Let's stay "together"
Mariah Carey is just one week away from tying the modern record for the longest-running No. 1 hit on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. "We Belong Together" (Island) is in its 13th week on top. If Carey can keep it "Together" for one more week, she will tie the 14-week record set by Deborah Cox in 1998 with "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here".
The Cox song is the longest-running No. 1 since 1955. At 13 weeks, "We Belong Together" is tied for second place with a single from 1956, "Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2)" by Bill Doggett.
"We Belong Together" is Carey's most successful R&B single by far. "Fantasy" is in second place, with six weeks at the summit in 1995. "Together" is the sixth R&B No. 1 of 2005. Only one other of the six remained on top for more than four weeks: Mario's "Let Me Love You" dominated the list for 11 weeks. (Billboard)
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