Hot 100 55th Anniversary By The Numbers: Top 100 Artists, Most No. 1s, Biggest No. 2s & More

The Beatles

In the course of charting over a half-century of music, the Billboard Hot 100 -- which now celebrates its 55th anniversary -- has seen some songs transform into hits, but it has also chronicled major chart feats. So in addition to the Hot 100 55th anniversary All-Time Top 100 Songs list, we've delved into the Hot 100's rich history to take a look, by the numbers, at the chart's Top 100 artists, the artists with the most Hot 100 No. 1's and top tens, the artists with the most overall Hot 100 hits, the biggest No. 2 hits, and more.

HOT 100 55th ANNIVERSARY: SEE THE ALL-TIME TOP 100 SONGS LIST

HOT 100 55th ANNIVERSARY CENTRAL
• Hot 100 55th Anniversary All-Time Top 100 Songs
• Hot 100 Top 100 Songs Word Cloud & Artists Map
• Hot 100 at 55: New & Familiar Faces Highlight All-Time Ranking
• Chubby Checker Video Q&A and 'Twist' Dance Lesson
• Hot 100 List: Every No. 1 Song (1958-2013)

Hot 100: Top 100 Artists

1	THE BEATLES
2	MADONNA
3	ELTON JOHN
4	ELVIS PRESLEY
5	MARIAH CAREY
6	STEVIE WONDER
7	JANET JACKSON
8	MICHAEL JACKSON
9	WHITNEY HOUSTON
10	THE ROLLING STONES
11	PAUL MCCARTNEY/WINGS
12	BEE GEES
13	CHICAGO
14	USHER
15	RIHANNA
16	THE SUPREMES
17	DARYL HALL JOHN OATES
18	PRINCE
19	ROD STEWART
20	OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
21	ARETHA FRANKLIN
22	MARVIN GAYE
23	PHIL COLLINS
24	BILLY JOEL
25	DIANA ROSS
26	THE 4 SEASONS
27	THE TEMPTATIONS
28	DONNA SUMMER
29	THE BEACH BOYS
30	LIONEL RICHIE
31	NEIL DIAMOND
32	CARPENTERS
33	BOYZ II MEN
34	JACKSON 5/THE JACKSONS
35	CONNIE FRANCIS
36	BRENDA LEE
37	BARBRA STREISAND
38	KENNY ROGERS
39	KATY PERRY
40	BRYAN ADAMS
41	CHER
42	THE BLACK EYED PEAS
43	GEORGE MICHAEL
44	BOBBY VINTON
45	JOHN MELLENCAMP
46	BEYONCE
47	THREE DOG NIGHT
48	HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
49	GLORIA ESTEFAN
50	BON JOVI

51	RAY CHARLES
52	P!NK
53	CHUBBY CHECKER
54	FOREIGNER
55	KOOL & THE GANG
56	RICK NELSON
57	DURAN DURAN
58	COMMODORES
59	EAGLES
60	PAUL ANKA
61	TLC
62	BARRY MANILOW
63	DIONNE WARWICK
64	GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPS
65	HEART
66	THE EVERLY BROTHERS
67	BOBBY DARIN
68	JAMES BROWN
69	R. KELLY
70	PAULA ABDUL
71	NELLY
72	ALICIA KEYS
73	RICHARD MARX
74	STARSHIP
75	KELLY CLARKSON
76	DESTINY'S CHILD
77	LINDA RONSTADT
78	CHRIS BROWN
79	CELINE DION
80	THE MIRACLES
81	LADY GAGA
82	BRUNO MARS
83	BOB SEGER
84	FLEETWOOD MAC
85	NEIL SEDAKA
86	BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
87	TAYLOR SWIFT
88	THE POINTER SISTERS
89	JOHN DENVER
90	FOUR TOPS
91	TONY ORLANDO & DAWN
92	KANYE WEST
93	50 CENT
94	MAROON 5
95	THE 5TH DIMENSION
96	CAPTAIN & TENNILLE
97	ANDY GIBB
98	AIR SUPPLY
99	ROY ORBISON
100	THE SPINNERS

The 55th anniversary edition of the Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs and Artists charts are based on actual performance on the weekly Billboard Hot 100, since the chart’s inception in August 1958 through the July 27, 2013 rankings. Songs are ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. 1 earning the greatest value and weeks at No. 100 earning the least. Due to changes in chart methodology over the Hot 100's 55 years (i.e., the inclusion of Nielsen Entertainment airplay monitoring and point-of-sales tracking and the recent inclusion of streaming data, among earlier modifications), certain eras are weighted differently to account for chart turnover rates over various periods. The Artist chart utilizes the same point system and adjusted weighting as the Songs list, but aggregates all titles for each act that charted over the course of its career.

Hot 100: Most No. 1s By Artist The all-time list of the artists with the most Hot 100 No. 1 hits.
The Beatles	20
Mariah Carey	18
Michael Jackson	13
Madonna	12
Rihanna	12
The Supremes	12
Whitney Houston	11
Janet Jackson	10
Stevie Wonder	10
Bee Gees	9
Elton John	9
Paul McCartney	9
Usher	9

Most Top 10 Hits By Artist The artists with the most top 10 hits on the Hot 100.
Madonna	38
The Beatles	34
Michael Jackson	28
Stevie Wonder	28
Mariah Carey	27
Janet Jackson	27
Elton John	27
Elvis Presley	25
Rihanna	24
Whitney Houston	23
The Rolling Stones	23