Most Billboard Hot 100 Number-One Singles by Artist

About This Dataset

This chart ranks the artists with the most number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100, the main US song chart, as of 2025. The Beatles hold the record with 20 chart-toppers, followed by Mariah Carey with 19, while Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson and Drake are tied at 13.

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The Beatles' record of 20 number ones has now survived for over five decades, but Mariah Carey came remarkably close at 19 - and her total includes 'All I Want for Christmas Is You', which keeps returning to number one every December decades after release. The three-way tie at 13 between Michael Jackson, Drake and Taylor Swift captures three different eras of hit-making: Jackson earned his through radio and MTV, Drake through streaming volume, and Swift through fan-driven launch weeks, with her 2025 single debuting at the top. Rihanna's 14 number ones, achieved in under a decade of active releases, may be the most efficient run in chart history. Only two acts from the last 20 years appear here, showing how much harder repeated chart-topping has become in a fragmented market.

Source: Billboard

Key Findings

Auto-computed highlights from this dataset

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The Beatles leads with 20 in As of 2025.

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Average value in As of 2025: 15 · median: 13.

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Gap in As of 2025: The Beatles is 1.7× larger than The Supremes.