This list contains songs that have remained at No.1 for the longest. The Hot 100 Chart Achievements of Billboard included all the songs. We will go through the songs and tell you about them so you have something to share at your next social gathering.
10 “Billie Jean”– Michael Jackson (7 weeks)
March 5, 1983, marked the first day that “Billie Jean” reached No.1. There are many facts that Michael Jackson did not reveal about his hit single. Did you know that his first moonwalk was when he sang the song in Motown 25: Yesterday Today Forever. This is another incredible fact about the song’s origin…
Michael Jackson claimed that the idea was born while driving his Rolls-Royce on a highway. He was so taken with the song, that he didn’t even realize his car caught fire. A man on a motorbike passed him and saved his life.
9 “Every Breath You Take” – The Police (8 weeks)
The iconic song debuted at No. 1 in July 1983. Fun fact: Sting wrote this song at the Jamaican desk from which Ian Fleming wrote James Bond novels.
Sting also knew that the song would be the band’s biggest hit when it was written. He continued, saying that “Every Breath you Take” was an archetypal song. If you have a minor chord followed by a major, you aren’t original.