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[GeorgeStGeorge]

The Beatles top the Billboard Hot 100 list with 20 number one songs.  Only ten other artists have ten or more #1 hits.  (Elvis isn't counted, sadly, because several of his hits predate the Billboard Hot 100.)  Name five of them.

George

[WordWolf]

I'll give it a shot.

Michael Jackson

Taylor Swift

Duran Duran

Rolling Stones

The Who

[GeorgeStGeorge]

5 hours ago, WordWolf said:

I'll give it a shot.

Michael Jackson

Taylor Swift

Duran Duran

Rolling Stones

The Who

Your first two are on the list.  The other three are not.

Though I've heard of two of the artists, I couldn't name a song they did.

A couple of the names surprise me, others not so much.

George

[Human without the bean]

And I'll give it a second crack.

Michael Jackson

Taylor Swift 

Elton John

Johnny Cash

Metallica  or Van Halen

 

[WordWolf]

Michael Jackson

Taylor Swift

Bruno Mars

Billie Eilish

The Weeknd

[GeorgeStGeorge]

9 hours ago, Human without the bean said:

And I'll give it a second crack.

Michael Jackson

Taylor Swift 

Elton John

Johnny Cash

Metallica  or Van Halen

 

 

9 hours ago, WordWolf said:

Michael Jackson

Taylor Swift

Bruno Mars

Billie Eilish

The Weeknd

Still only Jackson and Swift.  None of the others.  (Cash might have had enough No 1s, but not on the R&R charts.)

George

[GeorgeStGeorge]

Of the remaining artists, seven are solo acts (five female, two male), one is a group.  Only two of them recorded in the 60's and 70's.

George

[Human without the bean]

Beyonce

MJ

Swift

Jayzee

Eminem

[GeorgeStGeorge]

Beyonce (like Elton John) has only 9 number 1s.  Jayzee and Eminem aren't close.

One of the solo acts is quite popular this time of year.

George

(By "solo," that doesn't mean there is no backup band, dancers, etc.)

[Human without the bean]

1 hour ago, GeorgeStGeorge said:

One of the solo acts is quite popular this time of year.

No doubt then, were talkin' about Mariah Carey.  Assuming I'm right that would be three.  Shouldn't I get a prize George, or something for getting two artists with nine number ones?    Beyonce and Elton had nine huh?  I'm not surprised but, maybe I am a little that they didn't have ten numbers ones.   I mean Elton John with seven straight Number One albums.  I thought he would be a shoe in.

[WordWolf]

How about TINA TURNER and ARETHA FRANKLIN?

[GeorgeStGeorge]

Mariah Carey is correct.  In fact, she's #2 behind the Beatles.

Tina Turner and Aretha Franklin are not on the list.

When all the names are revealed, you'll probably go with a couple of them and  with a couple others.

George

[WordWolf]

MIley Cyrus

Aerosmith

Harry Styles

Lady Gaga

 

[GeorgeStGeorge]

1 hour ago, WordWolf said:

MIley Cyrus

Aerosmith

Harry Styles

Lady Gaga

 

No

No

No

No

One of the list is a sibling of another one on the list.

George

[GeorgeStGeorge]

Shall I just flip the cards?

George

[WordWolf]

2 hours ago, GeorgeStGeorge said:

Shall I just flip the cards?

George

Might as well.

[GeorgeStGeorge]

The list, with number of #1 hits:

Beatles, 20

Maria Carey, 19

Rihanna, 14

Michael Jackson, 13

Drake, 13

Madonna, 12

The Supremes, 12

Taylor Swift, 12

Whitney Houston, 11

Janet Jackson, 10

Stevie Wonder, 10

I would think The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, and maybe Madonna would be in the  category, with Rihanna and Drake in the WTF? category.

Anyway, Human got three of them, so I'll give this round to him

George

[WordWolf]

I got Michael Jackson and Taylor Swift.  Human got Mariah Carey.  

Did I miscount, or did neither of us get "three"?

[GeorgeStGeorge]

Actually Human did add MC to the other two.

Whichever of you wants to go, go ahead.

George