Samuel Okoruwa
Throughout the history of the Billboard Awards, there have been a good number of artists who have had the most number one songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Interestingly, they’ve all remained undefeated for quite a while.
Find below the first part of the “Artists With The Most No. 1s” list
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Title, Weeks at No. 1, Peak Date
The Beatles, 20 No. 1s
“I Want to Hold Your Hand,” seven weeks 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
Mariah Carey, 18 No. 1s
“Vision of Love,” four weeks 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
Rihanna, 14 No. 1s
“SOS,” three weeks 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
Michael Jackson, 13 No. 1s
“Ben,” one week 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
Madonna, 12 No. 1s
“Like a Virgin,” six weeks 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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