Hot 100 55th Anniversary By The Numbers: Top 100 Artists, Most No. 1s, Biggest No. 2s & More

In the course of charting over a half-century of music, the Billboard Hot 100 — which now celebrates its 55th anniversary — has seen some songs transform into hits, but it has also chronicled major chart feats. So in addition to the Hot 100 55th anniversary All-Time Top 100 Songs list, we’ve delved into the Hot 100’s rich history to take a look, by the numbers, at the chart’s Top 100 artists, the artists with the most Hot 100 No. 1’s and top tens, the artists with the most overall Hot 100 hits, the biggest No. 2 hits, and more.

HOT 100 55th ANNIVERSARY: SEE THE ALL-TIME TOP 100 SONGS LIST

HOT 100 55th ANNIVERSARY CENTRAL • Hot 100 55th Anniversary All-Time Top 100 Songs • Hot 100 Top 100 Songs Word Cloud & Artists Map • Hot 100 at 55: New & Familiar Faces Highlight All-Time Ranking • Chubby Checker Video Q&A and ‘Twist’ Dance Lesson • Hot 100 List: Every No. 1 Song (1958-2013)

Hot 100: Top 100 Artists
1 THE BEATLES 2 MADONNA 3 ELTON JOHN 4 ELVIS PRESLEY 5 MARIAH CAREY 6 STEVIE WONDER 7 JANET JACKSON 8 MICHAEL JACKSON 9 WHITNEY HOUSTON 10 THE ROLLING STONES 11 PAUL MCCARTNEY/WINGS 12 BEE GEES 13 CHICAGO 14 USHER 15 RIHANNA 16 THE SUPREMES 17 DARYL HALL JOHN OATES 18 PRINCE 19 ROD STEWART 20 OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 21 ARETHA FRANKLIN 22 MARVIN GAYE 23 PHIL COLLINS 24 BILLY JOEL 25 DIANA ROSS 26 THE 4 SEASONS 27 THE TEMPTATIONS 28 DONNA SUMMER 29 THE BEACH BOYS 30 LIONEL RICHIE 31 NEIL DIAMOND 32 CARPENTERS 33 BOYZ II MEN 34 JACKSON 5/THE JACKSONS 35 CONNIE FRANCIS 36 BRENDA LEE 37 BARBRA STREISAND 38 KENNY ROGERS 39 KATY PERRY 40 BRYAN ADAMS 41 CHER 42 THE BLACK EYED PEAS 43 GEORGE MICHAEL 44 BOBBY VINTON 45 JOHN MELLENCAMP 46 BEYONCE 47 THREE DOG NIGHT 48 HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS 49 GLORIA ESTEFAN 50 BON JOVI	51 RAY CHARLES 52 P!NK 53 CHUBBY CHECKER 54 FOREIGNER 55 KOOL & THE GANG 56 RICK NELSON 57 DURAN DURAN 58 COMMODORES 59 EAGLES 60 PAUL ANKA 61 TLC 62 BARRY MANILOW 63 DIONNE WARWICK 64 GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPS 65 HEART 66 THE EVERLY BROTHERS 67 BOBBY DARIN 68 JAMES BROWN 69 R. KELLY 70 PAULA ABDUL 71 NELLY 72 ALICIA KEYS 73 RICHARD MARX 74 STARSHIP 75 KELLY CLARKSON 76 DESTINY’S CHILD 77 LINDA RONSTADT 78 CHRIS BROWN 79 CELINE DION 80 THE MIRACLES 81 LADY GAGA 82 BRUNO MARS 83 BOB SEGER 84 FLEETWOOD MAC 85 NEIL SEDAKA 86 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 87 TAYLOR SWIFT 88 THE POINTER SISTERS 89 JOHN DENVER 90 FOUR TOPS 91 TONY ORLANDO & DAWN 92 KANYE WEST 93 50 CENT 94 MAROON 5 95 THE 5TH DIMENSION 96 CAPTAIN & TENNILLE 97 ANDY GIBB 98 AIR SUPPLY 99 ROY ORBISON 100 THE SPINNERS
The 55th anniversary edition of the Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs and Artists charts are based on actual performance on the weekly Billboard Hot 100, since the chart’s inception in August 1958 through the July 27, 2013 rankings. Songs are ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. 1 earning the greatest value and weeks at No. 100 earning the least. Due to changes in chart methodology over the Hot 100’s 55 years (i.e., the inclusion of Nielsen Entertainment airplay monitoring and point-of-sales tracking and the recent inclusion of streaming data, among earlier modifications), certain eras are weighted differently to account for chart turnover rates over various periods. The Artist chart utilizes the same point system and adjusted weighting as the Songs list, but aggregates all titles for each act that charted over the course of its career.

