List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones

All-Time Hot 100 achievements (1958–2018)

Top 10 songs of All-Time (1958–2018)

Top 10 Hot 100 artists of All-Time (1958–2018)

Artists with the most songs on ''Billboard's'' Top 100 Hits of All-Time (1958–2018)

Song milestones

Most weeks at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100

• In 1956, Elvis Presley'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.
• In 1955, The McGuire Sisters' "Sincerely" was number 1 on the "Most Played by Jockeys" chart for 10 weeks.
• In 1955, Pérez Prado's "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" was number 1 on the "Best Sellers in Stores" chart for 10 weeks.

Most weeks at number two (without hitting number one)

Most total weeks in the top ten

Most total weeks on the Hot 100

Number-one debuts

Biggest jump to number one

• 97–1 – Kelly Clarkson – "My Life Would Suck Without You"
• 96–1 – Britney Spears – "Womanizer"
• 80–1 – T.I. featuring Rihanna – "Live Your Life"
• 78–1 – Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent – "Crack a Bottle"
• 77–1 – Taylor Swift – "Look What You Made Me Do"
• 72–1 – Taylor Swift – "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
• 71–1 – T.I. – "Whatever You Like"
• 64–1 – Maroon 5 – "Makes Me Wonder"
• 60–1 – Rihanna featuring Drake – "What's My Name?"
• 58–1 – Flo Rida – "Right Round"

  Biggest single-week upward movements

• 100–2 – Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie – "Me!"
• 97–1 – Kelly Clarkson – "My Life Would Suck Without You"
• 96–1 – Britney Spears – "Womanizer"
• 94–3 – Beyoncé and Shakira – "Beautiful Liar"
• 94–4 – Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B – "Girls Like You"
• 95–7 – Akon featuring Eminem – "Smack That"
• 97–9 – Drake featuring Nicki Minaj – "Make Me Proud"
• 96–11 – Carrie Underwood – "Cowboy Casanova"
• 100–15 – A. R. Rahman and Pussycat Dolls featuring Nicole Scherzinger – "Jai Ho! "
• 85–2 – Katy Perry – "Roar"

  Longest climbs to number one

• 35th week – Mariah Carey – "All I Want for Christmas Is You" †
• 33rd week – Los del Río – "Macarena "
• 31st week – Lonestar – "Amazed"
• 30th week – John Legend – "All of Me"
• 27th week – Creed – "With Arms Wide Open"
• 26th week – Vertical Horizon – "Everything You Want"
• 25th week – UB40 – "Red Red Wine"
• 24th week – Lewis Capaldi – "Someone You Loved"
• 23rd week – Patti Austin and James Ingram – "Baby, Come to Me", Sia featuring Sean Paul – "Cheap Thrills", Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug – "Havana"
• 22nd week – Vangelis – "Chariots of Fire", Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis – "Just Dance", Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper – "Shallow"
• 21st week – Nick Gilder – "Hot Child in the City", Robert John – "Sad Eyes", Outkast – "The Way You Move", Adele – "Set Fire to the Rain"

Biggest drop from number one

• 1–34 – 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj – "Trollz"
• 1–17 – The Weeknd – "Heartless"
• 1–15 – Billy Preston – "Nothing from Nothing"
• 1–15 – Dionne Warwicke and The Spinners – "Then Came You"
• 1–13 – Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber – "Stuck with U"
• 1–12 – Simon & Garfunkel – "The Sound of Silence"
• 1–12 – Barry White – "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe"
• 1–12 – Andy Kim – "Rock Me Gently"
• 1–12 – Stevie Wonder – "You Haven't Done Nothin'"
• 1–12 – Bachman–Turner Overdrive – "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"
• 1–12 – John Lennon and Plastic Ono Band – "Whatever Gets You thru the Night"
• 1–12 – The Scotts, Travis Scott and Kid Cudi – "The Scotts"

