Talk:List of artists who reached number one in the United States

Ke$ha

kesha has three #1

Right Round 
Tik Tok
We R who we R

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Omega: pleeeeease don't revert changes on this page made by Mel... I know you two are having a bit of a tiff right now about edits, but I worked really hard to make sure this list is comprehensive and accurate and I really don't want it to be a part of some kind of spiteful Reverting War. The minor changes Mel made were fine, let's keep this list simple and the text grammatically correct. Please and thank you!!  :)

• eo 01:33, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

Ooh, I see. Ok, no problem OmegaWikipedia 03:39, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

Carole King had TWO #1 hits, "It's Too Late," & "I Feel The Earth Move." Please make the change from 1 to 2. Thanks. FormerTrafficCrashPupil (talk) 23:22, 12 June 2019 (UTC)

Sly & the Family Stone

Sly & the Family Stone is currently listed as having three #1 hit singles. One of those ("Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" / "Everybody is a Star") is a double a-side. Does it count as two #1 songs, or just one? --FuriousFreddy 03:23, 8 August 2005 (UTC)

It counts as one #1 song, Freddy OmegaWikipedia 05:15, 8 August 2005 (UTC)

Yup, two songs - one single. Counts as a single number one hit. eo 01:31, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

To whom...

Please stop repeatedly editing the total to Elvis Presley, as this list incorporates Hot 100 hits only and several of Presely's number ones happened before the implementation of the Hot 100 in 1958. Thanks. -- eo 23:45, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

I didn't make any changes to Elvis's number, but my understanding is hits from Jan 1, 1955 to August 28,1958 is eligible. Are you telling us Elvis had no #1s in that period? FormerTrafficCrashPupil (talk) 23:36, 12 June 2019 (UTC)

Citing sources

This article does not cite a page, or any evidence which verifies the number of chart #1's that it says the artist/group has achieved. This is essential and should be added after each assertion. How do we know any artist has had this number of #1's unless we actually have a source to check? Checking them all by hand one by one without the links being already there is unfeasible, and I doubt anybody's ability here to do that without making a mistake.--Manboobies 22:01, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

I created this list and (for the most part) maintain it on a regular basis. I have lots of Billboard sources. I will add it to the article. -- eo 22:04, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

I appreciate your work on this article which is obviously no easy feat, and I thank you for your agreement to make suggested changes. I also appologise for the incorrect tagging back there (I'm still a n00b heh). you may have thought "OMG not another vandal" and I am sorry If I worried you there ;) --Manboobies 22:08, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

No problem whatsoever, a request for a source is a completely legitimate one; I should have done it when I made this page. FYI, I also added source info to the list of #1 artists on the US dance chart. -- eo 22:12, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

Whew! That's a TALL order! I checked Carole King, & believe she's had at least two. Maybe she has had 3, counting "Anticipation." FormerTrafficCrashPupil (talk) 23:50, 12 June 2019 (UTC)

Expanded article

I did research and extended the scope of this article to start at 1955. This now includes artists who reached #1 on pre-Hot 100 charts and now Elvis can have a "17" next to his name. I also expanded the sources list and added the template for the number-ones lists at the bottom. I'm thinking this page may need a new title now, though. -- eo 15:33, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

This has nothing to do with this, but I didn't know where to post it. Three artists have reach number one on Billboard's Year end Hot 100 without topping the weekly chart. I was wondering if they could be put on the page with an asterisk, with an explanation specifying that they accomplished this feat. In case you're wondering, the artists are Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs, Faith Hill, and Lifehouse -- Anonymous

Dont think they belong here - its not within the scope of the article. Probably should be on the artists' pages, the songs' articles and/or in the Billboard Year-End article - eo 23:43, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

O.K., then I would ask that you would change the wording on the page to specify that it is for the WEEKLY chart. I for one feel that if Billboard will honor these, so should wikipedia. Just my opinion.

Done. Although if one were to click on Hot 100 wikilink they could read there that it is a weekly chart. But fair enough. -- eo 17:25, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

Even though this is kinda off topic can someone help the new list of best-selling remix albums worldwide with its structure.

There's probably a certified Gold article in Wikipedia somewhere. THAT tells the REAL sales/popularity story. Sorry, eo. (blush face) FormerTrafficCrashPupil (talk) 23:59, 12 June 2019 (UTC)

Article Name

Why is this article at List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (U.S.), when List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 is available? Shouldn't parenthetical article names only be used in cases where more than one article could reasonably be placed under the same title? Just thought I'd ask, thanks. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 138.69.160.1 (talk) 15:08, 17 January 2007 (UTC).

