BTS over the past decade has had the most No. 1 songs on Billboard's main singles chart Hot 100 of any artist worldwide.
Rihanna scored the most number-one singles in the 2010s (nine), accumulating 41 cumulative weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100.
Cher's career as a recording artist spans seven decades and she is the only artist to have a number-one single on a Billboard chart in each of the past six decades.
The Beatles have the most number one hits on the chart, with 20 songs having reached that position.
Pharrell's Happy is the most played track of the last decade.
1 on Hot 100 in Four Decades | Billboard News. Mariah Carey's “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is the gift that keeps on giving her historic achievements, as the song makes the superstar the first artist to top the Billboard Hot 100 in four decades.
In August 2019, Lil Nas X's “Old Town Road” clocked its 19th week at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 charts, setting the record for longest stay at No. 1 of any song in the history of the chart. Logging multiple weeks at No. 1 is a rare feat in an industry with constant competition and turnover.
It was never a hit single and got almost no play on Top 40 radio. There's even a dispute over the exact title. Yet “It's a Small World,” also known as “It's a Small, Small World” and “It's a Small World (After All),” is very likely the most played song in music history — nearly 50 million times.
Taylor Swift has once again made music history by claiming every single top 10 spot on Billboard's Hot 100 chart at once. No other artist has ever held all 10 spots at the same time, according to Billboard.
Drake has broken the record for the most top 10 singles in the history of the US Billboard chart, overtaking previous record-holder Madonna. The Canadian rapper and singer scored his 39th and 40th top 10 hits on this week's countdown, as the vocalist on DJ Khaled's singles Popstar and Greece.
With the release of her single "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" in early '88, Whitney Houston set the record as the only artist ever to reach the milestone of seven consecutive No. 1 hits on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Abel Tesfaye, more commonly known as The Weeknd, is statistically the most popular musician on the planet, and no one else even comes close. The 33-year-old Canadian singer's success has seen him set two new Guinness World Records titles: Most monthly listeners on Spotify – 111.4 million (as of 20 March 2023)
At 99 years old (and just days before his 100th birthday), Captain Tom Moore holds the record as the oldest artist to score a Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart.
Four-time Grammy-winning hitmaker The Weeknd has had six singles top the Billboard Hot 100. “Blinding Lights” was one of them, and its 90-week stay on the Billboard Hot 100 makes it the top pop single of the past 20 years. “Blinding Lights” was certified 10x multi-platinum on April 5, 2022.
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However, the record for the shortest song to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart happened in 1960. That honor was established by Maurice & the Zodiacs with their doo-wop classic “Stay" at just 1 minute and 38 seconds.
The shortest #1 hit single record is "You're Beautiful" by James Blunt, which has a length of 3 minutes and 16 seconds. What is the shortest number 1 song? In the UK, Adam Faith's 1959 chart topper What Do You Want (1'38). In the US, Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs' Stay (1'37), which was also released in 1959.
Taylor Swift becomes first musician to claim entire Top 10 on Billboard Hot 100. Taylor Swift scored a 10 out of 10 to become the first artist in history to claim the Top 10 slots on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US, with tracks from her latest album, Midnights.
With “All I Want…”, Carey extended her lead over Elvis Presley (17) for the most US No. 1s by a solo artist, and is just one behind The Beatles (20) for the most chart-toppers overall. Mariah's 19 US No.
Close But No Cigar: 25 Massive Artists Who Never Had A Number One Song. Bruce Springsteen, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, The Who, James Brown. These are legends who have written songs that changed the course of rock, and will live on as classics for as long as there are music lovers roaming the planet.
The youngest artist to hit number one on the Hot 100 is Stevie Wonder in 1963 with ” Fingertips Pt. 2″ at the age of 13.