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Break from the Grind September 28, 2010
TRIVIAL PURSUITS: Which Song Outlasted "Hey Jude" Atop the Charts?
September 28, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On this day in 1968, the Beatles "Hey Jude" hit the top of the charts.
Reported by Nevin E. Adams
It would stay there for the next nine weeks, and was therefore not only the longest song (> 7 minutes) to hit #1 at the time, it also broke the record for longest stay at #1 – until that record was beaten by what song?
Answer: “You Light Up My Life” by Debby Boone in 1977, which stood atop the charts for 10 weeks.