Los artistas con más números uno de la historia, el podio te sorprenderá

Corría el año 1959 y la revista Billboard decide crear lo que se iba a convertir en el listado de ventas más importante de la historia, el Billboard Top 100, 65 años después han hecho una recopilación para conocer las bandas y artistas que más números uno han tenido a lo largo de estos años, un listado que nos ha sorprendido hasta cierto punto, pero que indica, a las claras, lo que más se ha vendido a lo largo de la historia.

Durante todo este tiempo han sido un total de 1.170 canciones las que han ocupado el top del preciado podio, pero hasta 31.000 han llegado a ocupar alguna posición destacada en este escaparate. Tan solo han sido once los artistas que han podido meter diez o más canciones en el Nº1 y tan solo dos han sido bandas, el resto lo ocupan artistas que trabajan en solitario.

Parece que no habría duda al pensar que The Beatles ocupan la primera plaza dentro de este selectísimo grupo, ellos han conseguido meter hasta 20 canciones en el número uno del Top 100 desde el 1 de febrero de 1964 con ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’, hasta 1970 con ‘The Long and Winding Road/For You Blue’.

MARIAH CAREY Y RIHANNA EN EL PODIO

Después de The Beatles ha sido Mariah Carey la artista que más números uno ha conseguido cuando en 1990 aterrizó en la lista con ‘Vision of Love’ y hasta 2019 cuando en navidades obtenía una vez más el máximo honor con ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’. Entre esas fechas canciones como ‘Emotions’, ‘Always Be my Baby’ o ‘I’ll Be There’ se alzaban con el premio de ventas más preciado del mundo.

La tercera posición es para Rihanna, una artista que ha sabido colarse en esta lista a lo largo de dos décadas que ha sabido dominar con presteza, son 14 los singles que han conseguido el Nº1 desde mayo de 2006 con ‘SOS’, hasta marzo de 2016 con ‘Work’ junto a Drake.

EL RESTO DEL SELECTO GRUPO

Michael Jackson es el siguiente en la lista al haber cosechado hasta 13 números uno entre 1972 con ‘Ben’ y 1995 con ‘You Are Not Alone’. Sigue a la zaga Drake con las mismas cifras que el rey del pop, pero entre 2010 y 2023.

Triple empate en los siguientes puestos que, con 12 números uno cada una se sitúan Madonna, The Supremes y Taylor Swift, ocupando cada una de ellas una etapa muy diferente en la historia de esta lista. La novena posición es para Whitney Houston, que ha logrado un total de 11 números uno entre 1985 y 1995.

Para acabar el listado nos encontramos a Janet Jackson y Stevie Wonder con diez números uno por cabeza.

LOS ARTISTAS CON MENOS DE 10 NÚMEROS UNO

Fuera de ese club de los que han conseguido meter 10 o más canciones en el número uno se encuentran artistas de la talla de Beyoncé, Elton John, Bee Gees, Katy Perry o Paul McCartney (tanto en solitario como con Wings), ellos lograron en nueve ocasiones esta hito, que no alcanzaron al quedarse con ocho Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars, George Michael o The Rolling Stones.

CONOCE EL LISTADO COMPLETO

1 The Beatles, Nº1

1. “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” seven weeks at No. 1 beginning Feb. 1, 1964

