List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones
The Billboard Hot 100 is a singles chart published by Billboard which measures the most popular singles in the United States. Prior to the creation of the Hot 100, Billboard published four singles charts: "Best Sellers in Stores", "Most Played by Jockeys", "Most Played in Jukeboxes" and "The Top 100". These charts, which ranged from 20 to 100 slots, were phased out at different times between 1957 and 1958. Though technically not part of the Hot 100 chart history, select data from these charts are included for computational purposes, and to avoid unenlightening or misleading characterizations. Throughout the history of the Hot 100 and its predecessor charts, many songs have set records for longevity, popularity, or number of hit singles by an individual artist. Among these records is the longest-running number one single "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X, which spent 19 weeks at that position. The Beatles have the most number one hits on the chart, with 20 songs having reached that position.
In 1956, 's "Hound Dog" / "Don't Be Cruel" was number 1 on the "Best Sellers in Stores" and "Most Played in Jukeboxes" charts for 11 weeks.
Elvis Presley
In 1955, ' "Sincerely" was number 1 on the "Most Played by Jockeys" chart for 10 weeks.
The McGuire Sisters
In 1955, 's "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" was number 1 on the "Best Sellers in Stores" chart for 10 weeks.
Pérez Prado
Billboard now credits the dual No. 1 Presley single "Don't Be Cruel"/"Hound Dog" as a single chart entity, and credits Presley with 17 number one singles. "Don't Be Cruel"/"Hound Dog" spent 11 weeks at No. 1, "Hound Dog" for 6 weeks, and "Don't Be Cruel" for 5 weeks. Many chart statisticians, however, such as Joel Whitburn, still list Presley as having 18 number ones.
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Saturday Night Fever generated number-one singles for two different artists: "", "Stayin' Alive" and "Night Fever" by the Bee Gees; and "If I Can't Have You" by Yvonne Elliman. "A Fifth Of Beethoven" by Walter Murphy, "You Should Be Dancing" and "Jive Talkin'" by the Bee Gees also appear on the album and had previously reached No. 1.
How Deep Is Your Love
Katy Perry's was a reissue of the Teenage Dream album, and featured an additional single, "Part of Me", which peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. This brings her actual total to six. However, this does not count since the single comes from a reissue of the album and not the original release.[245]
Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection
's 1989 and 1989 (Taylor's Version) produced four number-one singles between the two versions of the album: "Shake it Off," "Blank Space," "Bad Blood" with Kendrick Lamar, and "Is It Over Now? (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault)." However, "Is It Over Now?" was featured on the re-recorded version of 1989 and does not count toward the original album's total.
Taylor Swift
The shortest No. 1 song of all time is "" by Maurice Williams And The Zodiacs (November 21, 1960). It is 1 minute and 38 seconds long.[271][272]
Stay
The longest No. 1 song of all time is "" by Taylor Swift (November 27, 2021). It is 10 minutes and 13 seconds long.[273]
All Too Well (Ten Minute Version) (Taylor's Version)(From the Vault)
The No. 1 song with the longest title contains 41 words and topped the charts for in June 1981. Though DJs announced it as the Stars on 45 Medley, its official title is "Medley: Intro 'Venus' / Sugar Sugar / No Reply / I'll Be Back / Drive My Car / Do You Want to Know a Secret / We Can Work It Out / I Should Have Known Better / Nowhere Man / You're Going to Lose That Girl / Stars on 45."
Stars on 45
The No. 1 song in the first week Billboard incorporated sales and airplay data from and Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems was "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" by P.M. Dawn (November 30, 1991).[274]
Nielsen SoundScan
On September 2, 1995, "" by Michael Jackson became the first song to debut at No. 1. The most number-one debuts in one calendar year is 12 in 2020.[275] A total of 77 number-one debuts have occurred through the chart dated April 6, 2024.[187]
You Are Not Alone
The No. 1 song in the first week Billboard allowed songs without a commercial single release to chart on the Hot 100 was "" by R. Kelly and Céline Dion (December 5, 1998). Though the song was making its first appearance on the Hot 100 that week, Billboard did not consider it a debut at No. 1, since it appeared on unpublished test charts prior to the allowance of airplay-only songs on the main chart.[276] "I'm Your Angel" also entered the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart that week at No. 1,[277] so it would have been ineligible to chart on the Hot 100 before then.
