This Musician Recorded 78 Top 10 Hits

Updated: September 12, 2024 by 24/7 Tempo Staff

For a music artist, having a song crack the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 is reaching the top of the mountain. Some work for years to see one of their songs finally break in, and some capture lightning in a bottle and get lucky with their very first single. Having just one top 10 hit is a massive accomplishment, but some artists have had a dozen top 10 hits or more.

The Billboard Hot 100 is one of the most widely recognized and authoritative music charts on earth, and since its debut in 1958 it’s been considered the gold standard for tracking the success of a song. Released every week, it provides a snapshot of that week’s most popular and successful songs based on factors including promotion, radio play and streaming trends.

To determine the artists with the most top 10 hits, 24/7 Tempo reviewed data on historical chart performance from the Billboard Hot 100. Artists were ranked based on the total number of entries into the top 10 of the Hot 100 throughout their careers. Chart data is current through June 8, 2024.

In many ways, having a “hit” single means that it’s cracked the Top 10, and if you have as many as these artists, you’re officially a superstar. But that doesn’t mean that you can’t be a superstar unless you’ve had a Billboard hit –these popular artists have never had a Billboard Number One Hit.

Methodology:

50. Katy Perry

Top 10 hits: 14 songs
Total weeks on Top 10: 191 weeks
Biggest Top 10 hit: Dark Horse (No. 1 for 4 weeks)

49. Connie Francis

Top 10 hits: 15 songs
Total weeks on Top 10: 68 weeks
Biggest Top 10 hit: Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool (No. 1 for 2 weeks)

48. The Beach Boys

Top 10 hits: 15 songs
Total weeks on Top 10: 71 weeks
Biggest Top 10 hit: Surfin’ U.S.A. (No. 3for 1 week)

47. Kendrick Lamar

Top 10 hits: 15 songs
Total weeks on Top 10: 73 weeks
Biggest Top 10 hit: Humble. (No. 1for 1 week)

46. The 4 Seasons

Top 10 hits: 15 songs
Total weeks on Top 10: 77 weeks
Biggest Top 10 hit: December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) (No. 1 for 3 weeks)

45. The Temptations

Top 10 hits: 15 songs
Total weeks on Top 10: 83 weeks
Biggest Top 10 hit: I Can’t Get Next To You (No. 1 for 2 weeks)

44. Future

Future

Top 10 hits: 15 songs
Total weeks on Top 10: 84 weeks
Biggest Top 10 hit: Wait For U (No. 1 for 1 week)

43. Olivia Newton-John

Top 10 hits: 15 songs
Total weeks on Top 10: 111 weeks
Biggest Top 10 hit: Physical (No. 1 for 10 weeks)

42. Bee Gees

Top 10 hits: 15 songs
Total weeks on Top 10: 120 weeks
Biggest Top 10 hit: How Deep Is Your Love (No. 1 for 3 weeks)

41. P!nk

Top 10 hits: 15 songs
Total weeks on Top 10: 123 weeks
Biggest Top 10 hit: Just Give Me A Reason (No. 1 for 3 weeks)

40. T-Pain

Top 10 hits: 15 songs
Total weeks on Top 10: 125 weeks
Biggest Top 10 hit: Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin’) (No. 1for 1 week)

39. Maroon 5

Top 10 hits: 15 songs
Total weeks on Top 10: 213 weeks
Biggest Top 10 hit: Girls Like You (No. 1 for 7 weeks)

38. George Michael

Top 10 hits: 16 songs
Total weeks on Top 10: 83 weeks
Biggest Top 10 hit: Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me (No. 1 for 1 week)

37. Rod Stewart

Top 10 hits: 16 songs
Total weeks on Top 10: 99 weeks
Biggest Top 10 hit: Tonight’s The Night (Gonna Be Alright) (No. 1 for 8 weeks)

36. Daryl Hall & John Oates

Top 10 hits: 16 songs
Total weeks on Top 10: 111 weeks
Biggest Top 10 hit: Maneater (No. 1 for 4 weeks)

35. Travis Scott

Top 10 hits: 17 songs
Total weeks on Top 10: 65 weeks
Biggest Top 10 hit: Sicko Mode (No. 1 for 1 week)

34. Aretha Franklin

Top 10 hits: 17 songs
Total weeks on Top 10: 80 weeks
Biggest Top 10 hit: Until You Come Back To Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do) (No. 3 for 1 week)