2. “She Loves You,” two, March 21, 1964

3. “Can’t Buy Me Love,” five, April 4, 1964

4. “Love Me Do,” one, May 30, 1964

5. “A Hard Day’s Night,” two, Aug. 1, 1964

6. “I Feel Fine,” three, Dec. 26, 1964

7. “Eight Days a Week,” two, March 13, 1965

8. “Ticket to Ride,” one, May 22, 1965

9. “Help!,” three, Sept. 4, 1965

10. “Yesterday,” four, Oct. 9, 1965

11. “We Can Work It Out,” three, Jan. 8, 1966

12. “Paperback Writer,” two, June 25, 1966

13. “Penny Lane,” one, March 18, 1967

14. “All You Need Is Love,” one, Aug. 19, 1967

15. “Hello Goodbye,” three, Aug. 19, 1967

16. “Hey Jude,” nine, Sept. 28, 1968

17. “Get Back,” with Billy Preston, five, May 24, 1969

18. “Come Together”/”Something,” one, Nov. 29, 1969

19. “Let It Be,” two, April 11, 1970

20. “The Long and Winding Road”/”For You Blue,” two, June 13, 1970

2 Mariah Carey, 19 Nº1

1. “Vision of Love,” four weeks at No. 1 beginning Aug. 4, 1990

2. “Love Takes Time,” three, Nov. 10, 1990

3. “Someday,” two, March 9, 1991

4. “I Don’t Wanna Cry,” two, May 25, 1991

5. “Emotions,” three, Oct. 12, 1991

6. “I’ll Be There,” two, June 20, 1992

7. “Dreamlover,” eight, Sept. 11, 1993

8. “Hero,” four, Dec. 25, 1993

9. “Fantasy,” eight, Sept. 30, 1995

10. “One Sweet Day,” with Boyz II Men, 16, Dec. 2, 1995

11. “Always Be My Baby,” two, May 4, 1996

12. “Honey,” three, Sept. 13, 1997

13. “My All,” one, May 23, 1998

14. “Heartbreaker,” feat. JAY-Z, two, Oct. 9, 1999

15. “Thank God I Found You,” feat. Joe & 98 Degrees, one, Feb. 19, 2000

16. “We Belong Together,” 14, June 4, 2005

17. “Don’t Forget About Us,” two, Dec. 31, 2005

18. “Touch My Body,” two, April 12, 2008

19. “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” 12, Dec. 21, 2019

3 Rihanna, 14 Nº1

1. “SOS,” three weeks at No. 1 beginning May 13, 2006

2. “Umbrella,” feat. JAY-Z, seven, June 9, 2007

3. “Take a Bow,” one, May 24, 2008

4. “Disturbia,” two, Aug. 23, 2008

5. “Live Your Life,” T.I. feat. Rihanna, six, Oct. 18, 2008

6. “Rude Boy,” five, March 27, 2010

7. “Love the Way You Lie,” Eminem feat. Rihanna, seven, July 31, 2010

8. “What’s My Name?,” feat. Drake, one, Nov. 20, 2010

9. “Only Girl (In the World),” one, Dec. 4, 2010

10. “S&M,” feat. Britney Spears, one, April 30, 2011

11. “We Found Love,” feat. Calvin Harris, 10, Nov. 12, 2011

12. “Diamonds,” three, Dec. 1, 2012

13. “The Monster,” Eminem feat. Rihanna, four, Dec. 21, 2013

14. “Work,” feat. Drake, nine, March 5, 2016

4 Michael Jackson, 13 Nº1

1. “Ben,” one week at No. 1 beginning Oct. 14, 1972

2. “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough,” one, Oct. 13, 1979

3. “Rock With You,” four, Jan. 19, 1980

4. “Billie Jean,” seven, March 5, 1983

5. “Beat It,” three, April 30, 1983

6. “Say Say Say,” with Paul McCartney, six, Dec. 10, 1983

7. “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You,” with Siedah Garrett, one, Sept. 19, 1987

