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This is a comprehensive listing that highlights significant achievements and milestones based upon Billboard magazine's singles charts, most notably the Billboard Hot 100. This list spans the period from the issue dated January 1, 1955 to present. The Billboard Hot 100 began with the issue dated August 4, 1958, and is currently the standard popular music chart in the United States.

Prior to the creation of the Hot 100, Billboard published four singles charts: "Best Sellers in Stores", "Most Played by Jockeys", "Most Played in Jukeboxes" and "The Top 100". These charts, which ranged from 20 to 100 slots, were phased out at different times between 1957 and 1958. Though technically not part of the Hot 100 chart history, select data from these charts are included for computational purposes, and to avoid unenlightening or misleading characterizations.

All items listed below are from the Hot 100 era, unless otherwise noted (pre-Hot 100 charts).

All-Time Hot 100 achievements (1958–2018)

In 2008, for the 50th anniversary of the Hot 100, Billboard magazine compiled a ranking of the 100 best-performing songs on the chart over the 50 years, along with the best-performing artists.^[1][2] In 2013, Billboard revised the rankings for the chart's 55th anniversary edition.^[3] In 2015, Billboard revised the rankings again.^[4] In 2018, the rankings were revised again for the Billboard chart's 60th anniversary.^[5] Shown below are the top 10 songs and top 10 artists over the 60-year period of the Hot 100, through July 2018. Also shown are the artists placing the most songs on the overall "all-time" top 100 song list.

Top 10 songs of All-Time (1958–2018)

Rank	Single	Year(s) released	Artist(s)	Peak and duration
1.	"The Twist"	1960, 1961*	Chubby Checker	#1 for 3 weeks
2.	"Smooth"	1999	Santana featuring Rob Thomas	#1 for 12 weeks
3.	"Mack the Knife"	1959	Bobby Darin	#1 for 9 weeks
4.	"Uptown Funk"	2015	Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars	#1 for 14 weeks
5.	"How Do I Live"	1997	LeAnn Rimes	#2 for 4 weeks
6.	"Party Rock Anthem"	2011	LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock	#1 for 6 weeks
7.	"I Gotta Feeling"	2009	The Black Eyed Peas	#1 for 14 weeks
8.	"Macarena (Bayside Boys mix)"	1996	Los Del Rio	#1 for 14 weeks
9.	"Shape of You"	2017	Ed Sheeran	#1 for 12 weeks
10.	"Physical"	1981	Olivia Newton-John	#1 for 10 weeks

* – re-released

Source:^[6]

Top 10 Hot 100 artists of All-Time (1958–2018)

Rank	Artist
1.	The Beatles
2.	Madonna
3.	Elton John
4.	Elvis Presley
5.	Mariah Carey
6.	Stevie Wonder
7.	Janet Jackson
8.	Michael Jackson
9.	Whitney Houston
10.	Rihanna

Source:^[7]

Artists with the most songs on Billboard's Top 100 Hits of All-Time (1958–2018)

Number of songs	Artist	Songs (ranking)
3	Lionel Richie	"Endless Love" (18), "Say You, Say Me" (94), "All Night Long" (96)
	Boyz II Men	"I'll Make Love to You" (22), "One Sweet Day" (38), "End of the Road" (55)
	Bee Gees	"How Deep Is Your Love" (25), "Night Fever" (42), "Stayin' Alive" (59)
	Paul McCartney	"Silly Love Songs" (40), "Say Say Say" (44), "Ebony and Ivory" (76)
2	Bruno Mars	"Uptown Funk" (4), "Just the Way You Are" (82)
	The Black Eyed Peas	"I Gotta Feeling" (7), "Boom Boom Pow" (56)
	Ed Sheeran	"Shape of You" (9), "Perfect" (91)
	The Beatles	"Hey Jude" (12), "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (48)
	Mariah Carey	"We Belong Together" (14), "One Sweet Day" (38)
	Diana Ross	"Endless Love" (18), "Upside Down" (80)
	Andy Gibb	"I Just Want to Be Your Everything" (29), "Shadow Dancing" (49)
	Marvin Gaye	"Let's Get It On" (41), "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (84)
	Michael Jackson	"Say Say Say" (44), "Billie Jean" (86)
	Pharrell Williams	"Blurred Lines" (51), "Happy" (79)
	Elton John	"Candle In the Wind 1997" (52), "That's What Friends Are For" (78)
	Stevie Wonder	"Ebony and Ivory" (76), "That's What Friends Are For" (78)

Source:^[6]

Song milestones

Most weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100

Number of weeks	Artist(s)	Song	Year(s)
16	Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men	"One Sweet Day"	1995–96
	Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber	"Despacito"	2017
14	Whitney Houston	"I Will Always Love You"	1992–93
	Boyz II Men	"I'll Make Love to You"	1994
	Los del Río	"Macarena" (Bayside Boys mix)	1996
	Elton John	"Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight"	1997
	Mariah Carey	"We Belong Together"	2005
	The Black Eyed Peas	"I Gotta Feeling"	2009
	Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars	"Uptown Funk"	2015
13	Boyz II Men	"End of the Road"	1992
	Brandy and Monica	"The Boy Is Mine"	1998
12	Santana featuring Rob Thomas	"Smooth"	1999–2000
	Eminem	"Lose Yourself"	2002–03
	Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris	"Yeah!"	2004
	The Black Eyed Peas	"Boom Boom Pow"	2009
	Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell	"Blurred Lines"	2013
	Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth	"See You Again"	2015
	The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey	"Closer"	2016
	Ed Sheeran	"Shape of You"	2017
11	All-4-One	"I Swear"	1994
	Toni Braxton	"Un-Break My Heart"	1996–97
	Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112	"I'll Be Missing You"	1997
	Destiny's Child	"Independent Women Part I"	2000–01
	Drake	"God's Plan"	2018
10
	Debby Boone	"You Light Up My Life"	1977
	Olivia Newton-John	"Physical"	1981–82
	Santana featuring The Product G&B	"Maria Maria"	2000
	Ashanti	"Foolish"	2002
	Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland	"Dilemma"
	Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx	"Gold Digger"	2005
	Beyoncé	"Irreplaceable"	2006–07
	Flo Rida featuring T-Pain	"Low"	2008
	Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris	"We Found Love"	2011–12
	Pharrell Williams	"Happy"	2014
	Adele	"Hello"	2015–16
	Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla	"One Dance"	2016
	Drake	"In My Feelings"	2018

Pre-Hot 100 Notes:

• In 1956, Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog" / "Don't Be Cruel" was number 1 on the "Best Sellers in Stores" and "Most Played in Jukeboxes" charts for 11 weeks.


• In 1955, The McGuire Sisters' "Sincerely" was number 1 on the "Most Played by Jockeys" chart for 10 weeks.


• In 1955, Pérez Prado's "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" was number 1 on the "Best Sellers in Stores" chart for 10 weeks.

Source:^[8]

Most weeks at number two (without hitting number one)

Number of weeks	Artist(s)	Song	Year(s)	Kept off of number-one by
10	Foreigner	"Waiting for a Girl Like You"	1981–82	"Physical" (Olivia Newton-John), "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" (Hall & Oates) [9]
	Missy Elliott	"Work It"	2002–03	"Lose Yourself" (Eminem) [10]
9	Donna Lewis	"I Love You Always Forever"	1996	"Macarena (Bayside Boys Remix)" (Los del Río) [11]
	Shania Twain	"You're Still the One"	1998	"Too Close" (Next),[12] "The Boy Is Mine" (Brandy and Monica) [10]
8	Shai	"If I Ever Fall in Love"	1992–93	"I Will Always Love You" (Whitney Houston)
	Deborah Cox	"Nobody's Supposed to Be Here"	1998–99	"I'm Your Angel" (R. Kelly featuring Celine Dion), "Have You Ever?" (Brandy)
	Brian McKnight	"Back at One"	1999–2000	"Smooth" (Santana featuring Rob Thomas) [10]
	Mario Winans featuring Enya and P. Diddy	"I Don't Wanna Know"	2004	"Yeah!" (Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris), "Burn" (Usher)
	Ed Sheeran	"Thinking Out Loud"	2015	"Uptown Funk!" (Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars) [10]

Source:^[13]

Most total weeks in the top ten

The following songs have spent 26 or more weeks in the top ten.

