What is the longest number one song title?
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chuck sheffer
ANSWERS: 7
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between the years of 1960 till now the longest one i've found is ITSY BITSY TEENIE WEENIE YELLOW POLKADOT BIKINI
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I think it may be Meatloaf: I would do anything for love (but I won't do that) Was a number 1 in Britain anyway.
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I don't have a definitve answer, but I know that in April of 1969, the Fifth Dimension had a #1 song called Aquarius/Let the Sunshine in (the flesh failures) but in April of 1975, BJ Thomas topped the charts with (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song which is approx 50 characters (excluding spaces) the top 15 songs which charted in the top 100 range from 56 to 104 characters. (all of this does not include material from the last 5 yeras because my text is out of date...sorry)
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I think it is San Francisco (be sure to wear some flowers in your hair) by Scott Mckenzie
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I know the charts only began in 1946, so this one didn't get to chart, but it would have, as it is a 1933 classic by Lerner and Lowe: How Could You believe me when I told you that I love you when you know I've been a liar all my life?"
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In terms of time, the longest number one song is American Pie by Don McLean.
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The longest title for a song to chart in the Hot 100 was "Medley: Intro "Venus"/Sugar Sugar/No Reply/I'll Be Back/Drive My Car/Do You Want to Know a Secret/We Can Work It Out/I Should Have Known Better/Nowhere Man/You're Going to Lose That Girl/Stars on 45" (41 words) by Stars on 45. It went to number one in 1981.
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