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Post by Hervard on Jan 28, 2020 10:24:56 GMT -5
One other short #1 song I failed to mention from the 1960's was The Letter by The Box Tops--which also clocks in around 1:50. I believe that in the history of the 'Hot 100' since 1958, the only shorter #1 single than "The Letter" is another classic tune: "Stay" by Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs, which hit #1 for one week in November of 1960 and clocked in at Ramones-length 1:36. Obviously the Jackson Browne remake from '78 was a bit longer than the original. I believe it was a little less than two minutes longer. The instrumental part at the end served as filler. |
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Post by mga707 on Jan 28, 2020 13:22:19 GMT -5
I believe that in the history of the 'Hot 100' since 1958, the only shorter #1 single than "The Letter" is another classic tune: "Stay" by Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs, which hit #1 for one week in November of 1960 and clocked in at Ramones-length 1:36. Obviously the Jackson Browne remake from '78 was a bit longer than the original. I believe it was a little less than two minutes longer. The instrumental part at the end served as filler. Yes, and Browne's remake also featured backup vocalist Rosemary Butler taking a turn, as did noted session man David Lindley, who sang the falsetto verse. |
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Post by albe on Feb 22, 2020 7:22:11 GMT -5
Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy (2:50) #1 for 3 weeks in February 1992.
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Post by slf on Feb 22, 2020 17:43:51 GMT -5
Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy (2:50) #1 for 3 weeks in February 1992. That's still two minutes and fifty seconds longer than it should be. |
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Post by mkarns on Feb 22, 2020 18:38:58 GMT -5
If we’re talking about Hot 100-only #1’s, then there’s Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road”, which was #1 there for 19 weeks last year and officially clocks in at 1:53. On AT40 it peaked at #4 and IIRC Ryan said it was the shortest (unedited) song there ever, though that of course only goes back to mid-1970.
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Post by woolebull on Feb 23, 2020 13:22:20 GMT -5
If we’re talking about Hot 100-only #1’s, then there’s Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road”, which was #1 there for 19 weeks last year and officially clocks in at 1:53. On AT40 it peaked at #4 and IIRC Ryan said it was the shortest (unedited) song there ever, though that of course only goes back to mid-1970. That is correct, mkarns. "Old Town Road" set the "AT" record for shortest top 40 hit, knocking off "Mine" by Bazzi. |
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Post by johnnywest on Nov 28, 2022 10:21:37 GMT -5
Now the all-time AT40 record goes to Armani White with “Billie Eilish.” I think Ryan said it’s 1:34. It’s an awful song. I hope it doesn’t hit #1.
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Post by dth1971 on Nov 28, 2022 12:08:09 GMT -5
I know it didn't hit #1 on Billboard/AT40 but may have hit #1 on R&R, was the single/radio version of "Right Here, Right Now" by Jesus Jones about 2 minutes and 50 seconds?
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Post by OnWithTheCountdown on Nov 28, 2022 16:36:29 GMT -5
I know it didn't hit #1 on Billboard/AT40 but may have hit #1 on R&R, was the single/radio version of "Right Here, Right Now" by Jesus Jones about 2 minutes and 50 seconds? It hit #1 on R&R dated 7/19 (equivalent to 7/27 CT40 show). I have two versions of the song, one is 3:04 and the other 3:08. |
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Post by johnnywest on Nov 12, 2023 12:57:31 GMT -5
A few weeks ago on AT40, “Barbie World” hit #1 and Ryan did a story on how it was the shortest #1 ever (I foget the length but it was under 2 minutes) and how Nicki Minaj beat Bazzi’s record.
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Post by mga707 on Nov 12, 2023 20:55:33 GMT -5
A few weeks ago on AT40, “Barbie World” hit #1 and Ryan did a story on how it was the shortest #1 ever (I foget the length but it was under 2 minutes) and how Nicki Minaj beat Bazzi’s record. Shorter than "Stay"s one minute 36 seconds? Wiki still has "Stay" as the shortest: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stay_(Maurice_Williams_song) |
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Post by johnnywest on Nov 12, 2023 21:18:46 GMT -5
Maybe he said shortest in AT40 history.
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Post by mstgator on Nov 12, 2023 21:22:01 GMT -5
A few weeks ago on AT40, “Barbie World” hit #1 and Ryan did a story on how it was the shortest #1 ever (I foget the length but it was under 2 minutes) and how Nicki Minaj beat Bazzi’s record. Shorter than "Stay"s one minute 36 seconds? Wiki still has "Stay" as the shortest: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stay_(Maurice_Williams_song)"Barbie World" is 1:49, so longer than "Stay" but still the shortest in AT40 history. |
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Post by johnnywest on Feb 17, 2024 14:50:12 GMT -5
Last week, Ryan mentioned that "Greedy" by Tate McRae was another short song at #1 at 2:07.
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