I'm Your Angel
"", by Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz, and the cast of Encanto, set the record for the most credited artists on a No. 1 song (February 5, 2022).[279]
We Don't Talk About Bruno
Morgan Wallen holds the record for the most entries in the Hot 100 during a one-week period, with 36 on the March 18, 2023 chart.
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are the only artists to simultaneously hold the top 2 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and Billboard 200 albums chart. They achieved this feat for nine consecutive weeks, from February 29, 1964, to April 25, 1964. For the first five weeks of that run, through March 28, 1964, "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "She Loves You" were the No. 1 and No. 2 singles (which swapped positions during March 1964), while Meet the Beatles! and Introducing... The Beatles held the top 2 spots on the albums charts. For the remaining weeks of the run, "Can't Buy Me Love" and their cover of "Twist and Shout" were the No. 1 and No. 2 singles, while Meet the Beatles! and Introducing... The Beatles continued their reign as the top 2 albums.[281][282]
The Beatles
Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, , Drake, and Taylor Swift hold the record of writing all of the top-three singles for one week. The Gibbs co-wrote the top 3 singles for the week of March 18, 1978 – No. 1 "Night Fever" and No. 2 "Stayin' Alive" for the Bee Gees, and No. 3 "Emotion" for Samantha Sang.[268] Lennon and McCartney co-wrote the top 3 singles for the week of March 14, 1964 – No. 1 "I Want to Hold Your Hand", No. 2 "She Loves You", and No. 3 "Please Please Me", all for The Beatles.[283] They continued this record the following week of March 21, 1964, when "She Loves You" switched places with "I Want to Hold Your Hand".[222][284] Grande wrote the top 3 singles for the week of February 23, 2019 – No. 1 "7 Rings", No. 2 "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored", and No. 3 "Thank U, Next", all for herself.[285] Drake wrote the top 3 singles for the weeks of March 20, 2021 and October 21, 2023, and the top 5 singles for the week of September 18, 2021, all times all for himself. Swift wrote the entire top 10 songs for the week of November 5, 2022, and the top 3 on the week of November 11, 2023.[286]
Ariana Grande
is the first artist in history to achieve new No. 1 songs in consecutive weeks on the Hot 100. On the chart dated May 27, 2017, Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee's "Despacito" dethroned DJ Khaled's "I'm the One" which debuted at No. 1 a week prior, both songs on which he is a featured artist.[287]
Justin Bieber
hold the record for the longest uninterrupted time at No. 1 on the Hot 100, a total of 26 consecutive weeks from April to October 2009. "Boom Boom Pow" spent the first 12 weeks on top, with "I Gotta Feeling" taking over for the remaining 14 weeks.[288]
The Black Eyed Peas
On December 4, 2010, 's "Only Girl (In the World)" reached the top spot two weeks after "What's My Name?", becoming the first time in Hot 100 history that an album's lead single hit No. 1 after the second single did.[289]
Rihanna
On the chart dated January 28, 2017, became the first artist to debut more than one song in the top 10 for the same week: "Shape of You" debuted at No. 1, while "Castle on the Hill" entered at No. 6.[290]
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber became the first artist to have seven songs from a debut album chart on the Hot 100, following the release of his debut seven-track EP on December 5, 2009.[291]
My World
Drake is the first artist to have a number-one debut replace another number-one debut. He did this April 21, 2018, when "Nice For What" replaced "God's Plan" at the summit, after the latter had spent eleven weeks on top.
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Ariana Grande is the first artist whose first five number-one songs all debuted in the top spot. She achieved this with the songs "Thank U, Next", "7 Rings", "", "Rain On Me", and "Positions" from 2018 to 2020.[296]
Stuck With U
's "I Swear, I Really Wanted to Make a "Rap" Album but This Is Literally the Way the Wind Blew Me This Time" is the longest song to chart on the Hot 100, at 12:20.[297]
André 3000
is the artist with the most songs to peak at No. 2 without achieving a No. 1 hit, with five ("Proud Mary", "Bad Moon Rising", "Green River", "Travelin' Band/Who'll Stop the Rain", "Lookin' Out My Back Door/Long as I Can See the Light").[298]
Creedence Clearwater Revival
by Blood, Sweat & Tears is the album with the most songs to peak at No. 2 without a No. 1 hit, with three ("You've Made Me So Very Happy", "Spinning Wheel", "And When I Die").
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Ariana Grande became the first artist in chart history to have four and five songs debuting at number one, respectively.
