Who has had a number one hit in every decade?
Aretha Franklin officially has no. 1 hits in every decade since the '60s. Put some R-E-S-P-E-C-T on her name!
Drake had the longest cumulative run at number one in the decade (49 weeks), aided by six number-one singles, with three songs spending over 10 weeks atop the chart: "One Dance", 2018's number-one single "God's Plan" and "In My Feelings". Katy Perry gathered eight number-one singles, spending 26 weeks atop the Hot 100.
1 on Hot 100 in Four Decades | Billboard News.
"Old Town Road" holds the record for the longest stretch at No. 1 with 19 weeks. It also became the fastest song in history to be certified diamond.
Artist of the Decade
The results were Elvis Presley (1950s), The Beatles (1960s), Stevie Wonder (1970s), and Michael Jackson (1980s).
An elite 12 artists have achieved top 10 placements on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart in four or more decades, led by Andy Williams and Michael Jackson, with top 10 ranks in five decades each.
Mariah Carey (USA) has topped the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on 19 different occasions. Her first No.
Indeed, with 290 million records sold worldwide, the Beatles are at the top of many lists. Not surprisingly, the artist with the most No. 1 hits is the Beatles.
Glass Animals' former five-week Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 “Heat Waves” is now solely the longest charting song in the list's 64-year history, as it tallies a record-breaking 91st week on the latest Oct. 22-dated survey. Ranking at No.
What is the biggest Billboard hit of all time?
#1: "The Twist" by Chubby Checker
The Chubby Checker dance sensation reached number one on the chart twice – first in 1960, and then again two years later.
The Beatles haven't released a new studio album since 1970's Let It Be, but the foursome certainly made their mark in music history — decades later, the group still holds the record for the most No. 1 songs in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, with a total of 20 chart-toppers.
Weeks | Album | Artist |
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54 | West Side Story† | Various artists |
37 | Thriller | Michael Jackson |
31 | Rumours | Fleetwood Mac |
South Pacific‡ | Various artists |
Adele's 21 is the best-selling album of the 21st century to date, with sales of over 31 million copies worldwide.
Album/Artist | Score | |
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1 | To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar | 96 |
2 | Ghosteen by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds | 96 |
3 | DAMN. by Kendrick Lamar | 95 |
4 | Black Messiah by D'Angelo | 95 |
Perhaps unsurprisingly, British rock band The Beatles are top of the list for best-selling artists worldwide, with 183 million units certified sales. Second is Garth Brooks with over 157 million units sales, followed by Elvis Presley with 139 million units.
- 'Yesterday' by The Beatles.
- '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction' by The Rolling Stones.
- 'Cry Me A River' by Justin Timberlake Julie London.
- 'Imagine' by John Lennon.
- 'Over The Rainbow' by Judy Garland // 'What a Wonderful World' by Louis Armstrong.
Elvis Presley (USA) is the best-selling solo artist, with 1 billion sales worldwide (129.5 million in the USA).
"One Dance" became the first song to hit 1 billion streams on 12 December 2016, and held the streaming record for almost a year before being surpassed by "Shape of You" on 21 September 2017, which went on to become the first song to reach 2 billion streams in December 2018 and 3 billion streams in December 2021.
Coincidentally, Michael Jackson's Bad and Katy's Teenage Dream are the only albums in US chart history to each score five Number 1s on the Billboard Hot 100.
What is the number one song in America?
Taylor Swift, “Anti-Hero”
Now, the top five longest-running wins on the ranking are: “Heat Waves” (91 weeks and counting), “Blinding Lights” (90 weeks), Imagine Dragons' “Radioactive” (87 weeks), AWOLNATION's “Sail” (79 weeks), and finally Dua Lipa's “Levitating” (77 weeks).
The most-streamed song in Spotify history is credited to… The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights." The song, which was released in November 2019, has been streamed over 3 billion times on the platform!
- 1 Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen. ...
- 2 Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin. ...
- 3 Imagine - John Lennon. ...
- 4 Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana. ...
- 5 One - Metallica. ...
- 6 Hotel California - Eagles. ...
- 7 Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd. ...
- 8 Hey Jude - The Beatles.
"Hey Jude" was The Beatles' number one hit that spent the longest on the charts. "Hey Jude" reached No. 1 on September 28, 1968, and spent 19 weeks on the charts.
With 11 No. 1 albums to her credit, Swift is now tied for the third-most Billboard 200 leaders of all time. She is currently on the same level as Barbra Streisand, Drake, and Bruce Springsteen. The four powerhouses come in behind only The Beatles (19 No.
According to our data, the 1980s actually had the fewest one-hit wonders, while the 2000s had the most.
Mariah Carey amassed the most number-one hits (14 songs) and had the longest cumulative run atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart (60 weeks) during the 1990s.
After thousands of votes, we have crowned the winner of Gold's Hall of Fame Top 300 for 2022! Queen's iconic 1975 song 'Bohemian Rhapsody' was voted the greatest song of all time by Gold listeners, ahead of 'Hotel California' by the Eagles at two.
What is the biggest selling one-hit wonder?
- Desiigner, "Panda" — 5x platinum. ...
- Silentó, "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" — 6x platinum. ...
- Passenger, "Let Her Go" — 6x platinum. ...
- Survivor, "Eye of the Tiger" — 8x platinum. ...
- Gotye, "Somebody That I Used To Know (feat.
Benny Mardones – the only singer in history to be a one-hit wonder… twice! (June 30, 2020).
You may not know the name Tony Burrows, but if you were listening to pop music in the spring of 1970, you know his voice.
There are 10 acts in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to have scored 10 or more No. 1 hits. The most modern act on the list is Rihanna, who has released 14 chart-topping singles in her career. The oldest is Elvis Presley, who's had 18 No.
The top selling album of all time in the United States based on certified unit sales is currently the Eagles' Greatest Hits, with 38 million copies sold.
Though Cyrus later grew a reputation in the mainstream as a one-hit wonder, that would undersell the stratospheric success of “Heart” parent album Some Gave All, which spawned another pair of top 10 hits on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart (where “Heart” reigned for five weeks), topped the Billboard 200 albums chart ...
"One More Time" is a song by the French electronic music duo Daft Punk, released as a single from their second album, Discovery (2001), on 13 November 2000. It is a French house song featuring a stylistically Auto-Tuned vocal performance by Romanthony.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, British rock band The Beatles are top of the list for best-selling artists worldwide, with 183 million units certified sales. Second is Garth Brooks with over 157 million units sales, followed by Elvis Presley with 139 million units.
Elton John had the best-selling single of the decade with "Candle in the Wind 1997"/"Something About the Way You Look Tonight", a tribute to Princess Diana. Cher had the best-selling single of the decade (as well as of all time) by a female artist, with the single "Believe".