List of Hot 100 (U.S.) chart achievements and trivia
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This list highlights significant milestones, achievements and trivia based upon Billboard magazine's Hot 100 chart.
This list spans from the issue dated January 1 1955 to the present. 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" (an early version of the Hot 100). The Hot 100 began with the issue dated August 9 1958, and is currently the standard music popularity chart in the United States.
All items listed below are from the Hot 100 era, unless otherwise noted (pre-Hot 100 charts).
Contents
- 1 Songs with most weeks at number one
- 2 Songs with most weeks at number two
- 3 Songs making the biggest jump to number one
- 4 Number one debuts
- 5 Number one songs that debuted at position 100
- 6 Self-replacement at number one
- 7 Songs making the biggest drop from number one
- 8 Songs with the most total weeks on the Hot 100
- 9 Most number one songs from a single album
- 10 Songs that have hit number one by two different artists
- 11 Songs making the biggest single-week upward movement
- 12 Artists with the most Hot 100 entries
- 13 Artists with the most Top 40 hits
- 14 Artists with the most Top 10 singles
- 15 Artists with the most Top 10 ''sides''
- 16 Artists with the most number one hits
- 17 Artists with the most cumulative weeks at number one
- 18 Artists with the most consecutive number one hits
- 19 Artists with the most number two hits
- 20 Artists who have simultaneously occupied the top two positions
- 21 Artists who hit number one posthumously
- 22 Producers with the most number one hits
- 23 Songwriters with the most number one hits
- 24 Additional Hot 100 achievements
- 25 See also
Songs with most weeks at number one
- 16 weeks
- Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men — "One Sweet Day" (1995)
Songs with most weeks at number two
- 11 weeks
- Whitney Houston — "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" (1995) (after spending one week at number one)
Songs making the biggest jump to number one
- 52-1 - Kelly Clarkson — "A Moment Like This" (October 5, 2002)
- 34-1 - Rihanna — "SOS" (May 13, 2006)
- 27-1 - The Beatles — "Can't Buy Me Love" (April 4, 1964)
- 23-1 - Brandy and Monica — "The Boy is Mine" (June 6, 1998)
- 21-1 - Usher — "U Remind Me" (July 7, 2001)
Number one debuts
- Michael Jackson — "You Are Not Alone" (September 2 1995)
- Mariah Carey — "Fantasy" (September 30 1995)
- Whitney Houston — "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" (November 25 1995)
- Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men — "One Sweet Day" (December 2 1995)
- Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 — "I'll Be Missing You" (June 14 1997)
- Mariah Carey — "Honey" (September 13 1997)
- Elton John — "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About The Way You Look Tonight" (October 11 1997)
- Céline Dion — "My Heart Will Go On" (February 28 1998)
- Aerosmith — "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (September 5 1998)
- Lauryn Hill — "Doo Wop (That Thing)" (November 14 1998)
- R. Kelly and Céline Dion — "I'm Your Angel" (December 5 1998)
- Clay Aiken — "This is the Night" (June 28 2003)
- Fantasia — "I Believe" (July 10 2004)
- Carrie Underwood — "Inside Your Heaven" (July 2 2005)
- Taylor Hicks — "Do I Make You Proud" (July 1 2006)
Number one songs that debuted at position 100
- Wilbert Harrison — "Kansas City" (April 13 1959)
- Mark Dinning — "Teen Angel" (December 21 1959)
- The Highwaymen — "Michael" (July 10 1961)
- Steve Lawrence — "Go Away Little Girl" (November 10 1962)
- Percy Sledge — "When a Man Loves a Woman" (April 9 1966)
- Vicki Lawrence — "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" (February 10 1973)
