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Which Artists Have the Most Albums With Multiple Hot 100 No. 1 Hits?

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This week, in its 20th frame on the Billboard Hot 100, Taylor Swift‘s “Opalite” jumps from from No. 8 to No. 1. The hit song, which originally debuted at No. 2 on the Hot 100 dated Oct. 18, 2025 (following the release of parent album The Life of a Showgirl) was boosted by a surge in song sales, with new physical editions of it shipping out to fans, and new remixes of it being made available for digital purchase and streaming.

With its ascent to pole position, the song becomes the second Showgirl single to top the Hot 100 — following “The Fate of Ophelia,” which debuted at No. 1 and ruled for a total of 10 weeks (Swift’s personal best) between 2025-26. That makes Showgirl just the second-ever Swift album to boast multiple Hot 100 leaders, following 2014’s 1989, which topped the chart with three singles: “Shake It Off,” “Blank Space” and the Kendrick Lamar-featuring “Bad Blood.”

With her second album featuring multiple Hot 100 No. 1s, Swift joins an exclusive club of artists with two or more albums that boast two or more No. 1 hits on their tracklist. In fact, in the nearly 68-year history of the Hot 100, Swift becomes just the 22nd artist who can make such a claim — with the full list excluding such all-time Hot 100 heavy-hitters as Madonna (who scored 12 No. 1s, but only included multiple such hits on the same original album once, with 1986’s True Blue) and Elton John (who scored nine No. 1s, but, surprisingly, never with multiple leaders on the same album).

Below, find the complete list of artists who have pulled off this chart feat, starting with the two artists who have done it the most times — who, not coincidentally, also happen to be the two artists with the most No. 1s in Hot 100 history.

(For the purposes of this list, we only counted songs towards an album’s tally that appeared on the original tracklist in some version, and had never previously appeared on an official album release by that artist — so songs later added to deluxe reissues were not included towards the tallies of their original albums, nor were songs that appeared on the original album counted towards the deluxe version. In the case where artists released different versions of an album or different albums altogether for different markets, we went with the U.S.-released albums and their corresponding tracklists.

We did not count various artist soundtracks for this list — and did not consider prior inclusion on such a soundtrack before appearing on an artist’s original album as disqualifying to counting towards that album’s tally. We also did not count compilation albums unless they consisted of a majority of material that was either previously unreleased, or released within the period following the lead artist’s most recent full-length effort.)

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Salt-N-Pepa & DJ Spinderella Set for Hall of Fame Induction at 57th NAACP Image Awards

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Salt-N-Pepa and DJ Spinderella will be inducted into the Hall of Fame at the 57th NAACP Image Awards on Saturday (Feb. 28). 

“As pioneers of hip-hop, Salt-N-Pepa and DJ Spinderella rewrote the rules and boldly claimed space in a genre that forever changed because of their voices, style and undeniable talent,” said Derrick Johnson, NAACP president and CEO in a statement. “Inducting them into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame is a celebration of more than an iconic career — it’s a tribute to trailblazers who opened doors and inspired generations in a way that still resonates today.”

In 1986, Salt-N-Pepa broke barriers as the first female rap group to earn Platinum certification with its debut album, Hot, Cool & Vicious. Driven by the group’s top 20 Billboard Hot 100 hit “Push It,” Salt-N-Pepa’s raw and provocative lyrics propelled the trio to national acclaim. They were also the first female rap group to win a Grammy. Last November, Salt-N-Pepa and DJ Spinderella were inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame.

“Salt-N-Pepa and DJ Spinderella have built a legacy defined by confidence, authenticity and cultural influence,” said Connie Orlando, executive vice president of specials, music programming and music strategy at BET, in a statement. “They reshaped how women are seen and heard in music, creating space for bold self-expression and empowerment. Inducting them into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame honors a career that continues to strengthen community, elevate culture and connect generations.”

The 57th NAACP Image Awards will be held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. The show will air on BET and CBS at 8 p.m. ET, and across Paramount networks. 


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A Timeline of Megan Thee Stallion & Klay Thompson’s Relationship

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The sports world has another high-profile WAG – that stands for wives and girlfriends – in Megan Thee Stallion, who started dating Dallas Mavericks shooting guard Klay Thompson in the summer of 2025.

And just like other pairings between A-List musicians (Meg boasts three no. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as three Grammys) and athletic legends (Thompson earned four championship rings as a key part of the Golden State Warriors), the duo has received a lot of attention for their coupling. Also similar to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, David and Victoria Beckham and Ciara and Russell Wilson, the rapper and basketball player have faced plenty of criticism from sports fans – and commentators – as well.

But nothing phases the lovers. “We met and it was such a meet cute,” Megan told People in July. “I won’t tell you how and I won’t tell you when, but it was a movie,” adding that “he’s the nicest person I’ve ever met in my life.”

Between golfing outings, games and plenty of PDA-packed posts on their social media accounts, Megan and Klay seem more than comfortable sharing their journey with everyone, while still having time for their own careers. (Her single “Lover Girl” – with the appropriately sexy and loved-up lyrics “My man, my man, my man, my baby, my baby/ D–kin’ me down, spoilin’ me, drivin’ me crazy” – dropped at the end of October 2025, and he returned to the court for his 13th season in the NBA the same month.)

Keep reading below for a complete timeline of Meg and Thompson’s blossoming relationship below.

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Where Does ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Rank Among Soundtracks With Most Weeks in Billboard 200 Top 10?

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KPop Demon Hunters this week becomes the first soundtrack to spend its first 35 weeks on the Billboard 200 inside the top 10 since Billboard combined its separate mono and stereo charts in August 1963. It beats the mark set by Whitney Houston’s The Bodyguard soundtrack, which spent its first 32 weeks in the top 10 in 1992-93. (The Billboard 200 began publishing on a regular weekly basis in March 1956 but split into mono and stereo LP charts from 1959-63.)

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Both albums owed their longevity near the top of the Billboard 200 to megahit, Grammy-winning singles. Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” from The Bodyguard topped the Billboard Hot 100 for a then record 14 weeks and won two Grammys – record of the year and best pop vocal performance, female. HUNTR/X’s “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters topped the Hot 100 for eight weeks and won a Grammy for best song written for visual media.

Four other soundtracks since 1963 spent their first 20 or more weeks on the chart inside the top 10: Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born (26 weeks), Woodstock (24 weeks), Waiting to Exhale (21 weeks) and Encanto (20 weeks).

Previous to the chart’s usage of Luminate’s electronically-tracked sales data beginning in May 1991, albums rarely started out in the top 10. They built to top 10 status over a period of weeks or months. So, we also looked to see where KPop Demon Hunters ranks among all soundtracks for most total weeks in the top 10, no matter where they debuted on the chart. KPop Demon Hunters is already in the top 10 on that list.

Here’s a list of soundtracks with the most cumulative weeks in the top 10 on the Billboard 200 since separate mono and stereo album charts were combined in August 1963:

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