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Originally posted by umichgrad07
Most total weeks on the Hot 100 ("Ho Hey" joins the list)
76 weeks Jason Mraz "I'm Yours" (2009)[3]
69 weeks LeAnn Rimes "How Do I Live" (1998)
68 weeks LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock "Party Rock Anthem" (2012)
65 weeks Jewel "Foolish Games" / "You Were Meant for Me" (1998), Adele "Rolling in the Deep" (2012)
64 weeks Carrie Underwood "Before He Cheats" (2007)
62 weeks Lifehouse "You and Me" (2006)
60 weeks Los del Rνo "Macarena" (Bayside Boys Mix) (1997), Lady Antebellum "Need You Now" (2010)
59 weeks Gotye featuring Kimbra "Somebody That I Used to Know" (2013)
58 weeks Santana featuring Rob Thomas "Smooth" (2000), The Fray "How to Save a Life" (2007)
57 weeks Creed "Higher" (2000), Kings of Leon "Use Somebody" (2010), Ellie Goulding "Lights" (2013)
56 weeks Paula Cole "I Don't Want to Wait" (1998), Faith Hill "The Way You Love Me" (2001), The Black Eyed Peas "I Gotta Feeling" (2010), Fun "Some Nights" (2013)
55 weeks Everything but the Girl "Missing" (1996), Duncan Sheik "Barely Breathing" (1997), Lonestar "Amazed" (2000)
54 weeks The Four Seasons "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" (1975, 1994),[4] Lifehouse "Hanging by a Moment" (2002), Matchbox Twenty "Unwell" (2004), Train "Hey, Soul Sister" (2010)
53 weeks Next "Too Close" (1999), Faith Hill "Breathe" (2000), 3 Doors Down "Kryptonite" (2001), Train "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" (2002), The Band Perry "If I Die Young" (2011), The Lumineers "Ho Hey" (2013)
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Barring something truly unforeseen, Imagine Dragons "Radioactive" should be at the top of this list at this time next year. There is no reason why this song should log less than 80 weeks on. In fact, if this song is still at its peak position after Week 50, then 90 weeks is not out of the question.
When Radioactive breaks the record, and it will happen in February 2014, I really hope people are not going to discredit it because of the format change (in February). While this new format makes it easier for older songs to extend its longevity, I still think the song may have had a chance at breaking even if there was no format change.