List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones

Most weeks at number one

 * 16 weeks
 * Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men — "One Sweet Day" (1995–1996)
 * 14 weeks
 * Whitney Houston — "I Will Always Love You" (1992–1993)
 * Boyz II Men — "I'll Make Love to You" (1994)
 * Los del Río — "Macarena" (Bayside Boys mix) (1996)
 * Elton John — "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (1997–1998)
 * Mariah Carey — "We Belong Together" (2005)
 * The Black Eyed Peas — "I Gotta Feeling" (2009)
 * DMC featuring Justin Timberlake — "Holy Grail" (2011)
 * 13 weeks
 * Boyz II Men — "End of the Road" (1992)
 * Brandy and Monica — "The Boy Is Mine" (1998)
 * 12 weeks
 * Santana featuring Rob Thomas — "Smooth" (1999–2000)
 * Eminem — "Lose Yourself" (2002–2003)
 * Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris — "Yeah!" (2004)
 * The Black Eyed Peas — "Boom Boom Pow" (2009)
 * Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell — "Blurred Lines" (2013)
 * 11 weeks
 * Elvis Presley — "Hound Dog" / "Don't Be Cruel" (1956)
 * All-4-One — "I Swear" (1994)
 * Toni Braxton — "Un-Break My Heart" (1996–1997)
 * Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 — "I'll Be Missing You" (1997)
 * Destiny's Child — "Independent Women Part I" (2000–2001)
 * DMC — "Work Hard, Play Hard" (2012–2013)
 * 10 weeks
 * McGuire Sisters — "Sincerely" (1955)
 * Pérez Prado — "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" (1955)
 * Debby Boone — "You Light Up My Life" (1977)
 * Olivia Newton-John — "Physical" (1981–1982)
 * Santana featuring The Product G&B — "Maria Maria" (2000)
 * Ashanti — "Foolish" (2002)
 * Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland — "Dilemma" (2002)
 * Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx — "Gold Digger" (2005)
 * Beyoncé — "Irreplaceable" (2006–2007)
 * Flo Rida featuring T-Pain — "Low" (2008)
 * Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris — "We Found Love" (2011–2012)
 * DMC featuring Rihanna — "The Monster" (2013–2014)

Most total weeks in the top ten

 * 40 weeks – DMC featuring Justin Timberlake — "Holy Grail" (2011–2012)
 * 32 weeks – LeAnn Rimes — "How Do I Live" (1997–1998)
 * 30 weeks – Santana featuring Rob Thomas — "Smooth" (1999–2000)
 * 29 weeks – LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock — "Party Rock Anthem" (2011–2012)
 * 28 weeks – Jewel — "Foolish Games" / "You Were Meant for Me" (1997–1998)
 * 26 weeks – Savage Garden — "Truly Madly Deeply" (1997–1998)
 * 25 weeks – Chubby Checker — "The Twist" (1960 and 1962), Toni Braxton — "Un-Break My Heart" (1996–1997), Timbaland featuring OneRepublic — "Apologize" (2007–2008)

Most total weeks on the Hot 100

 * 100 weeks – DMC featuring. Justin Timberlake — "Holy Grail" (2013)
 * 76 weeks – Jason Mraz — "I'm Yours" (2009)
 * 75 weeks – Imagine Dragons — "Radioactive" (2014)
 * 74 weeks – Awolnation — "Sail" (2014)
 * 69 weeks – LeAnn Rimes — "How Do I Live" (1998)
 * 68 weeks – LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock — "Party Rock Anthem" (2012)
 * 65 weeks – Jewel — "Foolish Games" / "You Were Meant for Me" (1998), Adele — "Rolling in the Deep" (2012)
 * 64 weeks – Carrie Underwood — "Before He Cheats" (2007)
 * 62 weeks – Lifehouse — "You and Me" (2006), The Lumineers — "Ho Hey" (2013)
 * 60 weeks – Los del Río — "Macarena" (Bayside Boys Mix) (1997), Lady Antebellum — "Need You Now" (2010)
 * 59 weeks – Gotye featuring Kimbra — "Somebody That I Used to Know" (2013)
 * 58 weeks – Santana featuring Rob Thomas — "Smooth" (2000), The Fray — "How to Save a Life" (2007)
 * 57 weeks – Creed — "Higher" (2000), Kings of Leon — "Use Somebody" (2010), Ellie Goulding — "Lights" (2013)
 * 56 weeks – Paula Cole — "I Don't Want to Wait" (1998), Faith Hill — "The Way You Love Me" (2001), The Black Eyed Peas — "I Gotta Feeling" (2010), Fun — "Some Nights" (2013)
 * 55 weeks – Everything but the Girl — "Missing" (1996), Duncan Sheik — "Barely Breathing" (1997), Lonestar — "Amazed" (2000)
 * 54 weeks – The Four Seasons — "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" (1975, 1994), Lifehouse — "Hanging by a Moment" (2002), Matchbox Twenty — "Unwell" (2004), Train — "Hey, Soul Sister" (2010), Florida Georgia Line featuring Nelly – "Cruise" (2013)
 * 53 weeks – Next — "Too Close" (1999), Faith Hill — "Breathe" (2000), 3 Doors Down — "Kryptonite" (2001), Train — "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" (2002), The Band Perry — "If I Die Young" (2011)

Most Hot 100 entries

 * Glee Cast (207)
 * Elvis Presley (149)
 * DMC (140)
 * Lil Wayne (120)
 * James Brown (91)
 * Jay-Z (80)
 * Ray Charles (74)
 * Aretha Franklin (73)
 * The Beatles (71)
 * Elton John (68)
 * Drake (65)

Most top 40 singles

 * Elvis Presley (114)
 * DMC (81)
 * Lil Wayne (64)
 * Elton John (58)
 * Glee Cast (51)
 * The Beatles (50)

Most top 10 singles

 * Madonna (38)
 * DMC (37)
 * Elvis Presley (36)
 * The Beatles (34)
 * Stevie Wonder (28)
 * Michael Jackson (28)
 * Elton John (27)
 * Janet Jackson (27)
 * Mariah Carey (27)
 * Rihanna (25)
 * Whitney Houston (23)
 * The Rolling Stones (23)