Highlights
- Stevie Wonder and Janet Jackson are tied with 10 Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits, showcasing their long-standing success in the music industry.
- Taylor Swift has achieved 11 number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100, proving her ability to dominate the charts and break records.
- Whitney Houston and Madonna have both had 12 number-one hits, solidifying their status as iconic and influential figures in the music industry.
When it comes to the music industry, the competition is fierce! While numbers aren't everything, at least for some artists, scoring a number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 is a feat every musician would want to earn.
There have been a few singers who surprisingly don't have a Billboard Hot 100 Number One, one of which is One Direction. But with One Direction members' net worths, a number one on the charts was not necessary. There are plenty of artists who have made it to the top of the Billboard Hot 100, though. Despite some of the biggest names in the current industry dominating the charts, there are some of the classic icons from the '70s, '80s, and '90s who hold the record for most hits.
These Are The Longest Billboard Number 1 Hit Songs
Taylor Swift's "All Too Well (10 Minute Version)" debuted at #1, making it the longest song to ever hit the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100.These are the artists with the most Billboard number-one hits, according to Billboard.com.
Updated December 2023: The artists on the top of the Billboard for their number one singles list have not changed much over the past several years. However, with artists such as Taylor Swift, Madonna, and Drake continuing to put out new music, it is possible that their place on the list will change over the next year or more. But with the existing artists having reached such astounding numbers when it comes to how many number-one singles they have had, new artists breaking into the Top 12 will be difficult to do.
12 Stevie Wonder
Number One Singles: 10
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"Fingertips – Pt 2" |
Weeks At Number One: 3 |
Date Starting At Number One: Aug. 10, 1963 |
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"Superstition" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Jan. 27, 1973 |
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"You Are the Sunshine of My Life" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: May 19, 1973 |
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"You Haven’t Done Nothin" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Nov. 2, 1974 |
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"I Wish" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Jan. 22, 1977 |
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"Sir Duke" |
Weeks At Number One: 3 |
Date Starting At Number One: May 21, 1977 |
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"Ebony and Ivory" |
Weeks At Number One: 7 |
Date Starting At Number One: May 15, 1982 |
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"I Just Called to Say I Love You" |
Weeks At Number One: 3 |
Date Starting At Number One: Oct. 13, 1984 |
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"Part Time Lover" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Nov. 2, 1985 |
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"That’s What Friends Are For" |
Weeks At Number One: 4 |
Date Starting At Number One: Jan. 18, 1986 |
Stevie Wonder has been going strong for decades, so it's no surprise that he's part of this list. He got his first number-one hit when he was 13 years old with his song "Fingertips." Since then his career took off, launching him into the superstar he is today.
Stevie's had nine other number ones since then. Some of his other most popular singles are "Superstition," "I Just Called To Say I Love You," "Part-Time Lover," and of course, one of the greatest duets of all time: "Ebony & Ivory," which he wrote and recorded with Sir Paul McCartney.
Although Stevie Wonder has taken a step back from the limelight for some time now, there's no denying that he can sing like nobody's business.
11 Janet Jackson
Number One Singles: 10
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"When I Think of You" |
Weeks At Number One: 2 |
Date Starting At Number One: Oct. 11, 1986 |
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"Miss You Much" |
Weeks At Number One: 4 |
Date Starting At Number One: Oct. 7, 1989 |
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"Escapade" |
Weeks At Number One: 3 |
Date Starting At Number One: March 3, 1990 |
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"Black Cat" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Oct. 27, 1990 |
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"Love Will Never Do (Without You)" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Jan. 19, 1991 |
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"That's the Way Love Goes" |
Weeks At Number One: 8 |
Date Starting At Number One: May 15, 1993 |
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"Again" |
Weeks At Number One: 2 |
Date Starting At Number One: Dec. 11, 1993 |
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"Together Again" |
Weeks At Number One: 2 |
Date Starting At Number One: Jan. 31, 1998 |
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"Doesn’t Really Matter" |
Weeks At Number One: 3 |
Date Starting At Number One: Aug. 26, 2000 |
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"All for You" |
Weeks At Number One: 7 |
Date Starting At Number One: April 14, 2001 |
Tied with Stevie Wonder, the one and only Janet Jackson has also achieved 10 Billboard Number One hits, something many of the Jacksons are familiar with!