Biggest single-week downward movements

• 17–96 – Javier Colon – "Stitch by Stitch"
• 21–99 – Jordan Smith – "Somebody to Love"
• 16–93 – 5 Seconds of Summer – "Amnesia"
• 17–92 – Justin Bieber – "Die in Your Arms"
• 17–91 – Lil Wayne – "Can't Be Broken"
• 23–96 – Colbie Caillat – "I Do"
• 23–96 – Kanye West – "On God"
• 21–94 – Justin Bieber – "Never Let You Go"
• 21–94 – Glee Cast – "Empire State of Mind"
• 19–92 – Kanye West – "Selah"
• 16–89 – Jonas Brothers – "Pushin' Me Away"
• 13–86 – Justin Timberlake and Matt Morris featuring Charlie Sexton – "Hallelujah"

Biggest drops off the Hot 100

• From #4 – Prince and The Revolution – "Purple Rain" ††
• From #8 – Prince – "When Doves Cry" ††
• From #9 – Soko – "We Might Be Dead by Tomorrow"
• From #11 – Jonas Brothers – "A Little Bit Longer", Taylor Swift – "Mean", One Direction – "Diana",
• From #12 – Taylor Swift – "You Belong with Me", Lady Gaga – "Hair", One Direction – "Midnight Memories"

Seasonal songs

• From #1 – Mariah Carey – "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
• From #2 – Brenda Lee – "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
• From #3 – Mariah Carey – "All I Want for Christmas Is You", Bobby Helms – "Jingle Bell Rock"
• From #4 – Burl Ives – "A Holly Jolly Christmas"
• From #7 – Andy Williams – "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"
• From #8 – Bobby Helms – "Jingle Bell Rock"
• From #9 – Brenda Lee – "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
• From #10 – Burl Ives – "A Holly Jolly Christmas"

  Number-one songs covered by different artists

• "Go Away Little Girl" – Steve Lawrence and Donny Osmond
• "The Loco-Motion" – Little Eva and Grand Funk
• "Please Mr. Postman" – The Marvelettes and The Carpenters
• "Venus" – Shocking Blue and Bananarama
• "Lean on Me" – Bill Withers and Club Nouveau
• "You Keep Me Hangin' On" – The Supremes and Kim Wilde
• "When a Man Loves a Woman" – Percy Sledge and Michael Bolton
• "I'll Be There" – The Jackson 5 and Mariah Carey
• "Lady Marmalade" – Labelle and Christina Aguilera / Lil' Kim / Mýa / Pink

Non-English language number-ones

• "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu " – Domenico Modugno
• "Sukiyaki" – Kyu Sakamoto
• "Dominique" – The Singing Nun
• "Rock Me Amadeus" – Falco
• "La Bamba" – Los Lobos
• "Macarena " – Los del Río
• "Despacito" – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber
• "I Like It" – Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin

  Instrumental number-ones

• "The Happy Organ" – Dave "Baby" Cortez
• "Sleep Walk" – Santo & Johnny
• "Theme from A Summer Place" – Percy Faith
• "Wonderland by Night" – Bert Kaempfert
• "Calcutta" – Lawrence Welk
• "Stranger on the Shore" – Mr. Acker Bilk
• "The Stripper" – David Rose
• "Telstar" – The Tornados
• "Love Is Blue" – Paul Mauriat
• "Grazing in the Grass" – Hugh Masekela
• "Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet" – Henry Mancini
• "Frankenstein" – The Edgar Winter Group
• "Love's Theme" – Love Unlimited Orchestra
• "TSOP " – MFSB and The Three Degrees †
• "Pick Up the Pieces" – Average White Band †
• "The Hustle" – Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony †
• "Fly, Robin, Fly" – Silver Convention †
• "Theme from S.W.A.T." – Rhythm Heritage
• "A Fifth of Beethoven" – Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band
• "Gonna Fly Now" – Bill Conti †
• "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" – Meco
• "Rise" – Herb Alpert
• "Chariots of Fire" – Vangelis
• "Miami Vice Theme" – Jan Hammer
• "Harlem Shake" – Baauer †

Artist achievements

Most number-one singles

• Billboard now credits the dual #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 #1, "Hound Dog" for 6 weeks, "Don't Be Cruel" for 5 weeks. Many chart statisticians however, such as Joel Whitburn, still list Presley as having 18 number ones.

