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In the music video, the pop singer races through the streets in his Mercedes, now The Weeknd with the song that goes with it has reached the top of another hit list: As the US media company "Billboard" reports, the single "Blinding Lights" is number one List of the greatest songs of all time, the "Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs" - and replaces Chubby Checker's dance classic "The Twist" from 1960.
The synth-pop hit "Blinding Lights", with which the Canadian The Weeknd cemented his status as a global pop star, stayed in the US "Hot 100" charts for 90 weeks after it entered the US in November 2019 - and topped the list for four weeks in April and May 2020.
He was also in the top 5 for 43 weeks and in the top 10 for 57 weeks.
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In addition to the total number of weeks in the charts, the exact position of a song is decisive for determining the position in the list of the "Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs".
In the top 10 behind The Weeknd and Chubby Checker, the list includes »Smooth« by guitarist Santana together with the singer of the band Matchbox Twenty, Rob Thomas, and »Shape of You« by British pop musician Ed Sheeran.
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