Most US No.1 singles by a female artist

Mariah Carey (USA) has topped the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on 19 different occasions. Her first No.1 was “Vision of Love” on 4 August 1990, and her 19th chart leader was “All I Want for Christmas Is You” on 21 December 2019.

Twenty-nine years 153 days (from 4 August 1990 to 4 January 2020 – ‘All I Want…’s third and final week at No.1) separate Mariah’s first and most recent trips to the summit (the longest-ever span of Hot 100 No.1s), with 11 years 267 days (from 12 April 2008 to 4 January 2020) between her 18th (“Touch My Body”) and 19th (“All I Want for Christmas Is You”) No.1s on the Hot 100.

With “All I Want…”, Carey extended her lead over Elvis Presley (17) for the most US No.1s by a solo artist, and is just one behind The Beatles (20) for the most chart-toppers overall. Rihanna (14), Madonna (12), Whitney Houston (11) and Janet Jackson (10) trail Mariah among female artists.

Mariah’s 19 US No.1s: “Vision of Love” (4 weeks in 1990); “Love Takes Time” (3 weeks in 1990); “Someday” (2 weeks in 1991); “I Don’t Wanna Cry” (2 weeks in 1991); “Emotions” (3 weeks in 1991); “I’ll Be There” (feat. Trey Lorenz; 2 weeks in 1992); “Dreamlover” (8 weeks in 1993); “Hero” (4 weeks in 1993-94); “Fantasy” (8 weeks in 1995); “One Sweet Day” (feat. Boyz II Men; 16 weeks in 1995-96); “Always Be My Baby” (2 weeks in 1996); “Honey” (3 weeks in 1997); “My All” (1 week in 1998); “Heartbreaker” (feat. Jay-Z; 2 weeks in 1999); “Thank God I Found You” (feat. Joe & 98 Degrees; 1 week in 2000); “We Belong Together” (14 non-consecutive weeks in 2005); “Don’t Forget About Us” (2 weeks in 2005-06); “Touch My Body” (2 weeks in 2008); “All I Want for Christmas Is You” (3 weeks in 2019-20). Total weeks at No.1: 82 (a US chart record).