Why The Killers' Mr Brightside refuses to leave the Official Singles Chart Top 100 (original) (raw)

In a report released in 2017 by the trade body for the UK's record labels, British Phonographic Industry (BPI), Mr Brightside was revealed as the most streamed song of any track released before 2010.

In the last year (July 2018 - July 2018), the song has been streamed 59.9 million times, and has averaged around one million plays a week, climbing to 1.8 million this week thanks to that Glastonbury set. It's still selling too – 23,000 downloads in the last 12 months, around 500 a week, with a Glasto spike of 2,164 in the last seven days – impressive for a song that came out 15 years ago

The staying power of Mr Brightside is in stark contrast to original chart run, logging just four weeks in the Official Singles Chart Top 100 after peaking at 10. It's since gone on to become a staple at pretty much any party or club night – not to mention the odd meme on Twitter – helping it notch up lots of streams and downloads every week.

Look at Mr Brightside's full, week by week chart run in the UK here

So as The Killers' Mr Brightside cements its place as the longest run in the Official Singles Chart Top 100, we wanted to see who was snapping at its heels…

If you want an enduring hit, be a boy with a guitar seems to be the hot tip. Snow Patrol's Chasing Cars is next, followed by Sex on Fire from Kings of Leon, who feature twice. Ed Sheeran takes up two slots too, and the only solo lady in this sausage-fest is Sia – her rousing smash Chandelier has spent 114 weeks in the Top 100. Black Eyed Peas party banger – featuring Fergie on vocals, of course – is the only dance tune on the list.

Update: In May 2024 Official Charts announced The Killers' Mr Brightside had overtaken Wonderwall to become the biggest song of all time never to have topped the chart.

The Official Top 10 longest runs on the Official Singles Chart Top 100:

| | TITLE | ARTIST | PEAK | YEAR FIRST CHARTED | WEEKS IN TOP 100 | | | -------- | ----------------- | --------------- | ------------------ | ---------------- | --- | | 1 | MR BRIGHTSIDE | THE KILLERS | 10 | 2004 | 209 | | 2 | CHASING CARS | SNOW PATROL | 6 | 2006 | 166 | | 3 | SEX ON FIRE | KINGS OF LEON | 1 | 2008 | 124 | | 4 | MY WAY | FRANK SINATRA | 5 | 1969 | 122 | | 5 | THINKING OUT LOUD | ED SHEERAN | 1 | 2014 | 118 | | 6 | CHANDELIER | SIA | 6 | 2014 | 114 | | 7 | PERFECT | ED SHEERAN | 1 | 2017 | 110 | | 8 | I GOTTA FEELING | BLACK EYED PEAS | 1 | 2009 | 109 | | 9 | RADIOACTIVE | IMAGINE DRAGONS | 12 | 2012 | 107 | | 10 | POMPEII | BASTILLE | 2 | 2013 | 103 | | 10 | USE SOMEBODY | KINGS OF LEON | 2 | 2008 | 103 |

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