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Ariana Grande is the first artist in history to debut three songs at No. 1 on the Hot 100 in a single calendar year. "", "Rain On Me", and "Positions" all debuted at number one in 2020.[299]
Stuck With U
Taylor Swift is the first act in history to simultaneously debut at No. 1 on both the and Billboard Hot 100 charts. She achieved it when her eighth studio album, Folklore, debuted atop the Billboard 200 in the same week as its lead single "Cardigan" debuted atop the Hot 100, on the charts dated August 8, 2020.[301] She is also the first act in history to achieve the said record a total of five times. Her second time was with her ninth studio album, Evermore, and its lead single "Willow" (December 26, 2020);[275] the third with Red (Taylor's Version) and "All Too Well (Taylor's Version)" (November 27, 2021);[192] the fourth with Midnights and its lead single, "Anti-Hero" (November 5, 2022);[223] and the fifth with 1989 (Taylor's Version) and "Is It Over Now?" (November 11, 2023).[302]
Billboard 200
's 2019 song "Blinding Lights" holds the record for the highest re-entry in the charts history, after falling off the chart dated January 2, 2021 and re-entering the top ten at number 3 the following week.[303]
The Weeknd
The chart dated March 20, 2021, marked the first time that the top four songs were all simultaneous debuts on the Hot 100. It was also the first time that the top three were all simultaneous debuts, with carrying those three songs ("What's Next", "Wants and Needs" and "Lemon Pepper Freestyle") to become the first artist to debut in positions one, two and three on the same chart. (Debuting at number four was "Leave the Door Open" by Silk Sonic).[304]
Drake
is the first artist in history to debut their first two and first three singles inside the top 10 of the Hot 100. She achieved it with "Drivers License", "Deja Vu", and "Good 4 U".[305]
Olivia Rodrigo
(2021) by Olivia Rodrigo is the first debut album in history to score two number-one debuts on the Hot 100, doing so with "Drivers License" and "Good 4 U".[305]
Sour
On March 11, 2023, 's collaboration remix of The Weeknd's "Die for You" gave her the record for the most number one duets with four total.[306]
Ariana Grande
"" by Mariah Carey became the first song ever to have six separate runs at No. 1 on the Hot 100.[307]
All I Want for Christmas Is You
"" by Morgan Wallen became the first song to have peaked at No. 1 during 6 consecutive months.[308]
Last Night
On the chart dated November 5, 2022, Taylor Swift became the first act to simultaneously occupy all of the top-10 positions, doing so with tracks from her tenth studio album . Male artists were absent from the top 10 for the first time ever; Swift and Lana Del Rey were the only artists present in the region. It also marked the least amount of artists present in the top 10 (two).[309][223]
Midnights
The Beatles and Taylor Swift are the only two acts to simultaneously chart top 10s from three of their own albums. The Beatles achieved this first on the chart dated February 29, 1964, with "" (Meet the Beatles!) at No. 1, "She Loves You" (The Beatles' Second Album) at No. 2, and "Please Please Me" (Introducing... The Beatles) at No. 6. Swift tied the total on the chart dated July 22, 2023, also becoming the first female artist to do so, charting "I Can See You (Taylor's Version)" (Speak Now (Taylor's Version)) at No. 5, "Cruel Summer" (Lover) at No. 9, and "Karma" (featuring Ice Spice) (Midnights) at No. 10.[11]
I Want to Hold Your Hand
is the first artist to debut all songs from two-career opening albums in the Hot 100's Top 40. She achieved this when all 12 songs from her sophomore album, Guts, debuted in the top 40 in 2023 after all 11 songs from her debut album, Sour, debuted in the top 40 in 2021. All songs from Guts were in the top 40 on September 23, 2023.[310]
Olivia Rodrigo
has the record for the most songs charting in the top 40 with 22 songs in the region on October 21, 2023 following the release of For All the Dogs. Drake was also the previous record holder, charting 21 songs in the top 40 twice, on July 14, 2018 following the release of Scorpion and on September 18, 2021 following the release of Certified Lover Boy.[310]
Drake
holds the record for most entries ever in a calendar year by a solo artist with 54 in 2023.[311]
Taylor Swift
"" by Billie Eilish and "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" by Brenda Lee share the record for most weeks at No. 2 before ascending to No. 1, with nine weeks each.[227]
Bad Guy
List of Billboard number-one singles
List of artists who reached number one in the United States
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