The Weeknd’s Blinding Lights dethrones the Twist as all-time No.1 Billboard single

Blinding Lights was 2020's biggest song both in terms of sales and size, cementing the Canadian singer's status as global pop megastar

The Weeknd's hit single Blinding Lights has officially been crowned the all-time No 1 song on the Billboard single charts, ousting Chubby Checker's 1960s hit the Twist.

The song, an instant synth-pop classic, debuted in late November 2019 and topped the weekly Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks in April and May 2020, going on to spend a record-shattering 90 consecutive weeks on the chart.