List of number one hits in the US

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The list of the number one hits in the United States is based on the evaluation of Billboard magazine , namely on the Hot 100 singles chart, which first appeared on August 4, 1958. These are a combination of sales and airplay - charts are calculated and the criteria for the songs contained therein have changed over time and adapted to market changes.. It should be noted that, unlike, for example, in the German or English charts, in the case of sound carriers with multiple titles (double A-sides, EPs), each song is listed individually because they have the same sales figures but different broadcasts.

The lists before the Hot 100 (up to and including July 1958) name the leaders of the various charts that were published on Billboard in the respective years , namely according to sales figures, according to radio and (until 1957) according to jukebox use, and (from November 1955 ) a combination of the three, the Top 100, a precursor to the Hot 100 .

The Top 200 album charts were evaluated for the number one albums . These are pure sales charts.

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Artist with the most number one hits in the United States

For all records, see Records on the Billboard Hot 100

Since 1900

The following artists have so far most frequently reached first place in the US charts since 1900 (the number of respective number one hits in brackets):

The Beatles

The Beatles have a total of 20 number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1964 and 1970

The music group The Beatles reached first place on the respective chart list in the United States with the following 20 songs :

→ Main article: The Beatles / Discography

Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey has a total of 19 number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1990 and 2019

Mariah Carey reached first place on the respective chart list in the United States with the following 19 songs :

  • Vision of Love - 4 weeks (August 4 - August 25, 1990)
  • Love Takes Time - 3 Weeks (November 10 - November 24, 1990)
  • Someday - 2 weeks (March 9 - March 16, 1991)
  • I Don't Wanna Cry - 2 Weeks (May 25 - June 1, 1991)
  • Emotions - 3 weeks (October 12 - October 26, 1991)
  • I'll Be There - 2 weeks (June 20 - June 27, 1992)
  • Dreamlover - 8 weeks (September 11th - October 30th 1993)
  • Hero - 4 weeks (December 25, 1993 - January 15, 1994)
  • Fantasy - 8 weeks (September 30th - November 18th 1995)
  • One Sweet Day - Boyz II Men : 16 weeks (December 2, 1995 - March 16, 1996)
  • Always Be My Baby - 2 Weeks (May 4 - May 11, 1996)
  • Honey - 3 weeks (September 13th - September 27th 1997)
  • My All - 1 week (May 23 - May 29, 1998)
  • Heartbreaker - Jay-Z : 2 Weeks (October 9 - October 16, 1999)
  • Thank God I Found You - Joe & 98 Degrees : 1 week (February 19, 2000)
  • We Belong Together - 14 weeks (June 4 - June 25 and July 9 - September 10, 2005)
  • Don't Forget About Us - 2 Weeks (December 31, 2005 - January 13, 2006)
  • Touch My Body - 2 Weeks (April 12 - April 25, 2008)
  • All I Want for Christmas Is You - 1 week (December 15 - December 21, 2019)

→ Main article: Mariah Carey / Discography

Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley had a total of 17 number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1956 and 1969

Elvis Presley reached first place on the respective chart list in the United States with the following 17 songs :

  • Heartbreak Hotel - 8 weeks (April 21 - June 9, 1956)
  • I Want You, I Need You, I Love You - 1 week (July 28, 1956)
  • Hound Dog / Don't Be Cruel - 11 weeks (August 18 - October 27, 1956)
  • Love Me Tender - 5 Weeks (November 3 - December 1, 1956)
  • Too Much - 3 Weeks (February 9 - February 23, 1957)
  • All Shook Up - 8 weeks (April 23 - May 27, 1957)
  • (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear - 7 weeks (July 8 - August 19, 1957)
  • Jailhouse Rock / Treat Me Nice - 7 weeks (October 21 - November 25 and December 16, 1957)
  • Don't / I Beg of You - 5 weeks (February 10 - March 10, 1958)
  • Hard Headed Woman / Don't Ask Me Why - 2 weeks (July 21 - July 28, 1958)
  • A Big Hunk o 'Love - 2 Weeks (August 10 - August 17, 1959)
  • Stuck on You - 4 weeks (April 25 - May 16, 1960)
  • It's Now or Never - 5 weeks (August 15 - September 12, 1960)
  • Are You Lonesome Tonight? - 6 weeks (November 28, 1960 - January 2, 1961)
  • Surrender - 2 weeks (March 20 - March 27, 1961)
  • Good Luck Charm - 2 Weeks (April 21 - April 28, 1962)
  • Suspicious Minds - 1 week (November 1, 1969)

