MOST WEEKS AT NUMBER TWO
Without Ever Hitting Number 1
10 weeks
Foreigner — "Waiting for a Girl Like You" (1981–82)
Missy Elliott — "Work It" (2002–03)
9 weeks
Donna Lewis — "I Love You Always Forever" (1996)
Shania Twain — "You're Still the One" (1998)
8 weeks
Shai — "If I Ever Fall in Love" (1992–93)
Deborah Cox — "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" (1998–99)
Brian McKnight — "Back at One" (1999–2000)
Mario Winans featuring Enya and P. Diddy — "I Don't Wanna Know" (2004)
Ed Sheeran —"Thinking Out Loud" (2015)
NUMBER ONE DEBUTS
Michael Jackson — "You Are Not Alone" (September 2, 1995)
Mariah Carey — "Fantasy" (September 30, 1995)
Whitney Houston — "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" (November 25, 1995)
Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men — "One Sweet Day" (December 2, 1995)
Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 — "I'll Be Missing You" (June 14, 1997)
Mariah Carey — "Honey" (September 13, 1997)
Elton John — "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (October 11, 1997)
Céline Dion — "My Heart Will Go On" (February 28, 1998)
Aerosmith — "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (September 5, 1998)
Lauryn Hill — "Doo Wop (That Thing)" (November 14, 1998)
Clay Aiken — "This Is the Night" (June 28, 2003)
Fantasia — "I Believe" (July 10, 2004)
Carrie Underwood — "Inside Your Heaven" (July 2, 2005)
Taylor Hicks — "Do I Make You Proud" (July 1, 2006)
Britney Spears — "3" (October 24, 2009)
Eminem — "Not Afraid" (May 22, 2010)
Kesha — "We R Who We R" (November 13, 2010)
Britney Spears — "Hold It Against Me" (January 29, 2011)
Lady Gaga — "Born This Way" (February 26, 2011)
Katy Perry — "Part of Me" (March 3, 2012)
Baauer — "Harlem Shake" (March 2, 2013)
Taylor Swift — "Shake It Off" (September 6, 2014)
Justin Bieber — "What Do You Mean?" (September 19, 2015)
Adele — "Hello" (November 14, 2015)
Zayn — "Pillowtalk" (February 20, 2016)
Justin Timberlake — "Can't Stop the Feeling!" (May 28, 2016)
BIGGEST JUMP TO NUMBER ONE
97–1 – Kelly Clarkson — "My Life Would Suck Without You" (February 7, 2009)
96–1 – Britney Spears — "Womanizer" (October 25, 2008)
80–1 – T.I. featuring Rihanna — "Live Your Life" (October 18, 2008)
78–1 – Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent — "Crack a Bottle" (February 21, 2009)
72–1 – Taylor Swift — "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" (September 1, 2012)
71–1 – T.I. — "Whatever You Like" (September 6, 2008)
64–1 – Maroon 5 — "Makes Me Wonder" (May 12, 2007)
60–1 – Rihanna featuring Drake — "What's My Name?" (November 20, 2010)
58–1 – Flo Rida — "Right Round" (February 28, 2009)
53–1 – Rihanna — "Take a Bow" (May 24, 2008)
53–1 – Taio Cruz featuring Ludacris — "Break Your Heart" (March 20, 2010)
53–1 – Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar — "Bad Blood" (June 6, 2015)
BIGGEST SINGLE-WEEK MOVEMENT
97–1 (96 positions) – Kelly Clarkson — "My Life Would Suck Without You" (February 7, 2009)
96–1 (95 positions) – Britney Spears — "Womanizer" (October 25, 2008)
94–3 (91 positions) – Beyoncé and Shakira — "Beautiful Liar" (April 7, 2007)
95–7 (88 positions) – Akon featuring Eminem — "Smack That" (October 14, 2006)
97–9 (88 positions) – Drake featuring Nicki Minaj — "Make Me Proud" (November 5, 2011)
96–11 (85 positions) – Carrie Underwood — "Cowboy Casanova" (October 10, 2009)
100–15 (85 positions) – A. R. Rahman and Pussycat Dolls featuring Nicole Scherzinger — "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" (March 14, 2009)
85–2 (83 positions) – Katy Perry — "Roar" (August 31, 2013)
86–4 (82 positions) – Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron — "Breaking Free" (February 11, 2006)
93–12 (81 positions) – Matchbox Twenty — "How Far We've Come" (September 22, 2007)
NUMBER ONE SONGS COVERED BY DIFFERENT ARTISTS
