Mariah Carey Has Now Ruled the Billboard Hot 100 in a Record 20 Different Years

Mariah Carey

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20 distinct years at No. 1 on the Hot 100: 1990-2000, 2005-06, 2008, 2019-24

Years/Hot 100 No. 1s:
- 1990: “Vision of Love,” “Love Takes Time”
- 1991: “Someday,” “I Don’t Wanna Cry,” “Emotions”
- 1992: “I’ll Be There”
- 1993: “Dreamlover”
- 1993-94: “Hero”
- 1995: “Fantasy”
- 1995-96: “One Sweet Day,” with Boyz II Men
- 1996: “Always Be My Baby”
- 1997: “Honey”
- 1998: “My All”
- 1999: “Heartbreaker,” feat. Jay-Z
- 2000: “Thank God I Found You,” feat. Joe & 98 Degrees
- 2005: “We Belong Together”
- 2005-06: “Don’t Forget About Us”
- 2008: “Touch My Body”
- 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024: “All I Want for Christmas Is You”
Paul McCartney/Wings

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10 distinct years at No. 1 on the Hot 100: 1971, 1973-76, 1978, 1980, 1982-84

Years/Hot 100 No. 1s:
- 1971: “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey,” with Linda McCartney
- 1973: “My Love,” with Wings
- 1974: “Band on the Run,” with Wings
- 1975: “Listen to What the Man Said,” Wings
- 1976: “Silly Love Songs,” Wings
- 1978: “With a Little Luck,” Wings
- 1980: “Coming Up (Live at Glasgow),” with Wings
- 1982: “Ebony and Ivory,” with Stevie Wonder
- 1983-84: “Say Say Say,” with Michael Jackson
(Additionally, The Beatles, with McCartney as a member, led the Hot 100 in seven years: 1964-70.)
Beyoncé

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10 distinct years at No. 1 on the Hot 100: 2003, 2006-09, 2017-18, 2020, 2022, 2024

Years/Hot 100 No. 1s:
- 2003: “Crazy in Love,” feat. Jay-Z, “Baby Boy,” feat. Sean Paul
- 2006: “Check on It,” feat. Slim Thug
- 2006-07: “Irreplaceable”
- 2008-09: “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”
- 2017-18: “Perfect,” with Ed Sheeran
- 2020: “Savage,” Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé
- 2022: “Break My Soul”
- 2024: “Texas Hold ‘Em”
(Additionally, Destiny’s Child, with Beyoncé as a member, led the Hot 100 in three years: 1999-2001.)
Michael Jackson

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10 distinct years at No. 1 on the Hot 100: 1972, 1979-80, 1983-84, 1987-88, 1991-92, 1995

Years/Hot 100 No. 1s:
- 1972: “Ben”
- 1979: “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough”
- 1980: “Rock With You”
- 1983: “Billie Jean,” “Beat It”
- 1983-84: “Say Say Say,” with Paul McCartney
- 1987: “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You,” with Siedah Garrett, “Bad”
- 1988: “The Way You Make Me Feel,” “Man in the Mirror,” “Dirty Diana”
- 1991-92: “Black or White”
- 1995: “You Are Not Alone”
(Additionally, The Jackson 5, with Jackson as a member, led in 1970.)
Madonna

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10 distinct years at No. 1 on the Hot 100: 1984-87, 1989-92, 1995, 2000

Years/Hot 100 No. 1s:
- 1984-85: “Like a Virgin”
- 1985: “Crazy for You”
- 1986: “Live To Tell,” “Papa Don’t Preach”
- 1987: “Open Your Heart,” “Who’s That Girl”
- 1989: “Like a Prayer”
- 1990: “Vogue”
- 1991: “Justify My Love”
- 1992: “This Used To Be My Playground”
- 1995: “Take a Bow”
- 2000: “Music”