Most #1s in a row

[MIKEB]

On MT40, Martina Sorbara has had (not coutning her single Xmas song) 7 #1s in a row! From her first hit onward!

Bonnie & Clyde II - 9 weeks (2002)
Once I Was Mighty - 6 weeks (2003)
The End Of The World - 9 weeks (2003)
This Ship - 2 weeks (2003)
Claudia - 5 weeks (2003/04)
Casanova - 3 weeks (2004)
Withered On The Vine - 4 weeks (2004)

The first six are from her debut CD.

Chantal had five in a row:

Feels Like Home - 13 weeks (1999)
Before You - 13 weeks (1999/00)
Dear Life - 2 weeks (2000)
Souls - 8 weeks (2000)
Far Away - 7 weeks (2001)
Feels Like Home and Before You were almost back-to-back. Only two weeks separated them so for a 29 week period, she was #1 for 26 weeks. (Before You had 12 weeks in a row, plus a 13th separate week)

And Alanis had 4 in a row:
Uninvited - 7 weeks (1998)
Thank U - 4 weeks (1998)
Unsent - 2 weeks (1999)
Joining You - 6 weeks (1999)

Oh! Can't forget Destiny's Child, who's first six hits went to #1 on MT40

Say My Name - 4 weeks
Jumpin Jumpin - 3 weeks
So Good - 2 weeks
Temptation - 4 weeks
Bootylicious - 5 weeks
Emotion - 3 weeks

[FreakyFlyBry]

2 acts have had a streak of 5 #1's on my chart.

Backstreet Boys
I Want It That Way (3 weeks)
Larger Than Life (2 weeks)
Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely (1 week)
The One (1 week)
Shape Of My Heart (5 weeks)

"The Call" broke the streak by peaking at #3.

Michelle Branch
All You Wanted (4 weeks)
Goodbye To You (5 weeks)
Game of Love (1 week)
Are You Happy Now? (7 weeks)
Breathe (5 weeks)

"Til I Get Over You" broke the streak by peaking at #6.

Kelly Clarkson is currently on her 4th straight #1, but I'm not sure if her next single will get #1.

EDIT: She did

Kelly Clarkson
Breakaway (2 weeks)
Since U Been Gone (4 weeks)
Behind These Hazel Eyes (2 weeks)
Because of You (5 weeks)
Walk Away (2 weeks)

[jt25]

Madonna
Die Another Day
American Life
Hollywood
Like a Virgin/Hollywood/Work It VMA Performance
Me Against The Music
Nothing Fails
Love Profusion

Evanescence
Bring Me To Life
Going Under
My Immortal

Kelly Clarkson
A Moment Like This
Miss Independent
Low

Hilary Duff
So Yesterday
Come Clean

Britney Spears
Like a Virgin/Hollywood/Work It VMA Performance
Me Against The Music

[prenatt1166]

MOST CONSECUTIVE NUMBER ONE SINGLES

(number, Artist)

8 - Donna Summer (1978-1980)
5 - Whitney Houston (1987-1988)
4 - Olivia Newton-John (1978-1979)
4 - Pointer Sisters (1984-1985)
4 - Madonna (1985-1986)
4 - Whitney Houston (1993)
4 - Pink (2001-2002)

[merg]

Our Lady Peace has had 13 consecutive #1's (no misses at all yet)

Superman's Dead
Automatic Flowers
Carnival
Big Dumb Rocket
4 AM
Clumsy
One Man Army
Is Anybody Home?
Thief
All For You
Somewhere Out There
Innocent
Made Of Steel

[I Got Soul.]

Britney Spears has had 15 consecutive #1's.

[Vic]

18 - Olivia Newton-John

9 - Faith Hill
8 - Debbie Gibson
6 - Blondie
5 - Celine Dion

[merg]

Bengino said:

Our Lady Peace has had 13 consecutive #1's (no misses at all yet)

Superman's Dead
Automatic Flowers
Carnival
Big Dumb Rocket
4 AM
Clumsy
One Man Army
Is Anybody Home?
Thief
All For You
Somewhere Out There
Innocent
Made Of Steel

i also forgot to mention.. had my chart been around during the "Naveed" days, the record would likely stand at 15 with both "Naveed" and "Starseed" going to #1

[CRAIG:]

Christina Aguilera had 3 in a row. I think thats the record for my chart.

5 weeks - Beautiful
2 weeks - Fighter
3 weeks - Can't Hold Us Down

Also, Kelly Rowland had 2 back to back #1s.

8 weeks - Dilemma
and then it was knocked out by
2 weeks - Stole

Kelly Rowland also holds the title of having the most consecutive weeks at #1.

