by Alex Cosper (7/21/13) The top two artists with the most number one songs in U.S. history on the Billboard Hot 100 chart are the Beatles with 20 and Elvis Presley with 18. The Beatles tied Presley's record in 1969 when their single "Come Together/Something" was listed as a double-sided single at number one, the week Billboard changed its methodology, which previously listed double-sided hit singles as separate tracks. So in a sense, the Beatles really ended up with 21 number one hit songs, if you count songs separately. But if that's the case, both The Beatles and Elvis Presley had several other number one songs if you count popular b-sides such as "I Saw Her Standing There," which was the b-side to The Beatles' first chart topper "I Want to Hold Your Hand." Presley's "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog" was counted as a double-sided hit in 1956. The Beatles' Number One Hits 1964 - I Want To Hold Your Hand 1964 - She Loves You 1964 - Can't Buy Me Love 1964 - Love Me Do 1964 - A Hard Day's Night 1964 - I Feel Fine 1965 - Eight Days a Week 1965 - Ticket To Ride 1965 - Help! 1965 - Yesterday 1966 - We Can Work It Out 1966 - Paperback Writer 1967 - Penny Lane 1967 - All You Need Is Love 1968 - Hello Goodbye 1968 - Hey Jude 1969 - Get Back 1969 - Come Together/Something 1970 - Let It Be 1970 - The Long and Winding Road Elvis Presley's Number One Hits 1956 - Heartbreak Hotel 1956 - I Want You, I Need You, I Love You 1956 - Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog 1956 - Love Me Tender 1957 - Too Much 1957 - All Shook Up 1957 - (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear 1957 - Jailhouse Rock 1958 - Don't 1958 - Hard Headed Woman 1959 - A Big Hunk O' Love 1960 - Stuck On You 1960 - It's Now or Never 1960 - Are You Lonesome To-night? 1961 - Surrender 1962 - Good Luck Charm 1969 - Suspicious Minds © Playlist Research. All rights reserved. |