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Most Billboard Hot 100 No. 1S Quiz

How well do you know the most Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s? Floored turns the ranking into a building: floor 1 is the top of the list. We name a floor, you guess what's on it, and the lift rides to whatever you picked so you know to go higher or lower.

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You get a few guesses per floor. Land it on your first guess for 10 points; a near miss still scores. After the hot 100 No. 1s round, four more lists from the same topic keep the ride going.

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  1. The Beatles 20 No. 1s
    In April 1964 they held 12 spots on the Hot 100, including the whole top five.
  2. Mariah Carey 19 No. 1s
    One Sweet Day, her duet with Boyz II Men, spent 16 weeks at No. 1.
  3. Taylor Swift 16 No. 1s
    She is named after the singer-songwriter James Taylor.
  4. Rihanna 14 No. 1s
    She was spotted in Barbados when her girl group auditioned for US producer Evan Rogers.
  5. Drake 14 No. 1s
    He became the Toronto Raptors' global ambassador in 2013.
  6. Michael Jackson 13 No. 1s
    He co-wrote the 1985 charity single We Are the World with Lionel Richie.
  7. The Supremes 12 No. 1s
    The group started out in 1959 as the Primettes.
  8. Madonna 12 No. 1s
    Her free 2024 concert on Rio's Copacabana Beach drew an estimated 1.6 million people.
  9. Whitney Houston 11 No. 1s
    I Will Always Love You was written and first recorded by Dolly Parton.
  10. Stevie Wonder 10 No. 1s
    He signed with Motown at 11 and was billed as Little Stevie Wonder.
  11. Janet Jackson 10 No. 1s
    In 1977 she landed a starring role as Penny on the sitcom Good Times.
  12. Bruno Mars 10 No. 1s
    He headlined the Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show, with the Red Hot Chili Peppers as guests.
  13. Ariana Grande 10 No. 1s
    She played Cat Valentine on the Nickelodeon series Victorious.
  14. Bee Gees 9 No. 1s
    They wrote Islands in the Stream, a US No. 1 for Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton.
  15. Paul McCartney 9 No. 1s
    Being left-handed, he learned guitar by reversing the order of the strings.
  16. Elton John 9 No. 1s
    He has written songs with lyricist Bernie Taupin since they met in 1967.
  17. Usher 9 No. 1s
    At 13 he held a 12-second note on Star Search, a record for a child on the show.
  18. Katy Perry 9 No. 1s
    She was a judge on American Idol from 2018 to 2024.
  19. Beyoncé 9 No. 1s
    She voiced Nala in the 2019 remake of The Lion King.
  20. The Rolling Stones 8 No. 1s
    Their tongue and lips logo was created in 1970 for their new label, Rolling Stones Records.
  21. George Michael 8 No. 1s
    He formed the duo Wham! with Andrew Ridgeley in 1981.
  22. Justin Bieber 8 No. 1s
    He married model Hailey Baldwin in 2018.

Source: Wikipedia: Artists with the most number-ones on the Billboard Hot 100 (matches Billboard's own tally) · as of 2026-11

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