More than 32,000 songs have appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 in the chart’s 68-year history. Of those, just 1,189 have reached No. 1 (through the chart dated Feb. 28, 2026) — less than 4%.
Rarer still is returning to the summit again and again. Only 12 artists have scored 10 Hot 100 No. 1s in their career — an elite group comprised of 10 solo acts and two groups. The Beatles stand alone at the top, with 20 No. 1 hits. The band has led all acts since 1965, when it surpassed Elvis Presley for the record.
Presley, who’s notably absent from the 10-No. 1 club, scored seven No. 1s in the Hot 100 era. Because his breakthrough predated the chart’s Aug. 4, 1958, launch, several of his signature smashes — including “Don’t Be Cruel,” “Hound Dog” and “Jailhouse Rock” — arrived before the Hot 100 existed. In the Hot 100 era, however, he ruled 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.”
Just outside the double-digit tier: Ariana Grande, Bee Gees, Beyoncé, Elton John, Katy Perry, Paul McCartney (solo and with Wings) and Usher have all earned nine No. 1s, while Justin Bieber, George Michael (excluding two billed solely to Wham!) and The Rolling Stones have eight apiece.
Here are the 12 artists who have earned 10 or more No. 1 hits on the Hot 100:
Title, Weeks at No. 1, Peak Date
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The Beatles, 20 No. 1s
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- “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” seven weeks at No. 1 beginning Feb. 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 Days a Week,” two, March 13, 1965
- “Ticket to 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 Long and Winding Road”/”For You Blue,” two, June 13, 1970
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Mariah Carey, 19 No. 1s
Image Credit: Courtesy Photo 19 No. 1s:
- “Vision of Love,” four weeks at No. 1 beginning Aug. 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
- “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” 22 to date, Dec. 21, 2019
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Rihanna, 14 No. 1s
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- “SOS,” three weeks at No. 1 beginning May 13, 2006
- “Umbrella,” feat. JAY-Z, seven, June 9, 2007
- “Take a Bow,” 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
- “Love the Way You Lie” (Eminem feat. Rihanna), seven, July 31, 2010
- “What’s My Name?,” feat. Drake, one, Nov. 20, 2010
- “Only Girl (In the 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
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Taylor Swift, 14 No. 1s
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores for Variety 14 No. 1s
- “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” three weeks at No. 1 beginning Sept. 1, 2012
- “Shake It Off,” four, Sept. 6, 2014
- “Blank Space,” seven, Nov. 29, 2014
- “Bad Blood” feat. Kendrick Lamar, one, June 6, 2015
- “Look What You Made Me Do,” three, Sept. 16, 2017
- “Cardigan,” one, Aug. 8, 2020
- “Willow,” one, Dec. 26, 2020
- “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version),” one, Nov. 27, 2021
- “Anti-Hero,” eight, Nov. 5, 2022
- “Cruel Summer,” four, Oct. 28, 2023
- “Is It Over Now? (Taylor’s Version) [From the Vault],” one, Nov. 11, 2023
- “Fortnight” feat. Post Malone, two, May 4, 2024
- “The Fate of Ophelia,” 10, Oct. 18, 2025
- “Opalite,” one to date, Feb. 28, 2026
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Drake, 13 No. 1s
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- “What’s My Name?” with Rihanna, one week at No. 1 beginning Nov. 20, 2010
- “Work” with Rihanna, nine, March 5, 2016
- “One Dance” feat. Wizkid & Kyla, 10, May 21, 2016
- “God’s Plan,” 11, Feb. 3, 2018
- “Nice for What,” eight, April 21, 2018
- “In My Feelings,” 10, July 21, 2018
- “Toosie Slide,” one, April 18, 2020
- “What’s Next,” one, March 20, 2021
- “Way 2 Sexy,” feat. Future & Young Thug, one, Sept. 18, 2021
- “Wait for U,” with Future, feat. Tems, one, May 14, 2022