Number of weeks	Artist(s)	Song	Year(s)	Source
33	Ed Sheeran	"Shape of You"	2017	[14]
32	LeAnn Rimes	"How Do I Live"	1997–98	[14]
	The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey	"Closer"	2016–17	[14]
31	Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars	"Uptown Funk"	2014–15	[14]
30	Santana featuring Rob Thomas	"Smooth"	1999–2000	[14]
29	LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock	"Party Rock Anthem"	2011–12	[14]
28	Jewel	"Foolish Games" / "You Were Meant for Me"	1997–98	[14]
	Bruno Mars	"That's What I Like"	2017	[14]
27	Ed Sheeran	"Perfect"	2017–18	[15]
	Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B	"Girls Like You"	2018	[16]
26	Savage Garden	"Truly Madly Deeply"	1997–98	[14]
	Drake	"God's Plan"	2018	[17]

The total weeks displayed in this section are total weeks the song was charted inside the top 10 portion of the chart, instead of total weeks spent on the chart.

Most total weeks on the Hot 100

• 87 weeks – Imagine Dragons – "Radioactive" (2014)


• 79 weeks – Awolnation – "Sail" (2014)


• 76 weeks – Jason Mraz – "I'm Yours" (2009)


• 69 weeks – LeAnn Rimes – "How Do I Live" (1998)


• 68 weeks – LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock – "Party Rock Anthem" (2012), OneRepublic – "Counting Stars" (2014)


• 65 weeks – Jewel – "Foolish Games" / "You Were Meant for Me" (1998), Adele – "Rolling in the Deep" (2012)


• 64 weeks – Carrie Underwood – "Before He Cheats" (2007)


• 62 weeks – Lifehouse – "You and Me" (2006), The Lumineers – "Ho Hey" (2013)

Note: The year displayed is the year the songs ended their respective chart runs.

Source:^[18]

Number-one debuts

Source:^[19]

• 
  Michael Jackson – "You Are Not Alone" (September 2, 1995)


• 
  Mariah Carey – "Fantasy" (September 30, 1995)


• 
  Whitney Houston – "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" (November 25, 1995)


• Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men – "One Sweet Day" (December 2, 1995)


• 
  Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 – "I'll Be Missing You" (June 14, 1997)


• Mariah Carey – "Honey" (September 13, 1997)


• 
  Elton John – "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (October 11, 1997)


• 
  Celine Dion – "My Heart Will Go On" (February 28, 1998)


• 
  Aerosmith – "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (September 5, 1998)


• 
  Lauryn Hill – "Doo Wop (That Thing)" (November 14, 1998)


• 
  Clay Aiken – "This Is the Night" (June 28, 2003)


• 
  Fantasia Barrino – "I Believe" (July 10, 2004)


• 
  Carrie Underwood – "Inside Your Heaven" (July 2, 2005)


• 
  Taylor Hicks – "Do I Make You Proud" (July 1, 2006)


• 
  Britney Spears – "3" (October 24, 2009)


• 
  Eminem – "Not Afraid" (May 22, 2010)


• 
  Kesha – "We R Who We R" (November 13, 2010)


• Britney Spears – "Hold It Against Me" (January 29, 2011)


• 
  Lady Gaga – "Born This Way" (February 26, 2011)


• 
  Katy Perry – "Part of Me" (March 3, 2012)


• 
  Baauer – "Harlem Shake" (March 2, 2013)


• 
  Taylor Swift – "Shake It Off" (September 6, 2014)


• 
  Justin Bieber – "What Do You Mean?" (September 19, 2015)


• 
  Adele – "Hello" (November 14, 2015)


• 
  Zayn Malik – "Pillowtalk" (February 20, 2016)


• 
  Justin Timberlake – "Can't Stop the Feeling!" (May 28, 2016)


• 
  Ed Sheeran – "Shape of You" (January 28, 2017)


• 
  DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne – "I'm the One" (May 20, 2017)


• 
  Drake – "God's Plan" (February 3, 2018)


• Drake – "Nice for What" (April 21, 2018)


• 
  Childish Gambino – "This Is America" (May 19, 2018)


• 
  Ariana Grande – "Thank U, Next" (November 17, 2018)

Since 2009, at least one song debuted at number one per year. In 1995, four songs debuted at number one (a record amount that was later tied by 2018).

Biggest jump to number one

• 97–1 – Kelly Clarkson – "My Life Would Suck Without You" (February 7, 2009)^[20]
  


• 96–1 – Britney Spears – "Womanizer" (October 25, 2008)^[21]
  


• 80–1 – T.I. featuring Rihanna – "Live Your Life" (October 18, 2008)^[22]
  


• 78–1 – Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent – "Crack a Bottle" (February 21, 2009)^[23]
  


• 77–1 – Taylor Swift – "Look What You Made Me Do" (September 16, 2017)^[24]
  


• 72–1 – Taylor Swift – "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" (September 1, 2012)^[25]
  


• 71–1 – T.I. – "Whatever You Like" (September 6, 2008)^[26]
  


• 64–1 – Maroon 5 – "Makes Me Wonder" (May 12, 2007)


• 60–1 – Rihanna featuring Drake – "What's My Name?" (November 20, 2010)^[27]
  


• 58–1 – Flo Rida – "Right Round" (February 28, 2009)^[28]
  

Changes in when the eligibility of a single first begins, as well as more accurate digital download totals, have made abrupt chart jumps more commonplace. From 1955 to 2001, under Billboard's previous methodologies, only two singles ascended directly to #1 from a previous position beneath the Top 20: The Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love", which jumped from #27 to the top slot in April 1964, and Brandy and Monica's "The Boy Is Mine" which jumped from #23 to #1 in June 1998.

Biggest single-week upward movements

• 97–1 (96 positions) – Kelly Clarkson – "My Life Would Suck Without You" (February 7, 2009)^[29]
  


• 96–1 (95 positions) – Britney Spears – "Womanizer" (October 25, 2008)^[30]
  


• 94–3 (91 positions) – Beyoncé and Shakira – "Beautiful Liar" (April 7, 2007)^[31]
  


• 94–4 (90 positions) – Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B – "Girls Like You" (June 16, 2018)^[32]
  


• 95–7 (88 positions) – Akon featuring Eminem – "Smack That" (October 14, 2006)^[33]
  


• 97–9 (88 positions) – Drake featuring Nicki Minaj – "Make Me Proud" (November 5, 2011)^[34]
  


• 96–11 (85 positions) – Carrie Underwood – "Cowboy Casanova" (October 10, 2009)^[35]
  


• 100–15 (85 positions) – A. R. Rahman and Pussycat Dolls featuring Nicole Scherzinger – "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" (March 14, 2009)^[36]
  


• 85–2 (83 positions) – Katy Perry – "Roar" (August 31, 2013)^[37]
  


• 86–4 (82 positions) – Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron – "Breaking Free" (February 11, 2006)^[38]
  


• 92–10 (82 positions) – Nicki Minaj – "Chun-Li" (April 28, 2018)^[39]
  

Under Billboard's previous methodologies, jumps of this magnitude were rare. One exception was Jeannie C. Riley's "Harper Valley PTA," which advanced 74 slots in August 1968;^[40] this upward acceleration went unmatched for 30 years, but has been surpassed over a dozen times since 2006. Changes in when the eligibility of a single first begins, as well as more accurate digital download totals, have made abrupt chart jumps more commonplace.

