.theweeknd's 'Blinding Lights' breaks the record for the most weeks spent at No. 1 on the RadioSongsAirplay chart. 🏆
"I think people have been longing for simpler times and a nostalgic escape," says one radio programmer.airplay chart, logging a 19th frame at No. 1 on the survey dated Aug. 22.
The song eclipses Goo Goo Dolls'"Iris," which led for 18 weeks in 1998 and held the record all to itself for nearly 22 years. Contributing to its Radio Songs reign,"Blinding Lights," released on XO/Republic Records, adds a 13th week at No. 1 on the Adult Pop Songs airplay chart, the longest command for a lead solo male in the list's nearly 25-year history, surpassing the 12-week dominations of Ed Sheeran's"Shape of You" in 2017 and Daniel Powter's"Bad Day" in 2006.
"Blinding Lights" topped the Pop Songs airplay chart for six weeks and reached No. 2 on Rhythmic Songs. This week, it hits a new high at No. 6 on Adult Contemporary.for four weeks, this week placing at No. 3. It adds its 26th week in the top 10, becoming one of 23 singles ever to lodge itself in the tier for at least half-a-year.
The Weeknd's smash also adds a record-padding 22nd week at No. 1 on the multi-metric Hot R&B Songs chart.Amid the COVID-19 pandemic,"I think people have been longing for simpler times and a nostalgic escape," Will Calder, director of branding and programming for Cox Media Group Pop Songs reporters WPOI Tampa and WPYO Orlando,
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