Which of the newbies could achieve 8+ Billboard #1s in the future and join the list of legendary solo artists with the most?

 

Mariah Carey

19 #1s; 97 weeks

#1 female, #1 overall

 

Rihanna

14 #1s; 60 weeks

#2 female, #2 overall

 

Taylor Swift

12 #1s; 36 weeks

#3 female, #5 overall 

 

Madonna

12 #1s; 32 weeks

#4 female, #6 overall 

 

Whitney Houston

11 #1s; 31 weeks

#5 female, #7 overall

 

Janet Jackson

10 #1s; 33 weeks

#6 female, #8 overall

 

 

Beyoncé

9 #1s; 46 weeks

#7 female, #10 overall

 

 

Katy Perry

9 #1s;  33 weeks

#8 female, #13 overall

 

 

Ariana Grande

9 #1s;  23 weeks

#9 female, #14 overall

 

 

Current girlies:

 

Olivia Rodrigo

3 #1s; 11 weeks

4 top three songs

 

Sabrina Carpenter

2 #1s, 2 weeks

4 top three songs

 

Billie Eilish

1 #1; 1 week

3 top three songs

 

Tate McRae

1 #1, 1 week

2 top three songs

 

Chappell Roan

0 #1s

1 top three song

 

Tyla

0 #1s

#7 highest charting

 

Billie Eilish 

Edited August 17, 2025Aug 17 by Phil Spencer

Billie Eyelashes, yuh 

Tate McRae obviously... get ready for the Bieber collab #itscoming

Tyla being included here is  hasn't she went through enough

 

i think olivia and sabrina are the ones most likely to get the closest to have a lot more #1s, but who knows. Taylor's first ever #1 was during her fourth album cycle, so Billie could also do it.

rooting for sabrina and billie.

2 minutes ago, AshleyLovescats887 said:

Tyla being included here is  hasn't she went through enough

 

i think olivia and sabrina are the ones most likely to get the closest to have a lot more #1s, but who knows. Taylor's first ever #1 was during her fourth album cycle, so Billie could also do it.

lowkey included her because she looked pretty in her pic

 

Also, seeing Katy on that list is almost jarring now. We tend to overlook how huge she was.

 

I'm sure Ariana and Bey will each reach the 10+ list eventually, but seeing her listed with them is quite something.

Billie only having 1 week is crazy considering how big she is

Wait, Mariah has 19 number ones? 

 

Why did the Taylor stans call her a flop?

 

What in the MAGA World is going on?

Sabrina could realistically end this year with 4 if she plays her cards right with the next single and Taylor positions their title track collab as the lead.

8 minutes ago, suburbannature said:

Sabrina could realistically end this year with 4 if she plays her cards right with the next single and Taylor positions their title track collab as the lead.

Taylor's not using the Sabrina collab as the lead be serious 

 

the one's willing to jump on quick collaborations for it.  Looking at Tate and Sabrina for this 

 

 

 

Obviously not Billee after having four projects and only one quick one week number one to show for it 

 

 

 

 

Wait, BOAF never went #1 in the US?? Wow

billie hasn't peaked yet, remember my words

Billie, Olivia and Sabrina me thinks

48 minutes ago, suburbannature said:

Also, seeing Katy on that list is almost jarring now. We tend to overlook how huge she was.

 

I'm sure Ariana and Bey will each reach the 10+ list eventually, but seeing her listed with them is quite something.

I agree. Ariana has come a long way! 

Sabrina. She has the fanbase, radio support, GP attention and commercial sound for it. Billie singles are not always the most radio friendly ones (WWIMF?, Your Power, Wildflower) and even then her songs peak extremely late on radio when streaming has already slowed down, Olivia has all of those too but I think Sabrina is bigger in the US for now

19 #1s; 97 weeks

 

 

 

an insane record. THE female hitmaker

I voted for Sabrina, but Olivia is right there too. She's only on her sophomore album and she has gotten a lot of respect from the industry and legendary artists. Super pumped for OR3. I don't really see Tate getting any bigger than she is now.

Billie or Sabrina 

Sabrina could pull off a Katy and get a massive amount of #1s in a small period of time, I think. She is the only one that comes off as hungry for it, which is ok.

 

Olivia perhaps in the long run. It all depends on how she plays her cards regarding both her musical material and her celebrity status.

 

Dont see it for Billie, who seems to have the worst luck with peaks. Her career is far above the charts anyway so I doubt she would care. 

 

You are kind for including the others.

billie has been proven to make hits the others it will depend. outside of billie i'd say sabrina is the most promising. 

5 minutes ago, Loca said:

Sabrina could pull off a Katy and get a massive amount of #1s in a small period of time, I think. She is the only one that comes off as hungry for it, which is ok.

 

Olivia perhaps in the long run. It all depends on how she plays her cards regarding both her musical material and her celebrity status.

 

Dont see it for Billie, who seems to have the worst luck with peaks. Her career is far above the charts anyway so I doubt she would care. 

 

You are kind for including the others.

Some artists don't pop off from the very beginning so maybe it could still be in the cards for them!

Probably Billie. Billie does have the fame, commercial, and critical success. I could see her song peaks finally start to align with her streaming prowess in the future.

 

Sabrina does seem hungry for it and seems to be able to keep churning out music. She did have a Katy Perry esque era, but even then Espresso and Taste failed to be number 1 hits. If Man's Best Friend is of great quality she will probably secure a #1 for her next album lead single at least.

 

Olivia doesn't seem prolific enough so far to get enough #1 hits. Where is the next lead single girlie? If she switches to a more standard pop song instead of pop rock then maybe.