase)

It actually peaked at 107.9M per BB and 119.7M per Mediabase, but yes, the difference is indeed abysmal.

[Scars]

Hopefully it'll stay one more week at #1 so it can snatch that all-time female record. 

[CampfireSmoke]

Mariah, sweetie…

[FightDragonsWithMe]

Hopefully Miley can get one more week! Talent winning. 

[WEEKND]

1 hour ago, Likingstars said:

Cant really say that Miley has a We Belong Together size comeback though.

I agree

mariah had another smash with Shake It Off 

 

a 6M selling album 

 

and another number hit and of course It’s Like That 

[tshwark]

But who is in charge of radio, flowers in not even 20 on spotify US, people are listening on demand Ella baila sola.

[Blue Monday]

Too bad Flowers couldn't make Temporary Summer Staycation into her Emancipation of Mimi though 

[brianc33710]

2 hours ago, GoodGuyGoneGhetto said:

Peak.

 

• We Belong Together: 212M AI (BDS) / 257M AI (Mediabase)

 

• Flowers: 104M AI (Mediabase)

 

Come back radio. 

Yes WBT was the 1st song to break the BB 200 million Airplay audience threshold. I don't want to offend anyone but to me WBT feels legendary & iconic. And WBT charted at 9-10 BB formats (I had started that project but never finished it). While it's a huge hit I just don't see Flowers in/at that category/level. Flowers has relied on just T40, HAC & AC longevity, with a only a little Rhythmic & Dance Airplay help. But both share the distinction of being 2 of the biggest all-time comeback songs in music history. 

 

WBT charted at AC, HAC, T40, Rhythmic, Urban, UAC, Dance Club, Jazz & at least 1 Latin subgenre. 

[brianc33710]

7 minutes ago, WEEKND said:

I agree

mariah had another smash with Shake It Off 

 

a 6M selling album 

 

and another number hit and of course It’s Like That 

Also don't Forget About Us hit 1 #1 week Dec '15.

[Triton]

Miley deserves the Pop Solo Vocal Grammy 

[thatsmydemi]

10 minutes ago, Triton said:

Miley deserves the Pop Solo Vocal Grammy 

she will take it

[Papi Juancho]

The payola for this song is insane. I wonder if ATRL's reactions to this "achievement" would be different if this were another female artist like Ariana, Dua Lipa, Camila or Adele. 

[wish]

17 minutes ago, Papi Juancho said:

The payola for this song is insane. I wonder if ATRL's reactions to this "achievement" would be different if this were another female artist like Ariana, Dua Lipa, Camila or Adele. 

Fastest song to hit 1B on Spotify EVER

5 million TikToks and counting

#1 most viewed English music video of 2023 (460M in 5 months)

One of the best SELLING singles of the year 

 

When will y'all finally admit that this song is just simply an undeniable SMASH on all fronts - including radio, sales, streaming, and social media?  It's smashing on radio bc the demand is there.