The Killers have set a new record in the UK singles chart after their song ‘Mr. Brightside’ surpassed 260 non-consecutive weeks – or five full years – in the top 100.First released as a single in 2003 before it was re-released the following year in promotion of their 2004 debut album ‘Hot Fuss’, ‘Mr.
Brightside’ has endured as one of the Las Vegas band’s biggest and best-known hits in the years since.The Official Charts Company has today (April 1) confirmed that ‘Mr.
Brightside’ has now spent 260 non-consecutive weeks in the top 100 of the UK singles chart since its re-release in 2004.The track initially lasted four weeks in the top 100 following its 2004 re-release, but has re-entered the UK singles charts on a number of occasions.
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