Janet's first hit came about back in 1986, with the song "When I Think of You."
Other amazing hits were "Miss You Much," "Escapade," "Black Cat," and "That's The Way Love Goes." The latter also won a Grammy for Best R&B Song, which is one of six that she has to her name!
In 2019, Janet was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, proving once again how influential she still is, despite not releasing an album since 2015.
10 Taylor Swift
Number One Singles: 11
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"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" |
Weeks At Number One: 3 |
Date Starting At Number One: Sept. 1, 2012 |
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"Shake It Off" |
Weeks At Number One: 4 |
Date Starting At Number One: Sept. 6, 2014 |
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"Blank Space" |
Weeks At Number One: 7 |
Date Starting At Number One: Nov. 29, 2014 |
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"Bad Blood" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: June 6, 2015 |
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"Look What You Made Me Do" |
Weeks At Number One: 3 |
Date Starting At Number One: Sept. 16, 2017 |
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"Cardigan" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Aug. 8, 2020 |
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"Willow" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Dec. 26, 2020 |
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"All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Nov. 27, 2021 |
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"Anti-Hero" |
Weeks At Number One: 8 |
Date Starting At Number One: Nov. 5, 2022 |
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"Cruel Summer" |
Weeks At Number One: 2 |
Date Starting At Number One: Oct. 28, 2023 |
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"Is It Over Now? (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Nov. 11, 2023 |
Taylor Swift has proven that she can hold her own on the charts, and then some.
In 2022, Taylor achieved her eleventh number-one spot on Billboard, and at the same time, she also took over the entire top 10 on the chart. Taylor even has Guinness World Records for the number of albums sold and streams for her latest album, Midnights.
Taylor beat out Drake, who previously had nine songs in the top slots all at once.
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Number One Singles: 11
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"Saving All My Love for You" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Oct. 26, 1985 |
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"How Will I Know" |
Weeks At Number One: 2 |
Date Starting At Number One: Feb. 15, 1986 |
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"Greatest Love of All" |
Weeks At Number One: 3 |
Date Starting At Number One: May 17, 1986 |
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"I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" |
Weeks At Number One: 2 |
Date Starting At Number One: June 27, 1987 |
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"Didn't We Almost Have It All" |
Weeks At Number One: 2 |
Date Starting At Number One: Sept. 26, 1987 |
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"So Emotional" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Jan. 9, 1988 |
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"Where Do Broken Hearts Go" |
Weeks At Number One: 2 |
Date Starting At Number One: April 23, 1988 |
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"I'm Your Baby Tonight" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Dec. 1, 1990 |
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"All The Man That I Need" |
Weeks At Number One: 2 |
Date Starting At Number One: Feb. 23, 1991 |
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"I Will Always Love You" |
Weeks At Number One: 14 |
Date Starting At Number One: Nov. 28, 1992 |
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"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Nov. 25, 1995 |
The death of Whitney Houston was one of music's most tragic losses of the past decade, but she has left behind a beautiful catalog for fans to listen to and remember her, many of which went on to reach number one.
The first song of hers to go to the top spot was "Saving All My Love For You," which came out back in 1985 when Whitney was just 22 years old.
Whitney then had ten other hits, of course, among which include "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)," "So Emotional," "I'm Your Baby Tonight," and the timeless, heartbreaking single "I Will Always Love You."
