Benson Boone, Teddy Swims And Shaboozey: One Year On, Still Living Inside The Top 10

Forbes

21-04-2025

It's not terribly common for songs to spend a full year on the Hot 100. The ranking, which blends sales, airplay, and streaming data to identify the most-consumed tracks in the U.S., tends to favor the new and the exciting. Most songs — especially the ones that debut with some vigor — stick around for a few weeks, maybe a month or two, and then quietly fade away. Seeing any single hang on for months is impressive. And a full year? That's a surefire sign of a legitimate hit.
More and more, though, the biggest smash singles are showing that they have staying power. This week, three songs currently inside the top 10 of the Hot 100 have been present on the ranking for at least 52 weeks, a milestone that used to feel far more rare. Two of these hits have already passed the one-year mark, while one just gets there now.
The fact that all three — "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" by Shaboozey, "Lose Control" by Teddy Swims, and "Beautiful Things" by Benson Boone — are still not just charting, but thriving near the top of the list, highlights how streaming platforms reward already-massive wins and radio stations remain loyal to what they know works.
The newest member of the yearlong club is "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" by Shaboozey. This frame, the track celebrates its fifty-second week on the Hot 100. As it does so, it slides slightly from No. 4 to No. 6, which is an impressive position for any tune at any point – let alone after months of living inside the highest tier. Of the three long-haulers in the top 10 right now, this is the highest-charting title.
The longest-charting of the three top 10 hits this frame is Teddy Swims' "Lose Control." The soulful breakout single has now racked up an astounding 86 weeks on the Hot 100. That places it among the longest-running songs in the chart's history, as it has already claimed the fourth-longest stay ever, and it is still going strong.
This week, "Lose Control" only slips two spaces to No. 8. The track has become Swims' signature hit, even as he has several newer focuses on the chart at the moment.
The third member of this elite trio is "Beautiful Things" by Benson Boone. That catchy cut reenters the top 10 this frame by rising from No. 11 to No. 10. This latest period marks the song's sixty-third week on the Hot 100.
"Beautiful Things" stands out because of the fact that it's the only one of these three tracks that hasn't yet hit No. 1. It came incredibly close, stalling at No. 2, but that near miss hasn't affected its long-term success.