[Nemo]

Which songs got lucky for being #1 for at least a week simply because there was no competition during its reign?

[umich]

This is going to get messy.

[Luzianne]

It's one reason We Are Young, Somebody That I Used To Know, and Thrift Shop stayed at number one so long. i should say One more Night (Maroon 5) also. Gangnam Style was done so wrong by radio

And definitely Rude too.

[Auburn]

S&M

[mikeyace16]

Part of Me

[lousaysthings]

I don't know about the US but Britney's Born To Make You Happy went to #1 for pretty much that exact reason in the UK back in 2000.

[Bey_Rihstan]

Blank Space tbh.

[Kula]

Fancy

[Ethanrih]

Originally posted by stereo.love

S&M

That had E.T to compete with.

On topic: All About That Bass.

[umich]

Originally posted by mikeyace16

Part of Me

Nope, she had to beat out the likes of Whitney Houston and Adele that week. I wouldn't call that "no competition."

1. 411.000 PART OF ME - Katy Perry
2. 367.000 I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU - Whitney Houston
3. 271.000 ROLLING IN THE DEEP - Adele

[Kula]

All About That Bass?????????????????? OMG, it had Shake It Off as a big competition

[Αnt]

Part of Me

[Inner Insanity]

Originally posted by Ethanrih

That had E.T to compete with.

On topic: All About That Bass.

It overtook Shake It Off, I don't think so.

On topic:

Black And Yellow, Like A G6, Only Girl, Give Me Everything, Rude

[theo.]

There's competition every week

[Coklek92]

Originally posted by Luzianne

It's one reason We Are Young, Somebody That I Used To Know, and Thrift Shop stayed at number one so long. i should say One more Night (Maroon 5) also. Gangnam Style was done so wrong by radio

And definitely Rude too.

Thrift Shop lost 6 weeks #1 because of Harlem ****

[lousaysthings]

Originally posted by mikeyace16

Part of Me

Originally posted by Αnt

Part of Me

Didn't it sell 400k+ copies in one week? Or was that because all the other songs were taken off sale for that period?

[fridayteenage]

Originally posted by Inner Insanity

It overtook Shake It Off, I don't think so.

On topic:

Black And Yellow, Only Girl, Give Me Everything

And also Raise Your Glass, for this decade.

[Luzianne]

I also should say Crack a Bottle. Kanye's Heartless deserved that week at number one.

Originally posted by Coklek92

Thrift Shop lost 6 weeks #1 because of Harlem ****

It still would have had 11 if not for the fake Harlem Shake. Too long for both songs tbh. One of JT's songs deserved some of those weeks.

[Ger-55]

Rude overstaying atop

[halcyonday]

Blank Space