Most cumulative weeks at number one

• Note: For singer Fergie, if Black Eyed Peas is included, this would put Fergie on the list with 34 weeks at #1.
• Note: For singer Michael Jackson, if The Jackson 5, which would also be later known as The Jacksons is included, this would give Michael Jackson 47 cumulative weeks at #1.
• Note: For singer Beyoncé, if Destiny's Child is included, this would give Beyoncé 60 cumulative weeks at #1.
• Note: For singer Diana Ross, if The Supremes are included, this would give Diana Ross 42 cumulative weeks at #1.
• Note: For each of the Beatles:
• *If John Lennon's total weeks were to include the Beatles, this would give John Lennon 65 cumulative weeks at #1.
• *If Paul McCartney's total weeks were to include the Beatles, as well as Wings, this would give Paul McCartney 89 cumulative weeks at #1.
• *If George Harrison's total weeks were to include the Beatles, this would give George Harrison 65 cumulative weeks at #1.
• *If Ringo Starr's total weeks were to include the Beatles, this would give Ringo Starr 61 cumulative weeks at #1.
• Note: For rapper Drake if the track "Sicko Mode" is included, this would put Drake on the list with 51 weeks at #1.

  Most consecutive number-one singles

Most consecutive weeks simultaneously topping the Hot 100 and ''Billboard'' 200

Most consecutive years charting a number-one single

Most number-one singles in a calendar year

Most top 10 singles

Most cumulative weeks in the top 10

Most consecutive weeks in the top 10

Most number-one debuts

Most top 10 debuts

Most top 40 singles

Most Hot 100 entries

Most consecutive weeks on Hot 100

• 431 – Drake
• 326 – Lil Wayne
• 216 – Rihanna
• 207 – Nicki Minaj
• 166 – Future
• 161 – Chris Brown
• 159 – Jay-Z
• 152 – Nelly
• 150 – Justin Bieber

Self-replacement at number one

• The Beatles † – "I Want to Hold Your Hand" → "She Loves You" ; "She Loves You" → "Can't Buy Me Love"
• Boyz II Men – "I'll Make Love to You" → "On Bended Knee"
• Puff Daddy – "I'll Be Missing You" ' → "Mo Money Mo Problems" '
• Ja Rule – "Always on Time" ' → "Ain't It Funny" '
• Nelly – "Hot in Herre" → "Dilemma" '
• OutKast – "Hey Ya!" → "The Way You Move" '
• Usher – "Yeah!" ' → "Burn" ; "Burn" → "Confessions Part II"
• T.I. – "Whatever You Like" → "Live Your Life" ' ; "Whatever You Like" → "Live Your Life"
• The Black Eyed Peas – "Boom Boom Pow" → "I Gotta Feeling"
• Taylor Swift – "Shake It Off" → "Blank Space"
• The Weeknd – "Can't Feel My Face" → "The Hills"
• Justin Bieber – "Sorry" → "Love Yourself" ; "I'm the One" ' → "Despacito" '
• Drake – "God's Plan" → "Nice for What" ; "Nice for What" → "In My Feelings"

Simultaneously occupying the top two or more positions

• Elvis Presley: October 20 – November 3, 1956 '

1. "Hound Dog" / "Don't Be Cruel"
2. "Love Me Tender" '

• The Beatles: From February 22, 1964 until April 25, 1964 the Beatles held the top two positions, with various singles. In some of the weeks, the band held the top three or top four slots, the only act in chart history to do so until 2019. On April 4, 1964, The Beatles occupied the entire top five.

