Feanor Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 (edited) These are the female artists with the most #1 hits on US pop radio, as measured by Billboard's Pop Songs chart (also called Mainstream Top 40) since October 1992 (also the year of when the songs peaked is also given): 13 #1 hits Taylor Swift Spoiler Taylor Swift "Love Story" (2009) "I Knew You Were Trouble" (2013) "Shake It Off" (2014) "Blank Space" (2014) "Style" (2015) "Bad Blood" (2015) "Wildest Dreams" (2015) "Look What You Made Me Do" (2017) "Delicate" (2018) "Anti-Hero" (2022) "Karma" (2023) "Cruel Summer" (2023) "Is It Over Now?" (2024) 11 #1 hits Katy Perry | Rihanna Spoiler Katy Perry "Hot N Cold" (2008) "Waking Up In Vegas" (2009) "California Gurls" (2010) "Teenage Dream" (2010) "Firework" (2011) "E.T." (2011) "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" (2011) "The One That Got Away" (2012) "Wide Awake" (2012) "Roar" (2013) "Dark Horse" (2014) Rihanna "SOS" (2006) "Take a Bow" (2008) "Disturbia" (2008) "Live Your Life" (2008) "Rude Boy" (2010) "Love The Way You Lie" (2010) "Only Girl (In The World)" (2010) "S&M" (2011) "We Found Love" (2011) "Stay" (2013) "The Monster" (2013) 10 #1 hits Ariana Grande Spoiler Ariana Grande "Problem" (2014) "Side To Side" (2016) "No Tears Left To Cry" (2018) "God Is A Woman" (2018) "Thank U, Next" (2019) "7 Rings" (2019) "Positions" (2020) "34+35" (2021) "Die For You Remix" (2023) "we can't be friends (wait for you love)" (2024) 9 #1 hits P!nk Spoiler P!nk "Lady Marmalade" (2001) "Don't Let Me Get Me" (2002) "U + Ur Hand" (2007) "Who Knew" (2007) "So What" (2008) "Raise Your Glass" (2010) "F**kin' Perfect" (2011) "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" (2012) "Just Give Me a Reason" (2013) 8 #1 hits Doja Cat Spoiler Doja Cat "Say So" (2020) "Kiss Me More" (2021) "Need To Know" (2022) "Woman" (2022) "I Like You (A Happier Song)" (2022) "Vegas" (2022) "Paint The Town Red" (2023) "Agora Hills" (2024) 7 #1 hits Beyoncé | Lady Gaga Spoiler Beyoncé "Crazy in Love" (2003) "Baby Boy" (2003) "Check on It" (2006) "Irreplaceable" (2006) "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (2009) "Telephone" (2010) "Perfect" (2018) Lady Gaga "Just Dance" (2009) "Poker Face" (2009) "LoveGame" (2009) "Paparazzi" (2009) "Bad Romance" (2010) "Telephone" (2010) "Born This Way" (2011) 6 #1 hits Britney Spears | Mariah Carey Spoiler Britney Spears "...Baby One More Time" (1999) "Oops!...I Did It Again" (2000) "Toxic" (2004) "Womanizer" (2009) "Circus" (2009) "I Wanna Go" (2011) Mariah Carey "Dreamlover" (1993) "Hero" (1994) "Fantasy" (1995) "One Sweet Day" (1995) "We Belong Together" (2005) "Shake It Off" (2005) 5 #1 hits Adele | Avril Lavigne | Camila Cabello | Christina Aguilera | Dua Lipa Spoiler Adele "Rolling In The Deep" (2011) "Set Fire To The Rain" (2012) "Hello" (2015) "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" (2016) "Easy On Me" (2021) Avril Lavigne "Complicated" (2002) "Sk8ter Boi" (2002) "I'm With You" (2003) "My Happy Ending" (2004) "Girlfriend" (2007) Camila Cabello "Bad Things" (2017) "Havana" (2017) "Never Be The Same" (2018) "Señorita" (2019) "My Oh My" (2020) Christina Aguilera "Genie In A Bottle" (1999) "What A Girl Wants" (2000) "Lady Marmalade" (2001) "Beautiful" (2003) "Moves Like Jagger" (2011) Dua Lipa "New Rules" (2018) "Don't Start Now" (2020) "Break My Heart" (2020) "Levitating" (2021) "Dance The Night" (2023) 4 #1 hits Alanis Morissette | Halsey | Jennifer Lopez | Kelly Clarkson | Kesha | Selena Gomez Spoiler Alanis Morisette "Ironic" (1996) "You Learn" (1996) "Head Over Feet" (1996) "Uninvited" (1998) Halsey "Closer" (2016) "Him & I" (2018) "Without Me" (2019) "Eastside" (2019) Jennifer Lopez "Love Don't Cost A Thing" (2001) "I'm Real" (2001) "All I Have" (2002) "Ain't It Funny" (2003) Kelly Clarkson "Miss Independent" (2003) "Since U Been Gone" (2005) "Because of You" (2005) "Stronger" (2012) Kesha "TiK ToK" (2010) "Your Love Is My Drug" (2010) "Die Young" (2012) "Timber" (2014) Selena Gomez "Good For You" (2015) "Same Old Love" (2016) "Hands To Myself" (2016) "Calm Down" (2023) 3 #1 hits Alessia Cara | Celine Dion | Iggy Azalea | Lizzo | Miley Cyrus Spoiler Alessia Cara "Here" (2016) "Scars To Your Beautiful" (2017) "Stay" (2017) Celine Dion "Because You Loved Me" (1996) "It's All Coming Back To Me Now" (1996) "My Heart Will Go On" (1998) Iggy Azalea "Fancy" (2014) "Problem" (2014) "Black Widow" (2014) Lizzo "Truth Hurts" (2019) "Good As Hell" (2019) "About Damn Time" (2022) Miley Cyrus "Party In The U.S.A." (2009) "Wrecking Ball" (2013) "Flowers" (2023) How has your favorite female artist performed on pop radio? Edited June 14 by Feanor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatsmydemi Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Camila No wonder she has so many people pressed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Ranger Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, thatsmydemi said: Camila No wonder she has so many people pressed Ewww don’t tell me you’re a stan of that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariananext Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 oh wow I didn't know Ariana had so many already also how the hell did Camila sneak in? the others hits are much bigger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatsmydemi Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Just now, Revenge said: Ewww don’t tell me you’re a stan of that I'm not. I just find her numbers impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillingYourCareer Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 It's crazy to think Katy released 17 singles in her first three eras, and 11 of them were pop radio #1 hits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MALAMENTE Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 The fact that Selena could have 5 since C&GI and LYTLM are #1 on mediabase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idkwiam Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Katy, Rihanna, Taylor obliteration. 