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Despacito is one week away from U.S. number one history

Written by . Published: August 21 2017

Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee are now just one week away from tying Mariah Carey and Boyz Ii Men for the longest-running number one in America.


Their hit Despacito, which features Justin Bieber, has become only the second song in history to spend a consecutive 15 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 charts.

Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men's One Sweet Day matched the feat back in 1996 - and then spent another week at number one.

But Despacito can already boast the honor of becoming the longest-leading Hot 100 number one of the 21st century, ending a 14-week tie with Mark Ronson's Uptown Funk!, I Gotta Feeling by The Black Eyed Peas, and Mariah's We Belong Together.

Meanwhile, DJ Khaled's Wild Thoughts spends a sixth week stuck at two and Cardi B shoots up the charts from eight to three with her debut hit Bodak Yellow (Money Moves).

And Ed Sheeran ties another chart record as his former number one Shape of You lands a 32nd week in the top 10.

The Brit's hit joins Closer by The Chainsmokers and LeAnn Rimes' 1997 ballad How Do I Live as the only tracks to spend 32 consecutive weeks in the top 10 - one more than Uptown Funk! by Ronson featuring Bruno Mars.

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