Staying power is the other half of chart success. The longest run in the archive is Come Undone by Duran Duran with 29 weeks on the chart (1993).
| Song | Artist | Year | Weeks | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Come Undone | Duran Duran | 1993 | 29 | #1 |
| Stayin' Alive | The Bee Gees | 1978 | 26 | #1 |
| More Than Words | Extreme | 1991 | 26 | #1 |
| Heart of Gold | Neil Young | 1972 | 21 | #1 |
| The Logical Song | Supertramp | 1979 | 21 | #1 |
| Rocket Man | Elton John | 1972 | 20 | #3 |
| Too Much Heaven | The Bee Gees | 1978 | 20 | #1 |
| Go West | Pet Shop Boys | 1993 | 20 | #1 |
| Children | Robert Miles | 1995 | 20 | #1 |
| My Life | Billy Joel | 1978 | 19 | #1 |
| Tragedy | The Bee Gees | 1979 | 19 | #1 |
| Woman in Love | Barbra Streisand | 1980 | 19 | #1 |
| My Sweet Lord | George Harrison | 1970 | 18 | #1 |
| Fin de semana | Los Diablos | 1971 | 18 | #1 |
| Me and Mrs. Jones | Billy Paul | 1972 | 18 | #2 |
Notice how many of the longest runs did not reach #1: a song can live on the chart for months from the lower positions. 2 of these 15 never topped the chart.
Source: IsraelCharts archive.