{"id":739,"date":"2017-08-07T13:04:25","date_gmt":"2017-08-07T20:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/musicnow.iprorecords.com\/?p=739"},"modified":"2022-05-12T16:49:29","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T16:49:29","slug":"despacito-tops-hot-100-for-13th-week-sets-new-no-1-record-on-digital-song-sales-chart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicnow.iprorecords.com\/?p=739","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Despacito&#8217; Tops Hot 100 for 13th Week, Sets New No. 1 Record on Digital Song Sales Chart"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<script>\r\nif( document.getElementById( \"builder-styles-css\" ) ) document.getElementById( \"builder-styles-css\" ).insertAdjacentHTML( \"beforebegin\", \"<link rel='stylesheet' href='https:\/\/musicnow.iprorecords.com\/wp-content\/themes\/themify-music\/themify\/themify-builder\/css\/themify-builder-style.css' type='text\/css' \/>\" );\r\n<\/script>\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article__deck\">Luis Fonsi &amp; Daddy Yankee&#8217;s smash single, featuring Justin Bieber, also breaks the record for most weeks (14) at No. 1 on the Digital Song Sales chart.<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/308529\/luis-fonsi\/chart\">Luis Fonsi<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/300083\/daddy-yankee\/chart\">Daddy Yankee<\/a>&#8216;s &#8220;Despacito,&#8221; featuring\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/305459\/justin-bieber\/chart\">Justin Bieber<\/a>, now owns the longest reign atop the\u00a0Billboard Hot 100\u00a0in 2017, clocking a lucky 13th consecutive week at No. 1 on the chart dated\u00a0Aug. 19. The stretch surpasses the 12-week rule of Ed Sheeran&#8217;s &#8220;Shape of You&#8221; in January through April.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Despacito&#8221; also sets a second longevity mark this week, becoming the first song to record 14 weeks at No. 1 on the\u00a0Digital Song Sales\u00a0chart.<\/p>\n<p>As we do each Monday, let&#8217;s run down the top 10 of the Hot 100, which blends all-genre streaming, airplay and sales data. All charts will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (Aug. 8), as they do every Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"fitvid1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iATi7gp2Hrg\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>With its latest frame, &#8220;Despacito&#8221;\u00a0(released on Universal Music Latino \/ Raymond Braun \/ SchoolBoy \/ Def Jam \/ UMLE \/ Republic Records), becomes one of just 11 songs to have topped the Hot 100 for at least 13 weeks, dating to the chart&#8217;s Aug. 4, 1958, inception. No song has led longer since\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/309564\/mark-ronson\/chart\">Mark Ronson<\/a>&#8216;s &#8220;Uptown Funk!,&#8221; featuring\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/298455\/bruno-mars\/chart\">Bruno Mars<\/a>, dominated for 14 weeks in 2015. That track and six others are second only to Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men&#8217;s &#8220;One Sweet Day,\u201d which spent an unprecedented 16 weeks atop the chart in 1995-96.<\/p>\n<p><u><strong>Weeks at No. 1, Title, Artist, Date Reached No. 1<\/strong><\/u><br \/>\n16, &#8220;One Sweet Day,&#8221; Mariah Carey &amp; Boyz II Men, Dec. 2, 1995<br \/>\n14, &#8220;Uptown Funk!,&#8221; Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, Jan. 17, 2015<br \/>\n14, &#8220;I Gotta Feeling,&#8221; The Black Eyed Peas, July 11, 2009<br \/>\n14, &#8220;We Belong Together,&#8221; Mariah Carey, June 4, 2005<br \/>\n14, &#8220;Candle in the Wind 1997&#8243;\/&#8221;Something About the Way You Look Tonight,&#8221; Elton John, Oct. 11, 1997<br \/>\n14, &#8220;Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix),&#8221; Los Del Rio, Aug. 3, 1996<br \/>\n14, &#8220;I&#8217;ll