Harry Styles' 'As It Was' Earns Record 61st Week On Billboard's Pop Airplay Chart

Harry Styles‘ “As It Was” has made history by staying on Billboard‘s Pop Airplay chart for an unprecedented 61st week.

The song, the lead single from Styles’ third album, Harry’s House, debuted on the April 9, 2022-dated tally and spent seven weeks at No. 1 last May-July.

“As It Was” ranks No. 15 on the latest list dated June 3, breaking out of a tie with The Weeknd‘s “Blinding Lights” to achieve the record of the longest stay on the Pop Airplay chart.

List of songs that have seen long runs in Pop Airplay’s 30-year-plus history:

Most Weeks on Pop Airplay, Title, Artist(s), Peak Pos./Date:

61, “As It Was,” Harry Styles, No. 1 (seven weeks), beginning May 21, 2022
60, “Blinding Lights,” The Weeknd, No. 1 (six), April 18, 2020
54, “Heat Waves,” Glass Animals, No. 1 (two), Jan. 29, 2022
48, “Stay,” The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, No. 1 (13), Sept. 4, 2021
47, “Before You Go,” Lewis Capaldi, No. 1 (one), Sept. 26, 2020
45, “Thats What I Want,” Lil Nas X, No. 1 (four), Feb. 19, 2022
45, “Adore You,” Harry Styles, No. 1 (one), April 11, 2020
45, “Circles,” Post Malone, No. 1 (10), Nov. 16, 2019
45, “Eastside,” benny blanco, Halsey & Khalid, No. 1 (one), March 2, 2019
45, “Love Lies,” Khalid & Normani, No. 1 (two), Sept. 22, 2018
45, “New Rules,” Dua Lipa, No. 1 (four), Feb. 3, 2018

“As It Was” has drawn 4.1 billion in all-format radio audience and 842.5 million official on-demand streams and sold 220,000 downloads in the United States (through May 18), according to Luminate.

(Photo: Lillie Eiger)

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