1. "Can't Buy Me Love"
2. "Twist and Shout"
3. "She Loves You"
4. "I Want to Hold Your Hand"
5. "Please Please Me"

• Bee Gees: March 18 – April 15, 1978

1. "Night Fever"
2. "Stayin' Alive"

• Puff Daddy: August 9–30, 1997

1. "I'll Be Missing You" '
2. "Mo Money Mo Problems" '

• Ja Rule: March 9–23, 2002

1. "Ain't It Funny"
2. "Always on Time" '

• Ashanti: April 20 – May 18, 2002

1. "Foolish"
2. "What's Luv?" '

• Nelly: August 10–31, 2002

1. "Hot in Herre"
2. "Dilemma" '

• OutKast: December 20, 2003 – February 7, 2004

1. "Hey Ya!"
2. "The Way You Move" '

• Usher: June 26 – July 3, 2004; July 17, 2004

1. "Burn"
2. "Confessions Part II"

• 50 Cent: April 16–30, 2005

1. "Candy Shop" '
2. "Hate It or Love It" '

• Mariah Carey: September 10, 2005

1. "We Belong Together"
2. "Shake It Off"

• Akon:
• T.I.: October 18, 2008; November 1–29, 2008

1. "Live Your Life" '
2. "Whatever You Like" '

• Black Eyed Peas: June 27 – July 18, 2009

1. "Boom Boom Pow"
2. "I Gotta Feeling" '

• Pharrell Williams: June 29 – July 27, 2013

1. "Blurred Lines" '
2. "Get Lucky" '

• Iggy Azalea: June 7 – July 5, 2014

1. "Fancy" '
2. "Problem" '

• The Weeknd: September 26, 2015

1. "Can't Feel My Face"
2. "The Hills"

• Justin Bieber:
• Drake:
• Ariana Grande: On February 23, 2019, Grande became the first solo artist to occupy the top 3 spots, and the first overall artist to do so since The Beatles.

1. "7 Rings"
2. "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored"
3. "Thank U, Next"

• DaBaby: July 11, 2020 and August 1, 2020

1. "Rockstar" '
2. "Whats Poppin"

   Simultaneously three or more singles in the top 10

• The Beatles: February 29 – May 2, 1964 '
• * "I Want to Hold Your Hand"
• * "She Loves You"
• * "Please Please Me"
• * "Twist and Shout"
• * "Can't Buy Me Love"
• * "Do You Want to Know a Secret"
• The Bee Gees: February 25 – March 4, 1978
• * "How Deep Is Your Love"
• * "Stayin' Alive"
• * "Night Fever"
• Ashanti: March 30 – April 6, 2002
• * "Always On Time" '
• * "What's Luv?" '
• * "Foolish"
• 50 Cent:
• * May 31 – June 7, 2003
• ** "In Da Club"
• ** "21 Questions" '
• ** "Magic Stick" '
• * February 19 – April 30, 2005; May 14–21, 2005 '
• ** "Disco Inferno"
• ** "How We Do" '
• ** "Candy Shop" '
• ** "Hate It or Love It" '
• ** "Just a Lil Bit"
• Usher: June 5 – July 10, 2004
• * "Yeah!" '
• * "Burn"
• * "Confessions Part II"
• Akon: May 5, 2007 and May 19, 2007
• * "The Sweet Escape" '
• * "Don't Matter"
• * "I Tried" '
• T-Pain: November 3 – December 29, 2007 '
• * "Good Life" '
• * "Cyclone" '
• * "Kiss Kiss" '
• * "Low" '
• Chris Brown: April 5, 2008 and May 10, 2008 '
• * "With You"
• * "No Air" '
• * "Shawty Get Loose" '
• * "Forever"
• Lil Wayne:
• * September 27, 2008
• ** "Got Money" '
• ** "Can't Believe It" '
• ** "Swagga Like Us" '
• * October 13, 2018 '
• ** "Mona Lisa" '
• ** "Don't Cry" '
• ** "Uproar"
• ** "Let It Fly" '
• Adele: March 3, 2012
• * "Rolling in the Deep"
• * "Someone Like You"
• * "Set Fire to the Rain"
• Iggy Azalea: August 30, 2014
• * "Fancy" '
• * "Problem" '
• * "Black Widow" '
• Ariana Grande:
• *August 30, 2014
• ** "Problem" '
• ** "Bang Bang" '
• **"Break Free" '
• *February 23 – March 2, 2019
• ** "7 Rings"
• ** "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored"
• ** "Thank U, Next"
• Justin Bieber: December 5, 2015 – February 6, 2016
• * "What Do You Mean?"
• * "Sorry"
• * "Love Yourself"
• The Chainsmokers: March 18, 2017
• * "Closer" '
• * "Paris"
• * "Something Just Like This" '
• Cardi B: January 6–27, 2018 '
• * "No Limit" '
• * "MotorSport" '
• * "Bodak Yellow "
• * "Finesse" '
• Drake:
• * April 14–June 9, 2018'
• ** "God's Plan"
• ** "Look Alive" '
• ** "Walk It Talk It" '
• ** "Nice for What"
• ** "Yes Indeed"
• * July 14–28, 2018'
• ** "Nice for What"
• ** "Nonstop"
• ** "God's Plan"
• ** "In My Feelings"
• ** "I'm Upset"
• ** "Emotionless"
• ** "Don't Matter to Me" '
• J. Cole: May 5, 2018
• * "ATM"
• * "Kevin's Heart"
• * "KOD"
• Post Malone:
• * May 12, 2018
• ** "Psycho" '
• ** "Better Now"
• ** "Rockstar" '
• * September 21, 2019
• ** "Goodbyes" '
• ** "Circles"
• ** "Take What You Want" '
• ** "Sunflower" '
• Lil Uzi Vert: March 21, 2020
• * "Baby Pluto"
• * "Lo Mein"
• * "Silly Watch"
• DaBaby: July 18, 2020
• * "Rockstar" '
• * "Whats Poppin" '
• * "For the Night" '
• Juice WRLD: July 25, 2020
• * "Come & Go" '
• * "Wishing Well"
• * "Conversations"
• * "Life's A Mess" '
• * "Hate the Other Side"

