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  • There are only 10 artists in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 who have topped the chart at least 10 times.
  • Drake recently earned his 13th leader, tying Michael Jackson for fourth place on this list.
  • The Beatles have the most No. 1 songs (20), followed closely by Mariah Carey (19).

    • Throughout music history, there have been plenty of record-breaking songs, albums, and acts. These 10, however, have seen the most success on the Billboard Hot 100 — widely considered to be the definitive ranking of best-selling songs in the US.

    Rihanna, Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, and Whitney Houston are among the elite group of artists who have earned at least 10 chart-toppers in their careers.

    Keep scrolling to see the top tier of singles artists, ranked from least to most No. 1 hits.

    7 (tie). Stevie Wonder was the youngest artist ever to top the chart. Since then, he's done it nine more times.

    In 1963, at just 13 years old, Stevie Wonder earned his first No. 1 song with "Fingertips."

    Throughout his illustrious career, Wonder has added nine more hits to the list: "Superstition" in 1972, "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" in 1973, "You Haven't Done Nothin'" in 1974, "I Wish" in 1976, "Sir Duke" in 1977, "Ebony and Ivory" in 1982, "I Just Called to Say I Love You" in 1984, and both "Part-Time Lover" and "That's What Friends Are For" in 1985.

    7 (tie). Janet Jackson, who also has 10, claimed the No. 1 spot in three different decades.

    Janet Jackson's Hot-100 reign began with 1986's "When I Think of You," which topped the chart when she was 20 years old.

    Next came 1989's "Miss You Much," 1990's "Escapade," "Black Cat," and "Love Will Never Do (Without You)," 1993's "That's the Way Love Goes" and "Again," 1997's "Together Again," 2000's "Doesn't Really Matter," and 2001's "All for You."

    6. Whitney Houston has the sixth-most No. 1 songs in history with 11 to her name.

    Whitney Houston has no shortage of iconic songs, but she earned her first No. 1 with "Saving All My Love for You" in 1985. That same year, she also put "How Will I Know" in...

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