Every Album that’s Generated Multiple No. 1 Hits from 1958 to the Present

DJROBBLOG’s Exclusive Listing of Every Album That Has Generated More than One No. 1 Hot 100 Single

(February 7, 2026) – In the streaming era, it has become increasingly common for albums to generate multiple hits on the Billboard singles chart. Superstar acts like Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen, and Drake have made it common practice to place their albums’ entire track lists on the Hot 100 during the week of release, with one of those songs usually taking the No. 1 spot.

But how common is it for those albums to generate multiple No. 1 hits?

Surprisingly, such blockbusters albums have occurred less frequently during recent decades than in the past. In the 2020s so far, only ten albums have included two or more No. 1 singles. That’s on pace for only 16 this decade, down slightly from the 17 that did it in the 2010s and the 23 that pulled the trick in the aughts. This is likely due to changes in technology and how music is consumed today vs. decades past. In today’s everything-everywhere-all-at-once streaming world where songs are available for mass consumption without the need for an additional radio push or video availability, it’s tough to justify suddenly crowd-sourcing a single people have been listening to ad nauseam for months.

The 1990s bucked this theory. There were 18 such instances in that decade, a 50 percent decrease from the 1980s when there were 36 albums with two or more No. 1 hits. The earlier decade, of course, included blockbuster albums by Michael Jackson (who had three that yielded their second No. 1 singles during the decade), Whitney Houston (who had two such albums), and Bon Jovi (also two). The ‘90s decrease was mostly attributed to changes in album marketing strategies as labels adjusted to Billboard’s then-new point-of-sale data tracking methodology, and companies elected to release fewer singles to force album sales.

But even the ’80s were a tale of two halves. Between 1980-84, only ten albums generated two No. 1 singles apiece (with each album stopping there). From 1985-89, 26 albums achieved or exceeded that milestone, with eight of those LPs generating three or more No. 1s. Of course, labels adjusted marketing strategies in the mid-1980s to milk albums for all they were worth after the monster success of Michael Jackson’s Thriller, which generated seven top ten hits, including two No. 1s and a near-miss No. 2 smash.

To further put that in perspective, only 24 albums had included two or more No. 1 singles during the 1960s and ’70s combined. And only one album in the 1950s did it after the Hot 100 was launched in August 1958.

Below is a listing, by decade, of all the albums that generated more than one No. 1 single — from 1958 to the present (as of the Hot 100 chart dated Feb. 14, 2026). The albums are listed in the decade in which their second No. 1 single occurred (e.g., Off the Wall is listed in the ’80s, despite “Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough” topping the chart in 1979). In all, 129 albums have generated multiple No. 1 singles. The list excludes greatest hits compilations or live albums containing versions of previously released singles. Bolded titles generated the most No. 1 singles for that decade. This article may be updated as other albums are added to the list. (OST = Original Soundtrack)

The 2020s (10 to date):

Sequence. Artist (Album title): No. 1 singles

1. Post Malone (Hollywood’s Bleeding): “Sunflower”; “Circles”
2. The Weeknd (After Hours): “Heartless” (2019); “Blinding Lights”; “Save Your Tears” (with Ariana Grande)
3. BTS (Be): “Dynamite”; “Life Goes On”
4. Cardi B (Am I the Drama?): “WAP”; “Up”
5. Olivia Rodrigo (Sour): “Drivers License”; “Good 4 U”
6. Lil Nas X (Montero): “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)”; “Industry Baby”
7. The Weeknd (Starboy): “Starboy” (2016); “Die for You” (with Ariana Grande)
8. Ariana Grande (Eternal Sunshine): “Yes, and?”; “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)”
9. Kendrick Lamar (GNX): “Squabble Up”; “Luther” (with SZA)
10. Morgan Wallen (I’m the Problem): “Love Somebody”; “What I Want” (w/ Tate McRae)

2010s (17):

