Artists With Most No. 1 Singles on Billboard Hot 100 and Weeks at Top of Billboard 200
Taylor Swift leads artists with 16 No. 1 singles, while The Beatles hold the record for most weeks at number one on the Billboard 200.
The odds
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Price data
| Time | Chance of yes |
|---|---|
| now | 1% |
| 4 Oct, 01:07 UTC | 1% |
| 4 Oct, 00:15 UTC | 2% |
| 3 Oct, 23:16 UTC | 2% |
| 3 Oct, 21:43 UTC | 2% |
| 3 Oct, 20:17 UTC | 1% |
| 3 Oct, 19:09 UTC | 2% |
| 3 Oct, 17:49 UTC | 2% |
| 3 Oct, 14:13 UTC | 1% |
| 3 Oct, 11:47 UTC | 2% |
| 3 Oct, 11:21 UTC | 1% |
| 3 Oct, 10:10 UTC | 2% |
| 3 Oct, 07:57 UTC | 1% |
| 3 Oct, 07:13 UTC | 2% |
| 3 Oct, 04:24 UTC | 1% |
| 3 Oct, 02:09 UTC | 2% |
| 2 Oct, 17:11 UTC | 1% |
| 2 Oct, 04:28 UTC | 2% |
| 2 Oct, 01:33 UTC | 2% |
| 2 Oct, 01:20 UTC | 1% |
| 2 Oct, 00:03 UTC | 2% |
| 1 Oct, 23:38 UTC | 1% |
| 1 Oct, 14:21 UTC | 2% |
| 1 Oct, 07:09 UTC | 1% |
| 1 Oct, 05:40 UTC | 2% |
| 1 Oct, 05:20 UTC | 2% |
| 1 Oct, 03:41 UTC | 1% |
| 1 Oct, 02:57 UTC | 2% |
| 30 Sept, 23:39 UTC | 3% |
| 30 Sept, 22:37 UTC | 2% |
| 30 Sept, 17:28 UTC | 3% |
| 30 Sept, 16:36 UTC | 2% |
| 30 Sept, 16:09 UTC | 5% |
| 30 Sept, 14:50 UTC | 4% |
| 30 Sept, 13:57 UTC | 5% |
| 30 Sept, 11:03 UTC | 4% |
| 30 Sept, 07:44 UTC | 1% |
| 30 Sept, 04:13 UTC | 4% |
| 30 Sept, 01:44 UTC | 2% |
| 29 Sept, 22:45 UTC | 3% |
| 29 Sept, 15:08 UTC | 4% |
| 29 Sept, 13:35 UTC | 3% |
| 29 Sept, 12:48 UTC | 3% |
| 29 Sept, 07:02 UTC | 4% |
| 29 Sept, 05:53 UTC | 5% |
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The story so far
2 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 4 Oct 2026. Billboard published first, on 4 October at 21:29 UTC; All Content from Business Insider followed 21h 36m later. The most recent article, from All Content from Business Insider, appeared on 5 October at 19:09 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Billboard, All Content from Business Insider.
3 prediction markets price this story:
- Exactly Yes — the market puts it at 1%, with $6k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 10 Oct 2026. The market resolves to Yes if exactly four unique songs credited to Taylor Swift appear in the top four spots on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of October 10, 2026. It resolves to No if that specific condition is not met. Readers often mistake the linked news story about her wedding ring as relevant to the resolution, but only the Billboard chart data determines the outcome.
- Exactly 10 songs — the market puts it at 1%, with $7k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 17 Oct 2026. The market resolves to Yes if Taylor Swift has exactly 10 songs in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated Oct 17, 2026. It resolves to No if she has any other number of songs in that specific chart position on that date. Readers often mistake the chart date for the release date of the songs or assume the count includes songs outside the top 10.
- Exactly 10 songs — the market puts it at 1%, closing 10 Oct 2026. The market resolves to Yes if Taylor Swift has exactly 10 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated October 10, 2026. It resolves to No if she has any other number of songs on that specific chart. Readers often mistake the date of the chart for the date of the VMAs or assume the resolution depends on her total career output rather than this single weekly snapshot.
Odds are the market's probability that the outcome happens, updated every few minutes. They are information about what traders expect, not a forecast we make and not investment advice.
How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Exactly Yes at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.
- BillboardTaylor Swift, The Beatles, Elvis & More Artists With the Most Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200: Full List1%
- All Content from Business InsiderOnly 94 songs have debuted at No. 1 in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 — here they all are1%
- All Content from Business InsiderThe 13 artists with the most No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 1001%
- Current odds1%
Sources
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- The 13 artists with the most No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 All Content from Business Insider
- Only 94 songs have debuted at No. 1 in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 — here they all are All Content from Business Insider
- Taylor Swift, The Beatles, Elvis & More Artists With the Most Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200: Full List Billboard
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- Taylor Swift
- The Beatles
- Billboard Hot 100
- Billboard 200