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Most Number Ones
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12 - Girls Aloud [2003-2009]:
No Good Advice, Life Got Cold, The Show, Love Machine, Wake Me Up, Biology, Something Kinda Ooooh, Sexy! No No No..., Call The Shots, Can't Speak French,
The Loving Kind, Untouchable
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Most Weeks At Number One (Artist)
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18 weeks - Girls Aloud [2003-2009]
No Good Advice (1), Life Got Cold (2), The Show (2), Love Machine (1), Wake Me Up (1), Biology (1), Something Kinda Ooooh (1), Sexy! No No No... (2),
Call The Shots (1), Can't Speak French (4), The Loving Kind (1), Untouchable (1)
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Most Consecutive Number Ones
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10 - Angels & Airwaves [2006-2010, active]:
The Adventure, Do It For Me Now, It Hurts, The War, The Gift, Everything's Magic, Secret Crowds, Call To Arms, Breathe, Hallucinations
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| Longest Span Of Number Ones |
10 years, 11 months, 2 weeks [5.29.1999 to 5.15.2010] - Backstreet Boys:
"I Want It That Way" to "Bigger" |
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| Longest Gap Between Number Ones |
9 years, 1 month, 2 weeks [11.11.2000 to 12.26.2009] - Britney Spears:
"Stronger" to "Kill The Lights" |
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| Self-Replacement At Number One |
1. [11.2.2002 to 11.9.2002] - Michelle Branch: "Goodbye To You" replaced "The Game Of Love"
2. [6.25.2005 to 7.2.2005] - Stereophonics: "Superman" replaced "Dakota" |
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| Fastest Hat Trick Of Number Ones |
3 months, 3 weeks [5.1.2010 to 8.21.2010] - Creed:
Overcome, Rain, A Thousand Faces |
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| Youngest Artist To Reach Number One |
| 16 years, 1 month, 14 days - Cheyenne Kimball [DOB: 7.27.1990]: "Hanging On" on 9.9.2006 |
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| Oldest Artist To Reach Number One |
| 59 years, 9 months, 12 days - Klaus Meine [lead singer, Scorpions] [DOB: 5.25.1948]: "Humanity" on 3.8.2008 |
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| Most Number Ones In A Calendar Year |
4 - The Ting Tings [2009]:
Great DJ, Shut Up & Let Me Go, We Walk, Be The One |
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| Most Weeks At Number One In A Calendar Year |
| 11 weeks - *NSYNC [2000] |
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| Most Number Ones In A 52-Week Span |
| 5 - Angels & Airwaves: The Adventure, Do It For Me Now, It Hurts, The War, The Gift |
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| Most Consecutive Years With A Number One |
| 7 years - Girls Aloud [2003-2009] |
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| Most Weeks At Number One (Song) |
| 8 weeks - *NSYNC: "Bye Bye Bye" from 1.29.2000 to 3.25.2000 |
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| Most Consecutive Weeks At Number One (Song) |
6 weeks - (2 times):
1. *NSYNC: "Bye Bye Bye" from 1.29.2000 to 3.4.2000
2. The Veronicas: "Popular" from 3.7.2009 to 4.11.2009 |
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| Longest Time For A Song To Reach Number One (Chart Weeks) |
| 33 weeks - Jimmy Eat World: "Always Be" on 8.2.2008 |
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| Long Time For A Song To Reach Number One (Actual Weeks) |
| 41 weeks - Simple Plan: "Crazy" debuted on 2.12.2005, reached #1 on 12.17.2005 |
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| Most Weeks On Chart After Reaching Number One |
| 84 weeks - Green Day: "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" [reached #1 on 11.20.2004 | last week on chart: 7.1.2006] |
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| Least Weeks on Chart After Reaching Number One |
| 1 week - Delta Goodrem: "Bare Hands" [was #1 on 6.6.2009 | last week on chart: 6.13.2009] |
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| Songs That Debuted, Fell Off The Chart, Returned, and Reached Number One |
1. Coldplay: "The Scientist" - charted 16 weeks, off for 1 week, charted 52 additional weeks
Debut: 1.4.2003 | reached #1: 7.26.2003
2. Natasha Bedingfield: "Unwritten" - charted 12 weeks, off for 22 weeks, charted 20 additional weeks
Debut: 12.18.2004 | reached #1: 9.17.2005
3. Simple Plan: "Crazy" - charted 14 weeks, off for 10 weeks, charted 32 additional weeks
Debut: 2.12.2005 | reached #1: 12.17.2005
4. Nelly Furtado: "Do It" - charted 16 weeks, off for 5 weeks, charted 18 additional weeks
Debut: 3.3.2007 | reached #1: 10.20.2007
5. Paramore: "Brick By Boring Brick" - charted for 3 weeks, off for 15 weeks, charted 14 additional weeks
Debut: 1.23.2010 | reached #1: 6.12.2010 |
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| Biggest Jump To Number One |
| 47 positions - INXS: "Pretty Vegas" [#48 to #1: 4.1.2006] |
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| Other Jumps To Number One From Outside The Top 20 |
• 38 positions - Linkin Park: "Numb" [#39 to #1: 2003]
• 34 positions - Delta Goodrem: "A Little Too Late" [#35 to #1: 2005]
• 27 positions - Story Of The Year: "I'm Alive" [#28 to #1: 2010]
• 23 positions - Audioslave: "Like A Stone" [#24 to #1: 2003]