8 Madonna
Number One Singles: 12
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"Like a Virgin" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Dec. 22, 1984 |
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"Crazy for You" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: May 11, 1985 |
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"Live to Tell" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: June 7, 1986 |
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"Papa Don’t Preach" |
Weeks At Number One: 2 |
Date Starting At Number One: Aug. 16, 1986 |
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"Open Up Your Heart" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Feb. 7, 1987 |
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"Who’s That Girl" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Aug. 22, 1987 |
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"Like a Prayer" |
Weeks At Number One: 3 |
Date Starting At Number One: April 22, 1989 |
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"Vogue" |
Weeks At Number One: 3 |
Date Starting At Number One: May 19, 1990 |
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"Justify My Love" |
Weeks At Number One: 2 |
Date Starting At Number One: Jan. 5, 1991 |
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"This Used to Be My Playground" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Aug. 8, 1992 |
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"Take a Bow" |
Weeks At Number One: 7 |
Date Starting At Number One: Feb. 25, 1995 |
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"Music" |
Weeks At Number One: 4 |
Date Starting At Number One: Sept. 16, 2000 |
Given her longevity in the music industry, the Queen of Pop is a no-brainer for the list. The incredible Madonna has 12 number-one hits so far, but with how well her latest record, Madame X, did commercially, it wouldn't be surprising if some of her future work is added to her list of hits.
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7 The Supremes
Number One Singles: 12
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"Where Did Our Love Go" |
Weeks At Number One: 2 |
Date Starting At Number One: Aug. 22, 1964 |
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"Baby Love" |
Weeks At Number One: 4 |
Date Starting At Number One: Oct. 31, 1964 |
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"Come See About Me" |
Weeks At Number One: 2 |
Date Starting At Number One: Dec. 19, 1964 |
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"Stop! In the Name of Love" |
Weeks At Number One: 2 |
Date Starting At Number One: March 27, 1965 |
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"Back in My Arms Again" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: June 12, 1965 |
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"I Hear a Symphony" |
Weeks At Number One: 2 |
Date Starting At Number One: Nov. 20, 1965 |
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"You Can’t Hurry Love" |
Weeks At Number One: 2 |
Date Starting At Number One: Sept. 10, 1966 |
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"You Keep Me Hangin’ On" |
Weeks At Number One: 2 |
Date Starting At Number One: Nov. 19, 1966 |
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"Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: March 11, 1967 |
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"The Happening" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: May 13, 1967 |
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"Love Child" |
Weeks At Number One: 2 |
Date Starting At Number One: Nov. 30, 1968 |
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"Someday We'll Be Together" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Dec. 27, 1969 |
The Supremes are tied with Madonna regarding their number of hits, but it's not just the fact that they have 12 number-one hits that is interesting. What is interesting is that they did it all in just five years!
To this day, The Supremes are still one of America's most important singing groups of all time. In 1964, they debuted at the top of the chart with "Where Did Our Love Go," "Baby Love," and "Come See About Me."
The next year, there was "Stop! In The Name Of Love," "I Hear A Symphony," and "Back In My Arms Again."
Although the group is no longer together, Supremes lead, Diana Ross, is still very much active in the music industry and released an album in 2021.
6 Drake
Number One Singles: 13
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"What’s My Name?" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Nov. 20, 2010 |
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"Work" |
Weeks At Number One: 9 |
Date Starting At Number One: March 5, 2016 |
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"One Dance" |
Weeks At Number One: 10 |
Date Starting At Number One: May 21, 2016 |
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"God's Plan" |
Weeks At Number One: 11 |
Date Starting At Number One: Feb. 3, 2018 |
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"Nice for What" |
Weeks At Number One: 8 |
Date Starting At Number One: April 21, 2018 |
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"In My Feelings" |
Weeks At Number One: 10 |
Date Starting At Number One: July 21, 2018 |
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"Toosie Slide" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: April 18, 2020 |
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"What's Next" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: March 20, 2021 |
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"Way 2 Sexy" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Sept. 18, 2021 |
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"Wait for U" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: May 14, 2022 |
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"Jimmy Cooks" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: July 2, 2022 |
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"Slime You Out" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Sept. 30, 2023 |
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"First Person Shooter" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Oct. 21, 2023 |
Drake had intentions of releasing his debut album in 2008. However, due to unforeseen circumstances, the album was not released until January 2010. It took only 11 months, and Drake was off and running with his first number-one single on the Billboard Top 100.
