HIT FACTS US CHARTS From 1955 to 1978

Weeks at No. 1

Pos.	Group/Artist	Weeks at # 1
(1)	Elvis Presley	85
(2)	Beatles	59
(3)	Bee Gees	24
(4)	Supremes	22
(5)	Pat Boone	21
(6)	Four Seasons	18
(7)	Rolling Stones	17
(8)	Rod Stewart	16
(9)	Elton John	15
(10)	Everly Brothers	15

Records in TOP 10

Pos.	Group/Artist	No. of Records
(1)	Elvis Presley	38
(2)	Beatles	33
(3)	Supremes	20
(4)	Stevie Wonder	20
(5)	Ricky Nelson	19
(6)	Rolling Stones	18
(7)	Pat Boone	18
(8)	Marvin Gaye	17
(9)	Connie Francis	16
(10)	Elton John	15

Records in Top 40

Pos.	Group/Artist	No. of Records
(1)	Elvis Presley	104
(2)	Beatles	47
(3)	James Brown	43
(4)	Marvin Gaye	39
(5)	Pat Boone	38
(6)	Fats Domino	37
(7)	Temptations	37
(8)	Ricky Nelson	35
(9)	Connie Francis	35
(10)	Stevie Wonder	33

Records of Longevity

Pos.	Group/Artist	Title	Weeks On Chart
(1)	Bill Haley & His Comets	Rock around the clock (1955)	43
(2)	Paul Davis	I go crazy (1978)	40
(3)	Chubby Checker	The Twist (1960)	39
(4)	Bill Doggett	Honky Tonk (Pt. 1 + 2) (1956)	39
(5)	Johnny Mathis	Wonderful! Wonderful! (1957)	39
(6)	Jimmy Dorsey	So rare (1957)	38
(7)	Kris Kristofferson	Why me (1973)	38
(8)	Gogi Grant	The Wayward Wind (1956)	37
(9)	Bobby "Boris" Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers	Monster Mash (1962)	37
(10)	Pat Boone	Love letters in the sand (1957)	34

The above facts are based on BILLBOARD's TOP 100 (1955 to 1958) and HOT 100 (1958 to 1978) US pop charts, as researched by Joel Whitburn - Top Pop Artists & Singles, edition 1978.
Further information can be obtained from Joel Whitburn's Record Research

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