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

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The Beatles person the astir No. 1 hits among each acts successful the chart's history, with 20.

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Michael Jackson, Rihanna, Mariah Carey & The Beatles

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More than 30,000 songs person graced the Billboard Hot 100 successful the chart’s 67-year history. Of those, 1,184 person reached No. 1 (as of the illustration dated Oct. 18, 2025) — oregon little than 4%.

One of the rarest feats is not conscionable repeating astatine No. 1, but reaching No. 1 astatine slightest 10 times. Only 11 artists person earned the distinction. The elite database features 9 solo artists and 2 groups. The Beatles pb each acts, with a whopping 20 Hot 100 No. 1s — the set has had the astir since 1965, erstwhile it surpassed Elvis Presley.

Presley, who’s notably absent from the database below, scored 7 No. 1s successful the Hot 100 era. The commencement of Presley’s vocation predated the Hot 100, which launched connected Aug. 4, 1958, meaning that immoderate of his classics, specified arsenic “Don’t Be Cruel,” “Hound Dog” and “Jailhouse Rock,” preceded the chart’s existence. He did, however, scope the acme with “A Big Hunk O’ Love,” “Stuck connected You,” “It’s Now oregon Never,” “Are You Lonesome Tonight,” “Surrender,” “Good Luck Charm” and “Suspicious Minds.”

As for the artists conscionable extracurricular the 10 No. 1 hits club: Bee Gees, Beyoncé, Elton John, Bruno Mars, Paul McCartney (solo and with Wings), Katy Perry and Usher person each topped the Hot 100 9 times, portion Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, George Michael (excluding 2 billed solely to Wham!) and The Rolling Stones person 8 each.

Here are the 11 artists who person tallied 10 oregon much No. 1 hits connected the Hot 100:

Title, Weeks astatine No. 1, Peak Date