Just Luis Fonsi, right, and Daddy Yankee, making more history.
It’s official: Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, and Justin Bieber’s “Despacito†remix has tied the record for length of time spent at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, dominating the chart for its 16th straight week. The song of the year — better yet, the song of the decade — has been setting records essentially since it came out, and this one is particularly historic: “Despacito†ties Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men’s “One Sweet Day,†which also spent 16 weeks at No. 1 from 1995 to 1996. Good thing no other noteworthy songs have dropped recently that could prevent “Despacito†from making history on next’s week chart! (Oops.)