Lil Nas X Lassos The Record For Longest-Running No. 1 Song In U.S. Chart History
The song's now-unparalleled success is, more than anything else, a pure expression of how the Internet is now everything. Welcome to the future, y'all.
Less than a year ago, nobody knew the name Lil Nas X. Now, his song "Old Town Road" has set the record for longest time spent atop the Hot 100 singles chart.
The country-rap song has now occupied the top spot for 17 weeks, a feat that has not been achieved across the chart's six-decade history. Last week, the song was in a three-way tie for the previous" (1995) by and Boyz II Men and the "" remix (2017) by and featuring .
