Olivia Rodrigo’s “The Cure” debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated June 6, and the song doubles as a prescription for Billboard to do further testing and see how often a top 10 Hot 100 song title has been the same as an act that has also hit the top 10.
With “The Cure” in the Hot 100’s title field, it joins Rock & Roll Hall of Fame British band The Cure, which reached the top 10 in 1989 with one of its many alt classics, “Love Song.”
(Rodrigo and The Cure frontman Robert Smith have become close, and they duetted during her 2025 Glastonbury headlining set. Smith later told British Vogue, “She calls me up quite a bit to talk about clothes and fashion, and we have enjoyed a couple of memorable nights in the studio together. I can’t wait to hear what she does next!”)
While uncommon, songs and artists have occasionally shared names in the Hot 100’s top 10. Below, Billboard runs down those double-ups. Notably, we’re using exact matches, so cases of, say, “Cars” by Gary Numan, a Hot 100 top 10 in 1980, and The Cars, who tallied four top 10s in 1982-86, don’t make the cut.
Other close calls not included, since we’re following wording to the letter and character: Both Mariah Carey and Brenda Lee (coincidentally the only women with holiday No. 1s on the Hot 100) have top 10s called “Emotions,” while The Emotions earned two top 10s; DNA remixed Suzanne Vega’s “Tom’s Diner” for a top 10, while Kendrick Lamar made the tier with (look closely) “DNA.”; and “The Scotts” was a No. 1 for The Scotts, though the group was technically listed as The Scotts, Travis Scott & Kid Cudi.
Plus, Tim McGraw has three Hot 100 top 10s, but Taylor Swift’s “Tim McGraw” peaked at No. 40; Swift’s “Florida!!!” hit the top 10, but that’s a bit away from Flo Rida, who boasts 11 top 10s; and if only Lamar and SZA had named “Luther” “Luther Vandross,” as their 2025 No. 1 is an ode to the late R&B great, who achieved five top 10s.
Get ready to see double (and hopefully find the cure for that) in the recap below of songs and artists that have had identical names in the Hot 100’s top 10.
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“ABC” & ABC
Song title: “ABC,” Jackson 5 (No. 1, two weeks 1970)
Artist: British pop act ABC first hit the Hot 100’s top 10 with “Be Near Me” in 1985. It returned in 1987 with a tribute not to the Jacksons but fellow R&B/pop royalty, Smokey Robinson, via “When Smokey Sings.”
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“Alive & Kicking” & Alive & Kicking
Song title: “Alive & Kicking,” Simple Minds (No. 3, 1985)
Artist: Alive & Kicking notched its lone Hot 100 top 10 with “Tighter, Tighter” (No. 7, 1970). It was cowritten and coproduced by Tommy James, who, solo and with the Shondells, recorded eight top 10s, including the No. 1s “Hanky Panky” and “Crimson and Clover.” Two of those top 10s became No. 1s, back-to-back, in 1987: “I Think We’re Alone Now,” as covered by Tiffany, and “Mony Mony,” by Billy Idol.
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“America” & America
Song title: “America,” Neil Diamond (No. 8, 1981)
Artist: Before and after Diamond’s party in the U.S.A., breezy rock band America collected seven top 10s, including two No. 1s, “A Horse With No Name,” in 1972, and “Sister Golden Hair,” in 1975. (That poor unnamed horse.)
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“Breathe” & Breathe
Song title: “Breathe,” Faith Hill (No. 2, 2000) / “Breathe,” Fabolous (No. 10, 2004)
Artist: Britain’s Breathe hit the Hot 100’s top 10 with three melodic songs in 1988-89 from its album All That Jazz: lush ballads “Hands to Heaven” and “How Can I Fall?” and the fun and feisty “Don’t Tell Me Lies.”
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“Cream” & Cream
Image Credit: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images Song title: “Cream,” Prince & the N.P.G. (No. 1, two weeks, 1991)
Artist: British (there’s a trend here) supergroup Cream — Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker — posted two Hot 100 top 10s in 1968: “Sunshine of Your Love” (No. 5) and “White Room” (No. 6).
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“The Cure” & The Cure
Song title: “The Cure,” Olivia Rodrigo (No. 5, 2026)
Artist: The Cure hit No. 2 on the Hot 100 with “Love Song” in 1989. The song is from the band’s seminal album Disintegration.
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“Domino” & Domino
Song title: “Domino,” Jessie J (No. 6, 2012)
Artist: “Getto Jam” pushed Domino to No. 7 on the Hot 100 in 1994. It also became a six-week No. 1 on Hot Rap Songs that year.
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“Exile” & Exile
Image Credit: Aldara Zarraoa/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management Song title: “Exile,” Taylor Swift feat. Bon Iver (No. 6, 2020)
Artist: Exile topped the Hot 100 for four weeks in 1978 with “Kiss You All Over.” Like Swift, the group has scaled both the Hot 100 and Hot Country Songs, segueing to country and collecting 10 No. 1s on the latter list in 1984-88.
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“Focus” & Focus
Song title: “Focus,” Ariana Grande (No. 7, 2015)
Artist: With “Hocus Pocus,” Dutch band Focus conjured up a No. 9 Hot 100 hit in 1970.
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“Kiss” & Kiss
Song title: “Kiss,” Prince (No. 1, two weeks, 1986)
Artist: Prince appears again, co-opting the name of another famed band. Kiss rocked and rolled to the Hot 100’s top 10 with two ballads: “Beth” (No. 7, 1976) and the Paul Stanley-Michael Bolton cowrite “Forever” (No. 8, 1990).
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“Loverboy” & Loverboy
Song title: “Loverboy,” Mariah Carey feat. Cameo (No. 2, 2001)
Artist: The band Loverboy reached the Hot 100’s top 10 with “Lovin’ Every Minute of It” (No. 9, 1985). Meanwhile, almost a match: Billy Ocean took “Lover Boy” to No. 2, also in 1985.
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“Poison” & Poison
Song title: “Poison,” Alice Cooper (No. 7, 1989) / “Poison,” Bell Biv DeVoe (No. 3, 1990)
Artist: If you’ve been poisoned, at least there’s the cure (hopefully). Glam rockers Poison notched six Hot 100 top 10s in 1987-90, including its No. 1 lost-love song “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” (which could require medical care, if not quite a cure).
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“Shannon” & Shannon
Song title: “Let the Music Play,” Shannon (No. 8, 1984)
Artist: Prior to Shannon’s club classic, Henry Gross sent his song “Shannon” to No. 6 on the Hot 100 in 1976.
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“Survivor” & Survivor
Song title: “Survivor,” Destiny’s Child (No. 2, 2001)
Artist: The band Survivor scored five Hot 100 top 10s in 1982-87, with “Eye of the Tiger” outlasting all competition for six weeks at No. 1.
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“War” & War
Image Credit: Rick Diamond/Getty Images Song title: “War,” Edwin Starr (No. 1, three weeks, 1970) / “War,” Bruce Springsteen (No. 8, 1986)
Artist: In between Starr and Springsteen’s interpretations of “War,” the then-Eric Burdon-fronted War notched six Hot 100 top 10s in 1973-76.
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