[Mike]

No contest - Avril Lavigne:

Complicated - 6 weeks
Sk8er Boi - 3 weeks
I'm With You - 7 weeks
Losing Grip - 1 week
Tomorrow - 1 week

#2-peaking Things I'll Never Say broke it.

Simply put, no other act has even had 5 #1s to date.

[jt25]

jt25 said:

Madonna
Die Another Day
American Life
Hollywood
Like a Virgin/Hollywood/Work It VMA Performance
Me Against The Music
Nothing Fails
Love Profusion

Evanescence
Bring Me To Life
Going Under
My Immortal

Kelly Clarkson
A Moment Like This
Miss Independent
Low

Hilary Duff
So Yesterday
Come Clean

Britney Spears
Like a Virgin/Hollywood/Work It VMA Performance
Me Against The Music

All these artists also won't continue their streak: Madonna's streak ended with "Nobody Knows Me" (#3), Evanescence with "Everybody's Fool" (#11), Kelly Clarkson's with "The Trouble With Love Is" (#7), Hilary Duff's with "Our Lips Are Sealed" (#12), and Britney with "Toxic" (#2).

[Craig]

Acts listed have had two or more number ones in a row:

Heart/Ann Wilson - 11 What About Love, Never, These Dreams, Nothin' At All, Alone, Who Will You Run To?, There's The Girl, Surrender To Me, All I Want To Do Is Make Love To You, I Didn't Want To Need You, Stranded

Exposé - 5 Let Me Be the One, Seasons Change, What You Don't Know, When I Looked At Him & Tell Me Why

Sweet Sensation - 4 Sincerely Yours, Hooked On You, Love Child & If Wishes Came True

'N Sync - 4 Digital Get Down, This I Promise You, It's Gonna Be Me & Pop

Will Young - 4 Leave Right Now, Love the One You're With, Your Game & Friday's Child

Cathy Dennis - 3 - Just Another Dream, Touch Me (All Night Long) & Too Many Walls

Paula Abdul - 3 Cold Hearted, (It's Just) The Way That You Love Me & Opposites Attract

The Bangles - 3 Walk Like An Egyptian, Walking Down Your Street & Hazy Shade of Winter

Jennifer Lopez - 3 I'm Real, Ain't It Funny & Jenny From The Block

Dead or Alive - 2 - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) & Brand New Lover (While they had many singles in between, since those are the only two that were eligible for my chart at the time, they count.)

Debbie Gibson - 2 - Out of the Blue & Foolish Beat

Falco - 2 Rock Me Amadeus & Vienna Calling

Kylie Minogue - 2 I Should Be So Lucky & The Loco-Motion

Pet Shop Boys - 2 Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) & It's A Sin

Snap! - 2 The Power & Oops Up!

Atomic Kitten - 2 Right Now & Someone Like Me

Backstreet Boys - 2 Larger Than Life & Show Me The Reason for Being Lonely

Céline Dion - 2 (twice) Where Does My Heart Beat Now & If There Was Anyother Way/I'm Lovin' Every Moment With You...then...That's The Way It Is & A New Day Has Come *The majority of Céline's song would have charted during the period I didn't do a chart. Most would easily have hit #1.

Destiny's Child - 2 Jumpin' Jumpin' & Independent Woman (Part I)

Dixie Chicks - 2 Long Time Gone & Travelin' Soldier

Madonna - 2 Music/Cyberraga & Don't Tell Me

Liberty X - 2 Being Nobody & Jumpin'

Sugababes - 2 Hole In The Head & Too Lost In You

[Deleted]

Blue
All Rise
Too Close
If You Come Back
One Love
Girl I'll Never Understand
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word

Avril Lavigne
Complicated
I'm With You
Don't Tell Me

Ewelina Flinta
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Przeznaczenie

Linkin Park
Numb
From The Inside

Virgin
To Ty
Mam Tylko Ciebie

[Shady Jay]

HANSON
Mmm Bop - 4 weeks
Where is the Love - 1 week
I Will Come to You - 1 week

EVE 6
Inside Out - 1 week
Promise - 1 week
Here's to the Night - 4 or 5 weeks

EDWIN MCCAIN
I'll Be
I Could Not Ask For More

SIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER
Kiss Me - 10 weeks
There She Goes - 7 weeks

DEFAULT
Taking My Life Away - 18 weeks
Throw it All Away - 5 week and counting
All She Wrote - ?

[FreakyFlyBry]

iceman said:

DEFAULT
Taking My Life Away - 18 weeks
Throw it All Away - 5 week and counting
All She Wrote - ?

You're already confident that it'll be #1?