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Ask Billboard: Which Artists Have the Best Average of Hitting No. 1 on the Hot 100?

Here are the artists with the best average of hitting No. 1 on the Hot 100. Ask Billboard dives into the numbers

1s of 19 total entries) Mariah Carey, 38(19 of 50) The Beatles, 27.8(20 of 72) Whitney Houston, 27.5(11 of 40) The Supremes, 27(12 of 45) Phil Collins, 25.9(7 of 27) Bruno Mars, 25.7(9 of 35) Michael Jackson, 25.5(13 of 51) Katy Perry, 25(9 of 36) Janet Jackson, 24(10 of 41) Rihanna, 22(14 of 63) Bee Gees, 20.9(9 of 43) Madonna, 20.7(12 of 58) Paul McCartney, 19(9 of 47) Usher, 17(9 of 53) Stevie Wonder, 16(10 of 63) The Rolling Stones, 14(8 of 57) Elton John, 13(9 of 71) Beyoncé, 8.5(9 of 106) Ariana Grande, 8.4(8 of 95) Justin Bieber, 7.6(8 of 105) Elvis Presley, 6.4(7 of 109) The Weeknd, 6(7 of 117) Taylor Swift, 5(12 of 264) Drake, 4(13 of 358) Unlike in prior eras, so-called album bombs have swelled certain acts’ totals of charted hits — and in a week that Swift holds the top 14 titles, only one can be No. George Michael, 79%(15 top 10s of 19 total entries) Janet Jackson, 65.9(27 of 41) Madonna, 65.5(38 of 58) Michael Jackson, 59(30 of 51) Whitney Houston, 58(23 of 40) Bruno Mars, 57(20 of 35) Mariah Carey, 56(28 of 50) Phil Collins, 52(14 of 27) Rihanna, 51(32 of 63) Paul McCartney, 48.9(23 of 47) The Beatles, 48.6(35 of 72) tie, The Supremes, 44.4(20 of 45) tie, Stevie Wonder, 44.4(28 of 63) Elton John, 41(29 of 71) The Rolling Stones, 14(23 of 57) Katy Perry, 39(14 of 36) Bee Gees, 34.8(15 of 43) Usher, 33.9(18 of 53) Justin Bieber, 25(26 of 105) Ariana Grande, 23.2(22 of 95) Elvis Presley, 22.9(25 of 109) Beyoncé, 22.6(24 of 106) Taylor Swift, 22.348(59 of 264) Drake, 22.346(80 of 358) The Weeknd, 17(20 of 117)

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