Hot 100: Most No. 1s By Artist The all-time list of the artists with the most Hot 100 No. 1 hits. The Beatles 20 Mariah Carey 18 Michael Jackson 13 Madonna 12 Rihanna 12 The Supremes 12 Whitney Houston 11 Janet Jackson 10 Stevie Wonder 10 Bee Gees 9 Elton John 9 Paul McCartney 9 Usher 9

Most Top 10 Hits By Artist The artists with the most top 10 hits on the Hot 100. Madonna 38 The Beatles 34 Michael Jackson 28 Stevie Wonder 28 Mariah Carey 27 Janet Jackson 27 Elton John 27 Elvis Presley 25 Rihanna 24 Whitney Houston 23 The Rolling Stones 23

NEXT PAGE: Most Weeks at No. 1, Biggest No. 2 Hits, Most Hot 100 Hits

Hot 100: Most Weeks at No. 1 By Title Songs that reigned the longest.
Weeks	Title	Artist	Year
16	One Sweet Day	Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men	1995
14	I Gotta Feeling	The Black Eyed Peas	2009
14	We Belong Together	Mariah Carey	2005
14	Candle In The Wind 1997 / Something About The Way You Look Tonight	Elton John	1997
14	Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)	Los Del Rio	1996
14	I’ll Make Love To You	Boyz II Men	1994
14	I Will Always Love You	Whitney Houston	1992
13	The Boy Is Mine	Brandy & Monica	1998
13	End Of The Road	Boyz II Men	1992
12	Boom Boom Pow	The Black Eyed Peas	2009
12	Yeah!	Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris	2004
12	Lose Yourself	Eminem	2002
12	Smooth	Santana feat. Rob Thomas	1999

Most Weeks at No. 1 By Artist A ranking of the artists who have spent the most weeks at the Hot 100’s pole position. Mariah Carey 79 The Beatles 59 Boyz II Men 50 Rihanna 47 Usher 47 Michael Jackson 37 Beyonce 36 Elton John 34 Janet Jackson 33 Madonna 32

Most Hot 100 Hits By Artist The artists with the most Hot 100 hits. Glee Cast 206 Lil Wayne 119 Elvis Presley 108 James Brown 91 Jay Z 79 Ray Charles 74 Aretha Franklin 73 The Beatles 71 Elton John 67 Stevie Wonder 63

Hot 100: Biggest No. 2 Hits
Wks at No. 2	Title	Artist	Peak Date
10	Work It	Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott	11/16/2002
10	Waiting For A Girl Like You	Foreigner	11/28/1981
9	You’re Still The One	Shania Twain	5/2/1998
9	I Love You Always Forever	Donna Lewis	8/24/1996
8	I Don’t Wanna Know	Mario Winans feat. Enya & P. Diddy	4/24/2004
8	Back At One	Brian McKnight	11/20/1999
8	Nobody’s Supposed To Be Here	Deborah Cox	12/5/1998
8	If I Ever Fall In Love	Shai	11/21/1992
7	Gangnam Style	PSY	10/6/2012
7	Bad Romance	Lady Gaga	12/5/2009
7	Crazy	Gnarls Barkley	7/22/2006
7	1, 2 Step	Ciara feat. Missy Elliott	1/8/2005
7	What’s Luv?	Fat Joe feat. Ashanti	4/6/2002
7	Survivor	Destiny’s Child	4/14/2001
7	You Make Me Wanna…	Usher	10/25/1997
7	Whoomp! (There It Is)	Tag Team	7/31/1993

SEE THE HOT 100 55TH ANNIVERSARY ALL-TIME TOP 100 SONGS LIST

HOT 100 55th ANNIVERSARY CENTRAL • Hot 100 55th Anniversary All-Time Top 100 Songs • Hot 100 Top 100 Songs Word Cloud & Artists’ Map • Hot 100 at 55: New & Familiar Faces Highlight All-Time Ranking • Chubby Checker Video Q&A and ‘Twist’ Dance Lesson • Hot 100 List: Every No. 1 Song (1958-2013)