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As Mark Ronson + Bruno Mars Approach The Record, Let's Count Down The Longest-Running 'Billboard' Number Ones Ever

By Frank Donovan

We all know that Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk” has been heating up our earbuds all through the winter. But did you know that this funky jam is in its 12th week at the top of Billboard’s Hot 100 chart? ‘Cause that’s a big deal.

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The all-time record for number of weeks spent at number one on the Hot 100 isn’t far off: it’s Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men’s “One Sweet Day” that holds the honor, having reigned for 16 weeks. In fact, Mariah and the Boyz each have multiple entries in the exclusive club of artists who’ve spent double-digit weeks at number one, along with only a few others like Santana and the Black Eyed Peas.

In honor of Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars’ current hot streak on the Billboard charts, we present a comprehensive look back at all the songs that have spent 10 or more weeks at number one.

10 WEEKS

"You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone (1977)

"Physical" by Olivia Newton-John (1981)

"Maria Maria" by Santana featuring the Product G&B (1999)

"Foolish" by Ashanti (2002)

"Dilemma" by Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland (2002)

"Gold Digger" by Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx (2005)

"Irreplaceable" by Beyonce (2006)

"Low" by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain (2007)

"We Found Love" by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris (2011)

"Happy" by Pharrell Williams (2013)

11 WEEKS

"I Swear" by All-4-One (1994)

"Un-Break My Heart" by Toni Braxton (1996)

"I'll Be Missing You" by Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112 (1997)

"Independent Women Part I" by Destiny's Child (2000)

12 WEEKS

"Smooth" by Santana featuring Rob Thomas (1999)

"Lose Yourself" by Eminem (2002)

"Yeah!" by Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris (2004)

"Boom Boom Pow" by The Black Eyed Peas (2009)

"Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell (2013)

"Uptown Funk" (2014) Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars

13 WEEKS

"End of the Road" by Boyz II Men (1992)

"The Boy Is Mine" by Brandy & Monica (1998)

14 WEEKS

"I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston (1992)

"I'll Make Love to You" by Boyz II Men (1994)

"Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" by Los Del Rio (1995)

"Candle in the Wind 1997"/"Something About the Way You Look Tonight" by Elton John (1997)

"We Belong Together" by Mariah Carey (2005)

"I Gotta Feeling" by The Black Eyed Peas (2009)

16 WEEKS

"One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men (1995)

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