The Beatles hold the record with 20 Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles, one more than Mariah Carey's 19; four artists tied at 10 round out this top 13.
The Beatles have the most Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles, with 20. Mariah Carey is second with 19, the most by a solo artist, and Taylor Swift is third with 16. The ranking counts Hot 100 No. 1s only, including credited featured appearances, from Wikipedia's tally (revision of 18 October 2026), which cites Billboard's list dated October 5, 2026.
The Billboard Hot 100 ranks the best-performing songs in the United States each week, combining physical and digital sales, airplay and streaming. This list ranks artists by how many of their songs have reached No. 1 on it. Only Hot 100 number-ones count, so Elvis Presley is not here: ten of his seventeen number-ones charted before the Hot 100 launched in 1958. Because four artists are tied at 10, this top 10 runs to 13 artists.
The English band holds the record for the most number-ones in the Hot 100's history, with 20. All but one carry the band's credit alone; "Get Back" is credited with Billy Preston.
Mariah Carey holds the record for a solo artist, with 19, ranking second overall. Her tally includes "One Sweet Day" with Boyz II Men and "All I Want for Christmas Is You".
Taylor Swift has 16 Hot 100 No. 1s, from "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" to "Patient Zero" on the page's list. Two are shared: "Bad Blood" (featuring Kendrick Lamar) and "Fortnight" (featuring Post Malone).
Rihanna's 14 include three as a featured guest: T.I.'s "Live Your Life" and Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie" and "The Monster". Tied for fourth with Drake, with whom she shares "What's My Name?" and "Work".
Drake holds the record for a male solo artist, with 14. The page notes he would have 15 if his uncredited feature on Travis Scott's "Sicko Mode" were counted; it is not. Tied for fourth with Rihanna.
Michael Jackson's 13 Hot 100 No. 1s run from "Ben" to "You Are Not Alone" on the page's list. Two are shared: "Say Say Say" with Paul McCartney and "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" with Siedah Garrett.
The Supremes have 12 Hot 100 No. 1s, from "Where Did Our Love Go" to "Someday We'll Be Together" on the page's list, all credited to the group alone. Tied for seventh with Madonna.
Madonna's 12 Hot 100 No. 1s, including "Like a Virgin", "Like a Prayer" and "Vogue", are all credited to her alone. Tied for seventh with the Supremes.
Whitney Houston has 11 Hot 100 No. 1s, all credited to her alone, including "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" and "I Will Always Love You".
Stevie Wonder's 10 run from "Fingertips" to "That's What Friends Are For" on the page's list; that song was credited to Dionne & Friends, with each of its singers also credited individually. One of four artists tied for 10th.
Janet Jackson's 10 Hot 100 No. 1s, including "Miss You Much", "Black Cat" and "That's the Way Love Goes", are all credited to her alone. One of four artists tied for 10th.
Bruno Mars' 10 include two as a featured guest (B.o.B.'s "Nothin' On You" and Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk") and "Leave the Door Open", credited to his duo Silk Sonic with Anderson .Paak. One of four artists tied for 10th.
Ariana Grande's 10 include four shared credits: "Stuck with U" with Justin Bieber, "Rain on Me" with Lady Gaga, and "Save Your Tears" and "Die for You" with the Weeknd. One of four artists tied for 10th.
| # | Name | Hot 100 No. 1s | Shared with another credited act | As featured guest | Tied position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Beatles | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Mariah Carey | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Taylor Swift | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Rihanna | 14 | 8 | 3 | T-4 |
| 5 | Drake | 14 | 8 | 3 | T-4 |
| 6 | Michael Jackson | 13 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | The Supremes | 12 | 0 | 0 | T-7 |
| 8 | Madonna | 12 | 0 | 0 | T-7 |
| 9 | Whitney Houston | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Stevie Wonder | 10 | 2 | 0 | T-10 |
| 11 | Janet Jackson | 10 | 0 | 0 | T-10 |
| 12 | Bruno Mars | 10 | 4 | 2 | T-10 |
| 13 | Ariana Grande | 10 | 4 | 0 | T-10 |
Artists are ranked by their number of Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles, as given in the 'Tally' table of Wikipedia's 'Artists with the most number-ones on the Billboard Hot 100' (permanent revision 1380833416, last edited 18 October 2026). For all 13 artists here the table cites Billboard's 'Artists With the Most No. 1 Songs on the Hot 100' (Xander Zellner, October 5, 2026); the page gives no separate chart-date as-of, so figures are as of that revision. The page's counts are used unchanged, following the conventions its lists and notes show: only No. 1s on the Hot 100 (launched 1958) count, so pre-Hot 100 hits are excluded; a song counts for every act credited on it, including featured artists (e.g. T.I.'s "Live Your Life" featuring Rihanna counts for Rihanna); uncredited appearances do not (Drake's uncredited part on "Sicko Mode" is excluded); and group and solo careers are counted separately (the page lists Paul McCartney's total apart from the Beatles'). The 'Shared with another credited act' and 'As featured guest' columns are our counts from the credits shown next to each song in the artist's list on the page: 'shared' counts every song whose credit names any other act, whether the artist leads ("with" or "featuring" another act), is featured by another act, or is credited within a duo or collective (Silk Sonic; Dionne & Friends); 'as featured guest' counts only songs credited as another act "featuring" the artist, and is a subset of the shared count. The page gives no secondary key, so no tiebreak is applied: artists with equal totals share a position (standard competition ranking, shown as 'Tied position', e.g. T-4) and are listed in the page's order, which does not rank them. Four artists are tied at 10 for 10th place, so all are included, giving 13 entries. Totals for active artists can change after this revision.
The Beatles, with 20, the most in the chart's history. Mariah Carey is second with 19 and Taylor Swift third with 16, per Wikipedia's tally (revision of 18 October 2026).
This list counts Hot 100 No. 1s only. The source page notes that ten of Elvis Presley's seventeen number-ones charted before the Hot 100 launched in 1958, so he does not have enough Hot 100 No. 1s to appear.
Yes, if the artist is credited. A song counts for every credited act, including featured artists, so Rihanna's total includes T.I.'s "Live Your Life" and Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie" and "The Monster". Uncredited parts do not count: Drake would have 15 with his uncredited feature on "Sicko Mode".
Mariah Carey has the most Hot 100 No. 1s by a solo artist, with 19, and Drake has the most by a male solo artist, with 14.
Artists with the same total share a position. Rihanna and Drake are tied for fourth at 14, the Supremes and Madonna for seventh at 12, and Stevie Wonder, Janet Jackson, Bruno Mars and Ariana Grande for 10th at 10, so the top 10 contains 13 artists.
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