- UB40 — "Can't Help Falling In Love" (May 15 1993)
Self-replacement at number one
- Elvis Presley — "Hound Dog" / "Don't Be Cruel" (eleven weeks) → "Love Me Tender" (five weeks) (October 27 1956) ("Best Sellers in Stores" and "Most Played by Jockeys" charts)
- The Beatles — "I Want To Hold Your Hand" (seven weeks) → "She Loves You" (two weeks) (March 21 1964) → "Can't Buy Me Love" (three weeks) (April 4 1964)
- Boyz II Men — "I'll Make Love To You" (fourteen weeks) → "On Bended Knee" (six weeks) (December 3 1994)
- Puff Daddy — "I'll Be Missing You" (Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112) (eleven weeks) → "Mo Money Mo Problems" (The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy and Ma$e) (two weeks) (August 30 1997)
- Ja Rule — "Always on Time" (Ja Rule featuring Ashanti) (two weeks) → "Ain't It Funny" (Jennifer López featuring Ja Rule) (six weeks) (March 9 2002)
- Nelly — "Hot In Herre" (seven weeks) → "Dilemma" (Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland) (ten weeks) (August 17 2002)
- OutKast — "Hey Ya!" (nine weeks) → "The Way You Move" (OutKast featuring Sleepy Brown) (one week) (February 14 2004)
- Usher — "Yeah!" (Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris) (twelve weeks) → "Burn" (seven weeks) (May 22 2004)
- Usher — "Burn" (one additional week) (May 22 2004) → "Confessions Part II" (two weeks) (July 24 2004)
Songs making the biggest drop from number one
- 1-15 - Billy Preston — "Nothing from Nothing" (October 26 1974 )
- 1-15 - Dionne Warwick and The Spinners — "Then Came You" (November 2 1974)
- 1-12 - Simon and Garfunkel — "The Sound of Silence" (January 29 1966)
- 1-12 - Barry White — "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" (September 28 1974)
- 1-12 - Andy Kim — "Rock Me Gently" (October 5 1974)
- 1-12 - Stevie Wonder — "You Haven't Done Nothin'" (November 9 1974)
- 1-12 - Bachman-Turner Overdrive — "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" (November 16 1974)
- 1-12 - John Lennon — "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" (November 23 1974)
- 1-11 - Diana Ross — "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" (January 31 1976)
Songs with the most total weeks on the Hot 100
- 69 weeks - LeAnn Rimes — "How Do I Live" (1997)
- 65 weeks - Jewel — "Foolish Games" / "You Were Meant for Me" (1997)
- 62 weeks - Lifehouse — "You and Me" (2005)
- 60 weeks - Los del Río — "Macarena" (Bayside Boys Mix) (1996)
- 58 weeks - Santana featuring Rob Thomas — "Smooth" (1999)
- 57 weeks - Creed — "Higher" (2000)
- 56 weeks - Paula Cole — "I Don't Want to Wait" (1998)
- 56 weeks - Faith Hill — "The Way You Love Me" (2001)
- 55 weeks - Everything But the Girl — "Missing" (1996)
- 55 weeks - Duncan Sheik — "Barely Breathing" (1997)
- 55 weeks - Lonestar — "Amazed" (2000)
Most number one songs from a single album
- 5 — Michael Jackson — Bad (1987-1988)
- 4 — Bee Gees — Saturday Night Fever (1977-1978)
- 4 — George Michael — Faith (1987-1988)
- 4 — Whitney Houston — Whitney (1987-1988)
- 4 — Paula Abdul — Forever Your Girl (1989-1990)
- 4 — Janet Jackson — Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989-1991)
- 4 — Mariah Carey — Mariah Carey (1990-1991)
- 4 — Usher — Confessions (2004)
Songs that have hit number one by two different artists
- "Go Away Little Girl" — Steve Lawrence (1963) and Donny Osmond (1971)
- "The Loco-Motion" — Little Eva (1962) and Grand Funk (1974)
- "Please Mr. Postman" — The Marvelettes (1961) and Carpenters (1975)
- "Venus" — Shocking Blue (1970) and Bananarama (1986)
- "Lean on Me" — Bill Withers (1972) and Club Nouveau (1987)
- "You Keep Me Hangin' On" — The Supremes (1966) and Kim Wilde (1987)
- "When a Man Loves a Woman" — Percy Sledge (1966) and Michael Bolton (1991)
