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{{SHORTDESC:Queen's 2nd #1 hit}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Don't Stop Me Now
| cover = Dont_stop_me_now_song_cover.jpg
| cover_size = 200px
| alt =
| caption =
| artist = [[Queen]]
| album = [[Jazz]]
| genre =
| released =
| first_charted = [[Week 42]]
| last_charted = [[Week 148]]
| rank = 144 (as of July 18, 2026)
| certification = 6
| weeks = 12
| plays = 339
| rating =
}}

'''Don't Stop Me Now''' is a ''[[King Warz Charts]]'' top-5 hit song from [[Queen]]’s 1978 album ''[[Jazz]]''. As of July 2026, it is certified 6x [[Platinum]].

== Chart Summary ==

'Don't Stop Me Now' by Queen debuted at #2 in [[Week 42]] and held that #2 peak for 4 straight weeks. The song has drifted on and off the chart since, including over a year away before a return in [[Week 136]], and it has spent 12 total weeks on the charts. Along the way it became Queen's first top-5 hit.

The track earned its highest weekly points total, 782, in [[Week 43]] at #2 while holding its position. At its most durable, the song held the chart for 6 straight weeks between [[Week 42]] and [[Week 47]]. The song maintained a top-10 presence for 5 consecutive weeks. Once that streak was snapped after [[Week 47]], the song went on to re-enter the chart 6 times, with gaps of 1 to 47 weeks between appearances. The first re-entry came in [[Week 51]], and the most recent in [[Week 148]]; the strongest return came in [[Week 88]], back in at #5. More than half of its chart life has been spent inside the top 10. It reached [[Platinum]] 10 days after its first stream, the eighth-fastest ascent in chart history. The bigger records are historical: its 128 plays in July 2023 rank seventh all-time for a single month, behind only [[Teardrops]]'s 217 in November 2024.

Out of 963 charting songs, it stands 221st by weeks charted and 45th by total points accumulated. Over the course of its chart run, the song has earned 1,230 total units. Chart activity draws 55% from raw streams and 45% from chart points.

Its biggest year came in 2023, with 4 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2, averaging #2, earning 2,712 points, anchored by its biggest week in [[Week 43]], adding 642 units for a 20th-place year-end finish. 2024 brought 4 weeks on the chart, peaking at #4, averaging #27, earning 317 points, with the biggest points week in [[Week 46]] (142 points), and it sold 185 units, finishing 90th on the year-end chart. 2025 brought 1 week on the chart, peaking at #5, earning 94 points. 2026 to date has brought 3 weeks, peaking at #10, averaging #19, earning 248 points, with the biggest points week in [[Week 148]] (97 points). The song's average position shifted from #2 in 2023 to #19 in 2026.


== Trivia ==
Pre-merge history (archival): It made its chart debut in [[Week 94]], the same week that "Bohemian Rhapsody" debuted at #1. "Don't Stop Me Now" entered the chart at #43 and made a jump of 42 spots to reach #1 in [[Week 95]], becoming Queen's second number-one hit. As of June 2025, the song was certified 15× [[Diamond]]. It had spent a total of four weeks at #1: in [[Week 95]], [[Week 97]], [[Week 99]], and [[Week 117]].
Note: The bullet above reflects how the song’s history appeared before the October 17, 2025 merging of charts with smaller play counts. The main description and table on this page reflect the post-merge, current methodology.
== Notable Achievements ==
* The song is Queen's first top-5 hit on the King Warz Charts.
* The song has appeared on 2 year-end charts.
* The song has re-entered the chart 6 times, demonstrating lasting appeal.
* The song is certified 6x [[Platinum]] on the King Warz Charts.
* Its July 2023 plays total ranks #7 all-time for a single month (128 plays).
* The song is the eighth-fastest ever to reach [[Platinum]] (10 days from first stream).
== Certifications ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:55%"
|-
! Certification !! Achieved !! Units required !! Time to reach
|-
| [[Gold]] || July 19, 2023 ([[Week 42]]) || 100 || 8 days
|-
| [[Platinum]] || July 21, 2023 ([[Week 43]]) || 200 || 10 days
|-
| 2× [[Platinum]] || August 5, 2023 ([[Week 44]]) || 400 || 25 days
|-
| 3× [[Platinum]] || September 1, 2023 ([[Week 46]]) || 600 || 52 days
|-
| 4× [[Platinum]] || October 5, 2024 ([[Week 57]]) || 800 || 452 days
|-
| 5× [[Platinum]] || November 5, 2025 ([[Week 112]]) || 1,000 || 848 days
|-
| 6× [[Platinum]] || July 17, 2026 (est.) || 1,200 || ≈ 1,102 days
|}

== Listening Milestones ==
* First streamed on July 11, 2023 ([[Week 42]]).
* Biggest listening day: July 21, 2023 (25 plays).
* Reached 100 plays on July 22, 2023 ([[Week 43]]).
* Reached 250 plays on February 26, 2025 ([[Week 76]]).
* 333 total plays across 148 different days.