  Posthumous number-ones

• Otis Redding – " The Dock of the Bay"
• Janis Joplin – "Me and Bobby McGee"
• Jim Croce – "Time in a Bottle"
• John Lennon – " Starting Over"
• The Notorious B.I.G. – "Hypnotize" and "Mo Money Mo Problems"
• Soulja Slim – "Slow Motion" '
• Static Major – "Lollipop" '
• XXXTentacion – "Sad!"

Age records

• Louis Armstrong is the oldest artist to top the Hot 100. He set that record with "Hello, Dolly!" on May 9, 1964.
• Cher is the oldest female artist to top the Hot 100. She set the record with "Believe" on March 13, 1999. The previous record holder was Grace Slick of Starship, who was old when their hit "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" began its two-week reign on April 4, 1987.
• Michael Jackson is the youngest artist to top the Hot 100. He achieved the record, as part of the Jackson 5, with "I Want You Back" on January 31, 1970.
• Stevie Wonder is the youngest solo artist to top the Hot 100. He set the record with "Fingertips Pt. 2" on August 10, 1963.
• Little Peggy March is the youngest female artist to top the Hot 100. The song which established this record for her was "I Will Follow Him", which reached #1 on April 27, 1963.
• Fred Stobaugh is the oldest living artist to chart on the Hot 100. He was featured on the Green Shoe Studio song "Oh Sweet Lorriane", which ranked at #42 on September 14, 2013. The previous record was held by Tony Bennett, who was old when his song "Body and Soul", a duet with Amy Winehouse, ranked at #87 on October 1, 2011.
• French-born Jordy Lemoine is the youngest artist to chart on the Hot 100. He established the record when his song "Dur dur d'être bébé! ", where he is credited simply as Jordy, entered the chart on June 19, 1993.

