Artists With the Most No. 1 Songs on the Hot 100, From The Beatles to Rihanna & More (2024)

The Beatles have the most No. 1 hits among all acts in the chart's history, with 20.

Artists With the Most No. 1 Songs on the Hot 100, From The Beatles to Rihanna & More (1)

Over 31,000 songs have graced the Billboard Hot 100 in the chart’s 65-year history. Of those, 1,170 have reached No. 1 (as of the chart dated March 4, 2024) — a select 3.7 percent.

One of the rarest feats, perhaps, is not just repeating at No. 1, but repeating at No. 1 10 different times. Only 11 artists in history have earned the distinction.

The elite list features nine solo artists and two groups. The Beatles lead all acts, with a whopping 20 No. 1s — they’ve had the most since 1965, when they surpassed Elvis Presley.

Presley, who’s notably absent from the list below, scored seven No. 1s in the Hot 100 era. The start of Presley’s career predated the Hot 100, which launched on Aug. 4, 1958, meaning that some of his classics, such as “Don’t Be Cruel,” “Hound Dog” and “Jailhouse Rock,” preceded the chart’s existence. He did, however, reach the summit with “A Big Hunk O’ Love,” “Stuck on You,” “It’s Now or Never,” “Are You Lonesome Tonight,” “Surrender,” “Good Luck Charm” and “Suspicious Minds.”

As for the artists just outside the 10 No. 1 hits club: Bee Gees, Beyoncé, Elton John, Katy Perry, Paul McCartney (solo and with Wings), and Usher have all topped the Hot 100 nine times, while Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars, George Michael (excluding two billed solely to Wham!) and The Rolling Stones have eight each.

Here are the 11 artists who have tallied 10 or more No. 1 hits on the Hot 100:

Title, Weeks at No. 1, Peak Date

  • The Beatles, 20 No. 1s

    Artists With the Most No. 1 Songs on the Hot 100, From The Beatles to Rihanna & More (2)

    20 No. 1s:

    1. “I Wantto Hold Your Hand,”seven weeksat No. 1 beginningFeb. 1, 1964
    2. “She Loves You,”two, March 21, 1964
    3. “Can’t Buy Me Love,”five, April 4, 1964
    4. “Love Me Do,”one, May 30, 1964
    5. “A Hard Day’s Night,”two, Aug. 1, 1964
    6. “I Feel Fine,”three, Dec. 26, 1964
    7. “Eight DaysaWeek,”two, March 13, 1965
    8. “Ticketto Ride,”one, May 22, 1965
    9. “Help!,”three, Sept. 4, 1965
    10. “Yesterday,”four, Oct. 9, 1965
    11. “We Can Work It Out,”three, Jan. 8, 1966
    12. “Paperback Writer,”two, June 25, 1966
    13. “Penny Lane,”one, March 18, 1967
    14. “All You Need Is Love,”one, Aug. 19, 1967
    15. “Hello Goodbye,”three, Aug. 19, 1967
    16. “Hey Jude,”nine, Sept. 28, 1968
    17. “Get Back,”with Billy Preston, five, May 24, 1969
    18. “Come Together”/”Something,”one, Nov. 29, 1969
    19. “Let It Be,”two, April 11, 1970
    20. “The Longand Winding Road”/”For You Blue,”two, June 13, 1970
  • Mariah Carey, 19 No. 1s

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    19 No. 1s:

