Noah Kahan’s “The Great Divide” has reached 11 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult Alternative Airplay chart, dated May 9, marking the longest run at the top this decade. The song's streak began on the Feb. 28-dated chart and has continued consecutively. It equals the 11-week lead of Portugal. The Man’s “Feel It Still” from 2017.
Noah Kahan’s “The Great Divide” now stands as the longest-leading No. 1 on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart in the 2020s, with its 11th week atop the tally. This run surpasses nearly 10 years of chart history and more than doubles Kahan’s prior best of five weeks with “Northern Attitude,” featuring Hozier, in 2024. The chart measures weekly plays on nearly 50 stations in the format, dating back to January 1996. The all-time record remains U2’s “Beautiful Day” with 16 weeks in 2000. Only three songs have logged at least 10 weeks at No. 1 on this chart in the 2020s, including 10 weeks each for Mumford & Sons and Hozier’s “Rubber Band Man” (2025-26) and Hozier’s “Too Sweet” (2024). “The Great Divide” also held No. 1 for six weeks on Alternative Airplay. The track is climbing at pop radio, bulleting at No. 19 on Adult Pop Airplay and rising to No. 25 on Pop Airplay. From the parent album of the same name, released April 24, the song debuted at its No. 6 peak on the Hot 100 in February, Kahan’s second and highest top 10 there. All Billboard charts dated May 9 will update on Billboard.com on Tuesday, May 5.
