BLACK EYED THREES:
Not only is will.i.am credited as a featured artist on "OMG," but he also wrote and produced the track. With the song's vault to the Hot 100 summit, his group the Black Eyed Peas becomes one of just four acts to have topped the Hot 100 and boasted multiple members to reign in separate solo ventures. The Black Eyed Peas and Fergie have earned three No. 1s each.
Here is a look at the groups that have commanded the Hot 100 and featured more than one solo member to reach the summit on their own:
The Beatles (20 No. 1s)
George Harrison (3)
Paul McCartney (9)
Ringo Starr (2)
John Lennon (2)
Genesis (one No. 1)
Phil Collins (7)
Peter Gabriel (1)
Mike Rutherford (Mike + the Mechanics) (1)
Destiny's Child (four No. 1s)
Beyonce (5)
Kelly Rowland (1)
The Black Eyed Peas (three No. 1s)
Fergie (3)
will.i.am (1)
The Black Eyed Peas-Fergie-will.i.am connection echoes deeper on this week's Hot 100. The group debuts at No. 62 with "Rock That Body," the fifth charting single from "The E.N.D." At No. 95, Fergie bows as a guest with LMFAO (like "OMG," another tech-savvy term prominent of late on Billboard charts) on David Guetta and Chris Willis' "Gettin' Over You."
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