Top 10  No.1 Songs For The Longest Time

8 “Hey Jude” – The Beatles (9 weeks)

This song reached the top spot on September 28, 1968. Paul McCartney wrote the original version of this song as “Hey Jules,” which was written to comfort John Lennon’s 5-year-old son Julian when his parents were divorcing. Later, he changed it to “Jude,” inspired by the character “Jud!” in the musical Oklahoma!

Another fact: It was The Beatles’ longest single at 7:11 minutes. It was at that time the longest single ever released. It was the first song with a long title to receive a lot of airplay. Short songs were preferred by radio stations so that they could play more.