Longest climbs to number one

• 33rd week – Los del Río – "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" (1995–96)^[41]
  


• 31st week – Lonestar – "Amazed" (1999–2000)


• 30th week – John Legend – "All of Me" (2013–14)^[42]
  


• 27th week – Creed – "With Arms Wide Open" (2000)


• 26th week – Vertical Horizon – "Everything You Want" (2000)


• 25th week – UB40 – "Red Red Wine" (1988)


• 23rd week – Patti Austin and James Ingram – "Baby, Come to Me" (1983), Sia featuring Sean Paul – "Cheap Thrills" (2016), Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug – "Havana" (2017–18)


• 22nd week – Vangelis – "Chariots of Fire" (1982), Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis – "Just Dance" (2008–09)


• 21st week – Nick Gilder – "Hot Child in the City" (1978), Robert John – "Sad Eyes" (1979), Outkast – "The Way You Move" (2003–04), Adele – "Set Fire to the Rain" (2011–12)

Biggest drop from number one

• 1–15 – Billy Preston – "Nothing from Nothing" (October 26, 1974)


• 1–15 – Dionne Warwicke and The Spinners – "Then Came You" (November 2, 1974)


• 1–12 – Simon & Garfunkel – "The Sound of Silence" (January 29, 1966)


• 1–12 – Barry White – "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" (September 28, 1974)


• 1–12 – Andy Kim – "Rock Me Gently" (October 5, 1974)


• 1–12 – Stevie Wonder – "You Haven't Done Nothin'" (November 9, 1974)


• 1–12 – Bachman–Turner Overdrive – "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" (November 16, 1974)


• 1–12 – John Lennon and Plastic Ono Band – "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" (November 23, 1974)


• 1–11 – Diana Ross – "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" (January 31, 1976)


• 1–10 – Phil Collins – "Two Hearts" (February 4, 1989)

Source:^[43]

Biggest single-week downward movements

• 17–96 (79 positions) – Javier Colon – "Stitch by Stitch" (July 23, 2011)^[44]
  


• 21–99 (78 positions) – Jordan Smith – "Somebody to Love" (January 2, 2016)^[45]
  


• 16–93 (77 positions) – 5 Seconds of Summer – "Amnesia" (July 26, 2014)^[46]
  


• 17–92 (75 positions) – Justin Bieber – "Die in Your Arms" (June 23, 2012)^[47]
  


• 17–91 (74 positions) – Lil Wayne – "Can't Be Broken" (October 20, 2018)^[48]
  


• 23–96 (73 positions) – Colbie Caillat – "I Do" (March 5, 2011)^[49]
  


• 21–94 (73 positions) – Justin Bieber – "Never Let You Go" (March 27, 2010)^[50]
  


• 21–94 (73 positions) – Glee Cast – "Empire State of Mind" (October 16, 2010)^[51]
  


• 16–89 (73 positions) – Jonas Brothers – "Pushin' Me Away" (August 9, 2008)^[52]
  


• 13–86 (73 positions) – Justin Timberlake and Matt Morris featuring Charlie Sexton – "Hallelujah" (February 20, 2010)^[53]
  

Source:^[54]

Biggest drops off the Hot 100

• From #4 – Prince and The Revolution – "Purple Rain"† (May 21, 2016)


• From #8 – Prince – "When Doves Cry"† (May 21, 2016)


• From #9 – Soko – "We Might Be Dead by Tomorrow" (April 5, 2014)^[55]
  


• From #11 – Jonas Brothers – "A Little Bit Longer" (August 30, 2008),^[55][56] Taylor Swift – "Mean" (November 13, 2010),^[57]One Direction – "Diana" (December 14, 2013),^[58] Mariah Carey – "All I Want for Christmas is You" (January 16, 2016)††^[59]
  


• From #12 – Taylor Swift – "You Belong with Me"* (November 29, 2008),^[60]Lady Gaga – "Hair" (June 11, 2011),^[61] One Direction – "Midnight Memories" (December 14, 2013)^[58]
  

† – "Purple Rain" and "When Doves Cry" reappeared on the Hot 100 for two weeks in 2016, and the above reflects their re-entries only. When the songs originally charted in 1984, their chart positions in their final week on the Hot 100 were well below the top 10.

†† – A recurring holiday song charting during the Christmas season.

* – "You Belong with Me" later re-entered the Hot 100 as a single in 2009 to reach a peak of #2. The recurring song's final week on the Hot 100 was in 2010, when it was low as possible on the chart.

Prior to 2008, the biggest drop off the Hot 100 was "Nights in White Satin" by The Moody Blues, which ranked at #17 in its final week on the chart in December 1972. This high drop-off position was matched in January 1975 by "Junior's Farm" by Paul McCartney and Wings. The record descent held for over three decades. Each song above dropped off the Hot 100 upon four or fewer weeks; "Nights in White Satin" and "Junior's Farm" dropped off after 18 and 12 weeks, respectively.

Source:^[62]

Number-one songs covered by different artists

• "Go Away Little Girl" – Steve Lawrence (1963) and Donny Osmond (1971)


• "The Loco-Motion" – Little Eva (1962) and Grand Funk (1974)


• "Please Mr. Postman" – The Marvelettes (1961) and The Carpenters (1975)


• "Venus" – Shocking Blue (1970) and Bananarama (1986)


• "Lean on Me" – Bill Withers (1972) and Club Nouveau (1987)


• "You Keep Me Hangin' On" – The Supremes (1966) and Kim Wilde (1987)


• "When a Man Loves a Woman" – Percy Sledge (1966) and Michael Bolton (1991)


• "I'll Be There" – The Jackson 5 (1970) and Mariah Carey (1992)


• "Lady Marmalade" – Labelle (1975) and Christina Aguilera / Lil' Kim / Mýa / Pink (2001)

Source:^[63][64]

Non-English language number-ones

• "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)" – Domenico Modugno (Italian – August 18, 1958 for five non-consecutive weeks)


• "Sukiyaki" – Kyu Sakamoto (Japanese – June 15, 1963 for three weeks)


• "Dominique" – The Singing Nun (French – December 7, 1963 for four weeks)


• "Rock Me Amadeus" – Falco (English/German – March 29, 1986 for three weeks)


• "La Bamba" – Los Lobos (Spanish – August 29, 1987 for three weeks)


• "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" – Los del Río (English/Spanish – August 3, 1996 for fourteen weeks)


• "Despacito" – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber (English/Spanish – May 27, 2017 for sixteen weeks)

Instrumental number-ones

• "The Happy Organ" – Dave "Baby" Cortez (May 11, 1959 for one week)


• "Sleep Walk" – Santo & Johnny (September 21, 1959 for two weeks)


• "Theme from A Summer Place" – Percy Faith (February 22, 1960 for nine weeks)


• "Wonderland by Night" – Bert Kaempfert (January 9, 1961 for three weeks)


• "Calcutta" – Lawrence Welk (February 13, 1961 for two weeks)


• "Stranger on the Shore" – Mr. Acker Bilk (May 26, 1962 for one week)


• "The Stripper" – David Rose (July 7, 1962 for one week)


• "Telstar" – The Tornados (December 22, 1962 for three weeks)


• "Love Is Blue" – Paul Mauriat (February 10, 1968 for five weeks)


• "Grazing in the Grass" – Hugh Masekela (July 20, 1968 for two weeks)


• "Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet" – Henry Mancini (June 28, 1969 for two weeks)


• "Frankenstein" – The Edgar Winter Group (May 26, 1973 for one week)


• "Love's Theme" – Love Unlimited Orchestra (February 9, 1974 for one week)


• "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" – MFSB and The Three Degrees † (April 20, 1974 for two weeks)


• "Pick Up the Pieces" – Average White Band † (February 22, 1975 for one week)


• "The Hustle" – Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony † (July 26, 1975 for one week)


• "Fly, Robin, Fly" – Silver Convention † (November 29, 1975 for three weeks)


• "Theme from S.W.A.T." – Rhythm Heritage (February 28, 1976 for one week)


• "A Fifth of Beethoven" – Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band (October 9, 1976 for one week)


• "Gonna Fly Now" – Bill Conti † (July 2, 1977 for one week)


• "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" – Meco (October 1, 1977 for two weeks)


• "Rise" – Herb Alpert (October 20, 1979 for two weeks)


• "Chariots of Fire" – Vangelis (May 8, 1982 for one week)


• "Miami Vice Theme" – Jan Hammer (November 9, 1985 for one week)


• "Harlem Shake" – Baauer † (March 2, 2013 for five weeks)

† – Contains vocal part, but is considered an instrumental. See Instrumental#Borderline cases for more.

