“Die With a Smile” spends its thirty-fifth week on the Hot 100, edging past “Telephone” and closing … More
Lady Gaga has delivered more than her fair share of pop smashes over the years, but every now and then, one rises above the pack — and “Die With a Smile” is doing just that. The track has proved to be not just a big hit, but a sturdy one. The cut is still riding high on the Hot 100, months after it debuted, and as it does, it climbs the ranks of Gaga’s longest-running hits ever.
“Die With a Smile” Holds at on the Hot 100
This week, the collaboration with Bruno Mars holds at No. 3 on the Hot 100, a remarkable placement for a track that’s already been on the ranking for months. Just one frame ago, “Die With a Smile” was sitting in the runner-up spot, and while it slides one rung, it’s only because Drake’s “Nokia” surges to a new high of No. 2.
“Die With a Smile” Is Lady Gaga’s Fifth-Longest Charting Hit
With another week added to its tally, “Die With a Smile” has now spent 34 frames on the Hot 100. That puts it in fifth place among Gaga’s longest-charting hits. Technically, it was tied for that position last week, sharing the honor with “Telephone,” her Beyoncé-assisted single that also marked a hugely successful period in her career.
“Just Dance” Still Leads the Pack
Gaga’s charting discography is filled with singles that spent months on the most important tallies in America, and one smash reigns supreme. “Just Dance,” the breakout hit that introduced the pop star to the world back in 2008, remains her longest-charting tune, with a run of 49 weeks on the Hot 100 – just shy of a full year.
Close behind is “Shallow,” her one-week, Oscar-winning No. 1 alongside Bradley Cooper, which spent 45 weeks on the tally. Then comes “Poker Face,” another one-frame ruler, which enjoyed 40 weeks on the chart before stepping aside.
“Bad Romance” Is Next in Line to Be Matched
If “Die With a Smile” continues charting next week — and all signs point to that happening — it will reach 35 weeks on the Hot 100. That stretch would tie it with “Bad Romance” as Gaga’s fourth-longest-running track.
“Bad Romance” famously peaked at No. 2, despite its status as one of her most celebrated tunes. It stayed on the tally for 35 weeks before making its exit. Now, more than a decade after the cut changed pop music forever, “Die With a Smile” is about to match it — and possibly pass it.
With the song still sitting comfortably inside the top three, there’s little reason to think it’s going anywhere anytime soon. The Mars-assisted cut is still a huge winner across streaming sites and especially at radio, and there’s every reason to believe it will continue to find space on the Hot 100 for several more weeks, if not months.
