The Black Eyed Peas Make History For The Longest Successive Stay At Top Of The Billboard Hot 100!

New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Interscope Records) - THE BLACK EYED PEAS make history with the longest successive stay at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart with 20 consecutive weeks at No 1. "I Gotta Feeling" holds at No 1 for an eighth week and "Boom Boom Pow" spent 12 weeks at No 1. This is the longest consecutive stay for an artist in the Billboard chart's 51 year history.

"The Black Eyed Peas record-breaking feat is a phenomenal achievement that underscores will.i.am's ability to craft songs that instantly resonate with music fans," said Steve Berman, President, Marketing & Sales, Interscope Geffen A&M. "From the moment I met will, I knew his unique artistry would make lasting impressions."

"With this kind of success your ego wants to take all the credit but your heart reminds your soul that it was your heart that had you slaving and creating in the studio making the music; breaking through comfort zones and tradition. In the fight between heart and ego my heart always wins," said will.i.am. "Without everyone doing their part, the stars never would have aligned. This was a group effort, thank you to everyone who helped to keep these songs on top," said Fergie.

"I Gotta Feeling," the second single from The E.N.D., is currently in its second week at No 1 on the Top 40 chart. Since its release eight weeks ago, "I Gotta Feeling" has sold over 2 million digital downloads. Their first single "Boom Boom Pow" spent seven weeks at No 1 on the Top 40 chart and has sold over 3.8 million digital downloads. "Boom Boom Pow" is the No 1 track on the Nielsen Soundscan's Year To Date digital tracks chart for 2009.

THE E.N.D., the fifth release from the three-time Grammy Award winning, multi-platinum Interscope recording artist, The Black Eyed Peas, entered the Billboard Top 200 chart at No 1 with the group's highest debut of their career with 304,109 in first-week sales. The E.N.D. is currently No 3 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart.