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Limits RegistryThe Beatles scored 20 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles between 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' in February 1964 and 'The Long and Winding Road' in June 1970, the most by any act. Mariah Carey holds the solo-artist record with 19.
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The Beatles scored 20 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles between 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' in February 1964 and 'The Long and Winding Road' in June 1970, the most by any act. Mariah Carey holds the solo-artist record with 19.
The greatest number of distinct songs by a single act to reach No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
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Limits Registry. LR-MOST-HOT-100-NUMBER-ONES-BY-AN-ACT. Most Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles by an act. 2026.