Shaboozey’s ‘Bar Song’ ties Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey for the longest solo reign in Billboard history among Black artists, holding the #1 spot for the 14th week

Before this week, Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston shared the record for the longest-reigning unaccompanied #1 hits in the Hot 100’s 66-year history (among all artists of color).

That changed on Monday (October 14), when Billboard reported that Shaboozey’s ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’, already the longest-running chart-topper in 2024, had risen up the record ladder after earning another frame as the chart’s champion.

Shaboozey (born Collins Chibueze) captured the #1 position for the 14th week with ‘A Bar Song.’ Here are the numbers that powered the ‘Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going’ cut’s placement.

• Streaming = 26.4 million U.S.-based streams
• Sales = 6,000 digital downloads
• Radio airplay =  75.6 million audience impressions

Collins already owns the record for longest-reigning solo #1 hit among Black male vocalists. Still, now the 29-year-old sits beside music titans Carey (2005’s ‘We Belong Together‘ and 1994’s ‘All I Want for Christmas’) and Houston (1992’s ‘I Will Always Love You‘) as their respective solo smashes also ruled the Pop hitlist for 14 weeks apiece.

Notably, he is also in a three-way tie with Mark Ronson (‘Uptown Funk‘) and Los Del Rio (‘Macarena‘) for the second longest-ruling #1 hit among rookie chart-toppers (meaning the song was their first appearance on the Hot 100).

If the Nigerian Country singer manages to land just one more print atop the coveted, he will own the record for the longest-reigning unaccompanied #1 hit by an artist of color and the longest-reigning #1 hit by a first-time charting solo artist.

When all chart-toppers are considered, he has a way to go before he beats the overall champ – Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus’ ‘Old Town Road‘ – which ruled the all-genre tally for 19 weeks in 2019.