charts discussion Billboard: Female artists with the most pop radio #1s | Ariana Grande gets 10th #1

[Feanor]

 

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 Friday at 12:33 PM by Feanor

[thatsmydemi]

Camila  

 

No wonder she has so many people pressed  

[Pink Ranger]

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 

[ariananext]

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

[thatsmydemi]

Just now, Revenge said:

Ewww don’t tell me you’re a stan of that 

I'm not. I just find her numbers impressive.  

[KillingYourCareer]

It's crazy to think Katy released 17 singles in her first three eras, and 11 of them were pop radio #1 hits

[MALAMENTE]

The fact that Selena could have 5 since C&GI and LYTLM are #1 on mediabase

[idkwiam]

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.

 

[umich]

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.

[DaenerysFenty]

I'm surprised Umbrella didn't go #1, does anyone know what song blocked it?

[rihannabiggestfan]

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

[Rev8]

with Britney's weak radio support in her prime

 

 

 

18 minutes ago, idkwiam said:

Katy, Rihanna, Taylor obliteration.

 

and P!nk

[idkwiam]

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.

[Sad Serenade]

28 minutes ago, selenachris said:

The fact that Selena could have 5 since C&GI and LYTLM are #1 on mediabase

the usual sabotage 

[GoodGuyGoneGhetto]

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.

[GoodGuyGoneGhetto]

The fact that Rihanna is still the “Greatest Pop Radio Artist” (followed by Pink) via. Billboard. 

[Mister Gaga]

Gaga having 6 #1's back to back in 2009/10  

[stevyy]

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)

 

 

[jdanton2]

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

[Ampersand13]

Avril 

 

Taylor, Gaga, Katy, Selena, Dua, Kesha, Kelly 

[Kyoto]

Billie’s peers being on this list while she is not and people wanna claim she is having huge support in the industry  

[Superbitch]

Beyoncé- perfect? I don’t recall

radio playing her remix 

[Janet]

I thought waking up in Vegas tanked

[Chainsmoker]

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

[bad guy]

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