    1. “Vision of Love,” four weeks at No. 1 beginning Aug. 4, 1990
    2. “Love Takes Time,” three, Nov. 10, 1990
    3. “Someday,” two, March 9, 1991
    4. “I Don’t Wanna Cry,” two, May 25, 1991
    5. “Emotions,” three, Oct. 12, 1991
    6. “I’ll Be There,” two, June 20, 1992
    7. “Dreamlover,” eight, Sept. 11, 1993
    8. “Hero,” four, Dec. 25, 1993
    9. “Fantasy,” eight, Sept. 30, 1995
    10. “One Sweet Day,” with Boyz II Men, 16, Dec. 2, 1995
    11. “Always Be My Baby,” two, May 4, 1996
    12. “Honey,” three, Sept. 13, 1997
    13. “My All,” one, May 23, 1998
    14. “Heartbreaker,” feat. JAY-Z, two, Oct. 9, 1999
    15. “Thank God I Found You,” feat. Joe & 98 Degrees, one, Feb. 19, 2000
    16. “We Belong Together,” 14, June 4, 2005
    17. “Don’t Forget About Us,” two, Dec. 31, 2005
    18. “Touch My Body,” two, April 12, 2008
    19. “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” 12, Dec. 21, 2019
  • Rihanna, 14 No. 1s

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    14 No. 1s:

    1. “SOS,”three weeks at No. 1 beginningMay 13, 2006
    2. “Umbrella,”feat.JAY-Z, seven, June 9, 2007
    3. “TakeaBow,”one, May 24, 2008
    4. “Disturbia,”two, Aug. 23, 2008
    5. “Live Your Life,”T.I. feat.Rihanna, six, Oct. 18, 2008
    6. “Rude Boy,”five, March 27, 2010
    7. “Lovethe Way You Lie,”Eminem feat.Rihanna, seven, July 31, 2010
    8. “What’s My Name?,”feat. Drake, one, Nov. 20, 2010
    9. “Only Girl (Inthe World),”one, Dec. 4, 2010
    10. “S&M,”feat.Britney Spears, one, April 30, 2011
    11. “We Found Love,”feat.Calvin Harris, 10, Nov. 12, 2011
    12. “Diamonds,”three, Dec. 1, 2012
    13. “The Monster,”Eminem feat.Rihanna, four, Dec. 21, 2013
    14. “Work,”feat.Drake, nine, March 5, 2016
  • Michael Jackson, 13 No. 1s

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    13 No. 1s:

    1. “Ben,”one week at No. 1 beginningOct. 14, 1972
    2. “Don’t Stop‘Til You Get Enough,”one, Oct. 13, 1979
    3. “Rock With You,”four, Jan. 19, 1980
    4. “Billie Jean,”seven, March 5, 1983
    5. “Beat It,”three, April 30, 1983
    6. “Say Say Say,”with Paul McCartney, six, Dec. 10, 1983
    7. “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You,”with Siedah Garrett, one, Sept. 19, 1987
    8. “Bad,”two, Oct. 24, 1987
    9. “The Way You Make Me Feel,”one, Jan. 23, 1988
    10. “Maninthe Mirror,”two, March 26, 1988
    11. “Dirty Diana,”one, July 2, 1988
    12. “Black or White,”seven, Dec. 7, 1991
    13. “You Are Not Alone,”one, Sept. 2, 1995
  • Drake, 13 No. 1s

    Artists With the Most No. 1 Songs on the Hot 100, From The Beatles to Rihanna & More (6)

    13 No. 1s

    1. “What’s My Name?” with Rihanna, one week at No. 1 beginning Nov. 20, 2010
    2. “Work” with Rihanna, nine, March 5, 2016
    3. “One Dance” feat. Wizkid & Kyla, 10, May 21, 2016
    4. “God’s Plan,” 11, Feb. 3, 2018
    5. “Nice for What,” eight, April 21, 2018
    6. “In My Feelings,” 10, July 21, 2018
    7. “Toosie Slide,” one, April 18, 2020
    8. “What’s Next,” one, March 20, 2021
    9. “Way 2 Sexy,” feat. Future & Young Thug, one, Sept. 18, 2021
    10. “Wait for U,” with Future, feat. Tems, one, May 14, 2022
    11. “Jimmy Cooks,” feat. 21 Savage, one, July 2, 2022
    12. “Slime You Out,” feat. SZA, one, Sept. 30, 2023
    13. “First Person Shooter,” feat. J. Cole, one, Oct. 21, 2023
  • Madonna, 12 No. 1s

