The Beatles, Taylor Swift, Drake, Mariah Carey & More: Acts With the Most Billboard 200 & Hot 100 No. 1s Combined
The Beatles lead the list of artists with the most combined No. 1s on the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 charts, totaling 39. Taylor Swift and Drake are tied for second place among soloists, each with 29 No. 1s. Mariah Carey and Madonna round out the top five with 25 and 21 combined No. 1s, respectively.
- ▪The Beatles have 39 combined No. 1s on the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 charts.
- ▪Taylor Swift and Drake each have 29 combined No. 1s, making them the top soloists.
- ▪Mariah Carey has 25 combined No. 1s, while Madonna has 21.
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Topping the Billboard 200 albums chart or the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart marks a milestone achievement for any artist. Topping both tallies reflects that an act can boast mass appeal with a full collection of music along with the ability to translate that reach to hit singles. Who has the most combined No. 1s on the Billboard 200 and Hot 100? With the most No. 1s on each ranking (through charts dated May 30, 2026), The Beatles, thus, claim the most leaders on the lists combined: 39, via 20 No. 1s on the Hot 100 and 19 on the Billboard 200. The Fab Four first topped the charts in February 1964, thanks to “I Want To Hold Your Hand” and parent album Meet the Beatles, respectively. The band’s run of Billboard 200 No. 1s stretches through its retrospective 1 in 2000-01.
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