Artist with most top 10 Billboard hits

• There are 10 acts in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to have scored 10 or more No. 1 hits.
• The most modern act on the list is Rihanna, who has released 14 chart-topping singles in her career.
• The oldest is Elvis Presley, who's had 18 No. 1 songs.
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In the history of the Billboard Hot 100, there have been plenty of record-breaking songs and artists. These 10, however, have earned a special distinction: They are the best-selling musical artists in history, in terms of No. 1 songs.

Madonna, Stevie Wonder, the Beatles, and Whitney Houston all put in the work, and they have garnered 10 or more chart-topping singles in their careers.

Keep scrolling to see the musicians with the most No. 1 songs on the Hot 100, ranked.

10 [tie]. Stevie Wonder was just 13 when he scored his first No. 1 on the Hot 100. He's had nine more since then.

A 13-year-old Stevie Wonder had his first No. 1 hit in 1963 with "Fingertips." After that there was "Superstition" in 1972, "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" in 1973, "You Haven't Done Nothin'" in 1974, "I Wish" in 1976, "Sir Duke" in 1977, "Ebony and Ivory" in 1982, "I Just Called to Say I Love You" in 1984, and "Part-Time Lover" and "That's What Friends Are For" in 1985.

10 [tie]. Janet Jackson has also had 10 No. 1 hits she's been in the No. 1 spot in three different decades.

Jackson's reign began with 1986's "When I Think of You" when she was 20 years old. Then, there was 1989's "Miss You Much," 1990's "Escapade," "Black Cat," and "Love Will Never Do [Without You]," 1993's "That's the Way Love Goes" and "Again," 1997's "Together Again," 2000's "Doesn't Really Matter," and 2001's "All for You."

8. Whitney Houston's 11 chart-toppers put her in eighth.

Houston has no shortage of iconic songs, and her first No. 1 was "Saving All My Love for You" in 1985 when she was 22. That same year, she also had "How Will I Know." After that, she released "The Greatest Love of All" in 1986, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody [Who Loves Me]," "Didn't We Almost Have It All" and "So Emotional" in 1987, "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" in 1988, "I'm Your Baby Tonight" and "All the Man That I Need" in 1990, "I Will Always Love You" in 1992, and "Exhale [Shoop Shoop]" in 1995.

6 [tie]. Madonna has 12 No. 1 hits.

The Queen of Pop has been giving us No. 1 hits for decades, and it all began with 1984's "Like a Virgin" when she was 26.

The next 11 No. 1 singles go as follows: "Crazy for You" in 1985, "Live to Tell," "Papa Don't Preach," and "Open Your Heart" in 1986, "Who's That Girl" in 1987, "Like a Prayer" in 1989, "Vogue" and "Justify My Love" in 1990, "This Used to Be My Playground" in 1992, "Take a Bow" in 1994, and "Music" in 2000.

6 [tie]. The Supremes also had 12 No. 1 songs, all in a span of five years.

The Supremes are still the best-selling girl group of all time, and with 12 No. 1 hits, it's easy to see why. They had five No. 1 singles in a row: "Where Did Our Love Go," "Baby Love," and "Come See About Me" in 1964, then "Stop! In the Name of Love" and "Back in My Arms Again" in 1965.

Afterwards, there was "I Hear a Symphony," also in 1965, "You Can't Hurry Love" and "You Keep Me Hangin' On" in 1966, "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" and "The Happening" in 1967, "Love Child" in 1968, and "Someday We'll Be Together" in 1969.

4. Whenever Rihanna releases her next album, she'll surely rise, but for now she's in fourth with 14.

In just 14 years, Rihanna has had 14 No. 1 songs, a staggering feat her first being 2006's "SOS." She was just 18 years old.

Next there was "Umbrella" in 2007, "Take a Bow," "Live Your Life," and "Disturbia" in 2008, "Rude Boy," "Love the Way You Lie," "Only Girl [In the World]," and "What's My Name" in 2010, "S&M" and "We Found Love" in 2011, "Diamonds" in 2012, "The Monster" in 2013, and "Work" in 2016.

3. Elvis Presley's 18 No. 1 hits put him in third place.

The King had five No. 1 songs in 1956 alone: "Heartbreak Hotel," "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You," "Don't Be Cruel," "Hound Dog," and "Love Me Tender." He was 21 at the time.

The next year, there was "Too Much," "All Shook Up," "[Let Me Be Your] Teddy Bear," and "Jailhouse Rock." In 1958, he had "Don't" and "Hard Headed Woman." In 1959, there was just "A Big Hunk o' Love."

His reign continued into the '60s: "Stuck on You," "Now or Never," and "Are You Lonesome Tonight" in 1960, "Surrender" in 1961, "Good Luck Charm" in 1962, and "Suspicious Minds" in 1969. That's 18 chart-topping songs in 13 years.