Popsugar Entertainment Lil Nas X Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" Breaks Giddy Out of the Way, Haters! "Old Town Road" Breaks Billboard Record With 17 Weeks at No. 1 29 July 2019 by Mekishana Pierre Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai It's time to grab your sharpest Stetson and get your horses ready to race: Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road," featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, is officially the longest-leading No. 1 single in Billboard Hot 100 history. The breakout hit — which has gone through several remixes with each one catchier than the last — first took over the top spot on the April 13 chart and has now ruled for a historic 17 weeks. The single breaks a chart record that has stood since Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men's "One Sweet Day" set it in 1996. The 2017 mega-hit "Despacito (Remix)" by Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, and Justin Bieber, tied Carey's record, but didn't manage to break it. During "Old Town Road"'s reign, it unseated Ariana Grande's "7 Rings," bested it's top challenger in Taylor Swift and Brendon Urie's "ME!," and almost lost its title to Billie Eilish's "Bad Guy." But in the end, the country single remains triumphant! When the news broke on Monday, July 29, the 20-year-old Atlanta rapper took to social media to celebrate his win, posting a heartfelt note of gratitude to his fans and a celebratory video from his bathroom. Gotta love the authenticity! Check out Lil Nas X's reactions ahead, as well as some cheers from his team and fans, and celebrate by horsing around to the most recent "Old Town Road" remix. Related: So . . . Exactly How Many "Old Town Road" Remixes Does Lil Nas X Plan on Releasing? Lil Nas X Couldn't Contain His Reactions . . . pic.twitter.com/NArvtb8HmK— nope (@LilNasX) July 29, 2019 1 / 18 YEEE TF HAWWW 🐎⚡️— nope (@LilNasX) July 29, 2019 2 / 18 🤠 pic.twitter.com/jesH1CNqYH— nope (@LilNasX) July 29, 2019 3 / 18 CANT NOBODY TELL ME NOTHINNNNNNNNNN 😤— nope (@LilNasX) July 29, 2019 4 / 18 pic.twitter.com/F7qEaSFf8K— nope (@LilNasX) July 29, 2019 5 / 18 Congratulations @LilNasX on having the longest running #1 in Billboard history! pic.twitter.com/x2PmseMhqh— Columbia Records (@ColumbiaRecords) July 29, 2019 6 / 18 . . . His Team Was Also Pretty Excited . . . Might mess around and… 🤠 _/||\_ _/¯ ¯\_break the all-time record for longest #1 streak in Billboard history. 👋 \ 🤠 || \_ _/¯ ¯\_The yee haw agenda is unstoppable. @LilNasX #OldTownRoad— Sony (@Sony) July 29, 2019 7 / 18 WE BEAT THE RECORD, LEGENDARY !!! https://t.co/s8qwOeyyTx— ~Kio (@YoungKio_) July 29, 2019 8 / 18 . . . And So Are His Fans! I was gon say drop panini but this is truly celebration time I can’t eem do it... congrats I knew this shyt was slappin different but 17 weeks . Well done bro .. also drop panini— Wale (@Wale) July 29, 2019 9 / 18 Woke up today feeling like I didn’t wanna keep going, reading this changed my mind. Thank You for being a reminder that miracles happen and Go OFF. 🐎✨ https://t.co/MvTarYuu9o— destiney bleu (@destineybleu) July 29, 2019 10 / 18 I don’t care how you feel about this song, you have to pat this brother on the back for this. https://t.co/NKLSZbyBvm— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) July 29, 2019 11 / 18 lil nas x is now president of the gays sorry ellen https://t.co/yNb4FE9oa8— Matt Bellassai (@MattBellassai) July 29, 2019 12 / 18 there is a lot of bullshit in the world but today we are celebrating the fact that an out gay, black hip-hop artist broke the record for the longest-running number one of all time (17 weeks). yeehawwww, @LilNasX! 🦄 pic.twitter.com/L3kvkn5iGt— P (@pcrowl) July 29, 2019 13 / 18 Lil Nas X is now Speaker of the House, that’s the rules— Hunter Schwarz (@hunterschwarz) July 29, 2019 14 / 18 We did it cowboys pic.twitter.com/KFYVvbgqJ3— tom 🔴🔴 (@tombatkai) July 29, 2019 15 / 18 Congratulations to Lil Nas X and the gay agenda! ✨ https://t.co/FAWucCUM7Z— Michael Arceneaux (@youngsinick) July 29, 2019 16 / 18 I hadn’t expected to feel so proud of @LilNasX. It’s not about breaking someone else’s record. It’s the fact that - even now - black queer people HAVE to be supernovas in order to be assured there’s even a chance history might look back and remember we were here, making culture.— Saeed Jones (@theferocity) July 29, 2019 17 / 18 Watch the "Old Town Road" Music Video to Celebrate 18 / 18 Lil Nas XNYKMusic