- "I'll Be There" — The Jackson 5 (1970) and Mariah Carey (1992)
- "Lady Marmalade" — LaBelle (1975) and Christina Aguilera / Lil Kim / Mya / Pink (2001)
Songs making the biggest single-week upward movement
- 86-4 (82 positions) — Zac Efron, Andrew Seeley and Vanessa Anne Hudgens — "Breaking Free" (February 11 2006)
- 100-23 (77 positions) — Andrew Seeley — "Get'cha Head in the Game" (February 11 2006)
- 91-16 (75 positions) — Shanice — "When I Close My Eyes" (April 3 1999)
- 81-7 (74 positions) — Jeannie C. Riley — "Harper Valley PTA" (August 31 1968)
- 94-20 (74 positions) — Montell Jordan — "I Can Do That" (September 12 1998)
Artists with the most Hot 100 entries
- Elvis Presley (154)
- James Brown (99)
- Ray Charles (76) (tie)
- Aretha Franklin (76) (tie)
- The Beatles (73)
Artists with the most Top 40 hits
- Elvis Presley (104)
- Elton John (59)
- The Beatles (52)
- Stevie Wonder (49)
- Madonna (47)
Artists with the most Top 10 singles
- Madonna (36)
- Elvis Presley (33)
- The Beatles (29) (tie)
- Janet Jackson (29) (tie)
- Michael Jackson (28)
- Stevie Wonder (27)
Artists with the most Top 10 sides
(A-side and B-side separated)- Elvis Presley (38)
- Madonna (36)
- The Beatles (34)
- Janet Jackson (29)
- Michael Jackson (28)
- Stevie Wonder (27)
Artists with the most number one hits
- The Beatles (20)
- Elvis Presley (17) (tie)
- Mariah Carey (17) (tie)
- Michael Jackson (13)
- The Supremes (12) (tie)
- Madonna (12) (tie)
- Whitney Houston (11)
Artists with the most cumulative weeks at number one
- Elvis Presley (80 weeks) ("Best Sellers in Stores" chart and Hot 100)
- Mariah Carey (77 weeks)
- The Beatles (59 weeks)
- Boyz II Men (50 weeks)
- Usher (40 weeks)
- Michael Jackson (37 weeks)
Artists with the most consecutive number one hits
- 7 — Whitney Houston (1985-1988)
- 6 — The Beatles (1964-1966)
- 6 — Bee Gees (1977-1979)
- 5 — Elvis Presley (1959-1961)
- 5 — The Supremes (1964-1965)
- 5 — Michael Jackson (1987-1988)
- 5 — Mariah Carey (1990-1991 and 1995-1998)
Artists with the most number two hits
- 6 — Elvis Presley
- 6 — Madonna
- 5 — Carpenters
- 5 — Creedence Clearwater Revival
- 4 — Janet Jackson
- 4 — Elton John
- 4 — Mariah Carey
Artists who have simultaneously occupied the top two positions
- Elvis Presley: October 20 1956 through November 3 1956
- "Hound Dog" / "Don't Be Cruel"
- "Love Me Tender" ("Best Sellers in Stores" and "Most Played by Jockeys" charts)
Artists who hit number one posthumously
- Otis Redding (d. December 10 1967) — "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" (March 16 1968)
- Janis Joplin (d. October 4 1970) — "Me and Bobby McGee" (March 20 1971)
- Jim Croce (d. September 20 1973) — "Time in a Bottle" (December 29 1973)
- John Lennon (d. December 8 1980) — "(Just Like) Starting Over" (December 27 1980)
- The Notorious B.I.G. (d. March 9 1997) — "Hypnotize" (May 3 1997) and "Mo Money Mo Problems" (August 30 1997)
- Soulja Slim (d. November 26 2003) — "Slow Motion" (Juvenile featuring Soulja Slim) (August 7 2004)
Producers with the most number one hits
- George Martin (23)
- Jimmy Jam (16) (tie)
- Terry Lewis (16) (tie)
- Steve Sholes (16) (tie)
- Barry Gibb (14)
Songwriters with the most number one hits
- Paul McCartney (32)
- John Lennon (26)
- Barry Gibb (16) (tie)
- Mariah Carey (16) (tie)
- Brian Holland (15)
Additional Hot 100 achievements
- The first number one song on the Hot 100 was "Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Nelson (August 4 1958).
- In the same week of April 1964 that The Beatles held the top five chart positions, they also had another nine singles scattered on the chart, bringing their total to fourteen singles on the Hot 100, a record unlikely to be surpassed at any time in the conceivable future.
