candidate: Currently , " Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart " is tied with " Hey Jude " for third amongst longest - running number - one songs by British artists on the " Billboard " pop charts , behind " Candle in the Wind 1997 " / " Something About the Way You Look Tonight " by Elton John ( 14 weeks , 1997-1998 ) and " We Found Love " by Rihanna with Calvin Harris ( 10 weeks , 2011 ) .