Shaboozey’s ‘A Bar Song’ Ties The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ for Most Weeks at No. 1 on Radio Songs Chart
Both smashes boast 26 weeks at the top.
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Belying its title, Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” remains a steadily dominant hit, topping Billboard’s Radio Songs chart for a 26th week – tying The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” for the most time spent at No. 1 in the survey’s history.
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“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” previously logged a record-tying 19 weeks at No. 1 on the streaming-, airplay- and sales-based Billboard Hot 100, beginning last July.
The track holds atop Radio Songs with 63.2 million in audience Jan. 17-23, essentially even week-over-week, according to data tracker Luminate. The chart reflects all-format airplay on more than 1,000 monitored radio stations; Pop Airplay chart reporter KDHT (Hits 95.7) Denver has played the song the most to date: more than 4,000 times.
Here’s a rundown of the longest-leading Radio Songs No. 1s, dating to the chart’s December 1990 start:
- 26 weeks, “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Shaboozey, beginning Aug. 10, 2024
- 26, “Blinding Lights,” The Weeknd, April 18, 2020
- 18, “Flowers,” Miley Cyrus, Feb. 25, 2023
- 18, “Iris,” Goo Goo Dolls, Aug. 1, 1998
- 16, “Girls Like You,” Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B, Aug. 4, 2018
- 16, “We Belong Together,” Mariah Carey, May 28, 2005
- 16, “Don’t Speak,” No Doubt, Dec. 7, 1996
- 15, “Easy On Me,” Adele, Dec. 4, 2021
- 14, “High Hopes,” Panic! at the Disco, Dec. 1, 2018
- 14, “No One,” Alicia Keys, Nov. 3, 2007
- 14, “Because You Loved Me,” Celine Dion, April 13, 1996
“A Bar Song (Tipsy),” on American Dogwood/EMPIRE, with country radio promotion by Magnolia Music, dominated the Country Airplay chart for seven weeks beginning last August, the longest No. 1 run for a first entry, and ranks in the top 10 for a record-extending 30th week.
The song also made history as the first to hit the top five (or even top 10) on Country Airplay, Pop Airplay, Adult Pop Airplay (two weeks at No. 1 on each chart) and Rhythmic Airplay (No. 3 peak).
“There were many, many doubters of our ability to work this record at radio,” EMPIRE COO Nima Etminan told Billboard after “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” hit No. 1 on the Hot 100. “The industry loves telling independents that there’s a ceiling to what they can do on their own, and this was no different. We were told it can’t be done, and, as we like to do, we proved them wrong. We’ve assembled a fantastic team that we had full faith in – and they delivered.”
All charts (dated Feb. 1, 2025) will update on Billboard.com Tuesday, Jan. 28. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X and Instagram.
