Talk:List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones

Elvis Presley's stats in the article

Recent changes in some of his achievements listed, particularly "Most top 40 singles" and "Most Hot 100 entries" has me wondering what the consensus is regarding how we list these. It is noted with his numbers that they include both Hot 100 and pre-Hot 100 chart data, and a few editors are wanting to focus on just his Hot 100 stats, which is not a reflection of his overall career (that started more than two years before the Hot 100 did). For the two categories I mentioned above, this may seem less of a deal when compared to the numbers of contemporary artists (like Drake and Lil Wayne), but an edit to his count for "Most number-one singles" (diff)(a recent edit I reverted, returning his count from 7 to 18) is quite another story. It is true that he had only seven (7) number-one singles on the Hot 100 itself, as indicated here, but his other number ones before August 1958 (on various pre-Hot 100 pop charts like Best Sellers, Most Played by DJs, and even the Top 100) are just as important to his career, if not more so. That being said, unless another consensus is reached to focus on only his Hot 100 chart entries, we should stick to reporting the data associated with his entire career (Hot 100 and before). MPFitz1968 (talk) 17:52, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

• The article is about Billboard Hot 100 achievements, not Rock era achievements. As such, all stats in this article should focus on everyone's Hot 100 stats and reflect what Billboard currently has. This issue is not new: I went back through the talk archives and noticed a similar conversation occurred in 2006! Richard Hendricks (talk) 21:23, 14 March 2018 (UTC)

• I'm a little confused mostly by Elvis being listed as having 18 number-one singles. For all of the other statistics Billboard would agree with it, regardless of if it predates the Hot 100, but they're very concrete on him having 17 number one singles because the single, as was issued at the time, was Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog. I'm not really sure why non-Billboard sources are being used as the yardstick for that ranking, especially given that, predating of the Hot 100 or not, we don't really make that exception for double A-sides on any other article, for any other song, or for any other artist. If the measurement is about double A-sides counting twice for a singles ranking if both sides are big enough then acts like Elton John has a credible argument to be added to the ten club and the Beatles would probably have 21 or 22. I know it was changed a long time ago (for reasons that I'm sure made sense at the the time, though I don't know them) so everyone has gotten used to it but I don't think it should count because ultimate the primary source, the magazine itself, disputes it. That's what should matter. Thurboas (talk) 21:48:20, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

Edit request on 14 November 2023

under the gap records, you can put the biggest gap between two hot 100 songs excluding holiday songs. That record would go to Ozzy Osbourne (30 years and three months) for the distance between Close my eyes forever ( with Lita Ford) and take what you want ( Post Malone ft Ozzy). second would be Dobie Gray (30 years two months and one week) (drift away and Drift Away( Uncle Kraker cover)). third would be Paul McCartney( 29 years and two weeks). fourth would be Santana (28 years ,seven months and two weeks). fifth would be Beatles (27 years 10 months and two weeks). info: https://www.billboard.com/lists/the-beatles-now-and-then-hot-100-top-10-debut/beatles-get-back-to-top-10-after-27-years/. you can also do a chart talking about the highest re-entries using this (https://www.billboard.com/lists/billboard-hot-100-top-10-re-entries/) TheWikiLlama123 (talk) 21:14, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Michael Jackson is NOT the youngest artist to reach the Hot 100. That distinction goes to Jordy, a French child who was 5 years old when he peaked at #58 in 1993 with "Dur Dur D'Etre Bebe"

Michael Jackson is NOT the youngest artist to reach the Hot 100. That distinction goes to Jordy, a French child who was 5 years old when he peaked at #58 in 1993 with "Dur Dur D'Etre Bebe" 2603:7000:9541:D700:2065:622F:6295:2703 (talk) 04:10, 24 December 2023 (UTC)

In the "Age records" section, it states the following two things:

Michael Jackson (age 11 years, 155 days) is the youngest artist to top the Hot 100. He achieved the record, as part of the Jackson 5, with "I Want You Back" on January 31, 1970., and

French-born Jordy Lemoine (age 5 years, 156 days) is the youngest artist to chart on the Hot 100. He established the record when his song "Dur dur d'être bébé! (It's Tough to Be a Baby)", where he is credited simply as Jordy, entered the chart on June 19, 1993.

It does not say that Michael Jackson is the "youngest artist to reach the Hot 100"; it says that he is the "youngest artist to top the Hot 100". And Jordy is already mentioned as the "youngest artist to chart on the Hot 100". So no changes will be made to the article regarding this. MPFitz1968 (talk) 04:44, 24 December 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 January 2024

As of 2024, Taylor Swift has had 11 debut no. 1 singles: Love Story, We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, Shake It Off, Blank Space, Look What You Made Me Do, cardigan, willow, All Too Well (Taylor's Version), Anti-Hero, Cruel Summer, Is It Over Now?. 188.146.90.59 (talk) 21:04, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Geardona (talk to me?) 23:17, 9 January 2024 (UTC)