Who has more number 1 hits Elvis or The Beatles?

Presley still had more in the top 10 (38 to 31) and the top 5 (32 to 29), but at the coveted #1 position, The Beatles dominated Elvis with 20 chart-toppers to Presley's 14.
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Who has more #1 hits than The Beatles?

The King of Pop, Michael Jackson, topped the charts 13 times. This is just as a solo artist — Jackson had even more as part of his childhood band, The Jackson 5. But as a solo artist, he had 13 No.
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How many number 1s did Elvis have?

Record Chart Statistics

Elvis has had no less than 149 songs to appear on Billboard's Hot 100 Pop Chart in America. Of these, 114 were in the top forty, 40 were in the top 10, and 18 went to number one. His number one singles spent a total of 80 weeks at number one.
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How many #1 hits do The Beatles have?

With 20 number-one singles, the current most successful British act on the Billboard Hot 100 is the Beatles. They are followed by George Michael who had ten number 1 singles on the chart (including his duets with Aretha Franklin and Elton John, plus the ones scored with the band Wham!).
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Who sold more singles Elvis or The Beatles?

However, when exploring the RIAA Gold and Platinum Searchable Database online (RIAA.com), the RIAA figures show that in the U.S. Elvis sold twice as many singles (50.5 million) compared to The Beatles (25 million).
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Who has outsold The Beatles?

In a decade that produced countless hits for The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, Tom Jones, Frank Sinatra, Cliff Richard and many more, Ken Dodd's track outsold them all – except for two songs by The Beatles: She Loves You and I Want to Hold Your Hand, both released in 1963.
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What band outsold The Beatles?

THE MONKEES OUTSOLD THE BEATLES AND THE ROLLING STONES IN 1967. Yes, you read that correctly. In 1967, the year of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Between the Buttons, and Their Satanic Majesties Request, The Monkees outsold both The Beatles and The Rolling Stones—combined.
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How many Billboard #1 hits did Elvis have?

Here's a chronological recap of Presley's iconic 17 No. 1 singles on the all-genre Best Sellers in Stores and Hot 100 charts. Presley has also scored 10 No. 1s on the all-genre Billboard 200 albums chart, from Elvis Presley in May 1956 through Elv1s: 30 #1 Hits in October 2002.
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Who has the most #1 hits all time?

Indeed, with 290 million records sold worldwide, the Beatles are at the top of many lists. Not surprisingly, the artist with the most No. 1 hits is the Beatles.
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What is the #1 Elvis song of all time?

Topping the list is Can't Help Falling In Love, which has notched up 13 million plays. Released in 1961 as a double A-side with Rock-A-Hula-Baby, the song reached Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart and became his signature ballad, closing many of his live performances in the '60s and '70s.
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Who has sold more records than The Beatles?

Perhaps unsurprisingly, British rock band The Beatles are top of the list for best-selling artists worldwide, with 183 million units certified sales. Second is Garth Brooks with over 157 million units sales, followed by Elvis Presley with 139 million units.
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What was Elvis Presley's #1 hit of all time?

“Don't Be Cruel” hit #1 on all three major U.S. charts, and it was #1 on Billboard's pop single charts for 11 weeks, staying a total of 27 weeks on the chart. It also landed at #1 on the country singles chart, where it stayed for 10 weeks, with a total of 28 weeks on the chart.
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Who was better Elvis or The Beatles?

On that list, Elvis ​Presley ​outranks The Beatles in terms of “significance” (Presley's ranking is 7.116 and The Beatles ranking is 6.707). ​However, The Beatles outrank Elvis in terms of “fame”: The Beatles scored 4.423 vs. Elvis at 3.592.
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Did The Beatles ever have a #1 hit?

50 YEARS AGO: THE BEATLES SCORE THEIR FINAL NUMBER ONE SINGLE. It was 50 years ago Saturday (June 13th, 1970) that the Beatles' "The Long And Winding Road" became the group's 20th and final Number One hit.
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Who has beaten The Beatles?

​Drake beats The Beatles' record on most top five hits with 'Stayin' Alive' Drake has now beaten The Beatles' long-running record of top five hits. Ironically, the singer surpassed the pop icons with a cover of the Bee Gees' 1977 classic 'Stayin' Alive', which this week debuted at number five on the Billboard Hot 100.
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What song stayed number 1 the longest?

"Old Town Road" holds the record for the longest stretch at No. 1 with 19 weeks.
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Who has the biggest selling records of all time?

Michael Jackson's Thriller, estimated to have sold 70 million copies worldwide, is the best-selling album ever. Jackson also currently has the highest number of albums on the list with five, Celine Dion has four, while the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Madonna and Whitney Houston each have three.
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Did Elvis sell 1 billion records?

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Elvis Presley is still the best-selling artist in music history with more than 1 billion album and song sales worldwide.
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What is the 1 most listened to band of all time?

1. The Beatles — 183 million units.
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Who was the biggest rival for The Beatles?

It's easy to see why those two extremely popular British bands were pitted against each other, but when it came to innovations in the songwriting, arrangements, and production of pop music in the 1960s, The Beatles' greatest rivals were The Beach Boys.
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What is the biggest selling Beatles song of all time?

Today, 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' remains The Beatles' highest-selling physical single of all time, with no less than 12 million copies sold worldwide.
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Who declined The Beatles?

For 50 years, Dick Rowe has been blamed for the biggest blunder in rock music history: he turned down the Beatles.
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Who is the wealthiest Beatle?

Paul McCartney: US$1.2 billion

The Beatles' other singer-songwriter icon, Paul McCartney, surpassed his fellow millionaire band members to become a billionaire, and to this day is the richest rock star of all time.
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Which Beatle had the biggest solo career?

Which Beatle has the most singles to chart in the Billboard's Hot 100? Below is a breakdown of the most successful singles by each member of The Beatles, with Paul McCartney leading the way by some margin: Paul McCartney – 42 singles.
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