Harry Styles‘ “As It Was” has made history by staying on Billboard‘s Pop Airplay chart for an unprecedented 61st week.

The song, the lead single from Styles’ third album, Harry’s House, debuted on the April 9, 2022-dated tally and spent seven weeks at No. 1 last May-July.

“As It Was” ranks No. 15 on the latest list dated June 3, breaking out of a tie with The Weeknd‘s “Blinding Lights” to achieve the record of the longest stay on the Pop Airplay chart.

List of songs that have seen long runs in Pop Airplay’s 30-year-plus history:

Most Weeks on Pop Airplay, Title, Artist(s), Peak Pos./Date:

61, “As It Was,” Harry Styles, No. 1 (seven weeks), beginning May 21, 202260, “Blinding Lights,” The Weeknd, No. 1 (six), April 18, 202054, “Heat Waves,” Glass Animals, No. 1 (two), Jan. 29, 202248, “Stay,” The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, No. 1 (13), Sept. 4, 202147, “Before You Go,” Lewis Capaldi, No. 1 (one), Sept. 26, 202045, “Thats What I Want,” Lil Nas X, No. 1 (four), Feb. 19, 202245, “Adore You,” Harry Styles, No. 1 (one), April 11, 202045, “Circles,” Post Malone, No. 1 (10), Nov. 16, 201945, “Eastside,” benny blanco, Halsey & Khalid, No. 1 (one), March 2, 201945, “Love Lies,” Khalid & Normani, No. 1 (two), Sept. 22, 201845, “New Rules,” Dua Lipa, No. 1 (four), Feb. 3, 2018

“As It Was” has drawn 4.1 billion in all-format radio audience and 842.5 million official on-demand streams and sold 220,000 downloads in the United States (through May 18), according to Luminate.

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