→ Main article: Elvis Presley / Discography

Since 2000

Rihanna has a total of 11 number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 from 2006 to 2011
Usher has a total of 8 number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 2001 and 2010

The following artists have so far reached the first place in the US charts most frequently since 2000 (the number of respective number one hits in brackets):


Rihanna

Rihanna reached first place on the respective chart list in the United States with the following 14 songs :

→ Main article: Rihanna / discography

Katy Perry

Katy Perry reached first place on the respective chart list in the United States with the following 9 songs :

→ Main article: Katy Perry / discography

Drake

Drake reached first place on the chart list in the United States with the following 8 songs :

  • What's my name? ( Rihanna feat. Drake) - 1 week (November 20 - November 26, 2010)
  • Work (Rihanna feat.Drake) - 9 weeks (February 28 - April 30, 2016)
  • One Dance ( feat.Wizkid & Kyla ) - 10 weeks (May 15 - May 21, May 29 - July 30, 2016)
  • God's Plan - 11 weeks (January 28 - April 14, 2018)
  • Nice for What - 8 weeks (April 15 - May 12, May 27 - June 9, June 17 - June 23, July 8 - July 14, 2018)
  • In My Feelings - 10 weeks (July 15 - September 22, 2018)
  • Sicko Mode ( Travis Scott feat.Drake , Swae Lee & Big Hawk ) - 1 week (December 2 - December 8, 2018)
  • Toosie Slide - 1 week (April 12 - April 18, 2020)

→ Main article: Drake (rapper) / discography

Usher

Usher reached number one on the chart list in the United States with the following 8 songs :

  • U Remind Me - 4 weeks (July 7th - July 28th 2001)
  • U Got It Bad - 6 weeks (December 15, 2001 & January 19 - February 16, 2002)
  • Yeah! (feat. Ludacris & Lil Jon ) - 12 weeks (February 28 - May 15, 2004)
  • Burn - 8 weeks (May 22nd - July 3rd & July 17th - July 23rd 2004)
  • Confessions (Part II) - 2 weeks (July 24 - July 31, 2004)
  • My Boo (with Alicia Keys ) - 6 weeks (October 30 - December 4, 2004)
  • Love in This Club (feat. Young Jeezy ) - 3 weeks (March 15 - April 4, 2008)
  • OMG (feat. Will.i.am ) - 4 weeks (May 15 - May 21 & May 29 - June 18, 2010)

→ Main article: Usher / discography

"Long-running"

The following statistics list artists and titles who reached first place in the US charts with the same title over a very long period of at least ten weeks.

31 weeks

19 weeks

16 weeks

14 weeks

1 - 3 weeks

12 weeks

11 weeks

10 weeks

Most weeks in 1st place

German-language number one hit

German artist with number one hits

Singles (6) Albums (4)

Austrian artist with number one hits

Singles (2) Albums (0)

Artists who replaced themselves at number one

Others

  • Lady Gaga had the 1000th number one hit in the United States with her song Born This Way from February 26 to April 8, 2011.
  • Only two artists have managed to take the top three spots on the Hot 100 at the same time: The Beatles from March 28 to April 10, 1964 and Ariana Grande from February 23 to March 1, 2019.
  • With the chart edition from December 28, 2019 to January 3, 2020, Mariah Carey was the only artist ever to have at least one number one hit in four different decades (1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s).

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