who has the most number one hits ever
The Beatles
title: Elvis Presley text: top 100: 151, according to chart statistician Joel Whitburn, 138 according to Presley historian Adam Victor. Presley's rankings for top ten and number one hits vary depending on how the double-sided "Hound Dog/Don't Be Cruel" and "Don't/I Beg of You" singles, which precede the inception of "Billboard"s unified Hot 100 chart, are analyzed. According to Whitburn's analysis, Presley holds the record with 38, tying with Madonna; per "Billboard"s current assessment, he ranks second with 36. Whitburn and "Billboard" concur that the Beatles hold the record for most number one hits with 20, and that Mariah Carey is second with 18. title: Lists of UK Singles Chart number ones text: with 11 songs topping the chart, just ahead of 1956, 1962 and 1992, with 12. The act that has achieved the most number ones is American entertainer Elvis Presley, who has topped the chart 21 times – Presley's second number one, "Jailhouse Rock" was the first single ever to debut at the top of the chart. The most successful band are The Beatles, who have achieved 17 number ones on the chart. The Beatles' first chart-topper, "From Me to You", reached number one in May 1963. In the 1970s the required number of sales needed to top the chart was title: Blake Shelton text: set by Brad Paisley in 2009 for the most consecutive No. 1 singles in the Country Airplay chart's 24-year history, since it was first tracked by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems in January 1990. In 2016, "Came Here to Forget", the lead-off single from Shelton's tenth studio album "If I'm Honest", extended this streak into a record-breaking 17 consecutive number one singles, leading him to surpass Earl Thomas Conley's record of 16 consecutive number one singles. , Shelton remains one of only five country artists to have achieved No. 1 status on the Billboard Artist 100 chart, having charted all 156 title: The Beatles text: artists, released in 2008 to celebrate the US singles chart's 50th anniversary. , they hold the record for most number-one hits on the "Billboard" Hot 100, with twenty. The Recording Industry Association of America certifies that the Beatles have sold 178 million units in the US, more than any other artist. They were collectively included in "Time" magazine's compilation of . In 2014, they received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Principal members Early members Touring musician Timeline The above albums were reissued on CD in 1987, followed by the 1988 compilations "Past Masters – Volume One" and "Past Masters – title: Artists with the most number-ones on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart text: with Madonna (46), writing that the former has topped the chart seven times since the latter last did so with "Bitch I'm Madonna" featuring Nicki Minaj in August 2015. The following month, in August 2017, "Wild Thoughts" which featured Rihanna topped the dance chart, making her the sole artist to have four number-ones in five calendar years. In January 2018, "Consideration" feat. SZA became the record eighth "Anti" song to hit number one, surpassing the previous record holder: Perry's "Teenage Dream" with seven. American singer, songwriter and producer Beyoncé has achieved 22 number-one songs on the U.S. "Billboard" Dance Club