  Gap records

• The longest gap between #1 hits on the Hot 100 for an artist is by Cher. Her single "Believe" hit #1 on March 13, 1999, her first time on top since "Dark Lady" on March 23, 1974.
• The record for the longest wait from an artist's Hot 100 debut entry to its first #1 belongs to Santana, with 30 years between the time he first cracked the Hot 100 with "Jingo" and the first of 12 weeks at #1 with "Smooth," featuring Rob Thomas.
• When "4th Dimension" by Kids See Ghosts featuring Louis Prima debuted at #42 for the week of June 23, 2018, Prima became the artist with the longest overall span of singles on the Hot 100 – on account of his single "Wonderland by Night" which last appeared at #89 on the Hot 100, dated February 13, 1961.
• Bobby Helms' "Jingle Bell Rock" holds the record for the longest trip to the Hot 100's top 10: 60 years and two weeks. It first appeared on the Hot 100 dated December 22, 1958 and reached the top 10 on the chart dated January 5, 2019 peaking at #8. Additionally, as his song "Dreams" debuted on the third Hot 100 ever, Helms subsequently ends the longest wait for an artist's first top 10: 60 years, four months and two weeks.
• Burl Ives holds the record for the longest break between Hot 100 top 10's: He returned to the top 10 after 56 years, seven months and two weeks, when "A Holly Jolly Christmas" reached #10 on the chart dated January 5, 2019.
• Mariah Carey holds the record gap between first and most recent No. 1 on the Hot 100 over the longest period of time: 29 years, four months and two weeks, dating to her first week at No. 1 on the chart dated August 4, 1990, with "Vision of Love" to her most recent No. 1, "All I Want for Christmas Is You", which reached number one on the chart dated December 21, 2019. Cher previously held this record over a period of 27 years and 5 months, ranging from the first of two weeks at No. 1 for "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" on November 6, 1971 to the last week at No. 1 for "Believe" on April 3, 1999. This record only counts Cher's solo career: if her time as part of Sonny & Cher is included, her span would cover 33 years, seven months and two weeks, starting with the first of three weeks at No. 1 for "I Got You Babe" with Sonny on August 14, 1965.
• Lady Gaga holds the record for the longest span of No. 1 debuts with nine years, three months, and one week. She surpassed Justin Bieber, who held the record previously with four years and five months.

  Album achievements

Most number-one singles from one album

• Saturday Night Fever generated number-one singles for two different artists: "How Deep Is Your Love", "Stayin' Alive" and "Night Fever" by the Bee Gees; and "If I Can't Have You" by Yvonne Elliman.
• 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.

  Most top ten singles from one album

Other album achievements

• Janet Jackson's Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 has the most top 5 singles, with 7.
• Janet Jackson has the most albums with five or more Top 10 hits. Those albums are Control, Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814, and janet.
• Drake's Scorpion places a record-breaking all 25 songs listed in the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time, on the July 14, 2018 chart, while he still had two more songs entered, eclipsing his previous record of 22 from his album More Life about one year earlier, on April 8, 2017, and 18 from his album Views two year earlier, on May 21, 2016.

