‘Dark Side of the Moon’ on Billboard & 5 Other Historical Streaks
962 weeks. That’s the amount of cumulative time Pink Floyd’s iconic album Dark Side of the Moon has spent on the Billboard 200 album chart (so far) since its release 48…
962 weeks. That’s the amount of cumulative time Pink Floyd’s iconic album Dark Side of the Moon has spent on the Billboard 200 album chart (so far) since its release 48 years ago.
(Fun fact: The next longest run is Bob Marley and the Wailers' Legend, which only has netted 719 weeks thus far. How pathetic!)
Sarcasm aside, that type of staying power is incredibly rare, and it’s unlikely we’ll see anything else quite like it in music. However, there are other mind-blowing streaks throughout history. Here are just five of them.
Longest Concert Tour By A Rock Band: Thirty Seconds To Mars (309 show dates)
Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesINGLEWOOD, CA - DECEMBER 08: Jared Leto of Thirty Seconds to Mars performs onstage at KROQ Absolut Almost Acoustic Christmas at The Forum on December 8, 2018 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for KROQ/Entercom)
Most Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200: 'Thriller' (37 weeks)
EpicWorld’s Longest-Serving Living Monarch: Queen Elizabeth II
Richard Pohle - WPA Pool/Getty ImagesWINDSOR, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 08: Queen Elizabeth II thanks volunteers and key workers at Windsor Castle on December 08, 2020 in Windsor, England. The Queen and members of the royal family gave thanks to local volunteers and key workers for their work in helping others during the coronavirus pandemic and over Christmas at Windsor Castle in what was also the final stop for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on their tour of England, Wales and Scotland. (Photo by Richard Pohle - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Longest-Running Game Show Host: Alex Trebek (37 Seasons)
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty ImagesPASADENA, CALIFORNIA - MAY 05: Alex Trebek accepts the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host onstageduring the 46th annual Daytime Emmy Awards at Pasadena Civic Center on May 05, 2019 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
Longest-Running Box Office Consecutive No.1 Streak: Titanic (15 weeks)
Getty Images377241 01: 1997 Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in James Cameron's "Titanic."
