Lady Gaga’s Current Smash Matches Her Oscar-Winning Single On The Hot 100

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VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 04: Lady Gaga attends the 'Joker: Folie a Deux' red carpet during the 81st Venice International Film Festival at Sala Grande on September 04, 2024 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Primo Barol/Anadolu via Getty Images)Anadolu via Getty Images Lady Gaga mixed things up sonically when she joined Bruno Mars on the single "Die With a Smile. " The track arrived in the summer of 2024 and became a quick commercial win for both artists

The moment it dropped, and in the nearly 11 months since, "Die With a Smile" has yet to vacate the Hot 100

In fact, it remains one of the biggest tracks in America, as the collaboration holds on and matches another of the superstar singer-songwriter’s longest-running smashes, which also happens to be a duet. "Die With a Smile" Hits 45 Weeks on the Hot 100 “Die with a Smile” has now d on the Hot 100 for 45 weeks, as of this current period

As the throwback tune makes it to that landmark figure, it holds at No. 8 once again, ranking as one of the 10 most consumed songs in the United States

Lady Gaga Ties Her Previous Duet’s Record "Die With a Smile" is tied with "Shallow," Gaga’s duet with Bradley Cooper, as her second-longest-running hit on the Hot 100, as both tracks managed 45 stays on the list

Though "Shallow" vanished after that run, it looks "Die With a Smile" will almost certainly continue to find space on the ranking for weeks, if not months, to come

Lady Gaga’s Longest Run on the Hot 100 Gaga’s song with the most weeks spent on the Hot 100 remains "Just Dance. " That cut, which credits Colby O’Donis and fronted her debut album The Fame, d on the competitive songs tally for 49 frames, beginning in August 2008. "Die With a Smile" is in a good position to match "Just Dance" and perhaps even beat it later this summer in terms of longevity

MORE FOR YOU A Late-Blooming No. 1 "Die With a Smile" debuted on the Hot 100 in late August 2024, but it didn’t reach No. 1 until the ing January

At that point, it went on to rule for five frames, and it stands as Gaga’s second-longest-running champion

Only "Born This Way," which launched in first place, held on to the throne for longer — and only by one frame

Consistent Airplay Sustains “Die with a Smile” "Die With a Smile" is largely being kept afloat on the Hot 100 thanks to consistent airplay

The tune s inside the top 10 on not only Billboard’s Radio Songs chart, but also all three of the company’s pop airplay tallies

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