Number-One Machines

Who topped the chart most, by artist and by metro, across the US and UK, 1958 to 2026. Click any column to re-sort.

Artists by #1 singles

#1

US20UK18Total38

#2

US12UK13Total25

#3

US7UK18Total25

#4

US18UK6Total24

#5

US14UK9Total23

#6

US15UK7Total22

Michael Jackson

#7

US13UK7Total20

#8

US14UK6Total20

#9

US10UK8Total18

#10

US7UK10Total17

#11

US5UK11Total16

The Rolling Stones

#12

US8UK8Total16

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#13

US8UK8Total16

#14

US2UK14Total16

#15

US10UK5Total15

Whitney Houston

#16

US11UK4Total15

#17

US8UK7Total15

#18

US8UK6Total14

#19

US9UK5Total14

#20

US9UK5Total14

#21

US3UK11Total14

#22

US0UK14Total14

#23

US9UK4Total13

#24

US12UK1Total13

#25

US6UK6Total12

#26

US0UK12Total12

#27

US1UK11Total12

#28

US0UK11Total11

#29

US8UK2Total10

#30

US7UK3Total10

#31

US1UK9Total10

#32

US10UK0Total10

#33

US4UK6Total10

#34

US4UK6Total10

#35

US1UK9Total10

#36

US4UK6Total10

#37

US2UK7Total9

Justin Timberlake

#38

US5UK4Total9

#39

US1UK8Total9

#40

US5UK3Total8

#	Artist	US	UK	Total ▾
1	The Beatles	20	18	38
2	Madonna	12	13	25
3	Elvis Presley	7	18	25
4	Mariah Carey	18	6	24
5	Rihanna	14	9	23
6	Taylor Swift	15	7	22
7	Michael Jackson	13	7	20
8	Drake	14	6	20
9	Ariana Grande	10	8	18
10	Elton John	7	10	17
11	Eminem	5	11	16
12	The Rolling Stones	8	8	16
13	Justin Bieber	8	8	16
14	Ed Sheeran	2	14	16
15	Bruno Mars	10	5	15
16	Whitney Houston	11	4	15
17	George Michael	8	7	15
18	Beyoncé	8	6	14
19	Bee Gees	9	5	14
20	Katy Perry	9	5	14
21	Wham!	3	11	14
22	Westlife	0	14	14
23	Usher	9	4	13
24	The Supremes	12	1	13
25	Lady Gaga	6	6	12
26	Take That	0	12	12
27	Calvin Harris	1	11	12
28	The Shadows	0	11	11
29	Stevie Wonder	8	2	10
30	Phil Collins	7	3	10
31	ABBA	1	9	10
32	Janet Jackson	10	0	10
33	Rod Stewart	4	6	10
34	Britney Spears	4	6	10
35	Spice Girls	1	9	10
36	Blondie	4	6	10
37	U2	2	7	9
38	Justin Timberlake	5	4	9
39	Sam Smith	1	8	9
40	Adele	5	3	8

Metros by #1 singles

#1

#1s583

#2

#1s287

Los Angeles ♪

#3

#1s217

#4

#1s98

#5

#1s77

#6

#1s71

#7

#1s68

#8

#1s60

#9

#1s50

Philadelphia ♪

#10

#1s47

#11

#1s40

#12

#1s38

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#13

#1s36

#14

#1s35

#15

#1s34

#16

#1s33

#17

#1s31

#18

#1s29

#19

#1s26

San Francisco-San Jose ♪

#20

#1s25

New Orleans ♪

#21

#1s22

#22

#1s22

#23

#1s22

#24

#1s21

Washington-Baltimore ♪

#25

#1s19

#26

#1s19

#27

#1s18

#28

#1s18

#29

#1s18

#30

#1s18

Leeds-Bradford ♪

#31

#1s17

#32

#1s15

#33

#1s14

#34

#1s14

#35

#1s14

#36

#1s14

Minneapolis ♪

#37

#1s13

#38

#1s13

#39

#1s12

#40

#1s11

#	Metro	#1s ▾
1	London ♪	583
2	New York ♪	287
3	Los Angeles ♪	217
4	Detroit ♪	98
5	Atlanta ♪	77
6	Liverpool ♪	71
7	Chicago ♪	68
8	Manchester ♪	60
9	Miami ♪	50
10	Philadelphia ♪	47
11	Nashville ♪	40
12	Houston ♪	38
13	Memphis ♪	36
14	Birmingham ♪	35
15	Dublin ♪	34
16	Melbourne ♪	33
17	Toronto ♪	31
18	Glasgow ♪	29
19	Boston ♪	26
20	San Francisco-San Jose ♪	25
21	New Orleans ♪	22
22	Stockholm ♪	22
23	Kingston ♪	22
24	Dallas ♪	21
25	Washington-Baltimore ♪	19
26	Cardiff ♪	19
27	Pittsburgh ♪	18
28	Newcastle ♪	18
29	Brisbane ♪	18
30	Bridgetown ♪	18
31	Leeds-Bradford ♪	17
32	Honolulu ♪	15
33	Seattle ♪	14
34	Paris ♪	14
35	Ipswich ♪	14
36	Sligo ♪	14
37	Minneapolis ♪	13
38	Norfolk ♪	13
39	Sydney ♪	12
40	St. Louis ♪	11