Mainstream Top 40
The Mainstream Top 40, U.S. Airplay charts that are created by Billboard. Often, the charts are referred to simply as pop songs. The list is available on billboard.com.
Records
Highest chart entry
Mariah Carey holds the record for the highest chart entry with Dream Lover, which debuted at number 12. Lady Gaga's Born This Way follows at No. 14 Britney Spears Hold It Against Me and Madonna Frozen follow in 16th place
Most weeks at number 1
14 weeks
- Ace of Base - The Sign
11 weeks
- Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men - One Sweet Day
- Donna Lewis - I Love You Always Forever
- Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
- Nelly feat. Tim McGraw - Over and Over
10 weeks
- Dionne Farris - I Know
- No Doubt - Do not Speak
- Céline Dion - My Heart Will Go On
- * NSYNC - Bye Bye Bye
- Nickelback - How You Remind Me
- Mariah Carey - We Belong Together
9 weeks
- Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
- Janet Jackson - That's the Way Love Goes
- Ace of Base - All That She Wants
- Seal - Kiss from a Rose
- Chumbawamba - Tubthumping
- Christina Aguilera feat. Pink, Mýa and Lil 'Kim - Lady Marmalade
- OutKast - Hey Ya!
- Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
- Miley Cyrus - Party in the U.S.A.
8 weeks
- Mariah Carey - Dream Lover
- The Rembrandts - I'll Be There For You
- Aerosmith - I Do not Want to Miss a Thing
- Shawn Mullins - Lullaby
- Carlos Santana and Rob Thomas - Smooth
- Shaggy feat. Rayvon - Angel
- Avril Lavigne - Complicated
- Beyoncé - Irreplaceable
- Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland - Promiscuous
7 weeks
- Spin Doctors - Two Princes
- Sheryl Crow - All I Wanna Do
- Boyz II Men - On Bended Knee
- Alanis Morissette - Ironic
- Alanis Morissette - You Learn
- The Cardigans - Lovefool
- Hanson - MMMBop
- Barenaked Ladies - One Week
- Ricky Martin - Livin ' La Vida Loca
- Sugar Ray - Every Morning
- Eminem - Lose Yourself
- The Black Eyed Peas - Where Is the Love?
- Hoobastank - The Reason
- Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone
- Chris Brown - Run It!
- Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean - Hips Do not Lie
- The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
- Kesha - Tik Tok
- Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg - California Gurls
Most frequently played song in a week
- Last Friday Night ( TGIF ) - Katy Perry ( 12,468 )
- E.T. - Katy Perry feat. Kanye West ( 12,361 )
- California Gurls - Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg ( 12,159 )
- Give Me Everything - Pitbull feat. Ne - Yo, Afrojack & Nayer ( 12,107 )
- Firework - Katy Perry ( 11,857 )
- Teenage Dream - Katy Perry ( 11,841 )
Artist with the most number - one hits
- Rihanna (9 )
- Katy Perry ( 8)
- Lady Gaga, Pink ( 7)
- Britney Spears, Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Mariah Carey (6 )
- Christina Aguilera, Nelly, Avril Lavigne ( 5)
- Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Lopez, Bruno Mars ( 4)
Artist with the most Top 10 hits
Artist with the most chart entrances
Other Records
- Rihanna has the most number one hits with nine.
- Lady Gaga, P! Nk and Katy Perry have the second most number-one hits with seven.
- Mariah Carey and Beyonce have the third- most number one hits with six.
- Justin Timberlake, Avril Lavigne, Britney Spears and Nelly have the fourth- most number one hits with five.
- Boyz II Men, Ace of Base, The Black Eyed Peas and 3 Doors Down are the most successful groups with three number-one hits.
- JoJo is 13 years old the youngest artist who has ever had a number-one hits, she managed this with Leave ( Get Out ).
- Lady Gaga is the only artist whose first six singles all went to # 1 in succession.
- Lady Gaga and Katy Perry are the only ones who had a series of six number - one hits in succession.
- Katy Perry is the only one that was able to publish six number - one singles from her album Teenage Dream.
- Britney Spears holds the record for the longest time span between number one hits (12 years, 7 months, 4 days).
See also
- List of number-one hits on the Mainstream Top 40
- Billboard
- Billboard Hot 100
- Rhythmic Airplay Charts (Urban Music: R & B and Hip Hop )
- Hot Dance Airplay ( electronic music)