List of ARC Weekly Top 40 chart achievements and trivia

This list of ARC Weekly Top 40 chart achievements and trivia highlights significant milestones, achievements and trivia based upon ARC Weekly Top 40 chart.

This list spans from the issue dated January 5, 1980 to the present. The ARC Weekly Top 40 began with the issue dated January 5, 1980.

All items listed below are from the ARC Weekly Top 40 charts.

Longest run at number one

The original longest chart run at number-one was "Call Me" by Blondie, which held the top position for seven weeks in 1980. This record was subsequently broken in 1981 by "Endless Love", a duet between Diana Ross and Lionel Richie, which remained at the number-one position for ten weeks. The song held the most weeks at number one throughout the rest of the 1980s, and was ranked the ARC Weekly Top 40's "Top Pop Single of the 1980s".

In 1992, Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" broke the record set by "Endless Love" when it remained at the number-one position for eleven weeks. Its record was later matched with the 1995 duet "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men. (On the Billboard Hot 100, "One Sweet Day" was a number-one single for sixteen weeks, surpassing "I Will Always Love You", which remained at number one for fourteen weeks.) "One Sweet Day" was crowned the Top 40's "Top Pop Single of the 1990s".

The current biggest single in the history of the ARC Weekly Top 40 is Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together", which held the top position for ten non-consecutive weeks; its run at number one was briefly interrupted by The Pussycat Dolls's "Don't Cha". Just weeks before "We Belong Together's run" ended, Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone" was the biggest single in the history of the ARC Weekly Top 40. However, Clarkson's song still holds the record for longest charting single, remaining on the chart for thirty-three weeks, longer than Carey's thirty-one.

*11 weeks:
**I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston (1992-1993)
**One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men (1995-1996)

*10 weeks:
**Endless Love - Lionel Richie and Diana Ross (1981)
**We Belong Together - Mariah Carey (2005)

*9 weeks:
**Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes (1981)
**Take a Bow - Madonna (1995)
**Bye Bye Bye - *NSYNC (1999)
**Lady Marmalade - Christina Aguilera/Lil Kim/Mýa/P!nk (2001)

*8 weeks:
**Every Breath You Take - The Police (1982)
**That's the Way Love Goes - Janet Jackson (1993)
**Dreamlover - Mariah Carey (1993)
**Since U Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson (2005)

*7 weeks:
**Call Me - Blondie (1980)
**Ebony and Ivory - Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder (1982)
**Billie Jean - Michael Jackson (1983)
**End of the Road - Boyz II Men (1992)
**I Love You Always Forever - Donna Lewis (1996)
**Don't Speak - No Doubt (1996-1997)
**Dilemma - Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland (2002)
**Crazy in Love - Beyonce featuring Jay-Z (2003)
**Hey Ya! - OutKast (2003-2004)
**Promiscuous - Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland (2006)
**Irreplaceable - Beyonce (2006-2007)
**No One - Alicia Keys (2007-2008)

Most weeks on the chart

Since the chart's inception, only a handful of songs have had chart runs spanning half a year (26 weeks) or more. It was not until 1995 that a song, Des'ree's "You Gotta Be", managed the feat, matched later that year by Boyz II Men's "Water Runs Dry". Not until five years later did another song break the 26-week mark, and as of 2004, only seven songs had ever lasted so long. From 2005 onward, however, such long chart runs became far more commonplace than they had been in the past. As such, more than 80% of the songs with such chart longevity are from the past four calendar years.

*33 weeks:
**Since U Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson (2005), peaked at #1 for 8 weeks

*31 weeks:
**We Belong Together - Mariah Carey (2005), peaked at #1 for 10 weeks
**Before He Cheats - Carrie Underwood (2006/2007), peaked at #6 "(see note 1)"
**The Way I Are - Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson (2007), peaked at #1 for 3 weeks

*30 weeks:
**Buttons - The Pussycat Dolls (2006), peaked at #1 for 2 weeks
**How to Save a Life - The Fray (2006), peaked at #2

