The Beatles hold the record for the most No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, boasting twenty such hits. Mariah Carey ranks second in this category, having achieved nineteen chart-topping singles.
Paul McCartney has written the highest number of Hot 100 No. 1 songs, totalling thirty-two. John Lennon is credited with writing twenty-six Hot 100 No. 1 hits.
Max Martin has written thirty-one Hot 100 No. 1 songs. The chart detailing the most No. 1 hits from songwriters and producers was updated on 10 October 2026.
As a writer, Max Martin has secured twenty-eight No. 1 hits on the Hot 100. Max Martin first achieved a Billboard Hot 100 hit as a cowriter when he worked on the Backstreet Boys' initial success, “We’ve Got It Goin’ On,” on 28 October 1995.
The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” earned a No. 1 spot on the Hot 100’s Greatest of All Time Songs retrospective in 2021, a track Max Martin cowrote and coproduced. In 2012, Max Martin and Taylor Swift co-wrote “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” which marked her first No. 1 hit.
As of October 2026, Max Martin, Taylor Swift, and Shellback have together achieved seven No. 1 compositions, including Swift’s “Patient Zero.”
