List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones

MOST WEEKS AT NUMBER ONE
16 weeks
Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men — "One Sweet Day" (1995-1996)
14 weeks
Whitney Houston — "I Will Always Love You" (1992-1993)
Boyz II Men — "I'll Make Love to You" (1994)
Los del Río — "Macarena" (Bayside Boys mix) (1996)
Elton John — "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (1997-1998)
Mariah Carey — "We Belong Together" (2005)
The Black Eyed Peas — "I Gotta Feeling" (2009)


NUMBER ONE DEBUTS
Michael Jackson — "You Are Not Alone" (September 2, 1995)
Mariah Carey — "Fantasy" (September 30, 1995)
Whitney Houston — "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" (November 25, 1995)
Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men — "One Sweet Day" (December 2, 1995)
Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 — "I'll Be Missing You" (June 14, 1997)
Mariah Carey — "Honey" (September 13, 1997)
Elton John — "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (October 11, 1997)
Céline Dion — "My Heart Will Go On" (February 28, 1998)
Aerosmith — "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (September 5, 1998)
Lauryn Hill — "Doo Wop (That Thing)" (November 14, 1998)
Clay Aiken — "This Is the Night" (June 28, 2003)
Fantasia — "I Believe" (July 10, 2004)
Carrie Underwood — "Inside Your Heaven" (July 2, 2005)
Taylor Hicks — "Do I Make You Proud" (July 1, 2006)
Britney Spears — "3" (October 24, 2009)
Eminem — "Not Afraid" (May 22, 2010)
Kesha — "We R Who We R" (November 13, 2010)
Britney Spears — "Hold It Against Me" (January 29, 2011)
Lady Gaga — "Born This Way" (February 26, 2011)
Katy Perry — "Part of Me" (March 3, 2012)


MOST TOP TEN SINGLES
Madonna (38)
Elvis Presley (36)
The Beatles (34)
Stevie Wonder (28) tie
Michael Jackson (28) tie
Elton John (27) tie
Janet Jackson (27) tie
Mariah Carey (27) tie


MOST NUMBER ONE SINGLES
The Beatles (20)
Mariah Carey (18)
Elvis Presley (17)
Michael Jackson (13)
Madonna (12) tie
The Supremes (12) tie
Whitney Houston (11) tie
Rihanna (11)[26] tie
Janet Jackson (10) tie
Stevie Wonder (10) tie


MOST CUMULATIVE WEEKS AT NUMBER ONE
79 – Elvis Presley
79 – Mariah Carey
59 – The Beatles
50 – Boyz II Men
47 – Usher
44 – Rihanna
37 – Michael Jackson
36 – Beyoncé
34 – Elton John
33 – Janet Jackson
31 – Whitney Houston


MOST CONSECUTIVE WEEKS IN TOP TEN
69 weeks – Katy Perry "California Gurls" (featuring Snoop Dogg), "Teenage Dream", "Firework", "E.T." (featuring Kanye West), "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" (2010–11)
48 weeks – Ace of Base "All That She Wants", "The Sign", "Don't Turn Around" (1993–94)
46 weeks – Rihanna  "Love the Way You Lie" (Eminem featuring Rihanna), "Only Girl (In the World)", "What's My Name?" (featuring Drake), "S&M" (2010-11)
42 weeks – Santana  "Smooth" (featuring Rob Thomas), "Maria Maria" (featuring The Product G&B) (1999–2000)
41 weeks – Mariah Carey  "Fantasy", "One Sweet Day" (with Boyz II Men), "Always Be My Baby" (1995–96)


PRODUCERS WITH THE MOST NUMBER ONE SINGLES
George Martin (23)
Jimmy Jam (16) (tie)
Terry Lewis (16) (tie)
Steve Sholes (16) (tie)
Barry Gibb (14) (tie)
Mariah Carey (14) (tie)

