Over27,000songs have graced theBillboard Hot 100in the chart’s 60-year history. Of those, 1,077 have reached No. 1—a select 3.8 percent.
In honor of the Hot 100’s 60th anniversary, we’re lookingat the best of the best, includingthe artists with the most No. 1s in the chart’sarchives. More specifically, we’re highlighting the nine acts with at least 10 No. 1seach; call it the 10-Timers Club, if you will.
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The list features seven solo artists and two groups. The Beatles, unsurprisingly, lead the way with arecord20 No. 1s, all earned between 1964 and 1970. The Fab Four also scored 34 top 10s(second only to Madonna’s 38), hitting No. 1 in over half their visits to the top 10.
Notably missing from the list is Elvis Presley, who, in the Hot 100 era, scored seven No. 1s.The start ofPresley’scareer predated the Hot 100, which launched on Aug. 4, 1958, meaningthatsome of hisclassics, such as“Don’t Be Cruel,” “Hound Dog”and“Jailhouse Rock,” preceded thechart’s existence.He did, however, reach the summit with“A Big Hunk O’Love,”“Stuckon You,”“It’s Now or Never,”“Are You LonesomeTonight,”“Surrender,”“Good Luck Charm”and“Suspicious Minds.”
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Here are all nine members of the 10-Timers Club, along with each act’s No. 1 hits.
Title, Weeks at No. 1, Peak Date
The Beatles, 20No. 1s
“I Wantto Hold Your Hand,”seven weeksbeginningFeb. 1, 1964
“She Loves You,”two, March 21, 1964
“Can’t Buy Me Love,”five, April 4, 1964
“Love Me Do,”one, May 30, 1964
“A Hard Day’s Night,”two, Aug. 1, 1964
“I Feel Fine,”three, Dec. 26, 1964
“Eight DaysaWeek,”two, March 13, 1965
“Ticketto Ride,”one, May 22, 1965
“Help!,”three, Sept. 4, 1965
“Yesterday,”four, Oct. 9, 1965
“We Can Work It Out,”three, Jan. 8, 1966
“Paperback Writer,”two, June 25, 1966
“Penny Lane,”one, March 18, 1967
“All You Need Is Love,”one, Aug. 19, 1967
“Hello Goodbye,”three, Aug. 19, 1967
“Hey Jude,”nine, Sept. 28, 1968
“Get Back,”with Billy Preston, five, May 24, 1969
“Come Together”/”Something,”one, Nov. 29, 1969
“Let It Be,”two, April 11, 1970
“The Longand Winding Road”/”For You Blue,”two, June 13, 1970
Mariah Carey, 18No. 1s
“Vision of Love,”four weeksbeginningAug. 4, 1990
“Love Takes Time,”three, Nov. 10, 1990
“Someday,”two, March 9, 1991
“I Don’t Wanna Cry,”two, May 25, 1991
“Emotions,”three, Oct. 12, 1991
“I’ll Be There,”two, June 20, 1992
“Dreamlover,”eight, Sept. 11, 1993
“Hero,”four, Dec. 25, 1993
“Fantasy,”eight, Sept. 30, 1995
“One Sweet Day,”with Boyz II Men, 16, Dec. 2, 1995
“Always Be My Baby,”two, May 4, 1996
“Honey,”three, Sept. 13, 1997
“My All,”one, May 23, 1998
“Heartbreaker,”feat.JAY-Z, two, Oct. 9, 1999
“Thank God I Found You,”feat.Joe & 98 Degrees, one, Feb. 19, 2000
“We Belong Together,”14, June 4, 2005
“Don’t Forget About Us,”two, Dec. 31, 2005
“Touch My Body,”two, April 12, 2008
Rihanna, 14No. 1s
“SOS,”three weeksbeginningMay 13, 2006
“Umbrella,”feat.JAY-Z, seven, June 9, 2007
“TakeaBow,”one, May 24, 2008
“Disturbia,”two, Aug. 23, 2008
“Live Your Life,”T.I. feat.Rihanna, six, Oct. 18, 2008
“Rude Boy,”five, March 27, 2010
“Lovethe Way You Lie,”Eminem feat.Rihanna, seven, July 31, 2010
“What’s My Name?,”feat. Drake, one, Nov. 20, 2010
“Only Girl (Inthe World),”one, Dec. 4, 2010
