{"id":561419,"date":"2026-05-01T23:10:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T23:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/561419\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T23:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T23:10:08","slug":"noah-kahan-has-longest-leading-adult-alternative-airplay-no-1-of-20s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/561419\/","title":{"rendered":"Noah Kahan Has Longest-Leading Adult Alternative Airplay No. 1 of ’20s"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tNoah Kahan<\/a>\u2019s \u201cThe Great Divide\u201d becomes the sole longest-leading No. 1 on Billboard\u2019s Adult Alternative Airplay<\/a> chart this decade, as well as in nearly 10 years, spending its 11th week atop the tally dated May 9.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe song\u2019s command, which began on the Feb. 28-dated chart and has run consecutively, equals the 11-week lead for Portugal. The Man<\/a>\u2019s \u201cFeel It Still\u201d in 2017.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Great Divide\u201d is one of just three songs to spend at least 10 weeks at No. 1 on Adult Alternative Airplay in the 2020s, following 10 each for Mumford & Sons<\/a> and Hozier<\/a>\u2019s \u201cRubber Band Man\u201d (2025-26) and Hozier\u2019s \u201cToo Sweet\u201d (2024).<\/p>\n

\n\tThe all-time leader, U2<\/a>\u2019s \u201cBeautiful Day,\u201d dominated for 16 weeks beginning in 2000. (The chart\u2019s history dates to January 1996, with the list currently measuring weekly plays on nearly 50 stations in the format.)<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Great Divide\u201d has more than doubled Kahan\u2019s previous longest No. 1 stay on Adult Alternative Airplay, besting the five weeks for \u201cNorthern Attitude,\u201d with Hozier, in 2024.<\/p>\n

\n\tPreviously, \u201cThe Great Divide\u201d notched six weeks at No. 1 on Alternative Airplay. It\u2019s also continuing its ascent at pop radio: it bullets at No. 19 on Adult Pop Airplay<\/a> and rises 26-25 on Pop Airplay<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe song is set to gain on this week\u2019s multimetric Billboard Hot 100, when its parent album of the same name, released April 24, will make its chart start. The track debuted at its No. 6 Hot 100 high in February, becoming Kahan\u2019s second and highest-charting top 10.<\/p>\n

\n\tAll Billboard charts dated May 9 will update on Billboard.com Tuesday, May 5.<\/p>\n

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