A number of artists have achieved number-one singles and albums simultaneously on the Billboard charts in the United States. The list includes only those charting on the primary top singles/songs and top albums charts, presently the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard 200.
List of qualifying artists 1940s Vaughn Monroe – "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" and On The Moon-Beam on January 26, 1946 (four weeks)
1950s Mario Lanza – "Be My Love" and The Toast of New Orleans on March 10, 1951 (one week) Elvis Presley – "Heartbreak Hotel" / "I Was the One" and Elvis Presley on May 5, 1956 (eight and six weeks, respectively) Elvis Presley – "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" / "Loving You" and Loving You on July 29, 1957 (five weeks) Elvis Presley – "Jailhouse Rock" / "Treat Me Nice" and Elvis' Christmas Album on December 16, 1957 (one week)
1960s Elvis Presley – "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" and G.I. Blues on December 5, 1960a (one week) and December 19, 1960a (three weeks) Bert Kaempfert – "Wonderland by Night" and Wonderland by Night on January 16, 1961a (one week) Elvis Presley – "Good Luck Charm" and Blue Hawaii on April 21, 1962a (two weeks) Ray Charles – "I Can't Stop Loving You" and Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music on June 23, 1962a (two weeks) Stevie Wonder – "Fingertips" and Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius on August 24, 1963 (one week) The Singing Nun – "Dominique" and The Singing Nun on December 7, 1963 (four weeks) The Beatles – "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and Meet the Beatles! on February 15, 1964 (five weeks) The Beatles – "She Loves You" and Meet the Beatles! on March 21, 1964 (2 weeks) The Beatles – "Can't Buy Me Love and Meet the Beatles! on April 4, 1964 (one week) The Beatles – "Can't Buy Me Love" and The Beatles' Second Album on May 2, 1964 (one week) The Beatles – "Love Me Do" and The Beatles Second Album on May 30, 1964 (one week) The Beatles – "A Hard Day's Night" and A Hard Day's Night on August 1, 1964 (two weeks) The Beatles – "I Feel Fine" and Beatles '65 on January 9, 1965 (one week) The Beatles – "Help!" and Help! on September 11, 1965 (two weeks) The Beatles – "We Can Work It Out" and Rubber Soul on January 8, 1966 (two weeks) SSgt. Barry Sadler – "Ballad of the Green Berets" and Ballad of the Green Berets on March 5, 1966 (four weeks) The Mamas & the Papas – "Monday, Monday" on If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears on May 21, 1966 (one week) The Monkees – "I'm a Believer and The Monkees on December 31, 1966 (six weeks) The Monkees – "I'm a Believer" and More of The Monkees on February 11, 1967 (one week) The Beatles – "All You Need is Love" and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and August 19, 1967 (one week) The Monkees – "Daydream Believer" and Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. on December 2, 1967 (four weeks) The Beatles – "Hello, Goodbye" and Magical Mystery Tour on January 6, 1968 (two weeks) Paul Mauriat – "Love is Blue" and Blooming Hits on March 2, 1968 (two weeks) Simon & Garfunkel – "Mrs. Robinson" and Bookends on June 1, 1968 (two weeks) Simon & Garfunkel – "Mrs. Robinson" and The Graduate on June 15, 1968 (one week) The Beatles – "Come Together" and Abbey Road on November 29, 1969 (one week)
1970s Simon & Garfunkel – "Bridge over Troubled Water" and Bridge over Troubled Water on March 7, 1970 (five weeks) The Beatles – "The Long and Winding Road" and Let It Be on June 13, 1970 (two weeks) George Harrison – "My Sweet Lord" / "Isn't It a Pity" and All Things Must Pass on January 2, 1971 (three weeks) Janis Joplin – "Me and Bobby McGee" and Pearl on March 20, 1971 (two weeks) The Rolling Stones – "Brown Sugar" and Sticky Fingers on May 29, 1971 (two weeks) Carole King – "It's Too Late" / "I Feel the Earth Move" and Tapestry on June 19, 1971 (six weeks) Rod Stewart – "Maggie May" / "Reason to Believe" and Every Picture Tells a Story on October 2, 1971 (four weeks) Sly and the Family Stone – "Family Affair" and