“S&M,”feat.Britney Spears, one, April 30, 2011
“We Found Love,”feat.Calvin Harris, 10, Nov. 12, 2011
“Diamonds,”three, Dec. 1, 2012
“The Monster,”Eminem feat.Rihanna, four, Dec. 21, 2013
“Work,”feat.Drake, nine, March 5, 2016
Michael Jackson, 13No. 1s
“Ben,”one weekbeginningOct. 14, 1972
“Don’t Stop‘Til You Get Enough,”one, Oct. 13, 1979
“Rock With You,”four, Jan. 19, 1980
“Billie Jean,”seven, March 5, 1983
“Beat It,”three, April 30, 1983
“Say Say Say,”with Paul McCartney, six, Dec. 10, 1983
“I Just Can’t Stop Loving You,”with Siedah Garrett, one, Sept. 19, 1987
“Bad,”two, Oct. 24, 1987
“The Way You Make Me Feel,”one, Jan. 23, 1988
“Maninthe Mirror,”two, March 26, 1988
“Dirty Diana,”one, July 2, 1988
“Black or White,”seven, Dec. 7, 1991
“You Are Not Alone,”one, Sept. 2, 1995
Madonna, 12No. 1s
“LikeaVirgin,”six weeksbeginningDec. 22, 1984
“Crazyfor You,”one, May 11, 1985
“Liveto Tell,”one, June 7, 1986
“Papa Don’t Preach,”two, Aug. 16, 1986
“Open Your Heart,”one, Feb. 7, 1987
“Who’s That Girl,”one, Aug. 22, 1987
“LikeaPrayer,”three, April 22, 1989
“Vogue,”three, May 19, 1990
“Justify My Love,”two, Jan. 5, 1991
“This Usedto Be My Playground,”one, Aug. 8, 1992
“TakeaBow,”seven, Feb. 25, 1995
“Music,”four, Sept. 16, 2000
The Supremes, 12No. 1s
“Where Did Our Love Go,”two weeksbeginningAug. 22, 1964
“Baby Love,”four, Oct. 31, 1964
“Come See About Me,”two, Dec. 19, 1964
“Stop! Inthe Name of Love,”two, March 27, 1965
“Backin My Arms Again,”one, June 12, 1965
“I HearaSymphony,”two, Nov. 20, 1965
“You Can’t Hurry Love,”two, Sept. 10, 1966
“You Keep Me Hangin’On,”two, Nov. 19, 1966
“Love Is Hereand Now You’re Gone,”one, March 11, 1967
“The Happening,”one, May 13, 1967
“Love Child,”with Diana Ross, two, Nov. 30, 1968
“Someday We’ll Be Together,”Diana Ross& The Supremes, one, Dec. 27, 1969
Whitney Houston, 11No. 1s
“Saving All My Lovefor You,”one weekbeginningOct. 26, 1985
“How Will I Know,”two, Feb. 15, 1986
“Greatest Love of All,”three, May 17, 1986
“I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me),”two, June 27, 1987
“Didn’t We Almost Have It All,”two, Sept. 26, 1987
“So Emotional,”one, Jan. 9, 1988
“Where Do Broken Hearts Go,”two, April 23, 1988
“I’m Your BabyTonight,”one, Dec. 1, 1990
“All The Man That I Need,”two, Feb. 23, 1991
“I Will Always Love You,”14, Nov. 28, 1992
“Exhale (Shoop Shoop),”one, Nov. 25, 1995
Janet Jackson, 10No. 1s
“When I Think of You,”two weeksbeginningOct. 11, 1986
“Miss You Much,”four, Oct. 7, 1989
“Escapade,”three, March 3, 1990
“Black Cat,”one, Oct. 27, 1990
“Love Will Never Do (Without You),”one, Jan. 19, 1991
“That’s The Way Love Goes,”eight, May 15, 1993
“Again,”two, Dec. 11, 1993
“Together Again,”two, Jan. 31, 1998
“Doesn’t Really Matter,”three, Aug. 26, 2000
“Allfor You,”seven, April 14, 2001
Stevie Wonder, 10No. 1s
“Fingertips – Pt 2,”Little Stevie Wonder, three weeksbeginningAug. 10, 1963
“Superstition,”one, Jan. 27, 1973
“You Arethe Sunshine of My Life,”one, May 19, 1973
“You Haven’t Done Nothin,”one, Nov. 2, 1974
“I Wish,”one, Jan. 22, 1977
“Sir Duke,”three, May 21, 1977
“Ebonyand Ivory,”with Paul McCartney, seven, May 15, 1982
“I Just Called to Say I Love You,”three, Oct. 13, 1984
“Part Time Lover,”one week, Nov. 2, 1985
“That’s What Friends Are For,”Dionne & Friends, four, Jan. 18, 1986