Producer achievements

Producers with the most number-one singles

Songwriter achievements

Songwriters with the most number-one singles

Most number-one singles in a calendar year

Selected additional Hot 100 achievements

• The first #1 song on the Hot 100 was "Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Nelson.
• The shortest #1 song of all time is "Stay" by Maurice Williams And The Zodiacs. It runs for a length of 1 minute, 38 seconds. It topped the Hot 100 for one week on November 21, 1960.
• The #1 song in 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.
• The #1 song in the first week Billboard allowed songs without a commercial single release to chart on the Hot 100 was "I'm Your Angel" by R. Kelly and Céline Dion. Though the song was making its first appearance on the Hot 100 that week, Billboard did not consider it a debut at #1, since it appeared on unpublished test charts prior to the allowance of airplay-only songs on the main chart. "I'm Your Angel" also entered the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart that week at #1, so it would have been ineligible to chart on the Hot 100 before then.
• The first "airplay-only" song to reach #1 was "Try Again" by Aaliyah.
• Drake holds the record for the most entries in the Hot 100 during a one-week period, with 27 on the July 14, 2018 chart. The Beatles had long held this record, occupying 14 positions on the Hot 100 dated April 11, 1964, a feat unmatched for nearly 51 years. On March 7, 2015, Drake tied the Beatles mark, and he equaled it again on October 17 that year. Justin Bieber then reset the record to 17 on December 5, 2015, before Drake reclaimed the record with 20 on May 21, 2016, and broke his own record with 27 on July 14, 2018.
• Drake also holds the record for the most debuting entries on a Hot 100 chart by any artist, with 22 on July 14, 2018.
• Taylor Swift is the record-holder among female artists for the most simultaneous entries in the Hot 100, with 18 on the September 7, 2019 chart. Thus making her seventh studio album, Lover, the album with most Hot 100 entries amidst female artists. Previous record holders were Billie Eilish, Cardi B, Ariana Grande, Beyoncé and Swift again.
• Taylor Swift is also the record-holder among female artists, for the most simultaneous debuts on the Hot 100, with 14 on the September 7, 2019 chart.
• Ariana Grande is the record-holder among female artists, for the most songs charting in the top 40 simultaneously, with 11 on the February 23, 2019 chart.
• The Beatles 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 #1 and #2 singles, 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 #1 and #2 singles, while Meet the Beatles! and Introducing... The Beatles continued their reign as the top 2 albums.
• Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, John Lennon, and Paul McCartney hold the record of writing all of the Top 3 singles for one week. The Gibbs co-wrote the top 3 singles for the week of March 18, 1978 – #1 "Night Fever" and #2 "Stayin' Alive" for the Bee Gees, and #3 "Emotion" for Samantha Sang. Lennon and McCartney co-wrote the top 3 singles for the week of March 14, 1964 – #1 "I Want to Hold Your Hand", #2 "She Loves You", and #3 "Please Please Me", all for The Beatles. They continued this record the following week of March 21, 1964, when "She Loves You" switched places with "I Want to Hold Your Hand".
• The Black Eyed Peas hold the record for the longest uninterrupted time at #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. Prior to August 2009, Usher held this record, spending 19 consecutive weeks on top of the chart in 2004 with "Yeah!" and "Burn".
• On December 4, 2010, Rihanna's "Only Girl " reached the top spot two weeks after "What's My Name?", becoming the first time in Hot 100 history that an album's debut single hit #1 after the second single did.
• Ed Sheeran became the first artist to debut more than one song in the top 10 for the same week. On the chart dated January 28, 2017, "Shape of You" debuted at #1, while "Castle on the Hill" entered at #6. Drake later achieved this feat on three separate occasions, doing so on April 8, 2017, February 3, 2018, and July 14, 2018. In the latter week, Drake broke the record by debuting four songs in the top 10.
• Drake is the only 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.
• Drake holds the record for being on the Hot 100 for the most consecutive weeks. He placed at least one song, either in a lead or featured role, on every chart from his debut on May 23, 2009, to August 19, 2017, for a total of 431 weeks in a row.
• Ariana Grande is the only artist to have the lead single from each of her first five albums debut in the Hot 100's top 10.
• On July 14, 2018, Drake set the record for the most songs in the top ten at once, with seven. The Beatles had previously held the record, since 1964, with five entries.
• Ariana Grande is the first artist whose first four number-one songs all debuted at the top spot. She achieved this with the songs "Thank U, Next", "7 Rings", "Stuck With U", and "Rain On Me" on the charts dated November 17, 2018, February 2, 2019, May 23, 2020, and June 6, 2020 respectively.
• Taylor Swift and Madonna are the artists with the most number-two hits in the chart's history, both of whom have had six songs peak at the second spot; Swift with "You Belong with Me", "Today Was a Fairytale", "I Knew You Were Trouble", "I Don't Wanna Live Forever", "Me!" and "You Need To Calm Down", and Madonna with "Material Girl", "I'll Remember", "Frozen", "Causing A Commotion", "Express Yourself" and "Cherish".
• Mariah Carey is the first artist to have a number-one single in four different decades after "All I Want for Christmas Is You" topped the chart in January 2020 for a third consecutive week. Previously, she had fourteen number-one hits in the 1990s, four in the 2000s, and "All I Want for Christmas Is You" starting its run at the top spot in December 2019.
• Drake holds the record for most number-one singles among rappers, with seven. Cardi B holds the record for most number-one singles for a female rapper, with three.

  Additional sources

• Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition
• Christopher G. Feldman, The Billboard Book of No. 2 Singles
• Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–2008
• Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Pop Charts, 1955–1959
• Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Sixties
• Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Seventies
• Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Eighties
• Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Nineties
• Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The 2000s
• Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboards and print editions of the magazine.