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    12 No. 1s:

    1. “LikeaVirgin,”six weeks at No. 1 beginningDec. 22, 1984
    2. “Crazyfor You,”one, May 11, 1985
    3. “Liveto Tell,”one, June 7, 1986
    4. “Papa Don’t Preach,”two, Aug. 16, 1986
    5. “Open Your Heart,”one, Feb. 7, 1987
    6. “Who’s That Girl,”one, Aug. 22, 1987
    7. “LikeaPrayer,”three, April 22, 1989
    8. “Vogue,”three, May 19, 1990
    9. “Justify My Love,”two, Jan. 5, 1991
    10. “This Usedto Be My Playground,”one, Aug. 8, 1992
    11. “TakeaBow,”seven, Feb. 25, 1995
    12. “Music,”four, Sept. 16, 2000
  • The Supremes, 12 No. 1s

    Artists With the Most No. 1 Songs on the Hot 100, From The Beatles to Rihanna & More (8)

    12 No. 1s:

    1. “Where Did Our Love Go,”two weeks at No. 1 beginningAug. 22, 1964
    2. “Baby Love,”four, Oct. 31, 1964
    3. “Come See About Me,”two, Dec. 19, 1964
    4. “Stop! Inthe Name of Love,”two, March 27, 1965
    5. “Backin My Arms Again,”one, June 12, 1965
    6. “I HearaSymphony,”two, Nov. 20, 1965
    7. “You Can’t Hurry Love,”two, Sept. 10, 1966
    8. “You Keep Me Hangin’On,”two, Nov. 19, 1966
    9. “Love Is Hereand Now You’re Gone,”one, March 11, 1967
    10. “The Happening,”one, May 13, 1967
    11. “Love Child,”with Diana Ross, two, Nov. 30, 1968
    12. “Someday We’ll Be Together,”Diana Ross& The Supremes, one, Dec. 27, 1969
  • Taylor Swift, 12 No. 1s

    Artists With the Most No. 1 Songs on the Hot 100, From The Beatles to Rihanna & More (9)

    12 No. 1s

    1. “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” three weeks at No. 1 beginning Sept. 1, 2012
    2. “Shake It Off,” four, Sept. 6, 2014
    3. “Blank Space,” seven, Nov. 29, 2014
    4. “Bad Blood” feat. Kendrick Lamar, one, June 6, 2015
    5. “Look What You Made Me Do,” three, Sept. 16, 2017
    6. “Cardigan,” one, Aug. 8, 2020
    7. “Willow,” one, Dec. 26, 2020
    8. “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version),” one, Nov. 27, 2021
    9. “Anti-Hero,” eight, Nov. 5, 2022
    10. “Cruel Summer,” four, Oct. 28, 2023
    11. “Is It Over Now? (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault),” one, Nov. 11, 2023
    12. “Fortnight” feat. Post Malone, one, May 4, 2024
  • Whitney Houston, 11 No. 1s

    Artists With the Most No. 1 Songs on the Hot 100, From The Beatles to Rihanna & More (10)

    11 No. 1s:

    1. “Saving All My Lovefor You,”one week at No. 1 beginningOct. 26, 1985
    2. “How Will I Know,”two, Feb. 15, 1986
    3. “Greatest Love of All,”three, May 17, 1986
    4. “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me),”two, June 27, 1987
    5. “Didn’t We Almost Have It All,”two, Sept. 26, 1987
    6. “So Emotional,”one, Jan. 9, 1988
    7. “Where Do Broken Hearts Go,”two, April 23, 1988
    8. “I’m Your BabyTonight,”one, Dec. 1, 1990
    9. “All The Man That I Need,”two, Feb. 23, 1991
    10. “I Will Always Love You,”14, Nov. 28, 1992
    11. “Exhale (Shoop Shoop),”one, Nov. 25, 1995
  • Janet Jackson, 10 No. 1s

    Artists With the Most No. 1 Songs on the Hot 100, From The Beatles to Rihanna & More (11)