There's a Riot Goin' On on December 18, 1971 (one week) Don McLean – "American Pie" and American Pie on January 22, 1972 (three weeks) Neil Young – "Heart of Gold" and Harvest on March 18, 1972 (one week) America – "A Horse With No Name" and America on March 25, 1972 (three weeks) Roberta Flack – "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and First Take on April 29, 1972 (four weeks) Carly Simon – "You're So Vain" and No Secrets on January 13, 1973 (two weeks) Wings – "My Love" and "Red Rose Speedway" on June 2, 1973 (three weeks) George Harrison – "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" and Living in the Material World on June 30, 1973 (one week) The Rolling Stones – "Angie" and Goats Head Soup on October 20, 1973 (one week) John Denver – "Sunshine on My Shoulders" and John Denver's Greatest Hits on March 30, 1974 (one week) Wings – "Band on the Run" and Band on the Run on June 8, 1974 (one week) Gordon Lightfoot – "Sundown" and Sundown on June 29, 1974 (one week) Olivia Newton-John – "I Honestly Love You" and If You Love Me, Let Me Know on October 12, 1974 (one week) John Lennon – "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" and Walls and Bridges on November 16, 1974 (one week) Elton John – Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and Elton John's Greatest Hits on January 4, 1975 (two weeks) Ohio Players – "Fire" and Fire on February 8, 1975 (one week) Linda Ronstadt – "You're No Good" and Heart Like a Wheel on February 15, 1975 (one week) Average White Band – "Pick Up the Pieces and AWB on February 22, 1975 (one week) Earth, Wind & Fire – "Shining Star" and That's the Way of the World on May 24, 1975 (one week) Wings – "Listen to What the Man Said" and Venus and Mars on July 19, 1975 (one week) Eagles – "One of These Nights" and One of These Nights on August 2, 1975 (one week) Elton John – "Island Girl" and Rock of the Westies on November 8, 1975 (two weeks) Wings – "Silly Love Songs" and Wings at the Speed of Sound on June 18, 1976 (three weeks) Barbra Streisand – "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" and A Star is Born on March 5, 1977 (three weeks) Eagles – "Hotel California" and Hotel California on May 7, 1977 (one week) Fleetwood Mac – "Dreams" and Rumours on June 18, 1977 (one week) Bee Gees – "Stayin' Alive" and Saturday Night Fever on February 4, 1978 (three weeks) Bee Gees – "Night Fever" and Saturday Night Fever on March 18, 1978 (eight weeks) Frankie Vallie – "Grease" and Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture on August 26, 1978 (two weeks) Donna Summer – "MacArthur Park" and Live and More on November 11, 1978 (one week) Rod Stewart – "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" and Blondes Have More Fun on February 10, 1979 (three weeks) Bee Gees – "Tragedy" and Spirits Having Flown on March 24, 1979 (two weeks) The Doobie Brothers – "What a Fool Believes" and Minute by Minute on April 14, 1979 (one week) Donna Summer – "Hot Stuff" and Bad Girls on June 16, 1979 (one week) Donna Summer – "Bad Girls" and Bad Girls on July 14, 1979 (four weeks) The Knack – "My Sharona" and Get the Knack on August 25, 1979 (three weeks) Eagles – "Heartache Tonight" and The Long Run on November 10, 1979 (one week)
1980s Billy Joel – "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" and Glass Houses on July 19, 1980 (one week) Queen – "Another One Bites the Dust" and The Game on October 4, 1980 (three weeks) Barbra Streisand – "Woman in Love" and Guilty on October 25, 1980 (two weeks) Kenny Rogers – "Lady" and Kenny Rogers' Greatest Hits on December 13, 1980 (two weeks) John Lennon – "(Just Like) Starting Over" and Double Fantasy on December 27, 1980 (five weeks) REO Speedwagon – "Keep on Loving You" and Hi Infidelity on March 21, 1981 (one week) Kim Carnes – "Bette Davis Eyes" and Mistaken Identity on June 27, 1981 (four weeks) The J. Geils Band – "Centerfold" and Freeze Frame on February 6, 1982 (four weeks) Vangelis – "Chariots of Fire" and Chariots of Fire on May 8, 1982 (one week) Paul McCartney – "Ebony and Ivory" and Tug of War on May 28, 1982 (three