Artist achievements

Most number-one singles

Number of singles	Artist	Biggest number-one†
20	The Beatles	"Hey Jude"[6]
18	Elvis Presley ‡	"Don't Be Cruel" / "Hound Dog"[65][66]
	Mariah Carey	"We Belong Together"[6]
14	Rihanna	"We Found Love"[6]
13	Michael Jackson	"Say Say Say" (duet with Paul McCartney)[6]
12	The Supremes	"Love Child"[67]
	Madonna	"Like a Virgin"[68]
11	Whitney Houston	"I Will Always Love You"[6]
10	Stevie Wonder	"Ebony and Ivory" (duet with Paul McCartney)[6]
	Janet Jackson	"Miss You Much"[69]

† The biggest number-one listed by each artist reflects its overall performance on the Hot 100, as calculated by Billboard, and may not necessarily be the single which spent the most weeks at #1 for the artist, such as Madonna's "Like a Virgin" (six weeks at #1, compared to seven for "Take a Bow"), Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" (fourteen weeks at #1, compared to sixteen for her duet with Boyz II Men, "One Sweet Day") and Michael Jackson's duet with Paul McCartney, "Say Say Say" (six weeks at #1, compared to seven for both his solo singles "Billie Jean" and "Black or White").

‡ Pre-Hot 100 charts and Hot 100.

• 
  Billboard now credits the dual #1 Presley single "Don't Be Cruel"/"Hound Dog" as a single chart entity, and credits Presley with 17 number one singles.^[70] "Don't Be Cruel"/"Hound Dog" spent 11 weeks at #1, "Hound Dog" for 6 weeks, "Don't Be Cruel" for 5 weeks. Many chart statisticians however, such as Joel Whitburn, still list Presley as having 18 number ones.

Source:^{[71][72][73][74]}

Most cumulative weeks at number one

Weeks at number one	Artist	Source
79	Elvis Presley †	[70]
	Mariah Carey	[75]
60	Rihanna	[75]
59	The Beatles	[75]
50	Boyz II Men	[75]
49	Drake	[76]
47	Usher	[75]
42	Beyoncé	[75]
37	Michael Jackson	[75]
34	Elton John	[75]

† Pre-Hot 100 charts and Hot 100. Presley is sometimes credited with an "80th week" that occurred when "All Shook Up" spent a ninth week on top of the "Most Played in Jukeboxes" chart. Although Billboard's chart statistician Joel Whitburn still counts this 80th week based on preexisting research, Billboard magazine itself has since revised its methodology and officially credits Presley with 79 weeks.^[70] Much of Presley's total factors in pre-Hot 100 data. If counting from the August 1958 Hot 100 inception, Presley totaled 22 weeks at #1.

Most consecutive number-one singles

Number of singles	Artist	First hit and date	Final hit and date	Streak-breaking song
7	Whitney Houston	"Saving All My Love for You" (October 26, 1985)	"Where Do Broken Hearts Go" (April 23, 1988)	"Love Will Save the Day" (#9 – August 27, 1988)
6	The Beatles	"I Feel Fine" (December 26, 1964)	"We Can Work It Out" (January 8, 1966)	"Nowhere Man" (#3 – March 26, 1966)
	Bee Gees	"How Deep Is Your Love" (December 24, 1977)	"Love You Inside Out" (June 9, 1979)	"He's A Liar" (#30 – October 24, 1981)
5	Elvis Presley	"A Big Hunk o' Love" (August 10, 1959)	"Surrender" (March 20, 1961)	"I Feel So Bad" (#5 – May 1961)
	The Supremes	"Where Did Our Love Go" (August 22, 1964)	"Back in My Arms Again" (June 12, 1965)	"Nothing but Heartaches" (#11 – September 4, 1965)
	Michael Jackson	"I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (with Siedah Garrett) (September 19, 1987)	"Dirty Diana" (July 2, 1988)	"Another Part of Me" (#11 – September 10, 1988)
	Mariah Carey	"Vision of Love" (August 4, 1990)	"Emotions" (October 12, 1991)	"Can't Let Go" (#2 – January 25, 1992)
		"Fantasy" (September 30, 1995)	"My All" (May 23, 1998)	"When You Believe" (with Whitney Houston) (#15 – January 30, 1999)
	Katy Perry	"California Gurls" (featuring Snoop Dogg) (June 19, 2010)	"Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" (August 17, 2011)	"The One That Got Away" (#3 – January 7, 2012)

Houston's "Thinking About You" is not counted as intrerupting the streak, as it never appeared on the Hot 100, due to not being released to Pop radio. Likewise, Perry's "Not Like the Movies" and "Circle the Drain" were only promotional singles, not radio singles.

Sources:^{[77][78][79][80][81][82][82][83]}

Most consecutive weeks simultaneously topping the Hot 100 and Billboard 200

Number of weeks	Artist	Year(s) charted	Singles	Albums
12	The Beatles	1964	"I Want to Hold Your Hand", "She Loves You", "Can't Buy Me Love"	Meet the Beatles!, The Beatles' Second Album
	Whitney Houston	1992–93	"I Will Always Love You"	The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album
7	Michael Jackson	1983	"Billie Jean"	Thriller
	Drake	2016	"One Dance" (featuring Wizkid and Kyla)	Views
	The Monkees	1966–67	"I'm a Believer"	The Monkees, More of the Monkees

Sources:^[84]

Most consecutive years charting a number-one single

Number of years	Artist	First number-one hit and week	Final number-one hit and final week
11	Mariah Carey	"Vision of Love" (August 4, 1990)	"Thank God I Found You" (February 19, 2000)
7	Elvis Presley †	"Heartbreak Hotel" (March 17, 1956)	"Good Luck Charm" (April 28, 1962)
	The Beatles	"I Want to Hold Your Hand" (February 1, 1964)	"The Long and Winding Road" (June 20, 1970)
6	The Supremes	"Where Did Our Love Go" (August 22, 1964)	"Someday We'll Be Together" (December 27, 1969)
	Lionel Richie	"Endless Love" (August 15, 1981)	"Say You, Say Me" (January 11, 1986)

† Pre-Hot 100 charts and Hot 100.

Source:^[85][86][87]

Most number-one singles in a calendar year

Number of singles	Artist	Year charted	Singles
6	The Beatles	1964	"I Want to Hold Your Hand"
			"She Loves You"
			"Can't Buy Me Love"
			"Love Me Do"
			"A Hard Day's Night"
			"I Feel Fine"
5		1965	"I Feel Fine"
			"Eight Days a Week"
			"Ticket to Ride"
			"Help!"
			"Yesterday"
4	Elvis Presley †	1956	"Heartbreak Hotel"
			"I Want You, I Need You, I Love You"
			"Hound Dog" / "Don't Be Cruel"
			"Love Me Tender"
		1957	"Too Much"
			"All Shook Up"
			"(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"
			"Jailhouse Rock"
	The Supremes	1965	"Come See About Me"
			"Stop! In the Name of Love"
			"Back in My Arms Again"
			"I Hear a Symphony"
	Jackson 5	1970	"I Want You Back"
			"ABC"
			"The Love You Save"
			"I'll Be There"
	George Michael	1988	"Faith"
			"Father Figure"
			"One More Try"
			"Monkey"
	Usher	2004	"Yeah!" (featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris)
			"Burn"
			"Confessions Part II"
			"My Boo" (Duet with Alicia Keys)
	Rihanna	2010	"Rude Boy"
			"Love the Way You Lie" (Eminem featuring Rihanna)
			"What's My Name?" (featuring Drake)
			"Only Girl (In the World)"

† Pre-Hot 100 charts.

Chart notes: If counting Presley's dual hit song "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog" separately then Elvis has 5 for 1956. Some Presley songs included here charted #1 on Cashbox, but not on the Billboard Top 100, the precursor to the Billboard Hot 100.

