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Au début des années 1970, Olivia Newton-John, originaire du Royaume-Uni, a fait sensation dans le monde de la musique country avec sa chanson « I Honestly Love You ». La chanson aux accents country a valu à Newton-John le CMA Award de la chanteuse de l’année en 1974, provoquant la consternation parmi les traditionalistes de la country qui tentaient de résister à l’influence rampante de la pop sur le genre.

 

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In the early 1970s, UK native Olivia Newton-John created a stir in the world of country music with her song "I Honestly Love You." The country-inflected tune earned Newton-John the CMA Award for Female Vocalist of the Year in 1974, causing consternation among country traditionalists trying to resist the creeping influence of pop on the genre.

 

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The Longest-Leading Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s

A select few hits have led the chart for at least 10 weeks.

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Beginning with Debby Boone’s “You Light Up My Life” in 1977, a relatively select few smashes have led the Billboard Hot 100 for at least 10 weeks. How few? Just a mere 4% of all Hot 100 No. 1s dating to the chart’s launch on Aug. 4, 1958, have earned the achievement.

Olivia Newton-John’s “Physical” flexed 10 weeks at No. 1 in 1981-82, and that smash and Boone’s shared the mark for the longest Hot 100 reign for more than a decade, until Boyz II Men’s “End of the Road” dominated for 13 weeks in 1992.

First week at No. 1 on Hot 100: Nov. 21, 1981

“Livvy Works Up a Sweat,” Paul Grein headlined the Jan. 23, 1982, Chart Beat column, as “Physical” muscled its way to a 10th week at No. 1. The flipside of long-leading hits? Tracks below can log lengthy runs at No. 2. Blocked in part by “Physical,” Foreigner’s “Waiting for a Girl Like You” spent 10 weeks peaking at No. 2. In 2002-03, Missy Elliott’s “Work It” reached a runner-up best for 10 weeks, tying the mark that still stands for the most time lodged at a No. 2 high. Ultimately, everybody won: Foreigner hit No. 1 in 1985 with “I Want to Know What Love Is” and “Work It” topped Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for five weeks.

Hot 100 Number 1 Songs That Were on Top for the Longest