The following list shows the artists ranked by the number of weeks spent at the top. Artists who had only one #1 single and no other top ten hits–in other words, One-Hit Wonders, are not listed here.
Weeks spent at #1 (number of chart-topping singles if more than one)–Artist
(Weeks at #1) Song title
101 (18)–Madonna
21 ray of light
9 Express Yourself
9 Vogue
7 Rainbow High
7 frozen
6 Don’t Cry for Me Argentina
6 beautiful stranger
6 Don’t Tell Me
5 Papa Don’t Preach
5 American Pie
4 Erotica
4 “Music”
3 Like a Prayer
3 Cherish
3 Deeper and Deeper
1 Material Girl
1 Dress You Up
1 Fever
55 (9)–Paul McCartney
13 Say Say Say with Michael Jackson
11 No More Lonely Nights
8 Spies Like Us
7 Hope of Deliverance
5 Figure of Eight
4 Press
4 My Brave Face
2 The World Tonight
1 Young Boy
43 (8)–Janet Jackson
9 Together Again
8 Scream with Michael Jackson
8 Runaway
6 Love Will Never Do (Without You)
4 If
3 Miss You Much
3 You Want This
2 When I Think of You
39 (6)–Michael Jackson
13 Say Say Say with Paul McCartney
11 Black or White
8 Scream with Janet Jackson
3 Dirty Diana
2 I Just Can’t Stop Loving You
2 Bad
35 (10)–Pet Shop Boys
8 I don’t know what you want but I can’t give it anymore
5 Being Boring
3 Left to My Own Devices
3 Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can’t Take My Eyes Off You)
3 Go West
3 I Wouldn’t Normally Do This Kind of Thing
3 Se a vida é (That’s the way life is)
3 New York City Boy
2 West End Girls
2 Can You Forgive Her?
24 (3)–John Lennon
11 Nobody Told Me
8 I’m Stepping Out
5 Borrowed Time
23 (8)–Duran Duran
5 Notorious
5 «Meet El Presidente»
4 A View to a Kill
3 Too Much Information
2 The Reflex
2 White Lines (Don’t Do It)
1 I Don’t Want Your Love
1 Come Undone
23 (7)–Pointer Sisters
10 Don’t Walk Away
3 He Turned Me Out
3 Friends’ Advice (Don’t Take It)
2 Twist My Arm
2 Goldmine
2 All I Know is the Way I Feel
1 Neutron Dance
23 (3)–Elton John
10 Candle In The Wind 1997
8 Don’t Go Breaking My Heart with RuPaul
5 Something About The Way You Look Tonight
22 (4)-Whitney Houston
13 my love is your love
6 Heartbreak Hotel Feat. Faith Evans & Kelly Price
2 I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
1 All the Man that I Need
19 (4)–The B-52’s
7 Roam
7 Good Stuff
4 Love Shack
1 Hot Pants Explosion
19 (2) Cher
14 believe
5 One By One
17 (6)–Simple Minds
5 See the Lights
3 All the Things She Said
3 Stand By Love
3 She’s a River
2 Promised You a Miracle [live]
1 Belfast Child
14 (4)–Rick Astley
5 She Wants to Dance with Me
4 Never Gonna Give You Up
3 Cry for Help
2 Together Forever
14 (3)–RuPaul
8 Don’t Go Breaking My Heart with Elton John
3 Supermodel (You Better Work)
3 Back to My Roots
14 (2)–Ricky Martin
7 Livin’ La Vida Loca
7 She Bangs
13 (5)–Prince
4 Let’s Go Crazy
3 Cream
2 When Doves Cry
2 U Got the Look
2 Alphabet St.
12 (3)–Crystal Waters
6 100% Pure Love
3 Gypsy Woman (She’s Homeless)
3 Say…If You Feel Alright
11 (4)–R.E.M.