    10 No. 1s:

    1. “When I Think of You,”two weeks at No. 1 beginningOct. 11, 1986
    2. “Miss You Much,”four, Oct. 7, 1989
    3. “Escapade,”three, March 3, 1990
    4. “Black Cat,”one, Oct. 27, 1990
    5. “Love Will Never Do (Without You),”one, Jan. 19, 1991
    6. “That’s the Way Love Goes,”eight, May 15, 1993
    7. “Again,”two, Dec. 11, 1993
    8. “Together Again,”two, Jan. 31, 1998
    9. “Doesn’t Really Matter,”three, Aug. 26, 2000
    10. “Allfor You,”seven, April 14, 2001
  • Stevie Wonder, 10 No. 1s

    Artists With the Most No. 1 Songs on the Hot 100, From The Beatles to Rihanna & More (12)

    10 No. 1s:

    1. “Fingertips – Pt 2,”three weeks at No. 1 beginningAug. 10, 1963
    2. “Superstition,”one, Jan. 27, 1973
    3. “You Arethe Sunshine of My Life,”one, May 19, 1973
    4. “You Haven’t Done Nothin,”one, Nov. 2, 1974
    5. “I Wish,”one, Jan. 22, 1977
    6. “Sir Duke,”three, May 21, 1977
    7. “Ebonyand Ivory,”with Paul McCartney, seven, May 15, 1982
    8. “I Just Called to Say I Love You,”three, Oct. 13, 1984
    9. “Part Time Lover,”one week, Nov. 2, 1985
    10. “That’s What Friends Are For” (as Dionne & Friends), four, Jan. 18, 1986

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The group has held the record of 20 for the most No. 1 hits since 1965, when it surpassed Elvis Presley. As for the acts behind The Beatles: Mariah Carey has the second-most with 19, followed by Rihanna (14), Drake (13), Michael Jackson (13), Madonna (12), The Supremes (12), Whitney Houston (11) and Taylor Swift (11).

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The Beatles have 20 No. 1 hits, the most in history. The Beatles still reign supreme with the most No. 1 songs ever on the Billboard Hot 100, earning 20 in the span of just eight years.

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Morgan Wallen rewrites the record for the most songs simultaneously charted on the Billboard Hot 100, as he sends 36 songs onto the survey (dated March 18, 2023) – the entirety of his new album, One Thing at a Time. Of those 36 songs, 27 are debuts, also a new one-week record.

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With the most No. 1s on each ranking (through charts dated Nov. 11, 2023), The Beatles, thus, claim the most leaders on the lists combined: 39, via 20 No. 1s on the Hot 100 and 19 on the Billboard 200.

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First: Madonna (50)
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During their career as a group, The Beatles placed a total of 62 titles on the “Hot 100” between 1964 and 1970. They debuted with “I Want to Hold Your Hand” on January 18, 1964, and made their final bow with “The Long and Winding Road,” which last appeared on the Billboard chart on July 25, 1970.

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One of the singer's earlier songs, "SOS" hit No. 1 in the spring of 2006. (Her first big single, "Pon de Replay," topped out at No. 2 one year prior.)

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There's even a dispute over the exact title. Yet “It's a Small World,” also known as “It's a Small, Small World” and “It's a Small World (After All),” is very likely the most played song in music history — nearly 50 million times.

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"Old Town Road" holds the record for the longest stretch at No. 1 with 19 weeks. It also became the fastest song in history to be certified diamond.

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Drake now leads all artists with a whopping 332 total entries on the chart in his career (through the Hot 100 dated June 29, 2024). He's the only artist to chart at least 300 total songs in history. Only two other acts have charted at least 200: Taylor Swift (263) and the Glee Cast (207).

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Drake now leads all artists with a whopping 330 total entries on the chart in his career (through the Hot 100 dated May 11, 2024). He's the only artist to chart at least 300 total songs in history. Only two other acts have charted at least 200: Taylor Swift (263) and the Glee Cast (207).

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