Since then, Drake has gone on to have 12 more number-one hits, including his most recent, "First Person Shooter" from For All the Dogs, an album that his son, Adonis, created the cover art and even participated on.
5 Michael Jackson
Number Of Number One Singles: 13
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"Ben" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Oct. 14, 1972 |
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"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Oct. 13, 1979 |
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"Rock With You" |
Weeks At Number One: 4 |
Date Starting At Number One: Jan. 19, 1980 |
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"Billie Jean" |
Weeks At Number One: 7 |
Date Starting At Number One: March 5, 1983 |
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"Beat It" |
Weeks At Number One: 3 |
Date Starting At Number One: April 30, 1983 |
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"Say Say Say" |
Weeks At Number One: 6 |
Date Starting At Number One: Dec. 10, 1983 |
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"I Just Can’t Stop Loving You" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Sept. 19, 1987 |
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"Bad" |
Weeks At Number One: 2 |
Date Starting At Number One: Oct. 24, 1987 |
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"The Way You Make Me Feel" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Jan. 23, 1988 |
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"Man in the Mirror" |
Weeks At Number One: 2 |
Date Starting At Number One: March 26, 1988 |
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"Dirty Diana" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: July 2, 1988 |
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"Black or White" |
Weeks At Number One: 7 |
Date Starting At Number One: Dec. 7, 1991 |
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"You Are Not Alone" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Sept. 2, 1995 |
Without counting his work with The Jackson 5, Michael Jackson has 13 number-one hits on the Hot 100 as a solo artist. He was only 14 years old when his song "Ben" reached number 1 in 1972, and after that, it was nothing but success for the King of Pop.
Some of the hits include, "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough," and "Rock With You," from 1979, "Billie Jean," "Beat It," and "Say Say Say."
4 Elvis Presley
Number One Singles: 14
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"Heartbreak Hotel" |
Weeks At Number One: 7 |
Date Starting At Number One: May 5, 1956 |
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"Don't Be Cruel" |
Weeks At Number One: 7 |
Date Starting At Number One: Sept. 15, 1956 |
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"Love Me Tender" |
Weeks At Number One: 3 |
Date Starting At Number One: Nov. 11, 1956 |
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"All Shook Up" |
Weeks At Number One: 8 |
Date Starting At Number One: April 20, 1957 |
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"Teddy Bear" |
Weeks At Number One: 7 |
Date Starting At Number One: July 15, 1957 |
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"Jailhouse Rock" |
Weeks At Number One: 6 |
Date Starting At Number One: Nov. 4, 1957 |
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"Don't" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: March 10, 1958 |
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"A Big Hunk O' Love" |
Weeks At Number One: 2 |
Date Starting At Number One: Aug. 1959 |
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"Stuck on You" |
Weeks At Number One: 4 |
Date Starting At Number One: April 25, 1960 |
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"It's Now Or Never" |
Weeks At Number One: 5 |
Date Starting At Number One: Aug. 15, 1960 |
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"Are You Lonesome Tonight?" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Nov. 11, 1960 |
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"Surrender" |
Weeks At Number One: 2 |
Date Starting At Number One: March 20, 1961 |
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"Good Luck Charm" |
Weeks At Number One: 2 |
Date Starting At Number One: April 21, 1962 |
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"Suspicious Minds" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Nov. 11, 1969 |
Elvis Presley's case is peculiar because many of the songs that are now considered number-one singles came out before the Billboard Hot 100 chart was created in 1958. Elvis was one of the creators of the rock and roll genre, so it makes sense that his success precedes the charts.