Sources:^{[77][88][89][90]}

Most top 10 singles

Number of singles	Artist	Source
38	Madonna	[71]
36†	Elvis Presley	[91]
34	The Beatles	[71]
33	Drake	[92]
31	Rihanna	[93]
30	Michael Jackson	[92]
28	Stevie Wonder	[71]
	Janet Jackson	[94]
	Mariah Carey	[95]
27	Elton John	[71]

† This total includes Pre-Hot 100 charts and Hot 100. Elvis Presley's total for the Hot 100 top 10 singles is 25.^[71]

Most consecutive weeks in the top 10

Number of weeks	Artist	Years charted	Singles
69	Katy Perry	2010–11	"California Gurls" (featuring Snoop Dogg)
			"Teenage Dream"
			"Firework"
			"E.T." (featuring Kanye West)
			"Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"
61	The Chainsmokers	2016–17	"Don't Let Me Down" (featuring Daya)
			"Closer" (featuring Halsey)
			"Paris"
			"Something Just Like This" (with Coldplay)
51	Drake	2015–16	"Hotline Bling"
			"Work" (Rihanna featuring Drake)
			"Summer Sixteen"
			"One Dance" (featuring Wizkid and Kyla)
48	Ace of Base	1993–94	"All That She Wants"
			"The Sign"
			"Don't Turn Around"
46	Rihanna	2010–11	"Love the Way You Lie" (Eminem featuring Rihanna)
			"Only Girl (In the World)"
			"What's My Name?" (featuring Drake)
			"S&M"

Source:^{[96][97][98][99]}

Most top 10 debuts

Number	Artist	Source
17	Drake	[92]
14	Taylor Swift	[100]
11	Eminem	[100]
	Lil Wayne	[101]
8	Justin Bieber	[100]
7	Ariana Grande	[100]
6	Lady Gaga	[100]
	Rihanna	[100]

Most top 40 singles

Number	Artist	Source
94	Drake	[92]
81	Lil Wayne	[101]
	Elvis Presley†	[102][103]
57	Elton John	[102]
56	Taylor Swift	[102]
51	Glee Cast	[102]
50	The Beatles	[102]
	Rihanna	[102]
	Nicki Minaj	[104]
	Jay-Z	[102]
49	Madonna	[102]
	Kanye West	[102]

† If his career before the Hot 100 inception is included, Presley is credited with 115 Top 40 entries.^[72]

Most Hot 100 entries

Entries	Artist	Source
207	Glee Cast	[105]
192	Drake	[106]
161	Lil Wayne	[107]
109	Elvis Presley †	[105]
102	Nicki Minaj	[106]
99	Jay-Z	[106]
95	Kanye West	[106]
91	James Brown	[105]
90	Chris Brown	[105]
77	Taylor Swift	[105]

† Elvis Presley's career predated the inception of the Hot 100 by two years. He has charted 150 singles on Billboard if tracking his entire career.

Most consecutive weeks on Hot 100

The artists with 150 or more consecutive weeks on the Hot 100:

• 431 – Drake
  


• 326 – Lil Wayne
  


• 216 – Rihanna
  


• 207 – Nicki Minaj
  


• 166 – Future
  


• 161 – Chris Brown
  


• 159 – Jay-Z
  


• 152 – Nelly
  


• 150 – Justin Bieber
  

Source:^[108]

Self-replacement at number one

• 
  The Beatles † – "I Want to Hold Your Hand" → "She Loves You" (March 21, 1964); "She Loves You" → "Can't Buy Me Love" (April 4, 1964)


• 
  Boyz II Men – "I'll Make Love to You" → "On Bended Knee" (December 3, 1994)


• 
  Puff Daddy – "I'll Be Missing You" (Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112) → "Mo Money Mo Problems" (The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy and Mase) (August 30, 1997)


• 
  Ja Rule – "Always on Time" (Ja Rule featuring Ashanti) → "Ain't It Funny" (Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule) (March 9, 2002)


• 
  Nelly – "Hot in Herre" → "Dilemma" (Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland) (August 17, 2002)


• OutKast – "Hey Ya!" → "The Way You Move" (OutKast featuring Sleepy Brown) (February 14, 2004)


• 
  Usher – "Yeah!" (Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris) → "Burn" (May 22, 2004); "Burn" → "Confessions Part II" (July 24, 2004)


• 
  T.I. – "Whatever You Like" → "Live Your Life" (T.I. featuring Rihanna) (October 18, 2008); "Whatever You Like" → "Live Your Life" (November 15, 2008)


• 
  The Black Eyed Peas – "Boom Boom Pow" → "I Gotta Feeling" (July 11, 2009)


• Taylor Swift – "Shake It Off" → "Blank Space" (November 29, 2014)


• 
  The Weeknd – "Can't Feel My Face" → "The Hills" (October 3, 2015)


• 
  Justin Bieber – "Sorry" → "Love Yourself" (February 13, 2016); "I'm the One" (DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne) → "Despacito" (Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber) (May 27, 2017)


• 
  Drake – "God's Plan" → "Nice for What" (April 21, 2018); "Nice for What" → "In My Feelings" (July 21, 2018)

† The Beatles are the only act in history to have three consecutive, self-replacing #1s.

Source:^[109]

Simultaneously occupying the top two positions

• 
  Elvis Presley: October 20 – November 3, 1956 (Pre-Hot 100 charts)
  

1. "Hound Dog" / "Don't Be Cruel"


2. "Love Me Tender" ("Best Sellers in Stores" and "Most Played by Jockeys" charts)
   

• 
  The Beatles: From February 22, 1964 until April 25, 1964 the Beatles held the top two positions, with various singles. In some of the weeks, the band held the top three or top four slots, the only act in chart history to do so. On April 4, 1964, The Beatles occupied the entire top five.^[110]
  

1. "Can't Buy Me Love"


2. "Twist and Shout"


3. "She Loves You"


4. "I Want to Hold Your Hand"


5. "Please Please Me"

• 
  Bee Gees: March 18 – April 15, 1978

1. "Night Fever"


2. "Stayin' Alive"

• 
  Puff Daddy: August 9–30, 1997

1. "I'll Be Missing You" (Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112)
   


2. "Mo Money Mo Problems" (The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy and Mase)
   

• 
  Ja Rule: March 9–23, 2002

1. "Ain't It Funny" (Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule)
   


2. "Always on Time" (Ja Rule featuring Ashanti)
   

• 
  Ashanti: April 20 – May 18, 2002

1. "Foolish"


2. "What's Luv?" (Fat Joe featuring Ashanti)
   

• 
  Nelly: August 10–31, 2002

1. "Hot in Herre"


2. "Dilemma" (Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland, songs switched positions on August 17, 2002)
   

• 
  OutKast: December 20, 2003 – February 7, 2004

1. "Hey Ya!"


