Photo credit:  Harry Styles attends The BRIT Awards 2023 at The O2 Arena on February 11, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Jo Hale/Redferns)

 

Harry Styles’ single, “As It Was” has made history on Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart, adding an unprecedented 61 weeks on the survey.

The song debuted in April last year and spent seven weeks at #1 and is still at #15 on that chart.

To take the top spot, Styles broke the tie with The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” for the longest Pop Airplay stay.

On the all-genre, Billboard Hot 100, “As It Was” spent 15 weeks at #1, making it the fourth-longest reign in the chart’s history.

 

Songs that previously held the record:

  • 61, “As It Was,” Harry Styles, No. 1 (seven weeks), beginning May 21, 2022
  • 60, “Blinding Lights,” The Weeknd, No. 1 (six), April 18, 2020
  • 54, “Heat Waves,” Glass Animals, No. 1 (two), Jan. 29, 2022
  • 48, “Stay,” The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, No. 1 (13), Sept. 4, 2021
  • 47, “Before You Go,” Lewis Capaldi, No. 1 (one), Sept. 26, 2020
  • 45, “Thats What I Want,” Lil Nas X, No. 1 (four), Feb. 19, 2022
  • 45, “Adore You,” Harry Styles, No. 1 (one), April 11, 2020
  • 45, “Circles,” Post Malone, No. 1 (10), Nov. 16, 2019
  • 45, “Eastside,” benny blanco, Halsey & Khalid, No. 1 (one), March 2, 2019
  • 45, “Love Lies,” Khalid & Normani, No. 1 (two), Sept. 22, 2018
  • 45, “New Rules,” Dua Lipa, No. 1 (four), Feb. 3, 2018