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" by Mariah Carey, which logged eight weeks atop the chart. The second longest-reigning number one single is a three-way tie between " Take a Bow" by Madonna, "

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, with seven weeks each. "

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" by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men held the record for the longest running song at number-one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 with 16 weeks. It also broke the 14-week record held by

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's " I Will Always Love You" and Boyz II Men's "

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". Five of those weeks were logged in 1995 and the other 11 weeks were logged in 1996.

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" became the first single to debut at number-one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and holds the '' Guinness World Record'' as the first song in the 37-year history of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 to debut at number one. In addition, "

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" also debuted at number-one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. That year, 5 acts earned their first number one song:

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were the only acts to hit number one more than once, with two songs each.

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