If Ronson and Mars' collaboration spends at least one more week at No. 1, "Uptown Funk!" will surpass a list of six songs -- including the Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling," Los Del Rio's "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" and Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" -- that have spent 14 weeks in the penthouse of the Hot 100. And if it logs two more weeks at No. 1, the current hit will tie Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men's "One Sweet Day" for the longest-leading Hot 100 No. 1 ever, at 16 weeks. Of course, "Uptown Funk!" would hold the title by itself if it makes it to 17 weeks at No. 1.
One Sweet Day
Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
from the album 'Daydream'
Quote:
"It spent 16 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, is the longest running number one song in the history of both the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart and the rock era, and the most successful single in the careers of Carey and Boyz II Men. The song also achieved strong success around the world, topping the charts in Canada and New Zealand, and reaching the top-ten in Australia, Belgium, France, Ireland, The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Additionally, "One Sweet Day" was ranked first in Rolling Stone 's reader's poll for the Best Collaboration of All Time."
Won:
Special Award - 16 weeks at number one - Billboard Music Awards
Single Favorite Adult Contemporary Female Singer - Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
Compositor de Rhythm & Sou - ASCAP Awards
Best Pop Composer and Song of the Year - BMI Pop Music Awards
Nominated:
Top Hot 100 Singles - Billboard Music Awards
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals and Record of the Year - Grammy Awards
Best R&B Video - MTV Video Music Awards
Best Live performance at Madison Square - ASCAP Awards
Quote:
One Sweet Day was the third best-selling single of 1995 in the US, with sales of over 1,300,000, with the second best-selling single being Carey's "Fantasy". The song spent 26 weeks in the top 40, was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and was ranked number one on Billboard 's "Decade-End Charts". To date the single sold 2,334,000 physical units.
Uptown Funk
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars
from the album 'Uptown Special'
Quote:
"By spending a thirteenth week at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, it became Mars' longest command at the top position (among his six number-ones). The song had sold 2.5 million copies in the US as of January 2015. It also became one of the longest running singles in Billboard's Hot 100 history and also the longest-running number-one single of the 2010s decade, by topping the chart for 13 consecutive weeks. This surpassed the previous record set by American-Canadian artist Robin Thicke with his 2013 single "Blurred Lines" featuring American artists Pharrell Williams and T.I., which reigned at number one for 12 weeks.
Won:
Best Single - BRIT Awards
Nominated:
British Video - BRIT Awards
This thread is to discuss If you want or not "Uptown Funk" to break Mariah Carey/Boyz II Men's iconic record and which song you think deserves the record more.
I am pulling for "Uptown Funk" because I want Billboard to be forced to choose a song other than "The Twist" as the Number One Hot 100 Song Of All Time.
I like "One Sweet Day" and Mariah Carey, and feel bad Boys To Men seemed to just disappear; so I am not pulling against OSD just for UF.
I can't say much about OSD because I was 2 years old when the song was released and I never heard the song in my life until like 2 or 3 years ago when I was obsessed searching about Billboard's records. I don't remember seeing the music video on MTV when I was younger and never saw anyone singing the song, but I know that in the US is pretty iconic.
I love UF and it's very impactful for me, but we live in the era of the internet, so everything seems bigger. I'm not sure If I want Bruno to break Mariah's record, tho.
One Sweet Day holds a special place in my heart since I used to play it non stop when my brother died.
I know that Mariah will still hold the record for female longest running number one single but still I would like her to hold on to this one for a little longer.
Even if the record is snatched, Mariah will still have 2 songs that spent more than 13 weeks at #1. When will Mark Ronson or Bruno Mars? And also she's held that 16-week record for like 20 years, that's makes the achievement even more impressive.
i really will be pressed if that one hit wonder snatches Mariah, who btw deserves it.. not that Mark guy. i cant
It's pretty much a Mark & Bruno song, and both are not one hit wonders. Also, Ronson is responsible for Amy Winehouse's biggest hits, so I kinda like him for that too.
I must confess I was rooting for Rihanna to break that record with We Found Love or Diamonds!
the sudden interest in the meaning of OSD
i ain't ever see y'all bring it up so much when it comes to Mariah unless it's about its 16 weeks
even y'all overlook it a lot
Mariah, Boyz II Men, and Bruno all have better songs so it really doesn't matter
i think it's great that the record might be matched or broken
I don't *want* it to obvs because G0D, but I also won't really care much if it does, especially since he's a male popstar and I like Bruno. If anyone else should have the record besides G0d, it should be a universally loved artist not some dusteh pop girl.
the sudden interest in the meaning of OSD
i ain't ever see y'all bring it up so much when it comes to Mariah unless it's about its 16 weeks
even y'all overlook it a lot
Mariah, Boyz II Men, and Bruno all have better songs so it really doesn't matter
i think it's great that the record might be matched or broken
It's fine if Bruno matches it, but Mark Ronson? and with Uptown Funk? It feels like Macarena all over again, but this time in English.
One Sweet Day is a beautiful song. The acapella version deserves to be preserved somewhere in a time capsule. No one can ever make a duet about love and loss ever again as great as Mariah and Boyz II men.
One Sweet Day