8. “Bad,” two, Oct. 24, 1987

9. “The Way You Make Me Feel,” one, Jan. 23, 1988

10. “Man in the Mirror,” two, March 26, 1988

11. “Dirty Diana,” one, July 2, 1988

12. “Black or White,” seven, Dec. 7, 1991

13. “You Are Not Alone,” one, Sept. 2, 1995

1. “What’s My Name?” with Rihanna, one week at No. 1 beginning Nov. 20, 2010

2. “Work” with Rihanna, nine, March 5, 2016

3. “One Dance” feat. Wizkid & Kyla, 10, May 21, 2016

4. “God’s Plan,” 11, Feb. 3, 2018

5. “Nice for What,” eight, April 21, 2018

6. “In My Feelings,” 10, July 21, 2018

7. “Toosie Slide,” one, April 18, 2020

8. “What’s Next,” one, March 20, 2021

9. “Way 2 Sexy,” feat. Future & Young Thug, one, Sept. 18, 2021

10. “Wait for U,” with Future, feat. Tems, one, May 14, 2022

11. “Jimmy Cooks,” feat. 21 Savage, one, July 2, 2022

12. “Slime You Out,” feat. SZA, one, Sept. 30, 2023

13. “First Person Shooter,” feat. J. Cole, one, Oct. 21, 2023

5 Drake, 13 Nº1

1. “Like a Virgin,” six weeks at No. 1 beginning Dec. 22, 1984

2. “Crazy for You,” one, May 11, 1985

3. “Live to Tell,” one, June 7, 1986

4. “Papa Don’t Preach,” two, Aug. 16, 1986

5. “Open Your Heart,” one, Feb. 7, 1987

6. “Who’s That Girl,” one, Aug. 22, 1987

7. “Like a Prayer,” three, April 22, 1989

8. “Vogue,” three, May 19, 1990

9. “Justify My Love,” two, Jan. 5, 1991

10. “This Used to Be My Playground,” one, Aug. 8, 1992

11. “Take a Bow,” seven, Feb. 25, 1995

12. “Music,” four, Sept. 16, 2000

7 The Supremes, 12 Nº1

1. “Where Did Our Love Go,” two weeks at No. 1 beginning Aug. 22, 1964

2. “Baby Love,” four, Oct. 31, 1964

3. “Come See About Me,” two, Dec. 19, 1964

4. “Stop! In the Name of Love,” two, March 27, 1965

5. “Back in My Arms Again,” one, June 12, 1965

6. “I Hear a Symphony,” two, Nov. 20, 1965

7. “You Can’t Hurry Love,” two, Sept. 10, 1966

8. “You Keep Me Hangin’ On,” two, Nov. 19, 1966

9. “Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone,” one, March 11, 1967

10. “The Happening,” one, May 13, 1967

11. “Love Child,” with Diana Ross, two, Nov. 30, 1968

12. “Someday We’ll Be Together,” Diana Ross & The Supremes, one, Dec. 27, 1969

8 Taylor Swift, 12 Nº1

1. “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” three weeks at No. 1 beginning Sept. 1, 2012

2. “Shake It Off,” four, Sept. 6, 2014

3. “Blank Space,” seven, Nov. 29, 2014

4. “Bad Blood” feat. Kendrick Lamar, one, June 6, 2015

5. “Look What You Made Me Do,” three, Sept. 16, 2017

6. “Cardigan,” one, Aug. 8, 2020

7. “Willow,” one, Dec. 26, 2020

8. “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version),” one, Nov. 27, 2021

9. “Anti-Hero,” eight, Nov. 5, 2022

10. “Cruel Summer,” four, Oct. 28, 2023

11. “Is It Over Now? (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault),” one, Nov. 11, 2023

12. “Fortnight” feat. Post Malone, one, May 4, 2024

9 Whitney Houston, 11 Nº1

1. “Saving All My Love for You,” one week at No. 1 beginning Oct. 26, 1985

2. “How Will I Know,” two, Feb. 15, 1986

3. “Greatest Love of All,” three, May 17, 1986

4. “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me),” two, June 27, 1987

5. “Didn’t We Almost Have It All,” two, Sept. 26, 1987

6. “So Emotional,” one, Jan. 9, 1988

7. “Where Do Broken Hearts Go,” two, April 23, 1988

8. “I’m Your Baby Tonight,” one, Dec. 1, 1990

9. “All The Man That I Need,” two, Feb. 23, 1991

10. “I Will Always Love You,” 14, Nov. 28, 1992

11. “Exhale (Shoop Shoop),” one, Nov. 25, 1995

10 Janet Jackson, 10 Nº1

1. “When I Think of You,” two weeks at No. 1 beginning Oct. 11, 1986

2. “Miss You Much,” four, Oct. 7, 1989

3. “Escapade,” three, March 3, 1990

4. “Black Cat,” one, Oct. 27, 1990

5. “Love Will Never Do (Without You),” one, Jan. 19, 1991

6. “That’s the Way Love Goes,” eight, May 15, 1993

7. “Again,” two, Dec. 11, 1993

8. “Together Again,” two, Jan. 31, 1998

9. “Doesn’t Really Matter,” three, Aug. 26, 2000

10. “All for You,” seven, April 14, 2001

11 Stevie Wonder, 10 Nº1

1. “Fingertips – Pt 2,” three weeks at No. 1 beginning Aug. 10, 1963

2. “Superstition,” one, Jan. 27, 1973

3. “You Are the Sunshine of My Life,” one, May 19, 1973

4. “You Haven’t Done Nothin,” one, Nov. 2, 1974

5. “I Wish,” one, Jan. 22, 1977

6. “Sir Duke,” three, May 21, 1977

7. “Ebony and Ivory,” with Paul McCartney, seven, May 15, 1982

8. “I Just Called to Say I Love You,” three, Oct. 13, 1984

9. “Part Time Lover,” one week, Nov. 2, 1985

10. “That’s What Friends Are For” (as Dionne & Friends), four, Jan. 18, 1986