5 Facts About The Beatles’ 20 Billboard Hot 100 Number Ones

The Beatles hold the record for the most number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100, with 20. No other act comes close to that total.

Paul McCartney has more total number ones if you count his solo and Wings work—32—but as a band, the Beatles landed 20 chart-toppers between 1964 and 1970.

The 20 number ones include classics like “Hey Jude,” “Let It Be,” “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” and “Yesterday.” The list is long and consistently strong.

The official count from Billboard is exactly 20, not 21 or 19. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

The Beatles achieved all 20 number ones in just six years, from 1964 to 1970. That’s a remarkably concentrated run of success.