weeks) Men at Work – "Down Under" and Business as Usual on January 15, 1983 (three weeks) Michael Jackson – "Billie Jean" and Thriller on March 5, 1983 (seven weeks) Michael Jackson – "Beat It" and Thriller on April 30, 1983 (three weeks) The Police – "Every Breath You Take" and Synchronicity on July 23, 1983 (six weeks) Lionel Richie – "All Night Long (All Night)" and Can't Slow Down on December 3, 1983 (one week) Michael Jackson – "Say Say Say" and Thriller on December 24, 1984 (four weeks) Prince – "When Doves Cry" and Purple Rain on August 4, 1984 (one week) Prince and the Revolution – "Let's Go Crazy" and Purple Rain on September 29, 1984 (two weeks) Wham! – "Careless Whisper" and Make It Big on March 2, 1985 (one week) Phil Collins – "One More Night" and No Jacket Required on March 30, 1985 (two weeks) USA for Africa – "We Are the World" and We Are the World on April 27, 1985 (two weeks) Phil Collins – "Sussudio" and No Jacket Required on July 6, 1985 (one week) Tears for Fears – "Shout" and Songs from the Big Chair on August 3, 1985 (one week) Dire Straits – "Money for Nothing" and Brothers in Arms on September 21, 1985 (three weeks) Jan Hammer – "Miami Vice Theme" and Miami Vice on November 9, 1985 (one week) Mr. Mister – "Kyrie" and Welcome to the Real World on March 1, 1986 (one week) Whitney Houston – "The Greatest Love of All" and Whitney Houston on May 17, 1986 (three weeks) Madonna – "Papa Don't Preach" and True Blue on August 16, 1986 (two weeks) Boston – "Amanda" and Third Stage on November 8, 1986 (two weeks) Bon Jovi – "Livin' on a Prayer" and Slippery When Wet on February 14, 1987 (three weeks) U2 – "With or Without You" and The Joshua Tree on May 16, 1987 (three weeks) Whitney Houston – "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" and Whitney on June 27, 1987 (two weeks) Los Lobos – "La Bamba" and La Bamba on September 12, 1987 (one week) Michael Jackson – "Bad" and Bad on October 24, 1987 (two weeks) Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes – "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" and Dirty Dancing on November 28, 1987 (one week) George Michael – "Father Figure" and Faith on February 27, 1988 (two weeks) George Michael – "One More Try" and Faith on May 28, 1988 (two weeks) Debbie Gibson – "Lost in Your Eyes" and Electric Youth on March 11, 1989 (two weeks) Madonna – "Like a Prayer" and Like a Prayer on April 22, 1989 (three weeks) Prince – "Batdance" and Batman on August 5, 1989 (one week) New Kids on the Block – "Hangin' Tough" and Hangin' Tough on September 9, 1989 (two weeks) Milli Vanilli – "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" and Girl You Know It's True on September 23, 1989 (two weeks) Janet Jackson – "Miss You Much" and Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 on October 28, 1989 (one week) Milli Vanilli – "Blame It on the Rain" and Girl You Know It's True on November 25, 1989 (two weeks) Billy Joel – "We Didn't Start the Fire" and Storm Front on December 16, 1989 (one week) Phil Collins – "Another Day in Paradise" and ...But Seriously on December 30, 1989 (two weeks)Collins' "Another Day and Paradise" and ...But Seriously continued to chart at number-one simultaneously into the 1990s.
1990s Paula Abdul – "Opposites Attract" and Forever Your Girl on February 10, 1990 (three weeks) Sinéad O'Connor – "Nothing Compares 2 U" and I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got on April 28, 1990 (three weeks) New Kids on the Block – "Step by Step" and Step by Step on June 30, 1990 (one week) Mariah Carey – "Someday" and Mariah Carey on March 9, 1991 (two weeks) Paula Abdul – "Rush Rush" and Spellbound on June 15, 1991 (one week) Michael Jackson – "Black or White and Dangerous on December 14, 1991 (four weeks) Kris Kross – "Jump" and Totally Krossed Out on May 23, 1992 (one week) and June 6, 1992 (one week) Whitney Houston – "I Will Always Love You" and The Bodyguard on December 12, 1992 (twelve weeks) Janet Jackson – "That's the Way Love Goes and janet on June 5, 1993 (five weeks) Mariah Carey – "Hero" and Music Box on December 25, 1993 (three weeks)