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Artists with the Most #1 Hits

Name the artists or groups who have gained at least 6 number ones on the US Billboard Hot 100. This list includes Pre-100 Charts collected by Billboard. Those with * next to the number are artists who had at least one song hit #1 pre-Hot 100 Solo artists that split from a group are counted separately.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_artists_who_reached_number_one_in_the_United_States
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Number of #1s
Span of #1 Hits
Answer
20
1964-1970
The Beatles
19
1990-2022
Mariah Carey
17*
1956-1969
Elvis Presley
14
2006-2016
Rihanna
13
1972-1995
Michael Jackson
12
1984-2000
Madonna
12
1964-1969
The Supremes
11
2010-2022
Drake
11
1985-1995
Whitney Houston
10
1986-2001
Janet Jackson
10
1963-1985
Stevie Wonder
9
1971-1979
Bee Gees
9
1973-1998
Elton John
9
2008-2014
Katy Perry
9
2012-2023
Taylor Swift
Number of #1s
Span of #1 Hits
Answer
9
1998-2010
Usher
8
2003-2022
Beyonce
8
2015-2021
Justin Bieber
8
2010-2021
Bruno Mars
8
1985-1992
George Michael
8
1965-1978
Rolling Stones
7
1984-1990
Phil Collins
7
2018-2023
Ariana Grande
7
2015-2023
The Weeknd
6
1989-1991
Paula Abdul
6*
1955-1961
Pat Boone
6
2020-2021
BTS
6
1977-1984
Daryl Hall and John Oates
6
1970-1981
Diana Ross
6
1973-1980
Wings
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Level 46
Mar 6, 2019
According to Billboard Magazine, The Beatles had 21 #1 hits, while Elvis had 18. Look it up.
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Level 66
Mar 7, 2019
https://www.billboard.com/music/the-beatles

This should answer your question about the Beatles.

Also, there is currently a debate on whether Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog was one song or two, as it was a double A-side record. Billboard officially lists it as one entry, but many people count them as two different entries, as there was no actual Hot 100 back then. Thanks for the input though.

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Level 59
Sep 1, 2022
More spelling leniency please, such as Rihana for Rihanna.
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Level 76
Sep 12, 2022
More time needed.
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Level 65
Jan 23, 2023
Nice quiz. I got 19 of the top 20, and 24/30 overall. The answer for 6* was a real stumper!