5 Shiny Happy People
3 Losing My Religion
2 Winged Mammal Theme
1 Pop Song 89
11 (3)–New Order
6 Regret
3 True Faith-94
2 World (The Price of Love)
11 (2)–The Beatles
10 Free As A Bird
1 Real Love
11–The Cult
She Sells Sanctuary
10 (2)–Gloria Estefan
5 Turn the Beat Around
5 Everlasting Love
10 (2)–George Harrison
6 Got My Mind Set on You
4 When We Was Fab
10–Amber
If You Could Read My Mind by Stars on 54: Ultra Naté, Amber, Jocelyn Enriquez
10–Ultra Naté
If You Could Read My Mind by Stars on 54: Ultra Naté, Amber, Jocelyn Enriquez
8 (4)–George Michael
3 I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me) with Aretha Franklin
3 Fastlove
1 Monkey
1 Star People
8 (3)–Heart
5 There’s the Girl
2 Who Will You Run To
1 Nothin’ at All
8 (2)–Traveling Wilburys
5 Handle with Care
3 End of the Line
8–The KLF
Justified & Ancient
7 (4)–U2
3 Even Better Than the Real Thing
2 One
1 With or Without You
1 Desire
7 (2)–Chris Isaak
5 Wicked Game
2 San Francisco Days
7 (2)–Cyndi Lauper
6 She Bop
1 Change of Heart
6 (3)–m people
3 testify
2 Open Your Heart
1 fantasy island
6 (3)–Wilson Phillips
3 Release Me
2 Impulsive
1 Hold On
6 (2) Nancy Sinatra
4 These Boots Are Made for Walkin’
2 Somethin’ Stupid with Frank Sinatra
6 (2)–Donna Summer
4 Melody of Love (Wanna Be Loved)
2 love is the healer
6–darude
Sandstorm
6–INXS
Suicide Blonde
5 (2)–Natalie Cole
4 Unforgettable
1 Pink Cadillac
5 (2)–Julian Lennon
3 Valotte
2 Say You’re Wrong
5–The Power Station
Get It On (Bang a Gong)
5–savage garden
i want you
5–Starship
We Built This City
4 (3)–Bon Jovi
2 Livin’ on a Prayer
1 Wanted Dead or Alive
1 Bad Medicine
4 (2)–k.d. lang
3 Sexuality
1 Constant Craving
4 (2)–Nirvana
2 Smells Like Teen Spirit
2 Come as You Are
4 (2)–The Northern Pikes
2 Teenland
2 She Ain’t Pretty
4 (2)–Tears For Fears
2 Head Over Heels
2 Break it Down Again
4–Corona
Baby Baby
4–General Public
Tenderness
4–Wham!
Everything She Wants
3 (2)–Bananarama
2 Venus
1 Nathan Jones
3 (2)–Bangles
2 Walk Like an Egyptian
1 In Your Room
3 (2)–Terence Trent D’Arby
2 Wishing Well
1 This Side of Love
3–Bryan Adams
Summer of ’69
3–Eric Clapton
Layla
3–Aretha Franklin
I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me) with George Michael
3–Peter Gabriel
Big Time
3–Guns N’ Roses
Sweet Child o’ Mine
3–Kris Kross
Jump
3–Liza Minnelli
Losing My Mind
3–Robert Palmer
Simply Irresistible
3–R.S.F
I’m Too Sexy
3–Heather Small
Holding On
2–Arcadia
Election Day
2–The Art Of Noise
Peter Gunn -Featuring Duane Eddy
2–Barenaked Ladies
Enid
2–David Bowie
Dancing in the Street with Mick Jagger
2–Mariah Carey
Fantasy
2–Chalk Circle
Me, Myself & I
2–Sinéad O’Connor
The Emperor’s New Clothes
2–Donny Osmond
My Love is a Fire
2–PM Dawn
Looking Through Patient Eyes
2–Public Enemy
Fight the Power
2–LeAnn Rimes
Blue
2–Shakespears Sister
I Don’t Care
2–Frank Sinatra
Somethin’ Stupid with Nancy Sinatra
2–Lisa Stansfield
This is the Right Time
2–Technotronic
Get Up! (Before the Night is Over)
2–Värttinä
Seelinnikoi
1–Paula Abdul
Opposites Attract Duet with the Wild Pair
1–Cutting Crew
(I Just) Died in Your Arms
1–Celine Dion
It’s All Coming Back To Me Now
1–Fleetwood Mac
Little Lies
1–Garbage
Stupid Girl
1–Bruce Hornsby and the Range
The Way It Is
1–Michael McDonald
On My Own with Patti La Belle
1–The Proclaimers
I’m on My Way
1–Bruce Springsteen
Brilliant Disguise
1–Tina Turner
What’s Love Got to Do With It
1–Suzanne Vega
Luka
1–Jody Watley
Looking for a New Love