"Go Away Little Girl" — Steve Lawrence (1963) and Donny Osmond (1971)
"The Loco-Motion" — Little Eva (1962) and Grand Funk (1974)
"Please Mr. Postman" — The Marvelettes (1961) and The Carpenters (1975)
"Venus" — Shocking Blue (1970) and Bananarama (1986)
"Lean on Me" — Bill Withers (1972) and Club Nouveau (1987)
"You Keep Me Hangin' On" — The Supremes (1966) and Kim Wilde (1987)
"When a Man Loves a Woman" — Percy Sledge (1966) and Michael Bolton (1991)
"I'll Be There" — The Jackson 5 (1970) and Mariah Carey (1992)
"Lady Marmalade" — Labelle (1975) and Christina Aguilera / Lil' Kim / Mýa / Pink (2001)
ARTISTS WITH MOST NUMBER ONE SINGLES
20
The Beatles / Biggest #1 - Hey Jude
18
Mariah Carey / Biggest #1 - We Belong Together
Elvis Presley / Biggest #1 - Don't Be Cruel / Hound Dog (Pre-Hot 100 charts and Hot 100)
14
Rihanna / Biggest #1 - We Found Love
13
Michael Jackson / Biggest #1 - "Say Say Say" (duet with Paul McCartney)
12
Madonna / Biggest #1 - Like A Virgin
The Supremes / Biggest #1 - Love Child
11
Whitney Houston / Biggest #1 - I Will Always Love You
10
Stevie Wonder / Biggest #1 - Ebony and Ivory
Janet Jackson / Biggest #1 - That's the Way Love Goes
MOST CUMULATIVE WEEKS AT NUMBER ONE
79
Elvis Presley *
Mariah Carey
60
Rihanna
59
The Beatles
50
Boyz II Men
47
Usher
37
Michael Jackson
36
Beyoncé
34
Elton John
33
Janet Jackson
Katy Perry
* - Pre-Hot 100 charts and Hot 100. Presley is sometimes credited with an "80th week" that occurred when "All Shook Up" spent a ninth week on top of the "Most Played in Jukeboxes" chart. Although Billboard's chart statistician Joel Whitburn still counts this 80th week based on preexisting research, Billboard magazine itself has since revised its methodology and officially credits Presley with 79 weeks.
MOST CONSECUTIVE YEARS CHARTING AT NUMBER ONE
11 Years
Mariah Carey "Vision of Love" (August 4, 1990) --- "Thank God I Found You" (February 19, 2000)
7 Years
Elvis Presley (Pre-Hot 100 charts and Hot 100) "Heartbreak Hotel" (March 17, 1956) ---- "Good Luck Charm" (April 28, 1962)
The Beatles "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (February 1, 1964) ---- "The Long and Winding Road"
(June 20, 1970)
6 Years
The Supremes "Where Did Our Love Go" (August 22, 1964) ---- "Someday We'll Be Together"
(December 27, 1969)
Lionel Richie "Endless Love" (August 15, 1981) ---- "Say You, Say Me" (January 11, 1986)
MOST NUMBER ONE SINGLES IN A CALENDAR YEAR
6 #1's
The Beatles (1964) - "I Want to Hold Your Hand", "She Loves You", "Can't Buy Me Love", "Love Me Do", "A Hard Day's Night", "I Feel Fine"
5 #1's
The Beatles (1965) - "I Feel Fine", "Eight Days a Week", "Ticket to Ride", "Help!", "Yesterday"
4 #1's
Rihanna (2010) - "Rude Boy", "Love the Way You Lie" (Eminem featuring Rihanna), "What's My Name?" (featuring Drake), "Only Girl (In the World)"
Usher (2004) - "Yeah!" (featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris), "Burn", "Confessions Part II", "My Boo" (Duet with Alicia Keys)
George Michael (1988) - "Faith", "Father Figure", "One More Try", "Monkey"
The Supremes (1965) - "Come See About Me", "Stop! In the Name of Love", "Back in My Arms Again", "I Hear a Symphony"
Jackson 5 (1970) - "I Want You Back", "ABC", "The Love You Save", "I'll Be There"
Elvis Presley * (Pre-Hot 100) (1956) - "Heartbreak Hotel", "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You", "Hound Dog" / "Don't Be Cruel", "Love Me Tender"
Elvis Presley (1957) - "Too Much", "All Shook Up", "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear", "Jailhouse Rock"
* If counting Presley's dual hit song "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog" separately then Elvis has 5 for 1956. Some Presley songs included here charted #1 on Cashbox, but not on the Billboard Top 100, the precursor to the Billboard Hot 100.
