List of Pop 100 chart achievements and trivia
These are the records of the Pop 100 chart. Published by Billboard magazine, The Pop 100 is a chart that measures the most popular songs of the pop music genre in the United States. It is compiled by the statistical airplay (not radio spins) of Top 40 Mainstream/Pop radio and digital downloads. As the chart is relatively new, some information may incomplete, and the stats may change constantly.
Single with the most weeks at #1
Kanye West's "Gold Digger" (featuring Jamie Foxx) is the single that has spent the most weeks at #1 on the Pop 100. It spent 10 weeks at #1 in 2005.
- Single with the most weeks at #1 (solo artist)
Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl" and Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack" are the singles that has spent the most weeks at #1 on the Pop 100 by a solo artist, regardless of gender. Both spent 8 weeks at #1 in 2005 and 2006 respectively.
- Single with the most weeks at #1 (female artist)
Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl" also is the single that has spent the most weeks at #1 on the Pop 100 by a solo female artist. It spent 8 weeks at #1 in 2005.
- Single with the most weeks at #1 (male artist)
Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack" is the single that has spent the most weeks at #1 on the Pop 100 by solo a male artist. It spent 8 weeks at #1 in 2006.
- Single with the most weeks at #1 (group artist)
One Republic's "Apologize" is the single that has spent the most weeks at #1 on the Pop 100 by a group artist. It spent 8 weeks at #1 in 2007.
- Single with the most weeks at #1 (collaboration)
Kanye West and Jamie Foxx's "Gold Digger" is the single that has spent the most weeks at #1 on the Pop 100 in a collaboration between two artists who usually don't work together. It spent 10 weeks at #1 in 2005.
Artist with the most #1 singles
Timbaland holds the record for the most number-one singles on the Pop 100, having five chart-toppers. Promiscous ,Sexy Back ,Give It To Me ,The Way I Are 'and Apologize.
Artist with the most #1 singles (solo artist)
Justin Timberlake and Fergie share the record for the most number-one singles in Pop 100 for a solo artist, having four chart-toppers.
Artist with the most #1 singles (female artist)
Fergie has the record for the most #1 singles with four. Fergie's hit singles are "London Bridge", "Fergalicious", "Glamorous", and "Big Girls Don't Cry".
Artist with the most #1 singles (male artist)
Justin Timberlake holds the record with 4 hits, "SexyBack", "My Love", "What Goes Around...", and "Give it to Me".
Artist with the most #1 singles (group artist)
There is currently a 7-way tie between which group artist has the most #1 singles on the Pop 100. As no group artist (so far) has ever had more than one #1 single on the Pop 100, there is a 7-way tie between Green Day, The Pussycat Dolls, Nickelback, Hinder, Fall Out Boy, Maroon 5, and Plain White T's.
Arist with the most cumulative weeks at #1
Justin Timberlake is the artist with the most cumulative weeks at #1. He currently has 15 weeks with four hit singles.
Artist with the most cumulative weeks at #1 (for a solo artist)
Justin Timberlake is the solo artist with the most cumulative weeks at #1. He currently has 15 weeks with four hit singles.
Arist with the most cumulative weeks at #1 (for a female artist)
Beyoncé and Nelly Furtado share the record for the most cumulative weeks at number one, with eleven weeks each. Beyoncé has eleven weeks with "Check on It" and "Irreplaceable"; Nelly Furtado has eleven weeks with "Promiscuous", "Say It Right" and "Give It to Me".
Artist with the most cumulative weeks at #1 (for a male artist)
Justin Timberlake is the male artist with the most cumulative weeks at #1. He currently has 15 weeks with four hit singles.
Arist with the most cumulative weeks at #1 (for a group artist)
The Pussycat Dolls are the group artist with the most cumlative weeks at #1. They currently have 7 weeks with "Don't Cha".
Writer with the most #1 singles
Writer with the most #1 singles (male writer)
Justin Timberlake has co-written his four #1 singles.
Writer with the most #1 singles (female writer)
Fergie has co-wrriten her four #1 singles.
Writer with the most #1 singles (group writer)
By default, Green Day is the only artist in which the group is credited as a writer, who has had a #1 single on the Pop 100. Therefore, they are the group producer with the most #1 Pop 100 singles.
Writer with the most cumulative weeks at #1
Writer with the most cumulative weeks at #1 (male writer)
Timbaland with three hit singles of Justin Timberlake, two hit singles of Nelly Furtado, and his own hit single (featuring Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado), totalizing 25 weeks.
Writer with the most cumulative weeks at #1 (female writer)
Beyoncé and Nelly Furtado share the record for the writer with most cumulative weeks at #1, with 11 weeks each.
Writer with the most cumulative weeks at #1 (group writer)
Green Day is the group writer with the most cumulative weeks at #1. They currently have 3 weeks with "Boulevard of Broken Dreams".
Producer with the most #1 singles
Producer with the most #1 singles (male producer)
Timbaland with three hit singles of Justin Timberlake, two hit singles of Nelly Furtado, and his own hit single (featuring Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado), totalizing 6 hits.
Producer with the most #1 singles (female producer)
None at this time.
Producer with the most #1 singles (group producer)
By default, Green Day is the only artist in which the group is credited as a producer, who has had a #1 single on the Pop 100. Therefore, they are the group producer with the most #1 Pop 100 singles.
Producer with the most cumulative weeks at #1
Producer with the most cumulative weeks at #1 (male producer)
Timbaland, with 25 weeks from six hit singles.
Producer with the most cumulative weeks at #1 (female producer)
Beyoncé Knowles is the female producer with the most cumlative weeks at #1. She currently has 5 weeks with "Check On It".
Producer with the most cumulative weeks at #1 (group producer)
The Neptunes are the group producer with the most cumulative weeks at #1. They currently have 8 weeks with "Hollaback Girl".
Lowest Hot 100 Peak
The song that reached #1 with the lowest peak on the Hot 100 is Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield, which peaked at #5. It is one of three songs that were #1 that did not peak in the top 2. The other two are Lips of an Angel by Hinder, and The Way I Are by Timbaland. Both peaked at number three.
Other Trivia
Artists who have replaced themselves: Akon is the only artist to replace himself on the Pop 100. This occurred when I Wanna Love You featuring [[Snoop Dogg] replaced Smack That featuring Eminem
- 1 Songs by Different Artist
The Season 4 American Idol Coronation song, Inside Your Heaven reached #1 by both Carrie Underwood and Bo Bice