Make Love to You,&#8221; Boyz II Men, Aug. 27, 1994<br \/>\n14, &#8220;I Will Always Love You,&#8221; Whitney Houston, Nov. 28, 1992<br \/>\n13 (to date), &#8220;Despacito,&#8221; Luis Fonsi &amp; Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber, May 27, 2017<br \/>\n13, &#8220;The Boy Is Mine,&#8221; Brandy &amp; Monica, June 6, 1998<br \/>\n13, &#8220;End of the Road,&#8221; Boyz II Men, Aug. 15, 1992<\/p>\n<p>While \u201cDespacito\u201d is three weeks from equaling the all-time mark of \u201cOne Sweet Day,\u201d it also moves within one week of tying the record for the most weeks at No. 1 by a primarily non-English language song. \u00a0As noted above, Los Del Rio&#8217;s &#8220;Macarena\u201d controlled the chart for 14 weeks in 1996 thanks to the popularity of its Bayside Boys remix.<\/p>\n<p>As &#8220;Despacito&#8221; continues to dominate, the song rewrites the No. 1 record on the Digital Song Sales chart with a 14th week atop the list since the chart\u2019s arrival on Oct. 30, 2004. The song sells 84,000 downloads (down 17 percent) in the week ending August 3, according to Nielsen Music.<\/p>\n<p>The 14th frame atop Digital Song Sales eclipses the previous chart record of 13 shared by three songs: Flo Rida\u2019s \u201cLow\u201d feat. T-Pain (2007-2008), \u201cUptown Funk!\u201d (2015) and The Chainsmokers\u2019 \u201cCloser,\u201d featuring Halsey (2016).<\/p>\n<p>On the\u00a0Streaming Songs\u00a0chart, &#8220;Despacito&#8221; leads for a 13th week, with 49.8 million U.S. streams (down 6 percent) in the week ending August 3. The track again tops all three of the Hot 100&#8217;s main component charts, as it leads the all-format\u00a0Radio Songs\u00a0chart for a fifth week with 141 million in all-format airplay audience (down 1 percent) in the week ending August 6.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cDespacito\u201d triple crown of No. 1 ranks on Radio Songs, Digital Song Sales and Streaming Songs for a fifth week in a row is the longest consecutive stretch since \u201cCloser\u201d topped each list for six straight frames in October \u2013 November last year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Despacito&#8221; also captures a 27th week atop\u00a0the\u00a0Hot Latin Songs\u00a0chart and extends its reign on the\u00a0Songs of the Summer\u00a0survey to 10 weeks, having led the latter list each week since its annual return just after Memorial Day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/299939\/dj-khaled\/chart\">DJ Khaled<\/a>&#8216;s &#8220;Wild Thoughts,&#8221; featuring\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/365068\/rihanna\/chart\">Rihanna<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/6627423\/bryson-tiller\/chart\">Bryson Tiller<\/a>, keeps at its No. 2 Hot 100 perch. It remains at No. 2 on Streaming Songs (34.8 million, down 1 percent); ascends 3-2 on Radio Songs (128 million, up 9 percent); and slides 8-9 on Digital Song Sales (34,000, down 5 percent).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thoughts&#8221; crowns the\u00a0Hot R&amp;B Songs\u00a0chart for a fifth week and\u00a0Hot R&amp;B\/Hip-Hop Songs\u00a0for a fourth frame.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/302488\/french-montana\/chart\">French Montana<\/a>\u2019s \u201cUnforgettable,\u201d featuring Swae Lee, steps 6-3 to a new Hot 100 high. The song surges 21-8 on Digital Song Sales (37,000, up 52 percent), while holding at No. 4 on Streaming Songs (27.7 million streams, up 3 percent) and powering 15-11 on Radio Songs (81 million, up 9 percent.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnforgettable\u201d also struts to No. 1 on the Hot Rap Songs chart, becoming the first leader on the list for both Montana and Swae Lee as a soloist.<\/p>\n<p>Back on the Hot 100,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/298455\/bruno-mars\/chart\">Bruno Mars<\/a>\u2019 \u201cThat\u2019s What I Like\u201d retreats 3-4 after having previously reached No. 1 on the May 13-dated chart.