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    Lil Nas X Ties Chart Record For Longest Streak At No. 1

    "Old Town Road" spent last week neck and neck with Billie Eilish's "bad guy." Both artists helped their Hot 100 numbers with strategically deployed remixes, taking advantage of a murky chart policy.
    by Emily Abshire Jul 22, 2019 2 minutes
    Lil Nas X in April, posing backstage during the 2019 Stagecoach Festival in Indio, Calif.

    Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" rode right into its 16th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 today, tying the record for longest consecutive time in the top spot.

    Only two songs have achieved this long of a streak before in and Boyz II Men's "" was first in 1995, and held the record for more than two decades until and — with an assist from on the remix — tied it in 2017 with "."

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