Some of his greatest pre-Hot 100 hits are "Heartbreak Hotel," "Don't Be Cruel," and "Love Me Tender" back in 1956. Then during the 1960s he had the songs "Stuck On You," "Now Or Never," and "Are You Lonesome Tonight," along with many others, proving himself to really be the King of Rock.
3 Rihanna
Number One Singles: 14
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"SOS" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: May 13, 2006 |
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"Umbrella" |
Weeks At Number One: 7 |
Date Starting At Number One: June 9, 2007 |
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"Take a Bow" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: May 24, 2008 |
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"Disturbia" |
Weeks At Number One: 2 |
Date Starting At Number One: Aug. 23, 2008 |
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"Live Your Life" |
Weeks At Number One: 6 |
Date Starting At Number One: Oct. 18, 2008 |
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"Rude Boy" |
Weeks At Number One: 5 |
Date Starting At Number One: March 27, 2010 |
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"Love the Way You Lie" |
Weeks At Number One: 7 |
Date Starting At Number One: July 31, 2010 |
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"What's My Name?" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Nov. 20, 2010 |
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"Only Girl (In the World)" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Dec. 4, 2010 |
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"S&M" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: April 30, 2011 |
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"We Found Love" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Nov. 12, 2011 |
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"Diamonds" |
Weeks At Number One: 3 |
Date Starting At Number One: Dec. 1, 2012 |
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"The Monster" |
Weeks At Number One: 4 |
Date Starting At Number One: Dec. 21, 2013 |
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"Work" |
Weeks At Number One: 9 |
Date Starting At Number One: March 5, 2016 |
It's remarkable that someone as young as Rihanna is so far up on this list, but then again, it's not difficult to see why. She was 18 years old when she released "S.O.S" in 2006, and that song became her first number-one hit on the Hot 100.
The next year there was "Umbrella" followed by "Rude Boy," "Only Girl (In the World)," "Diamonds," and "Love the Way You Lie," a stellar duet with Eminem.
While Rihanna is taking her sweet time with album number nine, the star made waves with an iconic Super Bowl performance (and second pregnancy announcement) in January 2022.
2 Mariah Carey
Number One Singles: 19
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"Vision of Love" |
Weeks At Number One: 4 |
Date Starting At Number One: Aug. 4, 1990 |
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"Love Takes Time" |
Weeks At Number One: 3 |
Date Starting At Number One: Nov. 10, 1990 |
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"Someday" |
Weeks At Number One: 2 |
Date Starting At Number One: March 9, 1991 |
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"I Don’t Wanna Cry" |
Weeks At Number One: 2 |
Date Starting At Number One: May 25, 1991 |
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"Emotions" |
Weeks At Number One: 3 |
Date Starting At Number One: Oct. 12, 1991 |
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"I’ll Be There" |
Weeks At Number One: 2 |
Date Starting At Number One: June 20, 1992 |
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"Dreamlover" |
Weeks At Number One: 8 |
Date Starting At Number One: Sept. 11, 1993 |
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"Hero" |
Weeks At Number One: 4 |
Date Starting At Number One: Dec. 25, 1993 |
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"Fantasy" |
Weeks At Number One: 8 |
Date Starting At Number One: Sept. 30, 1995 |
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"One Sweet Day" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Dec. 2, 1995 |
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"Always Be My Baby" |
Weeks At Number One: 2 |
Date Starting At Number One: May 4, 1996 |
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"Honey" |
Weeks At Number One: 3 |
Date Starting At Number One: Sept. 13, 1997 |
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"My All" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: May 23, 1998 |
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"Heartbreaker" |
Weeks At Number One: 2 |
Date Starting At Number One: Oct. 9, 1999 |
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"Thank God I Found You" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Feb. 19, 2000 |
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"We Belong Together" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: June 4, 2005 |
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"Don’t Forget About Us" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Dec. 31, 2005 |
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"Touch My Body" |
Weeks At Number One: 2 |
Date Starting At Number One: April 12, 2008 |
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"All I Want for Christmas Is You" |
Weeks At Number One: 2-3 weeks for 4 years straight |
Date Starting At Number One: Dec. 21, 2019 |
With 19 number-one Hot 100 hits, Mariah Carey earned second place on this list. Her talents and stage presence were clear from the beginning, and her first number-one single was also her debut song, "Vision Of Love," in 1990 at 20 years old.