Sequence. Artist (Album title): No. 1 singles

1. Eminem (Recovery): “Not Afraid”; “Love the Way You Lie” (with Rihanna)
2. Katy Perry (Teenage Dream): “California Gurls”; “Teenage Dream”; “Firework”; “E.T. (Extraterrestrial)”; “Last Friday Night”
3. Rihanna (Loud): “What’s My Name?”; “Only Girl (in the World)”; “S&M”
4. Bruno Mars (Doo Waps & Hooligans): “Just the Way You Are”; “Grenade”
5. Adele (21): “Rolling in the Deep”; “Someone Like You”; “Set Fire to the Rain”
6. LMFAO (Sorry for Party Rockin’): “Party Rock Anthem”; “Sexy and I Know It”
7. Bruno Mars (Unorthodox Jukebox): “Locked Out of Heaven”; “When I Was Your Man”
8. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (The Heist): “Thrift Shop”; “Can’t Hold Us”
9. Katy Perry (Prism): “Roar”; “Dark Horse”
10. Taylor Swift (1989): “Shake it Off”; “Blank Space”; “Bad Blood”
11. The Weeknd (Beauty Behind the Mask): “Can’t Feel My Face”; “The Hills”
12. Justin Bieber (Purpose): “What Do You Mean”; “Sorry”; “Love Yourself”
13. Ed Sheeran (divide): “Shape of You”; “Perfect” (w/ Beyonce)
14. Drake (Scorpion): “God’s Plan”; “Nice for What”; “In My Feelings”
15. Post Malone (Beerbongs & Bentleys): “Rockstar”; “Psycho”
16. Cardi B (Invasion of Privacy): “Bodak Yellow”; “I Like It”
17. Ariana Grande (Thank U, Next): “Thank U, Next”; “7 Rings”

2000s (23):

Sequence. Artist (Album title): No. 1 singles

1. Christina Aguilera (Christina Aguilera): “Genie in a Bottle”; “What a Girl Wants”; “Come on Over Baby (All I Want Is You)”
2. Mariah Carey (Rainbow) “Heartbreaker” ft. Jay-Z (1999); “Thank God I Found You” ft. 98 Degrees
3. Destiny’s Child (The Writing’s on the Wall): “Bills, Bills, Bills”; “Say My Name”
4. Santana (Supernatural): “Smooth” ft. Rob Thomas; “Maria, Maria” ft. the Product G&B
5. Shaggy (Hot Shot): “It Wasn’t Me” ft. RikRok Ducent; “Angel” ft. Rayvon
6. Janet Jackson (All for You): “Doesn’t Really Matter”; “All for You”
7. Destiny’s Child (Survivor): “Independent Women Pt. 1”; “Bootylicious”
8. Usher (8701): “U Remind Me”; “U Got it Bad”
9. Jennifer Lopez (J to tha L-O! The Remixes): “I’m Real (Murder Remix)” ft. Ja Rule; “Ain’t It Funny (Murder Remix)” ft. Ja Rule
10. Nelly (Nellyville): “Hot in Herre”; “Dilemma” (ft. Kelly Rowland)
11. 50 Cent (Get Rich or Die Tryin’): “In da Club”; “21 Questions”
12. Beyonce (Dangerously in Love): “Crazy in Love” ft. Jay-Z; “Baby Boy” (ft. Sean Paul)
13. OutKast (Speakerboxxx/The Love Below): “Hey Ya!”; “The Way You Move”
14. Usher (Confessions): “Yeah!”; “Burn”; “Confessions Pt. II,” “My Boo”
15. Mariah Carey (The Emancipation of Mimi): “We Belong Together”; “Don’t Forget About Us”
16. Justin Timberlake (FutureSexLoveSounds): “SexyBack”; “My Love”; “What Goes Around…Comes Around”
17. Nelly Furtado (Loose): “Promiscuous”; “Say It Right”
18. Fergie (The Dutchess): “London Bridge”; “Glamorous”; “Big Girls Don’t Cry”
19. Akon (Konvicted): “I Wanna Love You”; “Don’t Matter”
20. Rihanna (Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded): “Umbrella” (ft. Jay-Z); “Take a Bow”; “Disturbia”
21. T.I. (Paper Trail): “Whatever You Like”; “Live Your Life” (w/ Rihanna)
22. Lady Gaga (The Fame): “Just Dance”; “Poker Face”
23. The Black Eyed Peas (The E.N.D.): “Boom Boom Pow”; “I Gotta Feeling”; “Imma Be”

