Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men’s “One Sweet Day” held the Billboard Hot 100 record with 16 weeks at No. 1.
Carey and Boyz II Men recorded the song for Carey’s 1995 album Daydream. Its lyrics address grief and the hope of reunion after death, giving the collaboration a memorial tone unusual for a chart-topping pop single.
The song debuted at No. 1 in December 1995 and stayed there for 16 consecutive weeks, ending in March 1996. It surpassed Boyz II Men’s own 14-week run with “I’ll Make Love to You” and Whitney Houston’s 14-week run with “I Will Always Love You.”
“One Sweet Day” remained the Hot 100’s longest-running No. 1 until Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” reached 17 weeks in 2019 and ultimately finished with 19. The song still ranks among the chart’s most durable No. 1 achievements.