== Variants ==
There are 2 [[Variant|variants]] of the song that are eligible for charting:

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:70%"
|-
! Variant !! Album !! Plays !! Weeks charted !! Peak
|-
| Don't Stop Me Now || [[Jazz]] || 338 || 12 || 2
|-
| Don't Stop Me Now - Live || — || 1 || — || —
|}
Of these, 1 variant has appeared on the charts.

== Chart Performance ==
{{Chart history|places=60|height=420px
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|peak week=42
|peak pos=2
|peak series=1
|run start=42
|run end=47
}}

'''Units growth and plays by month'''
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== Chart History ==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; width:65%"
|-
! Date !! Week !! [[MV]] !! Song !! Artist !! [[TW]] !! [[LW]] !! [[WKS]] !! [[PTS]] !! [[PLS]] !! [[PK]]
|-
| July 20, 2023 || [[Week 42]] || NEW || Don't Stop Me Now (Queen) || Queen || 2 || - || 1 || 760 || 76 || 2
|-
| August 3, 2023 || [[Week 43]] || = || Don't Stop Me Now (Queen) || Queen || 2 || 2 || 2 || 782 || 63 || 2²
|-
| August 17, 2023 || [[Week 44]] || = || Don't Stop Me Now (Queen) || Queen || 2 || 2 || 3 || 558 || 28 || 2³
|-
| August 31, 2023 || [[Week 45]] || = || Don't Stop Me Now (Queen) || Queen || 2 || 2 || 4 || 612 || 43 || 2⁴
|-
| January 25, 2024 || [[Week 46]] || ▼2 || Don't Stop Me Now (Queen) || Queen || 4 || 2 || 5 || 142 || 0 || 2⁴
|-
| March 21, 2024 || [[Week 47]] || ▼14 || Don't Stop Me Now (Queen) || Queen || 18 || 4 || 6 || 86 || 0 || 2⁴
|-
| July 11, 2024 || [[Week 51]] || RE || Don't Stop Me Now (Queen) || Queen || 34 || - || 7 || 36 || 3 || 2⁴
|-
| November 7, 2024 || [[Week 60]] || RE || Don't Stop Me Now (Queen) || Queen || 53 || - || 8 || 53 || 4 || 2⁴
|-
| May 22, 2025 || [[Week 88]] || RE || Don't Stop Me Now (Queen) || Queen || 5 || - || 9 || 94 || 5 || 2⁴
|-
| April 23, 2026 || [[Week 136]] || RE || Don't Stop Me Now (Queen) || Queen || 32 || - || 10 || 71 || 3 || 2⁴
|-
| May 7, 2026 || [[Week 138]] || RE || Don't Stop Me Now (Queen) || Queen || 16 || - || 11 || 80 || 7 || 2⁴
|-
| July 16, 2026 || [[Week 148]] || RE || Don't Stop Me Now (Queen) || Queen || 10 || - || 12 || 97 || 7 || 2⁴
|}

== Year End Chart Appearances ==
The song has appeared on 2 year-end charts.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:55%"
|-
! Year !! Position !! Weeks !! Units !! Plays !! Peak !! Peak Weeks
|-
| 2024 || 90 || 4 || 185 || 25 || 4 || —
|-
| 2023 || 20 || 4 || 642 || 203 || 2 || 4
|}

== Month End Chart Appearances ==
The song has appeared on 7 month-end charts.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:60%"
|-
! Month !! Year !! Position !! Weeks !! Units !! Plays !! Peak !! Peak Weeks
|- style="font-weight:bold"
| July || 2026 || 34 || 1 || 75 || 12 || 10 || —
|-
| July || 2024 || 36 || 1 || 27 || 0 || 34 || —
|-
| March || 2024 || 25 || 1 || 43 || 0 || 18 || —
|-
| January || 2024 || 4 || 1 || 57 || 0 || 4 || —
|-
| September || 2023 || 4 || 1 || 59 || 0 || 2 || —
|-
| August || 2023 || 2 || 3 || 331 || 77 || 2 || 3
|-
| July || 2023 || 2 || 1 || 315 || 128 || 2 || —
|}
''Note: The July 2026 month-end position is tentative as the month has not concluded.''
[[Category:Songs with variants]]

Don't Stop Me Now - Revision history

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