Alex Warren ’s “Ordinary” adds a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, a week after it became the singer-songwriter’s first leader on the list.

Warren’s “Ordinary” had ruled for 12 consecutive weeks and broken a number records in that stint. His song became the longest-running No. 1 of the 2020s, and the longest-running streak by a U.S. male solo act ever, eclipsing Slim Whitman’s longstanding record from 1955.

This week's Five Burning Questions looks at Alex Warren's slow-burning crossover hit reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It’s all been out of the ordinary for Alex Warren since his ...

The biggest news this week belongs to singer-songwriter Alex Warren, whose blockbuster track "Ordinary" ascends to No. 1 on the Hot 100 singles chart for the first time.

Which brings us back to our newest No. 1 song, by another bearded bro who wears his heart on his sleeve tattoo, offering his own, meeker take on the genre. And Alex Warren’s smash, perhaps appropriately, is called “Ordinary.” Don’t be surprised if this swooner pulls a Swims and winds up the biggest hit of 2025.

Ordinary has been at number one for 12 weeks, which hasn't been done since Ed Sheeran's song Shape of You in 2017.

When Alex Warren was a kid, he loved wandering around his house, singing. His mother would berate him for it, telling him he had no talent. So at age 18 when Warren performed “One More I Love You” on a talent show,

Alex Warren ’s “Ordinary” remains the biggest song in the world, as it scores a sixth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 and a fourth week atop Billboard Global Excl. U.S.