That same year she would go on to have another number one with "Love Takes Time," and in 1991, she topped the charts again with the songs "Someday," "I Don't Wanna Cry," and "Emotions." Mariah's last hit was "Touch My Body" tying her with Elvis.
However, in 2019, Mimi's Christmas hit, 'AIWFCIY' went number one, allowing her to become the solo artist with the most number-one songs. Since then, the song has gone on to hit number one three more times, with runs of two to three weeks apiece.
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Number One Singles: 20
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"I Want To Hold Your Hand" |
Weeks At Number One: 7 |
Date Starting At Number One: Feb. 1, 1964 |
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"She Loves You" |
Weeks At Number One: 2 |
Date Starting At Number One: March 21, 1964 |
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"Can’t Buy Me Love" |
Weeks At Number One: 5 |
Date Starting At Number One: April 4, 1964 |
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"Love Me Do" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: May 30, 1964 |
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"A Hard Day’s Night" |
Weeks At Number One: 2 |
Date Starting At Number One: Aug. 1, 1964 |
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"I Feel Fine" |
Weeks At Number One: 3 |
Date Starting At Number One: Dec. 26, 1964 |
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"Eight Days a Week" |
Weeks At Number One: 2 |
Date Starting At Number One: March 13, 1965 |
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"Ticket to Ride" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: May 22, 1965 |
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"Help!" |
Weeks At Number One: 3 |
Date Starting At Number One: Sept. 4, 1965 |
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"Yesterday" |
Weeks At Number One: 4 |
Date Starting At Number One: Oct. 9, 1965 |
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"We Can Work It Out" |
Weeks At Number One: 3 |
Date Starting At Number One: Jan. 8, 1966 |
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"Paperback Writer" |
Weeks At Number One: 2 |
Date Starting At Number One: June 25, 1966 |
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"Penny Lane" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: March 18, 1967 |
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"All You Need Is Love" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Aug. 19, 1967 |
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"Hello Goodbye" |
Weeks At Number One: 3 |
Date Starting At Number One: Aug. 19, 1967 |
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"Hey Jude" |
Weeks At Number One: 9 |
Date Starting At Number One: Sept. 28, 1968 |
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"Get Back" |
Weeks At Number One: 5 |
Date Starting At Number One: May 24, 1969 |
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"Come Together”/”Something" |
Weeks At Number One: 1 |
Date Starting At Number One: Nov. 29, 1969 |
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"Let It Be" |
Weeks At Number One: 2 |
Date Starting At Number One: April 11, 1970 |
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"The Long and Winding Road”/”For You Blue" |
Weeks At Number One: 2 |
Date Starting At Number One: June 13, 1970 |
To no one's surprise, the greatest rock band of all time holds the record to the most number-one hits, though it was very close. The Beatles lasted less than a decade but still managed to not only change the course of rock and roll (and music in general) but to make songs that are still listened to over fifty years later (as well as generate a ton of net worth).
"Love Me Do, She Loves You," and "I Want To Hold Your Hand" were some of The Beatles' first hits, and the ones that caused the so-called Beatlemania, but in the late sixties they changed directions.
They topped the charts again with songs like "Penny Lane," "All You Need Is Love," and "Hey Jude," cementing themselves as the biggest group in the world.
Source: Billboard.com