Who had the most number 1s?
A user asked who had the most number 1 entries in the charts.
This is, naturally, a bit more complex than it first appears.
First, and most obviously, we could be talking about number 1
songs, or albums, or both. But even if we decide we're going to
focus on songs we could be asking "Which song was number 1 in most charts?",
or "Which artist had most songs that were number 1 somewhere?"
or "Which artist had most number 1 entries for songs".
This means that we have 8 different charts:
For the purposes of these lists being awarded a Grammy, Oscar or similar prize
counts as a number 1 (being nominated of course doesn't). Of course the larger
number of recent charts will tend to mean that recent music is over
represented.
Artists with the most number 1 albums and songs
Here are the artists with the highest count of albums and songs that
reached number 1 in at least one chart.
Artists with the most number 1 total entries
This is a list of the artists that have had most number 1 chart entries for
albums and songs round the world. In this list an album that is number 1
in two different countries counts as 2 entries.
Songs that were number 1 in the most charts
This is a list of the songs that reached number 1 in the
highest number of charts.
Artists with the most number 1 songs
Here are the artists with the highest count of songs that
reached number 1 in at least one chart.
Artists with the most number 1 song entries
This is a list of the artists that have had most number 1 chart entries for
songs round the world. In this list a song that is number 1 in two different countries
counts as 2 entries.
Albums that were number 1 in the most charts
This is a list of the albums that reached number 1 in the
highest number of charts.
Artists with the most number 1 albums
Here are the artists with the highest count of albums that
reached number 1 in at least one chart.
Artists with the most number 1 album entries
This is a list of the artists that have had most number 1 chart entries for
albums round the world. In this list an album that is number 1 in two different countries
counts as 2 entries.
The process of calculating these results is a bit complex, for that
reason the data shown is not recalculated each time the site is
regenerated. So the information may not exactly match the current
version of the data. These results were calculated from the
1.8.0060 data.
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