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Most Weeks at No. 1 By Artist


A ranking of the artists who have spent the most weeks at the Hot 100's pole position.


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Mariah Carey

Longest at No. 1: One Sweet Day
(w/ Boyz II Men; 1995, 16 wks)


Biography |  Discography
# of Weeks
79
The Beatles
Longest at No. 1: Hey Jude
(1968, 9 wks)
Biography |  Discography
Total Weeks at No. 1
59
Boyz II Men
Longest at No. 1: One Sweet Day
(1995, 16 wks)
Biography |  Discography
Total Weeks at No. 1
50
Usher
Longest at No. 1: Yeah!
(2004, 12 wks)
  Biography |  Discography
Total Weeks at No. 1
43
Michael Jackson
Longest at No. 1: Tie -- Billie Jean (1983, 7 wks);
Black Or White (1991; 7 wks)
  Biography |  Discography
Total Weeks at No. 1
37
Elton John
Longest at No. 1: Candle In The Wind 1997/Something About The Way You Look Tonight
(1997, 14 wks)
Biography |  Discography
Total Weeks at No. 1
34
Janet Jackson
Longest at No. 1: That's The Way Love Goes
(1993, 8 wks)
  Biography |  Discography
Total Weeks at No. 1
33
Beyonce
Longest at No. 1: Irreplaceable
(2006, 10 wks)
  Biography |  Discography
Total Weeks at No. 1
32
Madonna
Longest at No. 1: Take A Bow
(1995, 7 wks)
  Biography |  Discography
Total Weeks at No. 1
32
Whitney Houston
Longest at No. 1: I Will Always Love You
(1992, 14 wks)
  Biography |  Discography
Total Weeks at No. 1
31
Paul McCartney/Wings
Longest at No. 1: Ebony And Ivory
(w/ Stevie Wonder; 1982, 7 wks)
Biography |  Discography
Total Weeks at No. 1
30
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