*29 weeks:
**You and Me - Lifehouse (2005), peaked at #2
**Over My Head (Cable Car) - The Fray (2006), peaked at #3
**U + Ur Hand - Pink (2007), peaked at #2
**Wait for You - Elliott Yamin (2007), peaked at #4
**Low - Flo Rida featuring T-Pain (2008), peaked at #1 for 6 weeks

*28 weeks:
**You Gotta Be - Des'ree (1995), peaked at #3
**Water Runs Dry - Boyz II Men (1995), peaked at #1 for 2 weeks
**Karma - Alicia Keys (2005), peaked at #2
**Behind These Hazel Eyes - Kelly Clarkson (2005), peaked at #2
**Because Of You - Kelly Clarkson (2005), peaked at #1 for 5 weeks
**Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield (2006), peaked at #2
**Temperature - Sean Paul (2006), peaked at #1 for 2 weeks
**Hips Don't Lie - Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean (2006), peaked at #1 for 6 weeks
**Promiscuous - Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland (2006), peaked at #1 for 7 weeks
**Big Girls Don't Cry (Personal) - Fergie (2007), peaked at #1 for 6 weeks
**Paralyzer - Finger Eleven (2008), peaked at #6

*27 weeks:
**Meant to Live - Switchfoot (2004), peaked at #7
**The Reason - Hoobastank (2004), peaked at #1 for 5 weeks
**Don't Cha - The Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes (2005), peaked at #1 for 2 weeks
**Check on It - Beyoncé featuring Slim Thug (2006), peaked at #1 for 5 weeks
**Too Little Too Late - JoJo (2006), peaked at #1 for 2 weeks
**Lips of an Angel - Hinder (2006), peaked at #1 for 1 week
**Waiting on the World to Change - John Mayer (2006), peaked at #15
**Say It Right - Nelly Furtado (2007) peaked at #1 for 4 weeks
**No One - Alicia Keys (2008), peaked at #1 for 7 weeks
**Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis (2008), peaked at #1 for 6 weeks
**Leavin' - Jesse McCartney (2008), peaked at #2 "(still charting)"

*26 weeks:
**Jumpin' Jumpin' - Destiny's Child (2000), peaked at #1 for 1 week
**With Arms Wide Open - Creed (2000), peaked at #1 for 5 weeks
**This Love - Maroon 5 (2004), peaked at #1 for 4 weeks
**Dirty Little Secret - The All-American Rejects (2006), peaked at #4
**You're Beautiful - James Blunt (2006), peaked at #1 for 2 weeks
**SexyBack - Justin Timberlake (2006), peaked at #1 for 6 weeks
**Far Away - Nickelback (2006), peaked at #1 for 1 week
**Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol (2006), peaked at #6
**Who Knew - Pink (2006/2007), peaked at #1 for 2 weeks "(see note 2)"
**Never Too Late - Three Days Grace (2008), peaked at #16
**Stop and Stare - OneRepublic (2008), peaked at #7
**See You Again - Miley Cyrus (2008), peaked at #4
**Love Song - Sara Bareilles (2008), peaked at #1 for 3 weeks
**No Air - Jordin Sparks featuring Chris Brown (2008), peaked at #1 for 1 week
**Pocketful of Sunshine - Natasha Bedingfield (2008), peaked at #4
**Shake It - Metro Station (2008), peaked at #4 "(still charting)"

Note 1: "Before He Cheats" had two chart runs: one beginning in November of 2006 that lasted 8 weeks, and a second beginning in February of 2007 that lasted 23 weeks.
Note 2: "Who Knew" had two chart runs: one beginning in July of 2006 that lasted 2 weeks, and a second beginning in July of 2007 that lasted 24 weeks.

Most number-ones

*Madonna — 24 (64 weeks)

*Mariah Carey — 20 (73 weeks)

*Janet Jackson — 18 (41 weeks)

*Whitney Houston — 14 (31 weeks)

*Michael Jackson — 14 (35 weeks)

*Prince — 11 (20 weeks)

Most time spent at the number-one spot by an artist in a year

*15 weeks:
** *NSYNC - "Bye Bye Bye" and "It's Gonna Be Me" (2000)
**Mariah Carey - "We Belong Together", "Shake It Off", and "Don't Forget About Us" (2005)