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/303738\/imagine-dragons\/chart\">Imagine Dragons<\/a>&#8216; &#8220;Believer&#8221; rounds out the top five, while ruling the\u00a0Hot Rock Songs\u00a0chart for a 22nd week.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/299939\/dj-khaled\/chart\">DJ Khaled<\/a>\u2019s \u201cI\u2019m The One,\u201d featuring\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/305459\/justin-bieber\/chart\">Justin Bieber<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/7740092\/quavo\/chart\">Quavo<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/4281953\/chance-the-rapper\/chart\">Chance the Rapper<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/307264\/lil-wayne\/chart\">Lil Wayne<\/a>, dips 4-6, after having debuted at No. 1 on the May 20-dated chart.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/6473237\/charlie-puth\/chart\">Charlie Puth<\/a>\u2019s \u201cAttention\u201d lifts 9-7 to a new peak, and becomes the singer-songwriter\u2019s highest-charting Hot 100 hit as a lead artist, passing the No. 9 high of \u201cWe Don\u2019t Talk Anymore,\u201d featuring Selena Gomez, last October. (Puth featured on Wiz Khalifa\u2019s \u201cSee You Again,\u201d a 12-week No. 1 hit in 2015.)<\/p>\n<p>Shawn Mendes&#8217;\u00a0&#8220;There&#8217;s Nothing Holdin&#8217; Me Back&#8221; maintains its No. 8 peak, while Sheeran\u2019s \u201cShape\u201d declines 7-9. Sam Hunt&#8217;s &#8220;Body Like a Back Road&#8221; is steady at No. 10 after reaching No. 6 in April. \u201cBack Road\u201d extends its historic run on the\u00a0Hot Country Songs\u00a0chart with a record 26th week at the summit, further outpacing the previous 24-week milestone of Florida Georgia Line\u2019s \u201cCruise\u201d (2013-14).<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the Hot 100&#8217;s top 10,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/7266002\/cardi-b\/chart\">Cardi B<\/a>\u2019s breakthrough hit \u201cBodak Yellow (Money Moves)\u201d zooms into the top 20 with a 28-14 leap and scores the\u00a0chart&#8217;s Streaming Gainer award. Two more newcomers also celebrate career landmarks by reaching the Hot 100\u2019s top 40 for the first time: Portugal, The Man, whose \u201cFeel It Still\u201d soars 55-34 and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/6055739\/sza\/chart\">SZA<\/a>\u00a0with \u201cLove Galore,\u201d featuring\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/6693456\/travis-scott\/chart\">Travis Scott<\/a>, which climbs 46-37. Directly beneath the pair,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/302577\/future\/chart\">Future<\/a>\u00a0claims the week\u2019s highest debut on the Hot 100 with \u201cYou Da Baddest,\u201d featuring\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/312259\/nicki-minaj\/chart\">Nicki Minaj<\/a>, a No. 38 arrival.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more Hot 100 news in the weekly &#8220;Hot 100 Chart Moves&#8221; column and by listening (and subscribing) to\u00a0<em>Billboard<\/em>&#8216;s Chart Beat Podcast\u00a0and\u00a0Pop Shop Podcast, all posting this week. Once again, be sure to visit Billboard.com tomorrow (Aug. 8), when all charts, including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh.<\/p>\n<p>Source: billboard.com<\/p>\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-739\" data-postid=\"739\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-739 themify_builder themify_builder_front\">\r\n\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/themify_builder_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luis Fonsi &amp; Daddy Yankee&#8217;s smash single, featuring Justin Bieber, also breaks the record for most weeks (14) at No. 1 on the Digital Song Sales chart. 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