This is because there are many other charts tittled "Hot 100", eg. Canadian, etc. Many radio stations have show tittled that also. We need to be as specific as possible.---¤÷(`[¤*M*¤]´)÷¤- 21:17, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

Article moved to a better title by Realist²..... thanks! - eo (talk) 16:23, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

Why feat. and not with

So if an artist credited as "featured", he or she also get #1 credit, why not when an artist is credited as "with"? The one example I think of is Billy Preston in the song "Get Back". It is listed as The Beatles with Billy Preston, but Preston is listed with only his two solo #1's. I know that is says on the top of the article page "Artists associated with a group who reached number one, yet have their own solo page in Wikipedia, are not listed here unless they hit number one as a solo artist." But why? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.102.71.117 (talk) 00:47, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

I would suggest a second number, such as (2,3) in this case, representing (solo, solo plus groups) for individuals. Just a thought for consideration. FormerTrafficCrashPupil (talk) 00:12, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

Not adding right

Paul McCartney, as explained in the beginning of the article includes 20 songs with the Beatles plus 6 with Wings, besides 3 of his own (29 total), but on the page listing Songwriters with the most number-one hits includes Paul as the most-number-one hit songwriter (36). Something is not adding right. The same goes for John Lennon (26), Mariah Carey (17) and Barry Gibb (16) which, by the way, this page only lists a few hits under Bee Gees. KerrBr (talk) 08:29, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

• Since this was never responded to, I'll answer it. This page (List of artists who reached number one in the United States) is for the performing artists. Besides their own Beatles and solo or Wings recordings, McCartney & Lennon each had an additional three #1's on the Hot 100 as songwriters, for "A World Without Love" (Peter & Gordon), "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (Elton John), and "Stars on 45" (Stars on 45). Lennon also co-wrote "Fame" (David Bowie). That accounts for McCartney's 32 and Lennon's 26 #1's as songwriters. Barry Gibb wrote #1 hits not only for the Bee Gees, but also for his brother Andy Gibb, Yvonne Elliman, Barbra Streisand ("Woman in Love"), Frankie Valli ("Grease"), and the Kenny Rogers/Dolly Parton duet ("Islands in the Stream"). Mariah Carey has now had 19 #1's as an artist, and co-wrote all of them except for "I'll Be There", giving her 18 #1's as a songwriter ("All I Want for Christmas Is You" hit #1 for the first time in 2019). --Metropolitan90 (talk) 18:23, 17 August 2022 (UTC)

Ice Cube

You didn't add Ice Cube's name, check this--BubbleBabis (talk) 09:38, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

Edit request from 86.124.230.101, 13 June 2010

{{editsemiprotected}} Excuse me.I don't see Justin Bieber here.

86.124.230.101 (talk) 08:18, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

 Not done His album has hit #1, but this list pertains to singles (Hot 100). Bieber has no #1 singles as of now. - eo (talk) 13:36, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from Spektoner, 10 August 2011

I noticed on this page that the artist Tupac Shakur has been listed as having 3 number 1 hits in the United States. He has actually only had 2 number 1 hits, not 3. When i first noticed this on the page 'List of artists who reached number one in the United States' i did intense research because i never knew he had 3 number 1 songs on the billboard hot 100 , i always knew he had 2 number number 1 songs. After a long time of research i found out from several sites ,including www.billboard.com, that he truly did have two number 1 songs on the billboard hot 100 chart, he did not have 3. This would be very helpful if you could please correct this error because i use this page as a truthful source when i write my essays on music for my university work. I have studied this page a lot and everything is correct, the only error is this one i am talking about. If you corrected this error it would make your page perfect ! it is a shame that their is an error with Tupac Shakur's amount of number 1 songs because he is a very popular artist and all his fans know that he had two number 1 songs on the billboard hot 100, they were: 'california love' and 'How do you want it' , they were released together as double A side singles so therefor the two songs were released on the chart together reaching number 1 together. Here on wikipedia you can look at the billboard hot 100 number 1 songs for each year. I looked from 1989 until 2011 and i saw only two songs by Tupac that were on listed as number 1 on the chart, and they were the ones i mentioned above, 'how do you want it' and 'california love'.

Thanks for reading my edit request, because this is truly a request that needs to be taken seriously. I have done all the research i can and it is true that Tupac Shakur had two number 1 songs in the u.s , not three. I think you have done well with this page so i am sure you will correct this error.

Thanks

William Fitzpatrick

please feel free to e mail me : <redacted>

Spektoner (talk) 05:49, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

Done Based on the Tupac Shakur discography page. Jnorton7558 (talk) 06:41, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

A missing artist

Excuse me but where is Ke$ha??? She has two number ones and one even the best of the year in the us and other countries and yet she isn't on here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by IHeartTheLemur (talk • contribs) 22:53, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

Where is POISON? They had a #1 hit with "Every rose has it's thorn" — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tyrocker2 (talk • contribs) 04:40, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

prince

Prince has eleven number one singles http://www.goldiesparade.co.uk/thesingles.htm

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Lynyrd Skynyrd reached to #1 with "What's Your Name" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What's_Your_Name_(Lynyrd_Skynyrd_song). Can someone add them? (I don't have an account on Wiki) Thank you.