2. "The Way You Move" (OutKast featuring Sleepy Brown)
   

• 
  Usher: June 26 – July 3, 2004; July 17, 2004

1. "Burn"


2. "Confessions Part II"

• 
  50 Cent: April 16–30, 2005

1. "Candy Shop" (50 Cent featuring Olivia)
   


2. "Hate It or Love It" (The Game featuring 50 Cent)
   

• 
  Mariah Carey: September 10, 2005

1. "We Belong Together"


2. "Shake It Off"

• Akon:

• December 2, 2006

1. "I Wanna Love You" (Akon featuring Snoop Dogg)
   


2. "Smack That" (Akon featuring Eminem)
   

• April 14, 2007

1. "Don't Matter"


2. "The Sweet Escape" (Gwen Stefani featuring Akon)
   

• 
  T.I.: October 18, 2008; November 1–29, 2008

1. "Live Your Life" (T.I. featuring Rihanna)
   


2. "Whatever You Like" (songs switched positions several times)
   

• 
  Black Eyed Peas: June 27^[111] – July 18, 2009^[112]
  

1. "Boom Boom Pow"


2. "I Gotta Feeling" (songs switched positions on July 11, 2009)
   

• 
  Pharrell Williams: June 29^[113] – July 27, 2013

1. "Blurred Lines" (Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell)
   


2. "Get Lucky" (Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams)
   

• 
  Iggy Azalea: June 7^[114] – July 5, 2014^{[115][116][117][118]}
  

1. "Fancy" (Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX)
   


2. "Problem" (Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea)
   

• 
  The Weeknd: September 26, 2015^[119]
  

1. "Can't Feel My Face"


2. "The Hills"

• Justin Bieber:

• February 6–13, 2016^[120][121]
  

1. "Sorry"


2. "Love Yourself" (songs switched positions on February 13, 2016)
   

• July 1–22, 2017^{[122][123][124][125]}
  

1. "Despacito" (Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber)
   


2. "I'm the One" (DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, and Lil Wayne)
   

• Drake:

• April 21–May 5, 2018^{[93][39][126]}
  

1. "Nice for What"


2. "God's Plan"

• July 14, 2018^[92]
  

1. "Nice for What"


2. "Nonstop"

Simultaneously three or more singles in the top 10

• 
  The Beatles: February 29 – May 2, 1964 (Note: The Beatles had as many as five in the top ten April 4–11, 1964)
  
  
  
  • "I Want to Hold Your Hand"
  
  
  • "She Loves You"
  
  
  • "Please Please Me"
  
  
  • "Twist and Shout"
  
  
  • "Can't Buy Me Love"
  
  
  • "Do You Want to Know a Secret"
  
  
  
  


• 
  The Bee Gees: February 25 – March 4, 1978
  
  
  
  • "How Deep Is Your Love"
  
  
  • "Stayin' Alive"
  
  
  • "Night Fever"
  
  
  
  


• 
  Ashanti: March 30 – April 6, 2002
  
  
  
  • "Always On Time" (Ja Rule featuring Ashanti)
    
  
  
  • "What's Luv?" (Fat Joe featuring Ashanti)
    
  
  
  • "Foolish"
  
  
  
  


• 
  50 Cent:
  
  
  
  • May 31 – June 7, 2003
    
    
    
    • "In Da Club"
    
    
    • "21 Questions" (50 Cent featuring Nate Dogg)
      
    
    
    • "Magic Stick" (Lil' Kim featuring 50 Cent)
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • February 19 – April 30, 2005; May 14–21, 2005 (Note: 50 Cent had as many as four in the top ten April 2–9, 2005)
    
    
    
    • "Disco Inferno"
    
    
    • "How We Do" (The Game featuring 50 Cent)
      
    
    
    • "Candy Shop" (50 Cent featuring Olivia)
      
    
    
    • "Hate It or Love It" (The Game featuring 50 Cent)
      
    
    
    • "Just a Lil Bit"
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• 
  Usher: June 5 – July 10, 2004
  
  
  
  • "Yeah!" (Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris)
    
  
  
  • "Burn"
  
  
  • "Confessions Part II"
  
  
  
  


• 
  Akon: May 5, 2007 and May 19, 2007
  
  
  
  • "The Sweet Escape" (Gwen Stefani featuring Akon)
    
  
  
  • "Don't Matter"
  
  
  • "I Tried" (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony featuring Akon)
    
  
  
  
  


• 
  T-Pain: November 3 – December 29, 2007 (Note: All four titles below were in the top ten November 24 – December 8, 2007)
  
  
  
  • "Good Life" (Kanye West featuring T-Pain)
    
  
  
  • "Cyclone" (Baby Bash featuring T-Pain)
    
  
  
  • "Kiss Kiss" (Chris Brown featuring T-Pain)
    
  
  
  • "Low" (Flo Rida featuring T-Pain)
    
  
  
  
  


• 
  Chris Brown: April 5, 2008 and May 10, 2008 (Note: The first two titles below were in the top ten on both charts)
  
  
  
  • "With You"
  
  
  • "No Air" (Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown)
    
  
  
  • "Shawty Get Loose" (Lil Mama featuring Chris Brown & T-Pain)
    
  
  
  • "Forever"
  
  
  
  


• 
  Lil Wayne:
  
  
  
  • September 27, 2008
    
    
    
    • "Got Money" (Lil Wayne featuring T-Pain)
      
    
    
    • "Can't Believe It" (T-Pain featuring Lil Wayne)
      
    
    
    • "Swagga Like Us" (Jay-Z & T.I. featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne)
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • October 13, 2018^[107](Note: All four titles below were in the top ten October 13, 2018)
    
    
    
    • "Mona Lisa" (Lil Wayne featuring Kendrick Lamar)
      
    
    
    • "Don't Cry" (Lil Wayne featuring XXXTentacion)
      
    
    
    • "Uproar"
    
    
    • "Let It Fly" (Lil Wayne featuring Travis Scott)
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• 
  Adele: March 3, 2012
  
  
  
  • "Rolling in the Deep"
  
  
  • "Someone Like You"
  
  
  • "Set Fire to the Rain"
  
  
  
  


• 
  Iggy Azalea: August 30, 2014^[127]
  
  
  • "Fancy" (Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX)
    
  
  
  • "Problem" (Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea)
    
  
  
  • "Black Widow" (Iggy Azalea featuring Rita Ora)
    
  
  
  
  


• 
  Ariana Grande: August 30, 2014
  
  
  
  • "Problem" (Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea)
    
  
  
  • "Bang Bang" (Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj)
    
  
  
  • "Break Free" (Ariana Grande featuring Zedd)
    
  
  
  
  


• 
  Justin Bieber: December 5, 2015 – February 6, 2016^[128]
  
  
  • "What Do You Mean?"
  
  
  • "Sorry"
  
  
  • "Love Yourself"
  
  
  
  


• 
  The Chainsmokers: March 18, 2017^[129]
  
  
  • "Closer" (The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey)
    
  
  
  • "Paris"
  
  
  • "Something Just Like This" (The Chainsmokers and Coldplay)
    
  
  
  
  


• 
  Cardi B: January 6–27, 2018^{[130][131][132]}(Note: The first two titles below were in the top ten January 6–27, 2018)
  
  
  
  • "No Limit" (G-Eazy featuring ASAP Rocky & Cardi B)
    
  
  
  • "MotorSport" (Migos, Nicki Minaj & Cardi B)
    
  
  
  • "Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)"
  
  
  • "Finesse" (Bruno Mars & Cardi B)
    
  
  
  
  


• 
  Drake:
  
  
  
  • April 14–June 9, 2018^{[133][93][39][126][134][135][15][136][137]}(Note: Titles have varied throughout the weeks mentioned)
    
    
    
    • "God's Plan"
    
    
    • "Look Alive" (BlocBoy JB featuring Drake)
      
    
    
    • "Walk It Talk It" (Migos featuring Drake)
      
    
    
    • "Nice for What"
    
    
    • "Yes Indeed" (Lil Baby and Drake)
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • July 14–28, 2018^{[92][138][17]}(Note: Drake had as many as seven in the top ten July 14, 2018)
    
    
    
    • "Nice for What"
    
    
    • "Nonstop"
    
    
    • "God's Plan"
    
    
    • "In My Feelings"
    
    
    • "I'm Upset"
    
    
    • "Emotionless"
    
    
    • "Don't Matter to Me" (Drake and Michael Jackson)
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• 
  J. Cole: May 5, 2018^[126]
  
  
  • "ATM"
  
  
  • "Kevin's Heart"
  
  
  • "KOD"
  
  
  
  


• 
  Post Malone: May 12, 2018^[134]
  
  
  • "Psycho" (Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla Sign)
    
  
  
  • "Better Now"
  
  
  • "Rockstar" (Post Malone featuring 21 Savage)
    
  
  
  
  

Posthumous number-ones

• 
  Otis Redding (d. December 10, 1967) – "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (March 16, 1968)


• 
  Janis Joplin (d. October 4, 1970) – "Me and Bobby McGee" (March 20, 1971)


• 
  Jim Croce (d. September 20, 1973) – "Time in a Bottle" (December 29, 1973)


• 
  John Lennon (d. December 8, 1980) – "(Just Like) Starting Over" (December 27, 1980)


• 
  The Notorious B.I.G. (d. March 9, 1997) – "Hypnotize" (May 3, 1997) and "Mo Money Mo Problems" (August 30, 1997)


• 
  Soulja Slim (d. November 26, 2003) – "Slow Motion" (Juvenile featuring Soulja Slim) (August 7, 2004)


• 
  Static Major (d. February 25, 2008) – "Lollipop" (Lil Wayne featuring Static Major) (May 3, 2008)


• 
  XXXTentacion (d. June 18, 2018) – "Sad!" (June 30, 2018)

Source:^[139]

Age records

• 
  Louis Armstrong (age 62 years, 279 days) is the oldest artist to top the Hot 100. He set that record with "Hello, Dolly!" on May 9, 1964.