MOST TOP 10 SINGLES
38
Madonna
36
Elvis Presley
34
The Beatles
29
Michael Jackson
Rihanna
28
Stevie Wonder
27
Elton John
Janet Jackson
Mariah Carey
23
The Rolling Stones
Whitney Houston
Paul McCartney
MOST CONSECUTIVE WEEKS IN THE TOP 10
Number of weeks : 69 WEEKS
KATY PERRY 2010–11 - "California Gurls" (featuring Snoop Dogg), "Teenage Dream", "Firework", "E.T." (featuring Kanye West), "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"
Number of weeks : 51 WEEKS
DRAKE 2015–16 - "Hotline Bling", "Work" (Rihanna featuring Drake), "Summer Sixteen", "One Dance" (featuring Wizkid and Kyla)
Number of weeks : 48 WEEKS
ACE OF BASE 1993–94 - "All That She Wants", "The Sign", "Don't Turn Around"
Number of weeks : 46 WEEKS
RIHANNA 2010–11 - "Love the Way You Lie" (Eminem featuring Rihanna), "Only Girl (In the World)", "What's My Name?" (featuring Drake), "S&M"
Number of weeks : 45 WEEKS
THE WEEKND 2015–16 - "Earned It", "Can't Feel My Face", "The Hills"
MOST HOT 100 ENTRIES
207 – Glee Cast
149 – Elvis Presley (Pre–Hot 100 and Hot 100 included)
132 – Lil Wayne
129 – Drake
91 – James Brown
85 – Jay Z
81 – Chris Brown
79 – Kanye West
75 – Ray Charles
73 – Aretha Franklin
MOST NUMBER ONE SINGLES FROM ONE ALBUM
Number 1's - 5
Michael Jackson
Album - Bad (1987)
Katy Perry
Album: Teenage Dream (2010)
Number 1's - 4
Various artists
Album: Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Whitney Houston
Album: Whitney (1987)
George Michael
Album: Faith
Paula Abdul
Album: Forever Your Girl (1988)
Janet Jackson
Album: Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
Mariah Carey
Album: Mariah Carey (1990)
Usher
Album: Confessions (2004)
MOST TOTAL WEEKS IN THE TOP 10
32 weeks – LeAnn Rimes — "How Do I Live" (1997–98)
31 weeks – Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars — "Uptown Funk" (2014–15)
30 weeks – Santana featuring Rob Thomas — "Smooth" (1999–2000)
29 weeks – LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock — "Party Rock Anthem" (2011–12)
28 weeks – Jewel — "Foolish Games" / "You Were Meant for Me" (1997–98)
26 weeks – Savage Garden — "Truly Madly Deeply" (1997–98)
25 weeks – Chubby Checker — "The Twist" (1960 and 1962)
Toni Braxton — "Un-Break My Heart" (1996–97)
Timbaland featuring OneRepublic — "Apologize" (2007–08)
OneRepublic — "Counting Stars" (2013–14)
Meghan Trainor — "All About That Bass" (2014–15)
Fetty Wap — "Trap Queen" (2015)
OCCUPYING THE TOP TWO POSITIONS
Elvis Presley: October 20 – November 3, 1956 (Pre-Hot 100 charts)
"Hound Dog" / "Don't Be Cruel"
"Love Me Tender" ("Best Sellers in Stores" and "Most Played by Jockeys" charts)
The Beatles: From February 22, 1964 until April 25, 1964 the Beatles held the top two positions, with various singles. In some of the weeks, the band held the top three or top four slots, the only act in chart history to do so. On April 4, 1964, The Beatles occupied the entire top five.
"Can't Buy Me Love"
"Twist and Shout"
"She Loves You"
"I Want to Hold Your Hand"
"Please Please Me"
Bee Gees: March 18 – April 15, 1978
"Night Fever"
"Stayin' Alive"
Puff Daddy: August 9–30, 1997
"I'll Be Missing You" (Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112)
"Mo Money Mo Problems" (The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy and Mase)
Ja Rule: March 9–23, 2002
"Ain't It Funny" (Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule)
"Always on Time" (Ja Rule featuring Ashanti)
Ashanti: April 20 – May 18, 2002
"Foolish"
"What's Luv?" (Fat Joe featuring Ashanti)
Nelly: August 10–31, 2002
"Hot in Herre"
"Dilemma" (Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland, songs switched positions on August 17, 2002)
OutKast: December 20, 2003 – February 7, 2004
"Hey Ya!"
