Lil Nas X’s 'Old Town Road' Breaksbr Record for Longest Running No. 1 Hit The hit song “Old Town Road” hasbr officially spent 17 weeks at the topbr of the 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart. This means that Lil Nas X has broken the recordbr for the most weeks at No. 1, which was previouslybr held by Mariah Carey’s song “One Sweet Day.” In a video posted to Twitter, Lil Nas Xbr thanked his fans for their support. Lil Nas X, via Twitter Mariah Carey posted a photo on Twitter congratulating br Nas X, with an image of her literally passing a torch to him. The song’s continued success is due to thebr number of remixed versions Lil Nas has released,br as they’re all used when determining chart position. The original remix of the song featured br Billy Ray Cyrus and additional versions have featuredbr artists such as Diplo, Mason Ramsey and BTS.