Meghan Trainor's "All About That Bass" leads the Billboard Hot 100 for a seventh week, tying a record first established by Michael Jackson.
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With its seventh week atop the Hot 100, "Bass" ties the mark for the longest-leading No. 1 single in Epic Records history.Two prior Epic entries also reigned for seven weeks each, both by the King of Pop: 1983's "Billie Jean" and 1991's "Black or White." ("Bass" passes Jennifer Lopez's 2002 six-week leader "Ain't It Funny," featuring Ja Rule.)
Seven is a lucky number for another reason this week: For a record-extending seventh week, it's an all-women top five on Hot 100. The run furthers the mark for the most frames in a row in which women have barred men from the top five in the chart's 56-year history.
More honors for "Bass": it ties Iggy Azalea's "Fancy," featuring Charli XCX, for the longest Hot 100 rule by a woman this year. Among all leaders, only Pharrell Williams' "Happy" has spent more time on top (10 weeks) in 2014. The last No. 1 by a woman to top the Hot 100 for longer than seven weeks? Lorde's "Royals," which led for nine weeks in October-December 2013.