The song article was wrong, it should have been 13, not 1. I corrected the mistake. - eo (talk) 13:31, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

Title and intro mess

List of artists who reached number one in the United States - where is Neil Gaiman or Maya Angelou or Maria Callas or Picasso? Oh it really means music artists! Number one what? - no it really means number one on the Hot 100 list. In the intro we find out the list is about pop music - only it isn't because that isn't what the Hot 100 tracks. Please find a better title which actually identifies the subject. 75.41.109.190 (talk) 23:46, 30 June 2014 (UTC)

The Fray?

The Fray have had multiple number one hit songs featured on the billboards, but they are not listed on here! 50.169.251.83 (talk) 02:42, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

Kesha

Should be 4 no1s: Right Round, Tik Tok, We R Who We R and Timber — Preceding unsigned comment added by Keshasbyotch (talk • contribs) 11:19, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

@Keshasbyotch Kesha was not officially credited on "Right Round" in the USA. Michael Ly Vietnam (talk) 09:03, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

Too broad

this topic is too broad. There must be thousands. Number one at what? Songs, lps, ice dancing? Even if it is just music recordings it's still too broad — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:540:C001:7708:A1D6:975:4E89:92F4 (talk) 21:53, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

Diana Ross: It is true that Diana Ross is on 18 number One Songs; however, she had, additionally, two Number One Songs, as a soloist in England: "I"m still Waiting" and "Chain Reaction." Now, she is at 20 Number One Songs. If you include her duet with Lionel Richie, she had 21 Number Ones. Only Paul McCartney has the most number ones, at 29; 20 with The Beatles and 9 as a soloist. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.122.209.54 (talk) 19:52, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

The title says list of artists it is clear what it is even though it could mean painters but there is not such ranking as far as I far know.As for Diana Ross she has achived 18 number ones in the united states 12 as The Supremes and 6 solo. DanTheMusicMan2 (talk) 13:43, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

The page could be renamed List of Number ones on the hot 100 chart but that would mean removing any before 1958, maybe List of number ones on the singles chart or list of artists who reached number one on the singles chart (United States) DanTheMusicMan2 (talk) 11:53, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 August 2021

Add Olivia Rodrigo, per this:

"Olivia Rodrigo's Sour notches a fourth total week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, as the set earned 83,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending July 16 (down 5%), according to MRC Data."

"The track reached No. 1 in 48 countries on Apple Music, 31 countries on Spotify and 14 countries on YouTube, Rodrigo's label said. It also sold 38,000 downloads in the United States, the most for the week, and earned 8.1 million radio airplay audience impressions, Billboard reported." Englans (talk) 13:16, 11 August 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on Billboard magazine's weekly singles chart(s). ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 13:23, 11 August 2021 (UTC)

Careless Whisper

The lead of this article says, regarding "Careless Whisper", "Technically the song is a solo recording ...." However, the Careless Whisper article indicates that Andrew Ridgeley played guitar on the track. As the current phrasing implies that George Michael recorded the song without Andrew Ridgeley's participation, I think there ought to be another way to phrase this. I realize that this song is an oddity in terms of its artist credit, as it was marketed as a solo recording in its home country and much of the world, but as a recording by the duo "featuring George Michael" in the U.S. (which itself was odd, as all of Wham!'s hits "featured" George Michael). --Metropolitan90 (talk) 18:13, 27 December 2021 (UTC)

Alphabetical order for numeric artists

Artists 98 Degrees and 112 are listed alphabetically under "N" and "O" respectively instead of being in the numeric "0-9" section. Suggest moving them to the numeric section or moving the other numeric artists, e.g. 50 Cent to "F", and eliminating "0-9". 71.121.245.86 (talk) 14:38, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

 Partly done: Moved both to the "0-9" section. —GMX^{(on the go!)} 18:42, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

can't edit

how come i can't edit? INXS is missing a ref please add thanks in advance 82.22.246.62 (talk) 12:25, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

done yes the page seems to be protected DanTheMusicMan2 (talk) 12:52, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

Sources

It appears some of the links for the sources do not work. I have clicked on the Atlantic Starr and All-4-One links, and the Billboard website just states "Page not found", but Louis Armstrong and Paula Abdul's links work so what's going on here? Michael Ly Vietnam (talk) 11:12, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

Searching brings up nothing either. I wish there were an artist index with all of the artist pages on Billboard, and if there is I'd love to use it, but it appears the only index is for the current charting week. Looking at the webarchive, it looks like the website used to have a slider to view the year-end 100 artists each year. For your convenience Bauuer's archive artist section:https://web.archive.org/web/20160313000119/http://www.billboard.com/artists/top-100

I'm calling it a night, but someone needs to manually check all these links and overhaul the sources because it appears this is a widespread issue on this Wikipedia article. Michael Ly Vietnam (talk) 11:15, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

Table format

Would I be allowed to make a table for each section just to make it look more nice? And even put in the individual songs as well? Mbweb02 (talk) 05:32, 19 May 2024 (UTC)