Thirty years ago today, R&B boy band Boyz II Men was in the middle of breaking an all-time Billboard charts record as their No. 1 hit with Mariah Carey, "One Sweet Day," remained in the top spot for a lengthy period of time.
The emotional ballad—which was released on Nov. 14, 1995, as the second single from the pop songstress' album Daydream, and told the tale of grieving lost loved ones—debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed put for 16 weeks, from Dec. 2, 1995, to March 16, 1996, making history at the time as the longest-running Hot 100 No. 1 ever. In total, "One Sweet Day" spent 27 weeks on the Billboard chart.
According to the famed music publication, "the song’s success was hardly surprising, given Carey and Boyz II Men’s track records in the ’90s. It became Carey’s 10th No. 1 (of 18 total) and Boyz II Men’s fourth (of five)."
The 16-week record stood untouched for nearly 25 years until broken by Luis Fonsi's reggaeton smash hit "Despacito" in 2017.
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Other longest-leading Billboard Hot 100 chart toppers include Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" featuring Billy Ray Cyrus (2019) and Shaboozey’s 2024-released “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” each notching 19 weeks, Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” at 14 weeks, and Boyz II Men’s “End of the Road” with 13 weeks. "(Songs began logging longer No. 1 stays after the Hot 100 adopted electronically tracked data, according to Luminate, in late 1991)," per Billboard.
In January 2026, Carey's holiday hit "All I Want for Christmas Is You" was announced the newly-anointed record-holder with 22 weeks in total.
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