The U.S. Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing songs of the United States. Published by Billboard magazine, the data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single's weekly physical and digital sales, airplay, and streaming. A new chart is compiled and officially released to the public every Tuesday in Billboard magazine and on its website. Each chart is dated with the "week-ending" date of the Saturday four days later.
This is a list of artists with the most number-ones on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. American singer Elvis Presley is notably absent from the list since ten of his seventeen number-ones charted before the launch of the Hot 100 in 1958. British band the Beatles currently holds the record for the most number-ones in the chart's history, with twenty. American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey holds the record for a solo artist with the most number-ones, with nineteen, ranking second overall. Canadian rapper Drake holds the record for a male solo artist with the most number-ones, with fourteen.
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+ Artists with the most number ones on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Amount Image Artist List of number-ones Source 20 The Beatles 19 Mariah Carey 16 Taylor Swift 14 Rihanna 14 Drake 13 Michael Jackson 12 The Supremes 12 Madonna 11 Whitney Houston 10 Stevie Wonder 10 Janet Jackson 10 Bruno Mars 10 Ariana Grande 9 Bee Gees 9 Paul McCartney 9 Elton John 9 Usher 9 Katy Perry 9 Beyoncé 8 The Rolling Stones 8 George Michael 8 Justin Bieber
See also Artists with the most number-ones on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones List of artists who reached number one in the United States List of artists with the most UK singles chart number ones
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