the beatles has had the most number 1 singles.
the beatles has had the most number 1 singles.
who has had the most number 1 singles?
the beatles
rihanna has accumulated 14 no. 1 singles on the us "billboard" hot 100 chart for the third most no. 1 songs in the chart's history. she has been named the top mainstream top 40 chart artist of the past twenty years by "billboard"; she ranks first with most entries (36), most top tens (23) and most no. 1 songs (10). as of march 2014, rihanna has sold over 18 million singles and 6 million albums in the united kingdom. she is the tenth best-selling and the second best-selling female singles artist in the country, only behind madonna and is second only to the beatles for the most million-selling singles in the uk of all time. her collaboration with eminem, "love the way you lie", together with "umbrella", "disturbia", "only girl (in the world)", "we found love" and "diamonds", are some of the best-selling singles of all time worldwide. rihanna has seven no. 1 singles on the hot r&b/hip-hop songs chart, and airplay chart, as well as sixteen no. 1 singles on the rhythmic chart. she has also earned over 30 top-ten songs in the uk and australia, making her the only artist in the 21st century to achieve this feat so far.
rihanna
matsuda used to hold the records for the most number 1 singles (25) and most consecutive number 1 singles (24) on the japan's oricon charts, for 12 years from 1988 to 2000. both were surpassed by b'z in late 2000. she held the record for the most number 1 singles (25) by a female singer for 18 years from 1988 to 2006 when ayumi hamasaki's "startin'/born to be..." reached number 1, making it her 26th single to top the charts. matsuda's streak for the most consecutive number 1 singles (24) by a female singer and any soloist was held from 1988-2010 for 22 years. it was then broken by hamasaki's "l" in september/october 2010. matsuda also hold records for the most top 10 albums (50) and most number 1 albums. the former is tied by hamasaki and the latter was broken again by ayumi hamasaki. matsuda was the first artist in the oricon history to have a single and an album debut at no. 1 on oricon chart in the same week. so far, this has only happened three times.
seiko matsuda