The Billboard Hot 100 chart is the main song chart of the American music industry and is updated every week by the Billboard magazine. During 1958–1969 the chart was based collectively on each single's weekly physical sales figures and airplay on American radio stations.
Note: The year-end number-one singles for 1963, 1965 and 1966 were "Surfin' U.S.A." by The Beach Boys, "Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs, and "California Dreamin'" by The Mamas and the Papas, respectively, which peaked at numbers 3, 2, and 4, also respectively, and thus are not included here.
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The following artists achieved four or more number-one hits during 1958–1969. A number of artists had number-one singles on their own as well as part of a collaboration.
Artist | Number-one hits |
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The Beatles | 18 |
The Supremes | 12 |
Elvis Presley | 7 |
The Rolling Stones | 5 |
Bobby Vinton | 4 |
The Four Seasons | 4 |
The following artists were featured in top of the chart for the highest total number of weeks during 1958–1969.
Artist | Weeks at number-one |
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The Beatles | 55 |
The Supremes | 22 |
Elvis Presley | 22 |
The Four Seasons | 15 |
The Rolling Stones | 13 |
Bobby Vinton | 12 |
The Monkees | 12 |
The (Young) Rascals | 10 |
The following songs were featured in top of the chart for the highest total number of weeks during 1958–1969.
Weeks at number one |
Song | Artist(s) |
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9 | "Mack the Knife" | Bobby Darin |
9 | "Theme from A Summer Place" | Percy Faith |
9 | "Hey Jude" | The Beatles |
7 | "Tossin' and Turnin'" | Bobby Lewis |
7 | "I Want to Hold Your Hand" | The Beatles |
7 | "I'm a Believer" | The Monkees |
7 | "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" | Marvin Gaye |
6 | "It's All in the Game" | Tommy Edwards |
6 | "The Battle of New Orleans" | Johnny Horton |
6 | "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" | Elvis Presley |
6 | "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" | The 5th Dimension |
6 | "In the Year 2525" | Zager and Evans |