- The number one song on the first week Billboard incorporated sales and airplay data from Nielsen SoundScan and Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems was "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" by P.M. Dawn (November 30 1991).
- The first "airplay-only" song to reach number one (no points from a commercial single release) was "Try Again" by Aaliyah (June 17 2000).
- "The Twist" by Chubby Checker is the only song to hit number one twice in two separate chart runs (one week in 1960 and two weeks in 1962).
- James Brown holds the record for most Hot 100 entries without a number one song.
- Creedence Clearwater Revival holds the record for the most number two hits (5) without ever hitting number one.
- "Control Myself" by LL Cool J featuring Jennifer López holds the record for the highest re-entry into the Hot 100, when it re-appeared at number four on April 29 2006 after dropping off the chart four weeks prior.
- The first Christian music act to have a number one hit on the Hot 100 was Amy Grant with "Baby Baby" in 1991.
- Michael Jackson's Thriller (1982-1984), Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA (1984-1985) and Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989-1991) are the only three albums to produce seven top ten singles.
- Elton John has at least one top forty hit every calendar year from 1970 (beginning with "Your Song") until 1999 (with "Written in the Stars", a duet with LeAnn Rimes).
- Two Tommy James and the Shondells covers ("I Think We're Alone Now" by Tiffany and "Mony Mony" by Billy Idol) were consecutive number one hits in 1987.
- Several artists have charted with two recordings of the same song, but only three acts have hit the top 10 with two different versions of the same song. Those acts are The Ventures ("Walk, Don't Run"/"Walk, Don't Run '64"), Neil Sedaka ("Breaking Up is Hard to Do"), Elton John ("Candle In The Wind"/"Candle In The Wind 1997").
- The Beatles and Usher both are the only artists to have the year-end number one and number two songs, with the former having "I Want To Hold Your Hand" and "She Loves You" in 1964, and the latter with "Yeah!" and "Burn" in 2004.
- The Isley Brothers hold the record for being the only act to have had top forty hits on the Hot 100 in six consecutive decades: the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s.
- Usher holds the record for the most weeks spent at number one in a calendar year. In 2004 he spent twenty-eight weeks at number one with four different singles. This represents 54% of 2004's chart weeks.
- The Bee Gees claimed the number one spot for 25 of 32 consecutive weeks beginning the last week of 1977, either as writers, producers, and/or backing vocalists on singles by Yvonne Elliman, their younger brother Andy Gibb, and on three singles credited to themselves.
- Andrew Seeley made history when he debuted on the Hot 100 with his first two entries ("Breaking Free" and "Get'cha Head In The Game") in the same week. That made him the first artist to begin a chart career with two simultaneous debuts. In addition, Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens both made history when they racked up the most Hot 100 entries in the shortest amount of time. Within two weeks, they each had four songs on the chart, and as members of the High School Musical cast, they actually had six. Note that some modification was done to High School Musical tracks during their chart runs: initially Seeley's name was absent from "Breaking Free", and "Get'cha Head In the Game" was credited solely to Efron. The listings on the Hot 100 were adjusted/corrected on the songs' third chart week.
- High School Musical holds the record for generating the most simultaneous Hot 100 entries from any album. In February 2006, it had nine songs in the Hot 100 simultaneously, with five of them in the top forty. All tracks charted strictly on the basis of digital downloads, as none of the songs received any radio airplay.
- When Lisa Loeb hit number one with "Stay (I Missed You)" in 1994, she earned the distinction of being the only artist to top the Hot 100 before being signed to any record label.
- "November Rain" by Guns N' Roses (1992) stands as the longest song to reach the top twenty of the Billboard Hot 100, at a length of eight minutes, fifty-seven seconds.
- "Venus" is the only song title that has reached number one by three different artists: in 1959 a version by Frankie Avalon, and in 1970 an unrelated version was recorded by Shocking Blue and covered by Bananarama in 1986. Additionally, the Stars on 45 Medley also reached number one, which contained a portion of the Shocking Blue version, and thus appears in the official 41-word title.
See also
- List of number-one hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (U.S.)
- List of trivia lists
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