- “Jimmy Cooks,” feat. 21 Savage, one, July 2, 2022
- “Slime You Out,” feat. SZA, one, Sept. 30, 2023
- “First Person Shooter,” feat. J. Cole, one, Oct. 21, 2023
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Michael Jackson, 13 No. 1s
Image Credit: Courtesy Photo 13 No. 1s:
- “Ben,” one week at No. 1 beginning Oct. 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
- “Man in the 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
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Madonna, 12 No. 1s
Image Credit: Courtesy Photo 12 No. 1s:
- “Like a Virgin,” six weeks at No. 1 beginning Dec. 22, 1984
- “Crazy for You,” one, May 11, 1985
- “Live To 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
- “Like a Prayer,” three, April 22, 1989
- “Vogue,” three, May 19, 1990
- “Justify My Love,” two, Jan. 5, 1991
- “This Used To Be My Playground,” one, Aug. 8, 1992
- “Take a Bow,” seven, Feb. 25, 1995
- “Music,” four, Sept. 16, 2000
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The Supremes, 12 No. 1s
Image Credit: Courtesy Photo 12 No. 1s:
- “Where Did Our Love Go,” two weeks at No. 1 beginning Aug. 22, 1964
- “Baby Love,” four, Oct. 31, 1964
- “Come See About Me,” two, Dec. 19, 1964
- “Stop! In the Name of Love,” two, March 27, 1965
- “Back in My Arms Again,” one, June 12, 1965
- “I Hear a Symphony,” two, Nov. 20, 1965
- “You Can’t Hurry Love,” two, Sept. 10, 1966
- “You Keep Me Hangin’ On,” two, Nov. 19, 1966
- “Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone,” one, March 11, 1967
- “The Happening,” one, May 13, 1967
- “Love Child,” two, Nov. 30, 1968
- “Someday We’ll Be Together,” one, Dec. 27, 1969
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Whitney Houston, 11 No. 1s
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- “Saving All My Love for You,” one week at No. 1 beginning Oct. 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 Baby Tonight,” 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
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Bruno Mars, 10 No. 1s
Image Credit: John V. Esparza 10 No. 1s:
- “Nothin’ On You” feat. B.o.B., two weeks at No. 1 beginning May 1, 2010
- “Just the Way You Are,” four, Oct. 2, 2010
- “Grenade,” four, Jan. 8, 2011
- “Locked Out of Heaven,” six, Dec. 22, 2012
- “When I Was Your Man,” one, April 20, 2013
- “Uptown Funk!” (Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars), 14, Jan. 17, 2015
- “That’s What I Like,” one, May 13, 2017
- “Leave the Door Open” (as Silk Sonic with Anderson .Paak), two, April 17, 2021
- “Die With a Smile,” with Lady Gaga, five, Jan. 11, 2025
- “I Just Might,” two, Jan. 24, 2026
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Janet Jackson, 10 No. 1s
Image Credit: Courtesy Photo 10 No. 1s:
- “When I Think of You,” two weeks at No. 1 beginning Oct. 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
- “All for You,” seven, April 14, 2001
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Stevie Wonder, 10 No. 1s
Image Credit: Courtesy Photo 10 No. 1s:
- “Fingertips – Pt 2,” three weeks at No. 1 beginning Aug. 10, 1963
- “Superstition,” one, Jan. 27, 1973
- “You Are the 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
- “Ebony and 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” (as Dionne & Friends), four, Jan. 18, 1986
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Taylor Swift (2)
1989 (2014): “Shake It Off,” “Blank Space,” “Bad Blood” (feat. Kendrick Lamar)
The Life of a Showgirl (2025): “The Fate of Ophelia,” “Opalite”
Notes: With nearly 11 years separating them, Swift’s pair of multi-No. 1 albums is the longest gap in between such albums on this list. Between the two, Swift managed eight different No. 1 hits, all of which appeared on separate albums — including the 2023 Taylor’s Version re-recording of her first multi-No. 1 album, 1989, which scored a Hot 100-topper with its “From the Vault” track “Is It Over Now?”
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