"The Way You Move" (OutKast featuring Sleepy Brown)
Usher: June 26 – July 3, 2004; July 17, 2004
"Burn"
"Confessions Part II"
50 Cent: April 16–30, 2005
"Candy Shop" (50 Cent featuring Olivia)
"Hate It or Love It" (The Game featuring 50 Cent)
Mariah Carey: September 10, 2005
"We Belong Together"
"Shake It Off"
Akon
December 2, 2006
"I Wanna Love You" (Akon featuring Snoop Dogg)
"Smack That" (Akon featuring Eminem)
April 14, 2007
"Don't Matter"
"The Sweet Escape" (Gwen Stefani featuring Akon)
T.I.: October 18, 2008; November 1–29, 2008
"Live Your Life" (T.I. featuring Rihanna)
"Whatever You Like" (songs switched positions several times)
Black Eyed Peas: June 27 – July 18, 2009
"Boom Boom Pow"
"I Gotta Feeling" (songs switched positions on July 11, 2009)
Pharrell Williams: June 29 – July 27, 2013
"Blurred Lines" (Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell)
"Get Lucky" (Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams)
Iggy Azalea: June 7 – July 5, 2014
"Fancy" (Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX)
"Problem" (Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea)
The Weeknd: September 26, 2015
"Can't Feel My Face"
"The Hills"
Justin Bieber: February 6–13, 2016
"Sorry"
"Love Yourself" (songs switched positions on February 13, 2016)
BIGGEST DROPS OFF THE HOT 100
From #4 – Prince and The Revolution — "Purple Rain" (May 21, 2016) *RE-ENTRY
From #8 – Prince — "When Doves Cry" (May 21, 2016) *RE-ENTRY
From #9 – Soko — "We Might Be Dead by Tomorrow" (April 5, 2014)[57]
From #11 – Jonas Brothers — "A Little Bit Longer" (August 30, 2008)
Taylor Swift — "Mean" (November 13, 2010)
One Direction — "Diana" (December 14, 2013)
Mariah Carey — "All I Want for Christmas is You" (January 16, 2016) RECURRING HOLIDAY SONG
From #12 – Lady Gaga — "Hair" (June 11, 2011)
One Direction — "Midnight Memories" (December 14, 2013)
From #13 – Taylor Swift — "State of Grace" (November 10, 2012)
Justin Bieber — "Heartbreaker" (November 2, 2013)
LONGEST CLIMB TO NUMBER 1
33rd week – Los del Río — "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" (1995–96)[43]
31st week – Lonestar — "Amazed" (1999–2000)
30th week – John Legend — "All of Me" (2013–14)[44]
27th week – Creed — "With Arms Wide Open" (2000)
26th week – Vertical Horizon — "Everything You Want" (2000)
25th week – UB40 — "Red Red Wine" (1988)
23rd week – Patti Austin and James Ingram — "Baby, Come to Me" (1983)
Sia featuring Sean Paul – "Cheap Thrills" (2016)
22nd week – Vangelis — "Chariots of Fire" (1982)
Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis — "Just Dance" (2008–09)
21st week – Nick Gilder — "Hot Child in the City" (1978),
Robert John — "Sad Eyes" (1979)
Outkast — "The Way You Move" (2003–04)
Adele — "Set Fire to the Rain" (2011–12)
SELF REPLACEMENT AT #1
Elvis Presley —
"Hound Dog" / "Don't Be Cruel" → "Love Me Tender" (October 27, 1956)
The Beatles —
"I Want to Hold Your Hand" → "She Loves You" (March 21, 1964);
"She Loves You" → "Can't Buy Me Love" (April 4, 1964)
Boyz II Men —
"I'll Make Love to You" → "On Bended Knee" (December 3, 1994)
Puff Daddy —
"I'll Be Missing You" (Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112) → "Mo Money Mo Problems" (The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy and Mase) (August 30, 1997)
Ja Rule —
"Always on Time" (Ja Rule featuring Ashanti) → "Ain't It Funny" (Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule) (March 9, 2002)
Nelly —
"Hot in Here" → "Dilemma" (Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland) (August 17, 2002)
OutKast —
"Hey Ya!" → "The Way You Move" (OutKast featuring Sleepy Brown) (February 14, 2004)
Usher —
"Yeah!" (Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris) → "Burn" (May 22, 2004);
"Burn" → "Confessions Part II" (July 24, 2004)
T.I. —
"Whatever You Like" → "Live Your Life" (T.I. featuring Rihanna) (October 18, 2008);
"Whatever You Like" → "Live Your Life" (November 15, 2008)
The Black Eyed Peas —
"Boom Boom Pow" → "I Gotta Feeling" (July 11, 2009)
Taylor Swift —
"Shake It Off" → "Blank Space" (November 29, 2014)
The Weeknd —
"Can't Feel My Face" → "The Hills" (October 3, 2015)
Justin Bieber —
"Sorry" → "Love Yourself" (February 13, 2016)
TOP 10 ARTISTS OF ALL TIME
