Hot 100 Turns 60! The Top 60 Duos/Groups Of All Time, From The Beatles to Maroon 5 & More
As we celebrate the Billboard Hot 100's 60th anniversary, Billboard looks at the top-performing duos and groups in the chart's history, dating to its Aug. 4, 1958, inception.
As we celebrate the Billboard Hot 100‘s 60th anniversary, Billboard looks at the top-performing duos and groups in the chart’s history, dating to its Aug. 4, 1958, inception.
With a record 20 Hot 100 No. 1s, logged between 1964 and 1970, it should come as no surprise that The Beatles are the No. 1 duo or group, as well as the top act overall.
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The quartet’s biggest Hot 100 hit, “Hey Jude,” spent nine weeks at No. 1 beginning on Sept. 28, 1968, and ranks at No. 12 on the recap of the chart’s all-time top 600 songs. The group is the only act to ever occupy the entire top five of the Hot 100 in a week, having achieved the feat on April 4, 1964, with, in order from Nos. 1 to 5, “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “Twist and Shout,” “She Loves You,” “I Want to Hold Your Hand” and “Please Please Me.”
Rounding out the top five duos/groups ranking from Nos. 2 through 5, respectively, are The Rolling Stones, Bee Gees, Chicago and The Supremes. At No. 6 is the top-performing duo, Daryl Hall and John Oates.
Just outside the top 10 is the highest-ranking act whose chart career began in the 2000s: Maroon 5, at No. 11. The Adam Levine-led group’s latest hit, “Girls Like You,” featuring Cardi B, currently stands at its No. 3 high on the Hot 100. The band has tallied 14 top 10s, including three No. 1s.
Here’s a look at the top-performing duos and groups over the Hot 100’s first 60 years.
60. REO Speedwagon
59. Wham!
58. The Doobie Brothers
57. The Righteous Brothers
56. Survivor
55. Electric Light Orchestra
54. The Rascals
53. Nickelback
52. The Steve Miller Band
51. Creedence Clearwater Revival
50. Santana
49. Journey
48. Genesis
47. New Kids on the Block
46. The Monkees
45. Roxette
44. KC and The Sunshine Band
43. Simon & Garfunkel
42. Herman’s Hermits
41. Styx
40. Earth, Wind & Fire
39. Aerosmith
38. Queen
37. The Spinners
36. Air Supply
35. Captain & Tennille
34. The 5th Dimension
33. Tony Orlando & Dawn
32. Four Tops
31. The Pointer Sisters
30. Fleetwood Mac
29. The Miracles
28. Destiny’s Child
27. Starship
26. The Everly Brothers
25. Heart
24. TLC
23. Eagles
22. The Commodores
21. Duran Duran
20. Gladys Knight & The Pips
19. Kool & The Gang
18. Foreigner
17. Bon Jovi
16. Huey Lewis & The News
15. Three Dog Night
14. The Black Eyed Peas
13. The Jacksons
12. Boyz II Men
11. Maroon 5
10. Carpenters
9. The Beach Boys
8. The Temptations
7. The Four Seasons
6. Hall & Oates
5. The Supremes
4. Chicago
3. Bee Gees
2. The Rolling Stones
1. The Beatles
The Top 60 Duos/Groups of All-Time on the Billboard Hot 100 ranking is based on weekly performance on the Hot 100 from its Aug. 4, 1958, inception through July 21, 2018. All songs are ranked based on an inverse point system, with cumulative weeks at No. 1 earning the greatest value and weeks at lower spots earning the least. Due to changes in chart methodology over the years, eras are weighted differently to account for chart turnover rates over various periods. Artists are then ranked based on a formula blending performance, as outlined above, of all their Hot 100 chart entries.
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