• 
  Cher (age 52 years, 297 days) is the oldest female artist to top the Hot 100. She set the record with "Believe" on March 13, 1999.^[140] The previous record holder was Grace Slick of Starship, who was 47 years, 156 days old when their hit "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" began its two-week reign on April 4, 1987.


• Michael Jackson (age 11 years, 155 days) is the youngest artist to top the Hot 100. He achieved the record, as part of the Jackson 5, with "I Want You Back" on January 31, 1970.


• 
  Stevie Wonder (age 13 years, 89 days) is the youngest solo artist to top the Hot 100. He set the record with "Fingertips Pt. 2" on August 10, 1963.


• 
  Little Peggy March (age 15 years, 50 days) is the youngest female artist to top the Hot 100. The song which established this record for her was "I Will Follow Him", which reached #1 on April 27, 1963.


• 
  Fred Stobaugh (age 96 years, 23 days) is the oldest living artist to chart on the Hot 100. He was featured on the Green Shoe Studio song "Oh Sweet Lorriane", which ranked at #42 on September 14, 2013.^[141] The previous record was held by Tony Bennett, who was 85 years, 59 days old when his song "Body and Soul", a duet with Amy Winehouse, ranked at #87 on October 1, 2011.


• French-born Jordy Lemoine (age 5 years, 156 days) is the youngest artist to chart on the Hot 100. He established the record when his song "Dur dur d'être bébé! (It's Tough to Be a Baby)", where he is credited simply as Jordy, entered the chart on June 19, 1993.^[142][143]
  


• 
  Asahd Khaled (age 132 days) is the youngest producer to chart on the Hot 100, as an executive producer for the album Grateful by DJ Khaled. The album's first single "Shining" featuring Jay-Z and Beyoncé entered the Hot 100 at #62 on March 4, 2017. He also became the youngest producer to earn a Hot 100 #1 (age 209 days) when the album's second single, "I'm the One" featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, and Lil Wayne, debuted atop the chart dated May 20, 2017.^[144][145]
  

Gap records

• The longest gap between #1 hits on the Hot 100 for an artist is 24 years, 355 days by Cher. Her single "Believe" hit #1 on March 13, 1999, her first time on top since "Dark Lady" on March 23, 1974.^[140][146]
  


• Cher also holds the record gap between first and most recent #1 on the Hot 100 over the longest period of time: 33 years, 232 days. The first of three weeks at #1 for "I Got You Babe" by Sonny & Cher was August 14, 1965. The last week at #1 for Cher's "Believe" was April 3, 1999.^[146]
  


• The record for the longest wait from an artist's Hot 100 debut entry to its first #1 belongs to Santana, with 30 years between the time he first cracked the Hot 100 with "Jingo" (October 25, 1969) and the first of 12 weeks at #1 with "Smooth," featuring Rob Thomas (October 23, 1999).^[147]
  


• When "4th Dimension" by Kids See Ghosts featuring Louis Prima debuted at #42 for the week of June 23, 2018,^[148] Prima became the artist with the longest overall span of singles on the Hot 100 – 57 years, 130 days on account of his single "Wonderland by Night" which appeared at #89 on the Hot 100, dated February 13, 1961.

Album achievements

Most number-one singles from one album

Number of Singles	Artist	Album	Year
5	Michael Jackson	Bad	1987
	Katy Perry	Teenage Dream	2010
4	Various artists	Saturday Night Fever	1977
	Whitney Houston	Whitney	1987
	George Michael	Faith
	Paula Abdul	Forever Your Girl	1988
	Janet Jackson	Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814	1989
	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	1990
	Usher	Confessions	2004

Source:^[149]

• 
  Saturday Night Fever generated number-one singles for two different artists: "How Deep Is Your Love", "Stayin' Alive" and "Night Fever" by the Bee Gees; and "If I Can't Have You" by Yvonne Elliman.


• Katy Perry's Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection was a reissue of the Teenage Dream album, and featured an additional single, "Part Of Me", which peaked at Number One on the Billboard Hot 100. This brings her actual total to six. However, this does not count since the single comes from a reissue of the album and not the original release.^[150]
  

Most top ten singles from one album

Number of singles	Artist	Album	Year
7	Michael Jackson	Thriller	1982
	Bruce Springsteen	Born in the U.S.A.	1984
	Janet Jackson	Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814	1989
	Drake	Scorpion	2018
6	Michael Jackson	Bad	1987
	George Michael	Faith
	Janet Jackson	Janet.	1993
	Katy Perry	Teenage Dream	2010
5	Lionel Richie	Can't Slow Down	1983
	Janet Jackson	Control	1986
	Genesis	Invisible Touch
	Madonna	True Blue
	Huey Lewis and the News	Fore!
	Whitney Houston	Whitney	1987
	Paula Abdul	Forever Your Girl	1988
	Bobby Brown	Don't Be Cruel
	New Kids on the Block	Hangin' Tough
	Bon Jovi	New Jersey
	Milli Vanilli	Girl You Know It's True	1989
	Various artists †	Waiting to Exhale	1995
	Usher	Confessions	2004
	Fergie	The Dutchess	2006
	The Black Eyed Peas	The E.N.D.	2009
	Taylor Swift	1989	2014

Source:^[151][152]

• † Waiting to Exhale generated top ten singles for five different artists: "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" and "Count on Me" by Whitney Houston (the latter with CeCe Winans), "Not Gon' Cry" by Mary J. Blige, "Sittin' Up in My Room" by Brandy, and "Let It Flow" by Toni Braxton.

Other album achievements

• Janet Jackson's Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 has the most top 5 singles, with 7.^[153]
  


• Janet Jackson has the most albums with five or more Top 10 hits. Those albums are Control, Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814, and janet.^[154]
  


• Drake's Scorpion places a record-breaking ALL 25 songs listed in the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time, on the July 14, 2018 chart, while he still have two more songs entried,^[155] eclipsing his previous record of 22 from his album More Life about one year earlier, on April 8, 2017,^[156] and 18 from his album Views two year earlier, on May 21, 2016.^[157]
  

NOTE: Numbers listed here are, per Billboard's rules,^[158] over one release.