• 22 positions - The Veronicas: "When It All Falls Apart" [#23 to #1: 2006]
• 21 positions - Ke$ha: "Take It Off" [#22 to #1: 2010] |
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| Biggest Drop From Number One |
| 100 positions - Cheryl Cole feat. will.i.am: "3 Words" [#1 to off: 5.29.2010] |
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| Most Successive Weeks With A New Number One |
| 23 weeks from 7.31.2004 to 1.1.2005: "The Reason" to "Last Summer" |
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| Most Number Ones In A Year (Chart) |
| 41 number ones in 2004 |
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| Longest Number One (Track Time) |
| 7:28 - Justin Timberlake: "What Goes Around...Comes Around" [2007] |
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| Shortest Number One (Track Time) |
| 2:28 - blink-182: "What's My Age Again?" [1999] |
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| Covers Which Reached Number One |
1. 2001 | Alien Ant Farm: "Smooth Criminal" [original artist: Michael Jackson]
2. 2004 | No Doubt: "It's My Life" [original artist: Talk Talk]
3. 2004 | Limp Bizkit: "Behind Blue Eyes" [original artist: The Who]
4. 2004 | 311: "Love Song" [original artist: The Cure]
5. 2004 | Hilary Duff & Haylie Duff: "Our Lips Are Sealed" [original artist: The Go-Go's]
6. 2004 | Korn: "Word Up" [original artist: Cameo]
7. 2006 | Rascal Flatts: "What Hurts The Most" [original artist: Mark Willis]
8. 2006 | West End Girls: "West End Girls" [original artist: Pet Shop Boys]
9. 2007 | Robbie Williams: "Lovelight" [original artist: Lewis Taylor]
10. 2007 | Nylon: "Sweet Dreams" [original artist: Eurythmics]
11. 2007 | Enrique Iglesias: "Tired Of Being Sorry" [original artist: Ringside]
12. 2009 | Shiny Toy Guns: "Major Tom (Coming Home)" [original artist: Peter Schilling] |
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| Only Eponymous Number One |
| West End Girls: "West End Girls" [2006] |
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| Longest Number One (Title) |
| 50 characters - Lostprophets: "Can't Catch Tomorrow (Good Shoes Won't Save This Time)" |
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| Shortest Number One (Title) |
3 characters - (2-way tie)
1. *NSYNC: "Pop" [2001]
2. Hilary Duff: "Fly" [2004] |
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| Number Ones With The Same Title |
1. "It's My Life" used by Bon Jovi (2000) and No Doubt (2004)
2. "Predictable" used by Delta Goodrem (2004) and Good Charlotte (2004)
3. "When I'm Gone" used by 3 Doors Down (2003) and Simple Plan (2008)
4. "Breathe" used by Michelle Branch (2003) and Angels & Airwaves (2008)
5. "Alive" used by P.O.D. (2001) and Black Eyed Peas (2009)
6. "Can You Hear Me?" used by Enrique Iglesias (2008) and Evermore (2010)
7. "Someday" used by Sugar Ray (1999) and Rob Thomas (2010)
8. "Never Let You Go" used by Third Eye Blind (2000) and Justin Bieber (2010) |
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| One Hit Wonders With A Number One |
1. The Wiseguys: "Start The Commotion" [2001]
2. Chronic Future: "Time & Time Again" [2004]
3. Elkland: "Apart" [2005] |
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| Artists Whose Last Career Hit Was A Number One (up to 2007; excluding one-hit wonders and featured artists) |
1. 2gether: "The Hardest Part Of Breaking Up (Is Getting Back Your Stuff)" [2000]
2. *NSYNC: "Girlfriend" [2002]
3. Holly Valance: "Desire" [2004]
4. Shifty: "Turning Me On" [2004]
5. Nylon: "Sweet Dreams" [2007] |
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| Artists Who Did Not Reach Number One With Group, But Reached Number One As A Solo Artist |
1. Shifty: "Turning Me On" (2004) [associated with Crazy Town]
2. Rachel Stevens: "So Good" (2005) [associated with S Club 7]
3. Nick Lachey: "What's Left Of Me" (2006) [associated with 98 Degrees] |
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| Most Number One From Artists Featured On A Television Show (excluding reality, news/documentaries, talk, and events) |
20 number ones — The All-New Mickey Mouse Club a.k.a. MMC [1989-1996]
Britney Spears (6), Justin Timberlake (6), Christina Aguilera (2), JC Chasez (1), *NSYNC with Timberlake and Chasez (5)
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| Most Number Ones From An Album |
| 5 number ones - Angels & Airwaves: We Don't Need To Whisper |
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| Most Consecutive Albums With A Number One |
| 6 albums - Girls Aloud: Sound Of The Underground, What Will The Neighbours Say, Chemistry, The Sound of Girls Aloud, Tangled Up, Out of Control |
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| Most Weeks In The Top Ten For A Non-Number One Song |
| 30 weeks - Linkin Park: "In The End" [#2: 2001-2002] |
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| Most Weeks In The Top 100 For A Non-Number One Song |
| 71 weeks - Collective Soul: "Better Now" [#5: 2004-2006] |
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| Most Top Ten Hits For An Artist Who Never Reached Number One |
| 7 top ten hits - Lindsay Lohan [2004-2008] |
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| Most Weeks In The Top Ten For An Artist Who Never Reached Number One |
| 41 weeks - Nickelback / Chad Kroeger [2001-2010] |