4 minutes ago, KillingYourCareer said: It's crazy to think Katy released 17 singles in her first three eras, and 11 of them were pop radio #1 hits Her studio voice is something else tbh. Spoiler Come on GP give us a 10th on H100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umich Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 At this rate, Ari is definitely going to tie up with Katy and Rihanna. 34+35 should also hit #1 and I can see her getting another 3 at the very least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaenerysFenty Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 I'm surprised Umbrella didn't go #1, does anyone know what song blocked it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rihannabiggestfan Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 (edited) Pon de Replay - #2 Unfaithful - #2 Umbrella - #2 Don't Stop the Music - #2 There You Go - #2 Most Girls - #2 Get the Party Started - #2 Yeah, Rih and P!nk were really close to getting a lot more in their earlier years Edited January 9, 2021 by rihannabiggestfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev8 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 with Britney's weak radio support in her prime 18 minutes ago, idkwiam said: Katy, Rihanna, Taylor obliteration. and P!nk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idkwiam Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 7 minutes ago, rihannabiggestfan said: Pon de Replay - #2 Unfaithful - #2 Umbrella - #2 Don't Stop the Music - #2 There You Go - #2 Most Girls - #2 Get the Party Started - #2 Yeah, Rih and P!nk were really close to getting a lot more in their earlier years Wait no Taylor has 3 peaking at #2 too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sad Serenade Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 28 minutes ago, selenachris said: The fact that Selena could have 5 since C&GI and LYTLM are #1 on mediabase the usual sabotage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodGuyGoneGhetto Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 25 minutes ago, DaenerysFenty said: I'm surprised Umbrella didn't go #1, does anyone know what song blocked it? Justin Timberlake’s “Summer Love”. That said, “Umbrella” went number one on overall radio so it didn’t really matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodGuyGoneGhetto Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 The fact that Rihanna is still the “Greatest Pop Radio Artist” (followed by Pink) via. Billboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Gaga Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Gaga having 6 #1's back to back in 2009/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevyy Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Mariah's peaks: 1990 - 1992 - Mariah Carey era, Emotions era and MTV Unplugged era - pre chart 1993 - #01 - Dreamlover 1993 - #01 - Hero 1994 - #02 - Without You 1994 - #05 - Anytime you Need a Friend 1994 - #07 - Endless Love 1994 - #09 - All I want for Christmas Is You 1995 - #01 - Fantasy 1995 - #01 - One Sweet Day 1996 - #03 - Always Be my Baby 1996 - #09 - Forever 1997 - #10 - Honey 1997 - #14 - Butterfly 1998 - #18 - My All 1998 - #35 - When You Believe 1999 - #21 - I Still Believe 1999 - #21 - Heartbreaker 2000 - #28 - Thank God I Found You 2001 - #37 - Loverboy 2002 - #26 - Through The Rain 2003 - #04 - I Know what You Want 2005 - #16 - It's Like That 2005 - #01 - We Belong Together 2005 - #01 - Shake It Off 2005 - #03 - Don't Forget About Us 2006 - #23 - Say Somethin' 2008 - #07 - Touch my Body 2008 - #18 - Bye Bye 2008 - #27 - I'll Be Lovin' You Long Time 2009 - #08 - Obsessed 2013 - #15 - #Beautiful 2014 - #36 - You're Mine (Eternal) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdanton2 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 (edited) 47 minutes ago, GoodGuyGoneGhetto said: Justin Timberlake’s “Summer Love”. That said, “Umbrella” went number one on overall radio so it didn’t really matter. that had to be the most robbed #1 song at Pop radio in history. also only reached #3 at Rhythmic and #28 at Hot AC/Adult Top 40. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbrella_(song) Edited January 9, 2021 by jdanton2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator Ampersand13 Posted January 9, 2021 ATRL Moderator Share Posted January 9, 2021 Avril Taylor, Gaga, Katy, Selena, Dua, Kesha, Kelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyoto Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Billie’s peers being on this list while she is not and people wanna claim she is having huge support in the industry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbitch Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Beyoncé- perfect? I don’t recall radio playing her remix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 I thought waking up in Vegas tanked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chainsmoker Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, stevyy said: 2014 - #36 - You're Mine (Eternal) Beyond shocked that this even charted on Pop Radio. OT-Ariana will probably be #1 by the end of her career. Edited January 10, 2021 by Chainsmoker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bad guy Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 38 minutes ago, Kyoto said: Billie’s peers being on this list while she is not and people wanna claim she is having huge support in the industry Does Billie even have one? No airplay and still bigger than her peers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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