The 13 artists with the most No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100
Taylor Swift, with 16 No. 1 songs, is only behind The Beatles, Mariah Carey, and Elvis Presley.
Among all time, there have been just 13 artists who have reached a mark of topping the Billboard Hot 100 at least ten times. Taylor Swift has recently added her 16th No. 1 hit in October 2026. The Beatles hold the record for the most No. 1 songs ever, with a total of twenty. Mariah Carey closely follows with nineteen.
11 (tie) for the elite list of single artists are Bruno Mars, who earned his 10th No. 1 single with "I Just Might" in January 2026, and Stevie Wonder, who first topped the chart at the age of thirteen with "Fingertips" in 1963. This is followed by Janet Jackson and Whitney Houston with both holding ten No. 1 hits.
Tied for fourth place come Madonna with twelve No. 1 hits, The Supremes with twelve, and Michael Jackson with thirteen. Michael Jackson's impressive streak began at fourteen years old with "Ben" and included five hits from the album "Bad", a record that has yet to be broken. Drake rounds out the top five with fourteen No. 1 hits, a majority of them coming from a span of just seven years.
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