*13 weeks:
**Michael Jackson - "Billie Jean", "Beat It", and "Say Say Say" with Paul McCartney (1983)
**Janet Jackson - "That's the Way Love Goes", "If", and "Again" (1993)
**Kelly Clarkson - "Since U Been Gone" and "Because of You" (2005)

*12 weeks:
**Whitney Houston - "I Will Always Love You", "I'm Every Woman", and "I Have Nothing" (1993)
**Mariah Carey - "Dreamlover" and "Hero" (1993)
**Beyoncé - "Crazy in Love" featuring Jay-Z and "Baby Boy" featuring Sean Paul (2003)

*11 weeks:
**Celine Dion - "Because You Loved Me" and "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" (1996)
**Justin Timberlake - "Sexy Back" and "My Love" (featuring T.I.) (2006)

*10 weeks:
**Diana Ross - "Endless Love" with Lionel Richie (1980)
**Mariah Carey - "Fantasy" and "One Sweet Day" with Boyz II Men (1995)
**Christina Aguilera - "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" with Ricky Martin and "Lady Marmalade" with Lil' Kim, Mýa, and P!nk (2001)
**P!nk - "Get the Party Started" and "Don't Let Me Get Me" (2002)
**Nelly - "Hot in Herre" and "Dilemma" featuring Kelly Rowland (2002)
**Timbaland - "Give it to Me" (With Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado), "The Way I Are (featuring Keri Hilson), and "Apologize" (featuring OneRepublic) (2007)

Artists with more than one single of the year

In the history of the chart (1980- ), only three artists have had the distinction of earning more than one single of the year. Boyz II Men first accomplished this in 1994 followed by Madonna in 1995. In 1996, Boyz II Men racked up three singles of the year with their duet with Mariah Carey who joined them in 2005 with a second single of the year.

*Boyz II Men:
**1992: "End of the Road"
**1994: "I'll Make Love to You"
**1996: "One Sweet Day" with Mariah Carey
*Madonna:
**1985: "Like a Virgin"
**1995: "Take a Bow"
*Mariah Carey:
**1996: "One Sweet Day" with Boyz II Men
**2005: "We Belong Together"

Artists to replace themselves at the number-one spot

As rare as it is for an artist to earn two singles of the year, only two artists have had the distinction of replacing themselves at the number-one spot. Mariah Carey first accomplished this in 1995 followed by OutKast in 2004.

Michael Jackson nearly replaced himself in 1983 with "Billie Jean" and "Beat It" but "Come on Eileen" by Dexy's Midnight Runners kept him from this when it reached the number-one spot for one week on April 23.

*Mariah Carey: "One Sweet Day" with Boyz II Men replaced "Fantasy" the week of December 7 1995,
*OutKast: "The Way You Move" featuring Sleepy Brown replaced "Hey Ya!" the week of January 17 2004.

Two soundtracks have had the distinction of having two tracks by different artists replace themselves at number one.

*Miami Vice soundtrack: "You Belong to the City" by Glenn Frey replaced "Miami Vice Theme" by Jan Hammer the week of November 6 1985.
*City of Angels soundtrack: "Iris" by the Goo Goo Dolls replaced "Uninvited" by Alanis Morissette the week of August 1 1998.

ongs by two different artists to go to number one

"Endless Love" by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie the week of August 15 1981 (10 weeks) and Luther Vandross and Mariah Carey the week of October 22 1994 (1 week)

"Listen to Your Heart" by Roxette the week of November 4 1989 (1 week) and D.H.T. the week of September 10 2005 (1 week)

Most times named "Artist of the Year"

* Madonna and Janet Jackson have the distinction of being named "Artist of the Year" three times, Madonna in 1985, 1986 and 1987 and Janet in 1990, 1994 and 1998. Daryl Hall & John Oates and Justin Timberlake both have been named "Artist of the Year" twice, Hall & Oates in 1981 and 1982, Timberlake in 2003 and 2007.

Highest Debut

Madonna's song, Erotica made the highest debut on the Top 40, debuting at #8. Janet Jackson's That's the Way Love Goes is the second highest debut, at #9. Both songs also tie for the fastest rise to #1, as both songs took 3 weeks to reach #1.