The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ spends 88th week on Billboard Hot 100
The previous record was set by Imagine Dragons’ ‘Radioactive’, which spent 87 weeks on the chart in 2012-14.
Published Date - 18 August 2021, 01:04 PM
Canadian singer-songwriter The Weeknd’s song ‘Blinding Lights’ set new records as it spent 88th week on the Billboard Hot 100 (on the chart dated August 21). The previous record was set by Imagine Dragons’ ‘Radioactive’, which spent 87 weeks on the chart in 2012-14.
According to Billboard.com, ‘Blinding Lights’, released on XO/Republic Records, debuted at No. 11 on the Hot 100 dated December 14, 2019. The song, which ranks at No. 18 in its 88th week, hit No. 1 for its first of four weeks on top on the chart dated April 4, 2020.
The superhit song has rewritten the records for the most time spent in the Hot 100’s top five (43 weeks), top 10 (57 weeks), top 20 (79 weeks), and top 40 (84 weeks).
The Weeknd, who recently released the single ‘Take My Breath’, shared the exciting news on social media. He captioned his latest post on Instagram, “Forever grateful to be able to experiment with sounds, try new things with my voice and create music with the people I truly love and respect. For the last decade every song has been a journey and to be able to continue this journey has been nothing short of a blessing. It’s the only gift I could ever ask for. I’ll be doing it for as long as I can breathe. I love my fans and wouldn’t be here without you. Big day for ‘Blinding Lights’. Multiple songs in the top 20. Thursday turns 10. Caesar turned 4 and the f*cking dawn is coming. LET’S GO (sic).”
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