Producer achievements

Producers with the most number-one singles

Number of singles	Producer(s)	Best known producing for	Biggest number-one hit and date
23	George Martin	The Beatles	"Hey Jude"[159] (September 28, 1968)
22	Max Martin	Britney Spears, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Pink, Taylor Swift	"Dark Horse"[160] (February 8, 2014)
16	Steve Sholes †	Elvis Presley	"Hound Dog/Don't Be Cruel" (August 18, 1956)
	Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis	Janet Jackson	"Miss You Much"[69] (October 7, 1989)
	Dr. Luke	Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Kesha, Miley Cyrus	"Tik Tok"[161] (January 2, 2010)
14
	Barry Gibb	Bee Gees, Andy Gibb	"How Deep Is Your Love"[161] (December 24, 1977)
	Mariah Carey	Herself	"We Belong Together"[161] (June 4, 2005)

† Pre-Hot 100 charts and Hot 100

Source:^{[162][163][164][165][166]}

Songwriter achievements

Songwriters with the most number-one singles

Number of singles	Songwriter	Best known writing for	Biggest number-one hit and date
32	Paul McCartney	The Beatles	"Hey Jude"[159] (September 28, 1968)
26	John Lennon
22	Max Martin	Katy Perry, Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, Pink, Taylor Swift	"Dark Horse"[160] (February 8, 2014)
17	Mariah Carey	Herself	"We Belong Together"[167] (June 4, 2005)
16	Barry Gibb	Bee Gees, Andy Gibb	"How Deep Is Your Love"[168] (December 24, 1977)
	Dr. Luke	Katy Perry, Kesha, Miley Cyrus	"Tik Tok" (January 2, 2010)

Source:^{[165][163][164][169][170][171]}

Most number-one singles in a calendar year

Number of singles	Songwriter(s)	Year	Number-one hits (in chronological order)
7	John Lennon Paul McCartney	1964	The Beatles – "I Want to Hold Your Hand"†, "She Loves You"†, "Can't Buy Me Love"†, "Love Me Do" Peter and Gordon – "A World Without Love" The Beatles – "A Hard Day's Night", "I Feel Fine"†††
	Barry Gibb ††	1978	Bee Gees – "How Deep Is Your Love", "Stayin' Alive"† Andy Gibb – "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water"† Bee Gees – "Night Fever"† Yvonne Elliman – "If I Can't Have You"† Andy Gibb – "Shadow Dancing" Frankie Valli – "Grease"
5	Lamont Dozier Brian Holland Eddie Holland	1965	The Supremes – "Come See About Me", "Stop! In the Name of Love", "Back in My Arms Again"† Four Tops – "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)"† The Supremes – "I Hear a Symphony"
	John Lennon ††† Paul McCartney †††	1965	The Beatles – "I Feel Fine", "Eight Days a Week", "Ticket to Ride", "Help!", "Yesterday" †††
	Robin Gibb Maurice Gibb	1978	Bee Gees – "How Deep Is Your Love", "Stayin' Alive", "Night Fever"† Yvonne Elliman – "If I Can't Have You"† Andy Gibb – "Shadow Dancing"

• † Chronologically sequential, replacing each other at #1


• †† Holds all-time record of writing the most consecutively charted (self-replacing) #1 songs on the Hot 100, with 4.


• ††† Hold all-time record of writing the most consecutive #1 A-side singles, with 6. Record includes these five 1965 A-sides and "We Can Work It Out", which hit #1 in January 1966.

Source:^{[77][88][170]}

Selected additional Hot 100 achievements

• The first #1 song on the Hot 100 was "Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Nelson (August 4, 1958).


• The #1 song in the first week Billboard incorporated sales and airplay data from Nielsen SoundScan and Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems was "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" by P.M. Dawn (November 30, 1991).


• The #1 song in the first week Billboard allowed songs without a commercial single release to chart on the Hot 100 was "I'm Your Angel" by R. Kelly and Céline Dion (December 5, 1998). Though the song was making its first appearance on the Hot 100 that week, Billboard did not consider it a debut at #1, since it appeared on unpublished test charts prior to the allowance of airplay-only songs on the main chart.^[172] "I'm Your Angel" also entered the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart that week at #1,^[173] so it would have been ineligible to chart on the Hot 100 before then.


• The first "airplay-only" song to reach #1 (no points from a commercial single release) was "Try Again" by Aaliyah (June 17, 2000).


• 
  Drake holds the record for the most entries in the Hot 100 during a one-week period, with 27 on the July 14, 2018 chart.^[174] The Beatles had long held this record, occupying 14 positions on the Hot 100 dated April 11, 1964, a feat unmatched for nearly 51 years. On March 7, 2015, Drake tied the Beatles mark,^[175] and he equaled it again on October 17 that year.^[157]Justin Bieber then reset the record to 17 on December 5, 2015,^[176] before Drake reclaimed the record with 20 on May 21, 2016, and broke his own record with 27 on July 14, 2018.^[157][177]
  


• Drake also holds the record for the most debuting entries on a Hot 100 chart by any artist, with 22 on July 14, 2018.^[174]
  


• 
  Cardi B is the record-holder among female artists for the most simultaneous entries in the Hot 100, with 13 on the April 21, 2018 chart.^[178]
  


• The Beatles are the only artists to simultaneously hold the top 2 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and Billboard 200 albums chart. They achieved this feat for nine consecutive weeks, from February 29, 1964, to April 25, 1964. For the first five weeks of that run, through March 28, 1964, "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "She Loves You" were the #1 and #2 singles (which swapped positions during March 1964), while Meet the Beatles! and Introducing... The Beatles held the top 2 spots on the albums charts. For the remaining weeks of the run, "Can't Buy Me Love" and their cover of "Twist and Shout" were the #1 and #2 singles, while Meet the Beatles! and Introducing... The Beatles continued their reign as the top 2 albums.^[179][180]
  


• Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, John Lennon, and Paul McCartney hold the record of writing all of the Top 3 singles for one week. The Gibbs co-wrote the top 3 singles for the week of March 18, 1978 – #1 "Night Fever" and #2 "Stayin' Alive" for the Bee Gees, and #3 "Emotion" for Samantha Sang. Lennon and McCartney co-wrote the top 3 singles for the week of March 14, 1964 – #1 "I Want to Hold Your Hand", #2 "She Loves You", and #3 "Please Please Me", all for The Beatles. They continued this record the following week of March 21, 1964, when "She Loves You" switched places with "I Want to Hold Your Hand".


• The Black Eyed Peas hold the record for the longest uninterrupted time at #1 on the Hot 100, a total of 26 consecutive weeks from April to October 2009. "Boom Boom Pow" spent the first 12 weeks on top, with "I Gotta Feeling" taking over for the remaining 14 weeks.^[181] Prior to August 2009, Usher held this record, spending 19 consecutive weeks on top of the chart in 2004 with "Yeah!" (12 weeks at #1) and "Burn" (first 7 of its 8 total weeks at #1).^[182]
  


• On December 4, 2010, Rihanna's "Only Girl (In the World)" reached the top spot two weeks after "What's My Name?", becoming the first time in Hot 100 history that an album's debut single hit #1 after the second single did.^[183]
  


• Ed Sheeran became the first artist to debut more than one song in the top 10 for the same week. On the chart dated January 28, 2017, "Shape of You" debuted at #1, while "Castle on the Hill" entered at #6.^[184] Drake later achieved this feat on three separate occasions, doing so on April 8, 2017,^[156] February 3, 2018,^[185] and July 14, 2018.^[186] In the latter week, Drake broke the record by debuting four songs in the top 10.


• Drake is the only artist to have a number-one debut replace another number-one debut. He did this April 21, 2018, when "Nice For What" replaced "God's Plan" at the summit, after the latter had spent eleven weeks on top.^[187]
  


• Drake holds the record for being on the Hot 100 for the most consecutive weeks. He placed at least one song, either in a lead or featured role, on every chart from his debut on May 23, 2009, to August 19, 2017, for a total of 431 weeks in a row.^[188]
  


• Ariana Grande is the only artist to have the lead single from each of her first five albums debut in the Hot 100's top 10.^[189][126]
  


• On July 14, 2018, Drake set the record for the most songs in the top ten at once, with seven. The Beatles had previously held the record, since 1964, with five entries.^[92]
  

See also

• List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements by decade


• List of number-one hits (United States)


• List of best-charting music artists in the U.S.


• List of artists who reached number one in the United States

References

Additional sources

• 
  Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition (
  ISBN 0-8230-7677-6)


• Christopher G. Feldman, The Billboard Book of No. 2 Singles (
  ISBN 0-8230-7695-4)


• 
  Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–2008 (
  ISBN 0-89820-180-2)


• 
  Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Pop Charts, 1955–1959 (
  ISBN 0-89820-092-X)


• 
  Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Sixties (
  ISBN 0-89820-074-1)


• 
  Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Seventies (
  ISBN 0-89820-076-8)


• 
  Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Eighties (
  ISBN 0-89820-079-2)


• 
  Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Nineties (
  ISBN 0-89820-137-3)


• 
  Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The 2000s (
  ISBN 0-89820-182-9)


• Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.