ABC/Randy HolmesJohn Legend‘s “All of Me” has become the longest running R&B song on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart.
According to the publication, the song has logged its 54th week on the Hot 100, the single actually led the chart for three weeks back in May. Legend’s song passes Next‘s “Too Close,” which charted for 53 weeks in 1998-99.
It seems the crooner knew all along that his piano-driven ballad was something special. “I told my label [Columbia] early on that this could be the biggest song of my career,” Legend told Billboard earlier this year. “People are used to music that makes them dance. But, every once in a while, you want to hear something that pierces your heart.”
Here’s a list of other long-running R&B hits:
53 weeks — “Too Close,” Next, 1998
49 weeks — “Thrift Shop,” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz, 2013
48 weeks — “Blurred Lines” Robin Thicke feat. T.I. + Pharrell, 2013
47 weeks — “You Make Me Wanna…,” Usher, 1997
47 weeks — “Nobody Knows,” Tony Rich Project, 1996
46 weeks — “Together Again,” Janet, 1998
45 weeks — “Yeah!,” Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris, 2004
45 weeks — “Get Low,” Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz feat. Ying Yang Twins, 2003
45 weeks — “100% Pure Love,” Crystal Waters, 1994
45 weeks — “Whoomp! (There It Is),” Tag Team, 1993
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