Yes. My (main) fave never had one but 2 of her songs are bigger than a lot of #1s

Most of my favorite bands have never been near the top 20, so yes. Success does not mean quality or talent.

None of my faves have a #1. Real question is should I respect artists just because they have a #1?

What does respect have to do with chart success?

Yes. Most of my faves don't have a #1. At the end of the day, it is about the music and not the charts. I didn't start stanning for Bey, Taylor, Ari, etc. because of their success. I started stanning before I even knew what most of that even meant, in the case of Bey and Taylor.

artists like Bruce Springsteen, James Brown, Bob Marley and many others have never had a #1 song & are legends

and they have songs that are more memorable than many others that have gone #1

Yes. Why does it matter if they don't have one?

Lmao of course, what kind of a question is that