Songs that have spent longest in the UK top 100

seafoid · August 26, 2026, 04:48:25 PM

Someone you loved Lewis Capaldi
Iris Goo goo dolls
Perfect Ed Sheeran

Riptide Vance Joy
Dreams Fleetwood Mac
Chasing zcars Snow Patrol
Viva la Vida Cold play
Everywhere Fleetwood Mac
All zi want for Christmas is you Mariah Carey

Puckoon · August 26, 2026, 04:51:42 PM

16 consecutive weeks for Bryan Adams Everything I do I think longest at #1

Mr Brightside I believe has the longest top 100 streak of all time in the UK and a ton of other countries. Brandon Flowers doesn't even think it's his own song anymore. Belongs to the world.

AustinPowers · August 26, 2026, 05:06:31 PM

Quote16 consecutive weeks for Bryan Adams Everything I do I think longest at #1

Mr Brightside I believe has the longest top 100 streak of all time in the UK and a ton of other countries. Brandon Flowers doesn't even think it's his own song anymore. Belongs to the world.

It doesn't belong to me. Hate that b*****ding song

Goo Goo dolls spent a long time in the Irish charts (it was no 1 if I remember). Not sure it was as long in the uk one

thewobbler · August 26, 2026, 05:19:14 PM

I do wonder how a mass of people managed to form - some 15 weeks into having their eardrums continually aggravated by Bryan Adams - who all thought to themselves, "f**k I really must head into town and get a copy of that record".

Wildweasel74 · August 26, 2026, 09:08:22 PM

Hes the first one, came to mind! The girls kept buying the 7in record, Cassette single and D single.

Tony Baloney · August 26, 2026, 09:22:27 PM

Love is All Around by the Wets gives me the heeby jeebies. It and Everybody Hurts was never f**king off the stereo we had in the 6th Year common room. The latter I can stomach but it was relentless.

AustinPowers · August 26, 2026, 09:44:35 PM

Quote from: Tony Baloney on August 26, 2026, 09:22:27 PMLove is All Around by the Wets gives me the heeby jeebies. It and Everybody Hurts was never f**king off the stereo we had in the 6th Year common room. The latter I can stomach but it was relentless.

Anything by Wets I can't abide. Yer man Pellow's voice just does my head in. That song in particular gives me the shites.

REM early 90's were everywhere. You couldn't escape them. I can appreciate them more now but they were relentless for a time

Another song that seemed to be in the charts for decades was N Trance Set you free. Oh sweet merciful Lord, that has to be the most hateful bastid song there's ever been.