The artists with the most No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, ranked

Gabbi ShawSep 29, 2020, 00:52 IST

The Beatles have the most No. 1 songs of all time.Roger Viollet Collection/Getty Images

There are 10 acts in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to have scored 10 or more No. 1 hits.
The most modern act on the list is Rihanna, who has released 14 chart-topping singles in her career.
The oldest is Elvis Presley, who's had 18 No. 1 songs.

In the history of the Billboard Hot 100, there have been plenty of record-breaking songs and artists. These 10, however, have earned a special distinction: They are the best-selling musical artists in history, in terms of No. 1 songs.

Madonna, Stevie Wonder, the Beatles, and Whitney Houston all put in the work, and they have garnered 10 or more chart-topping singles in their careers.

Keep scrolling to see the musicians with the most No. 1 songs on the Hot 100, ranked.

10 (tie). Stevie Wonder was just 13 when he scored his first No. 1 on the Hot 100. He's had nine more since then.

Stevie Wonder. CBS/Getty Images

10 (tie). Janet Jackson has also had 10 No. 1 hits — she's been in the No. 1 spot in three different decades.

Janet Jackson. Gregg DeGuire/Getty Images

8. Whitney Houston's 11 chart-toppers put her in eighth.

Whitney Houston. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

6 (tie). Madonna has 12 No. 1 hits.

Madonna. Christopher Polk / Getty Images

6 (tie). The Supremes also had 12 No. 1 songs, all in a span of five years.

The Supremes. AP

5. The King of Pop, Michael Jackson, topped the charts 13 times.

Michael Jackson. Associated Press

4. Whenever Rihanna releases her next album, she'll surely rise, but for now she's in fourth with 14.

Rihanna. Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images

3. Elvis Presley's 18 No. 1 hits put him in third place.

Elvis Presley. HPM/AP

2. Mariah Carey's 19 chart-topping songs put her just one behind the all-time record.

Mariah Carey. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

1. The Beatles have the most No. 1 hits of all time: 20.

The Beatles perform in November 1963. Getty Images

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