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Helping hands
Hi Gary,
Where does Post Malone rank among artists with the most collaborative Billboard Hot 100 No. 1; Thanks to current leader “I Had Some Help,” featuring Morgan Wallen, and following his featured role on Taylor Swift's “Fortnight,” which topped the chart earlier this month, five of his six No. 1s they were collaborations.
Also, “I Had Some Help” is notable for Post Malone's musical versatility, given his history on multiple genre charts.
So thanks for any help!
Pablo Nelson
Oakland, California.
Hi Pablo,
Teamwork makes the dream, according to “I Had Some Help,” a strategy that led Post Malone to tie for the second-most collaborative No. 1s in Hot 100 history.
Let's look at the artists with the most Hot 100 No. 1s overall, most solo, and most with other artists (either in lead or featured roles), from the chart's inception on August 4, 1958 through the ranking dated June 1 .
Top 100 No. 1 Overall:
- 20, The Beatles
- 19, Mariah Carey
- 14, Rihanna
- 13, Michael Jackson
- 13, Drake
- 12, Madonna
- 12, The Supremes
- 12, Taylor Swift
- 11, Whitney Houston
- 10, Janet Jackson
- 10, Stevie Wonder
- 9, Bee Gees
- 9, Beyoncé
- 9, Ariana Grande
- 9, Elton John
- 9, Paul McCartney
- 9, Katy Perry
- 9, Usher
Most Uncooperative Hot 100 No. 1:
- 19, The Beatles
- 16, Mariah Carey
- 12, Madonna
- 12, The Supremes
- 11, Whitney Houston
- 11, Michael Jackson
- 10, Janet Jackson
- 10, Taylor Swift
- 9, Bee Gees
- 8, The Rolling Stones
- 8, Stevie Wonder
- 7, Elvis Presley
Most Cooperative Hot 100 No. 1:
- 8, Drake
- 8, Rihanna
- 5, Beyoncé
- 5, Justin Bieber
- 5, Didi
- 5, Ludacris
- 5, Post Malone
The Beatles also have the most Hot 100 No. Get Back, which was in the midst of its five-week reign 55 years ago this week, is co-billed with Billy Preston.
With collaborations more common in recent decades and long prominent in hip-hop, Drake and Rihanna have each earned a record eight Hot 100 No. 1s under other names, including two together: “What's My Name?”, the 2010 and “Work”, in 2016.
Meanwhile, Swift is the only act whose chart career began in the 2000s with a double-digit total of non-collaborative Hot 100 Nos. 1. She and Mariah Carey are the only such acts whose chart histories date back no further than the 1990s.
Notably in the third list above, Diddy and Ludacris are the only artists with up to five Hot 100 No. 1s with other acts and no other top hits. .
Conversely, Madonna and The Supremes are the acts with the most Hot 100 No. 1s without guests, 12 out of 12 each.
As for Post Malone, before his last two No. 1s, he single-handedly ruled the Hot 100 with his single leader: “Circles,” for three weeks in 2019. Besides Wallen and Swift, he's shared the nights he topped the chart with Swae Lee, 21 Savage and Ty Dolla $ign.
In terms of sonic versatility, “I Had Some Help” gave Post Malone his first Hot Country Songs No. 1s, to go along with five on Hot Rap Songs and four on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, as and one on Hot Alternative Songs, via his feature on Noah Kahan's “Dial Drunk”. He has also hit No. 3 on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, appearing, with Preme, on Tiësto and Dzeko's 2018 hit 'Jackie Chan'. Latin is an addition to his chart resume, as his first Hot 100 No. 1 (and one that screams another genre), “Rockstar,” featuring 21 Savage, spent a week on Latin Airplay in 2018.
said Republic co-founder/CEO Monte Lipman Advertising sign in 2022 that when the company signed Post Malone in 2015, “We continued to strengthen [that] Posting is based on instincts. We also crystallized our position that we will remain incredibly patient and supportive of the Post's creative efforts.”
Said Post Malone, “The whole point is you don't want to compromise your art and your instincts for anything.”
“Breakfast” Before “Lunch”
Gary,
As Billie Eilish's (maybe radio) 'Lunch' debuts on the Hot 100 at No. 5, can you list any chart-topping hits with 'breakfast', 'lunch' and 'dinner' in their titles?
Thanks,
Jesper Tan
Subang Jaya, Malaysia
Hi Jesper,
Seemingly surprisingly, Billie Eilish scores her first Hot 100 hit with “lunch” in the title. Honorable mention: Lunchmoney Lewis served two innings in 2015-16.
Leading the way, five songs with “breakfast” in their titles have reached the Hot 100 (along with two from The Breakfast Club, topped by 1987's No. 7 “Right on Track”):
- No. 4, 2007, “Cupid's Chokehold/Breakfast in America”, Gym Class Heroes, feat. Patrick Stamp
- No. 5, 1996, 'Breakfast at Tiffany's', Deep Blue Something
- No. 62, 1980, 'Breakfast in America', Supertramp
- No. 91, 1969, “Breakfast in Bed”, Dusty Springfield
- No. 92 1976, 'Breakfast for Two', Country Joe McDonald
“Lunch” is now tied with “dinner” for appearances on the Hot 100 chart: Donna Summer's “Dinner With Gershwin” peaked at No. 48 in 1987.
No song with “brunch,” “supper,” or even “snack” in the title has ever made the Hot 100.
(Still, this probably remains pop culture lighter menu.)
from our partners at https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/post-malone-hot-100-number-ones-ask-billboard-1235696851/