SONGWRITERS WITH THE MOST CONSECUTIVE YEARS WITH A NUMBER ONE HIT
Paul McCartney (8) (1964-1971)
Lionel Richie (8) (1979-1985)
Cole Porter (7)
Mariah Carey (6) (1995-2000)


SONGWRITERS WITH THE MOST BILLBOARD NUMBER ONE SINGLES
Paul McCartney (32)
John Lennon (26)
Mariah Carey (17)
Barry Gibb (16)
Brian Holland (15) (tie)
Sean Garrett (15) (tie)


MOST CONSECUTIVE WEEKS IN TOP TEN AFTER DEBUTING IN TOP TEN
21 weeks - Nicki Minaj — "Starships" (2012)
20 weeks - The Black Eyed Peas — "I Gotta Feeling" (Number one for 14 weeks) (2009)
19 weeks - Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa — "Payphone" (2012)
19 weeks - Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men — "One Sweet Day" (Number one for 16 weeks) (1995-1996)
18 weeks - Avril Lavigne — "Girlfriend" (Number one for one week) (2007)
17 weeks - Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg — "California Gurls" (Number one for six weeks) (2010)
17 weeks - Puffy Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 — "I'll Be Missing You" (Number one for 11 weeks) (1997)
16 weeks - Eminem featuring Rihanna — "Love the Way You Lie" (Number one for 7 weeks) (2010)
16 weeks - Mariah Carey — "Fantasy" (Number one for 8 weeks) (1995)
15 weeks - Pink — "So What" (Number one for one week) (2008)
15 weeks - Mariah Carey — "Always Be My Baby" (Number one for two weeks) (1996)
15 weeks - Whitney Houston — "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" (Number one for one week) (1995-1996)


SIMULTANEOUSLY OCCUPYING THE TOP TWO POSTIONS
Elvis Presley: October 20, 1956 through November 3, 1956
"Hound Dog" / "Don't Be Cruel"
"Love Me Tender" ("Best Sellers in Stores" and "Most Played by Jockeys" charts)
The Beatles: From February 22, 1964 until April 25, 1964 the Beatles held the top two positions, with various singles. In some of the weeks, the band held the top three or top four slots, the only act in chart history to do so. On April 4, 1964, The Beatles occupied the entire top five.
"Can't Buy Me Love"
"Twist and Shout"
"She Loves You"
"I Want to Hold Your Hand"
"Please Please Me"
Bee Gees: March 18, 1978 through April 15, 1978
"Night Fever"
"Stayin' Alive"
Ashanti: April 20, 2002 through May 18, 2002
"Foolish"
"What's Luv?" (Fat Joe featuring Ashanti)
Nelly: August 10, 2002 through August 31, 2002
"Hot in Herre"
"Dilemma" (songs switched positions on August 17, 2002)
OutKast: December 20, 2003 through February 7, 2004
"Hey Ya!"
"The Way You Move"
50 Cent: April 16, 2005
"Candy Shop" (50 Cent featuring Olivia)
"Hate It or Love It" (The Game featuring 50 Cent)
Mariah Carey: September 10, 2005
"We Belong Together"
"Shake It Off"
Akon: December 2, 2006
"I Wanna Love You" (Akon featuring Snoop Dogg)
"Smack That" (Akon featuring Eminem)
April 14, 2007
"Don't Matter"
"The Sweet Escape" (Gwen Stefani featuring Akon)
T.I.: October 18, 2008 and November 1 through November 29, 2008
"Live Your Life" (T.I. featuring Rihanna)
"Whatever You Like" (songs switched positions several times)
Black Eyed Peas: June 27, 2009[34] through July 18, 2009
"Boom Boom Pow"
"I Gotta Feeling" (songs switched positions on July 11, 2009)

In addition to her historic 18 No. 1 total on the Hot 100, Carey has tallied 15 toppers on Dance/Club Play Songs, 11 on Radio Songs and 10 on R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

Note: Triumphant just moved up 5 spots to number 8 on the Dance/Play chart! Get 'Em!!!