Rihanna Tops Hot 100 for Eighth Week, Ties the Beatles for Second-Most Total Weeks at No. 1
As "Work," featuring Drake, leads again, Rihanna matches the Fab Four's total of 59 cumulative weeks on top. Only Mariah Carey has logged more leading frames. Plus, Desiigner darts into the top five with "Panda" and Justin Bieber ties a record.
Rihanna's "Work," featuring Drake, posts an eighth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (dated April 23). With her latest frame on top, Rihanna has now tied The Beatles for the second-most total weeks spent at No. 1 (59) and trails only Mariah Carey, the leader with 79.Plus, Desiigner earns his first Hot 100 top 10, as his debut hit "Panda" soars 14-5, and Justin Bieber matches a top 10 longevity mark (yet again).
As we do every Monday, let's run down the Hot 100's top 10 and more. Highlights of the airplay, sales and streaming-based Hot 100 post on
Billboard.com each Monday, with all charts updated each Tuesday.
More about The Beatles and Carey: As Rihanna has now spent 59 total weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100 via her 14 leaders, she has tied The Beatles for the second-most weeks at No. 1. Here is an updated look at the acts that have spent the most time atop the Hot 100 since the chart's 1958 inception:
79 weeks, Mariah Carey
59 weeks, Rihanna
59 weeks, The Beatles
50 weeks, Boyz II Men
47 weeks, UsherMeanwhile, "Work" is now Rihanna's second-longest-leading Hot 100 No. 1 outright, breaking a tie with her seven-week No. 1s "Umbrella" (2007) and Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie," on which she's featured (2010). Only her "We Found Love," featuring Calvin Harris, spent more time on top: 10 weeks in 2011-12.
