The Beatles

Did you know that The Beatles scored more top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 during a single decade than any other act?

During the decade of 1960-1969, The Beatles landed a whopping 30 songs in the top 10 of the Hot 100. No other act in the history of the chart, which officially launched in 1958, have matched that figure within the span of a single decade.

In fact, the closest rival of The Beatles is Mariah Carey who logged 19 top 10 songs on the Hot 100 during the 1990-1999 decade. Meanwhile, Michael Jackson and Madonna are tied in third position with 17 such hits from 1980 to 1989.

Who is currently leading pack of artists with the most top 10 singles on the Hot 100 in the 2010-2019? That crown is held by Rihanna who has already notched 10 hits, ahead of the 8 top 10 entries by Nicki Minaj, Bruno Mars, Ke$ha and Lil Wayne. The previous decade of 2000-2009 was dominated by Jay-Z, who had 14 songs climb to that region of he Hot 100.

Watch The Beatles perform a Hot 100 top 10 hit single ‘Yesterday’ below:

Now you know!