Even though the eighth season has begun, the winner of the seventh season of “American Idol” is still No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart with his season finale song, “The Time of My Life” (19/RCA). David Cook’s reign extends to a 15th week, making “Time” one of the longest-running chart-toppers by a solo male artist in AC history.

Six songs by solo males have spent 15 weeks or more at the summit:

19 weeks: “You’ll Be in My Heart,” Phil Collins (1999)
19 weeks: “Bad Day,” Daniel Powter (2006)
18 weeks: “Lonely No More,” Rob Thomas (2005)
16 weeks: “Waiting on the World to Change,” John Mayer (2007)
15 weeks: “Hero,” Enrique Iglesias (2001)
15 weeks: “The Time of My Life,” David Cook (2008)

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