This list is updated as of November 26, 2021. Future additions will be added in time.
Most songs to debut consecutively at #1: 3 (1995)
Fantasy/Mariah Carey (8) Exhale (Shoop Shoop)/Whitney Houston (1) One Sweet Day/Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men (16)
Most #1 debuts by artist:
Ariana Grande – All of her #1s debuted there! (5) BTS (5) – First Asian act to debut ay #1 (Dynamite) | First predominately foreign language song to debut at #1 (Korean) (Life Goes On) | Three #1 debuts in nine months! (Butter) Drake (5) Justin Bieber (4) Taylor Swift (4) Mariah Carey (3)Travis Scott (3) Lady Gaga (2) Olivia Rodrigo (2) – First to have two debut #1s from a debut album. Britney Spears (2)
The calendar year with most #1 debuts: 2020 (12)
“You Are Not Alone” September 2, 1995
*1 Week at #1
Most songs to debut consecutively at #1
Mariah Carey
“Fantasy” September 30, 1995
*8 Weeks at #1
Most songs to debut consecutively at #1
Whitney Houston
“Exhale (Shoop Shoop)” November 25, 1995
*1 Week at #1
Most songs to debut consecutively at #1
Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
“One Sweet Day” December 2, 1995
*16 Weeks at #1
Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112
“I’ll Be Missing You” June 14, 1997
*11 Weeks at #1
Mariah Carey
“Honey” September 13, 1997
*3 Weeks at #1
Elton John
“Candle in the Wind 1997” / “Something About the Way You Look Tonight” October 11, 1997
*14 Weeks at #1
Celine Dion
“My Heart Will Go On” February 28, 1998
*2 Weeks at #1
Aerosmith
“I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” September 5, 1998
*4 Weeks at #1
Lauryn Hill
“Doo Wop (That Thing)” November 14, 1998
*2 Weeks at #1
Clay Aiken
“This Is the Night” June 28, 2003
*2 Weeks at #1
Fantasia
“I Believe” July 10, 2004
*1 Week at #1
Carrie Underwood
“Inside Your Heaven” July 2, 2005
*1 Week at #1
Taylor Hicks
“Do I Make You Proud” July 1, 2006
*1 Week at #1
Britney Spears
“3” October 24, 2009
*1 Week at #1
Eminem
“Not Afraid” May 22, 2010
*1 Week at #1
Kesha
“We R Who We R” November 13, 2010
*1 Week at #1
Britney Spears
“Hold It Against Me” January 29, 2011
*1 Week at #1
Lady Gaga
“Born This Way” February 26, 2011
*6 Weeks at #1
Katy Perry
“Part of Me” March 3, 2012
*1 Week at #1
Baauer
“Harlem Shake” March 2, 2013
*5 Weeks at #1
*Spent non-consecutive weeks at #1
Taylor Swift
“Shake It Off” September 6, 2014
*4 Weeks at #1
Justin Bieber
“What Do You Mean?” September 19, 2015
*1 Week at #1
Adele
“Hello” November 14, 2015
*10 Weeks at #1
Zayn
“Pillowtalk” February 20, 2016
*1 Week at #1
Justin Timberlake
“Can’t Stop the Feeling!” May 28, 2016
*1 Week at #1
Became Billboard’s AND Top 40 Weekly’s #1 song of the year.
Ed Sheeran
“Shape of You” January 28, 2017
*12 Weeks at #1
DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne
“I’m the One” May 20, 2017
*1 Week at #1
Drake
“God’s Plan” February 03, 2018
*11 Weeks at #1
Drake
“Nice for What*” April 21, 2018
*8 Weeks at #1
Childish Gambino
“This Is America” May 19, 2018
*2 Weeks at #1
Ariana Grande
“Thank U, Next” November 17, 2018
*7 Weeks at #1
Ariana Grande
“7 Rings” February 02, 2019
*8 Weeks at #1
Jonas Brothers
“Sucker” March 16, 2019
*1 Week at #1
Travis Scott
“HIGHEST IN THE ROOM” October 19, 2019
*1 Week at #1
Drake
“Toosie Slide” April 18, 2020
*1 Week at #1
The Scotts, Travis Scott and Kid Cudi
“The Scotts” May 09, 2020
*1 Week at #1
Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber
“Stuck with U” May 23, 2020
*1 Week at #1
Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande
“Rain on Me” June 6, 2020
*1 Week at #1
6ix9ine & Nicki Minaj
“Trollz” June 27, 2020
*1 Week at #1
Taylor Swift
“Cardigan” August 8, 2020
*1 Week at #1
*Spent non-consecutive weeks at #1
Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion
“WAP” August 22, 2020
*4 Weeks at #1
BTS
“DYNAMITE” September 5, 2020
*3 Weeks at #1
Travis Scott featuring Young Thug & M.I.A.
“FRANCHISE” October 3, 2020
*1 Week at #1
Ariana Grande
“positions” November 7, 2020
*1 Week at #1
BTS
“Life Goes On” December 5, 2020
*1 Week at #1
Taylor Swift
“willow” December 26, 2020
*1 Week at #1
Olivia Rodrigo
“drivers license” January 23, 2021
*8 Weeks at #1
Drake
“What’s Next” March 20, 2021
*1 Week at #1
Justin Bieber
“Peaches” April 3, 2021
*1 Week at #1
Lil Nas X
“Montero” April 10, 2021
*1 Week at #1
Rapstar
“Polo G” April 24, 2021
*1 Week at #1
Olivia Rodrigo
“good 4 u” May 25, 2021
*1 Week at #1
BTS
“Butter” June 2, 2021
*10 Weeks at #1
Drake featuring Future & Young Thug
“Way 2 Sexy” September 18, 2021
*1 Week at #1
Coldplay x BTS
“My Universe” October 9, 2021
*1 Week at #1
Taylor Swift
“All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)” November 27, 2021
*1 Week at #1
As It Was
Harry Styles April 16, 2022
*15 Weeks at #1
First Class
Jack Harlow
April 23, 2022
*3 Weeks at #1
Wait for U
Future featuring Drake & Tems
May 14, 2022
*1 Week at #1
Jimmy Cooks
Drake featuring 21 Savage
July 2, 2022
*1 Week at #1
Super Freaky Girl
Nicki Minaj
August 27, 2022
*1 Week at #1
Anti-Hero
Taylor Swift
November 5, 2022
*8 Week at #1
FLOWERS
Miley Cyrus
January 28, 2023
*8 Week at #1
Like Crazy
Jimin
April 8, 2023
1 Week at #1
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