Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' rewrites the longest reign in history Advertising signAdult Contemporary chart, logging a 37th week at the top of the chart as of January 20.
The single surpasses Maroon 5's “Girls Like You” in 2018-19.
Here's an updated look at the songs that have dominated Adult Contemporary the longest in the chart's 62-plus year history.
Most weeks at No. 1 Advertising signAdult Timeline:
- 37 (to date), “Flowers”, Miley Cyrus, starting April 15, 2023
- 36, “Girls Like You”, Maroon 5, 10 November 2018
- 35, “Blinding Lights,” The Weeknd, Nov. 7, 2020
- 28, “Drift Away”, Uncle Kracker feat. Dobie Gray, June 7, 2003
- 24, 'Easy on Me', Adele, 13 Nov 2021
- 24, “Shape of You,” Ed Sheeran, May 6, 2017
- 22, “Perfect,” Ed Sheeran, 24 Feb 2018
- 22, “Hey, Soul Sister,” Train, July 3, 2010
- 21, “Hello,” Adele, November 28, 2015
- 21, “Breakaway,” Kelly Clarkson, March 12, 2005
- 21, “A New Day Has Come,” Celine Dion, March 30, 2002
- 20, “Memories,” Maroon 5, March 21, 2020
- 20, “Just the Way You Are,” Bruno Mars, February 5, 2011
Released on Smiley Miley/Columbia Records, “Flowers” previously topped the mainstream top 40-based Pop Airplay chart (dated 1992) for 10 weeks and the top 40 Adult Pop Airplay chart (dated since 1996). 17 frames.
Meanwhile, the single's combined 64 weeks atop Adult Contemporary (37), Adult Pop Airplay (17) and Pop Airplay (10) mark the most hits. The Weeknd's “Blinding Lights” ranks second with 61 weeks atop the trio's chart combined, followed by “Girls Like You” (55). 51 songs have topped all three charts.
“Flowers,” which Cyrus co-wrote, debuted at No. 1 on the multi-metric Billboard Hot 100 last January and reigned for eight weeks, becoming her second chart-topper. It's from the Cyrus album Endless summer vacationwhich debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 album chart in March, marking her 14th top 10.
“Flowers” reached No. 1 Advertising signEnd of 2023 Radio Songs and Adult Pop Airplay Songs. Cyrus also earned six 2024 Grammy nominations, including three for “Flowers”: record and song of the year and best pop solo performance.
The Adult Contemporary chart ranks titles by weekly airplay on a panel of over 80 adult contemporary radio stations. The reckoning began inside Advertising signof its pages (as the “Easy Listening” chart) on July 17, 1961. It wasn't until Luminate data began feeding the chart exactly 32 years later (July 17, 1993) that long reigns became much more common than before. (Airplay is now provided in Luminate by Mediabase.)
Notably, the largest No. 1 Adult Contemporary on the pre-Luminate tracking chart belongs to Paul Mauriat's 'Love Is Blue' (11 weeks, 1968), followed by three top 10 weeks: Al Stewart's 'Time Passages' (1978-79), 'This Guy's in Love With You” (1968) by Herb Alpert and “King of the Road” by Roger Miller (1965).
Bryan Adams' “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” claimed the longest Adult Contemporary chart of the '90s before the adoption of Luminate data (eight weeks, 1991), while nine tracks share the longest No. 1 '80s stay (six weeks each): “Right Here Waiting” by Richard Marx, “If You Don't Know Me By Now” by Simply Red (both 1989), “Cherish” by Kool & The Gang (1985), Lionel Richie's “Hello” (1984), Barry Manilow's “Read 'Em and Weep” (1983-84), Richie's “You Are” (1983), “Yesterday's Songs” by Neil Diamond (1981-82), Kenny Rogers' 'I Don't Need You' (1981) and Air Supply's 'Lost in Love' (1980).
All charts dated January 20 will be updated on Billboard.com on Wednesday, January 17 (one day later than usual due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on January 15).
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