1990s (18):

Sequence. Artist (Album title): No. 1 singles

1. Janet Jackson (Rhythm Nation 1814): “Miss You Much” (1989); “Escapade”; “Black Cat”; “Love Will Never Do (Without You)”
2. Wilson Phillips (Wilson Phillips): “Hold On”; “Release Me”; “You’re In Love”
3. Mariah Carey (Mariah Carey): “Vision of Love”; “Love Takes Time”; “Someday”; “I Don’t Wanna Cry”
4. Whitney Houston (I’m Your Baby Tonight): “I’m Your Baby Tonight”; “All the Man That I Need”
5. Paula Abdul (Spellbound): “Rush, Rush”; “The Promise of a New Day”
6. Color Me Badd (C.M.B.): “I Adore Mi Amore”; “All 4 Love”
7. Janet Jackson (janet.): “That’s the Way Love Goes”; “Again”
8. Mariah Carey (Music Box): “Dreamlover”; “Hero”
9. Boyz II Men (II): “I’ll Make Love to You”; “On Bended Knee”
10. TLC (CrazySexyCool): “Creep”; “Waterfalls”
11. Mariah Carey (Daydream): “Fantasy”; “One Sweet Day” w/ Boyz II Men; “Always Be My Baby”
12. Toni Braxton (Secrets): “You’re Makin’ Me High”; “Un-Break My Heart”
13. Puff Daddy & the Family (No Way Out): “Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down” (ft. Mase); “I’ll Be Missing You” (w/ Faith Evans & 112)
14. The Notorious B.I.G. (Life after Death): “Hypnotize”; “Mo Money Mo Problems”
15. Mariah Carey (Honey): “Heartbreaker”; “My All”
16. Monica (The Boy Is Mine): “The Boy Is Mine”; “The First Night”; “Angel of Mine”
17. Brandy (Never Say Never): “The Boy Is Mine”; “Have You Ever?”
18. TLC (FanMail): “No Scrubs”; “Unpretty”

1980s (36):

Sequence. Artist (Album title): No. 1 singles

1. Michael Jackson (Off the Wall): “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” (1979); “Rock with You”
2. Queen (The Game): “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”; “Another One Bites the Dust”
3. Blondie (Autoamerican): “The Tide Is High”; “Rapture”
4. Hall & Oates (Private Eyes): “Private Eyes”; “I Can’t Go for That”
5. Men At Work (Business as Usual): “Who Can it Be Now”; “Down Under”
6. Michael Jackson (Thriller): “Billie Jean”; “Beat It”
7. Flashdance OST: “Flashdance…What a Feeling” (Irene Cara); “Maniac” (Michael Sembello)
8. Lionel Richie (Can’t Slow Down): “All Night Long (All Night)”; “Hello”
9. Footloose OST: “Footloose” (Kenny Loggins); “Let’s Hear It for the Boy” (Deniece Williams)
10. Prince & the Revolution (Purple Rain OST): “When Doves Cry”; “Let’s Go Crazy”
11. Wham! (Make it Big): “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”; “Careless Whisper”; “Everything She Wants”
12. Phil Collins (No Jacket Required): “One More Night”; “Sussudio”
13. Tears for Fears (Songs from the Big Chair): “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”; “Shout”
14. Whitney Houston (Whitney Houston): “Saving All My Love for You”; “How Will I Know”; “Greatest Love of All”
15. Mr. Mister (Welcome to the Real World): “Broken Wings”; “Kyrie”
16. Starship (Knee Deep in the Hoopla): “We Built This City”; “Sara”
17. Madonna (True Blue): “Live to Tell”; “Papa Don’t Preach”; “Open Your Heart”
18. Peter Cetera (Solitude/Solitaire): “Glory of Love”; “The Next Time I Fall”
19. Bon Jovi (Slippery When Wet): “You Give Love a Bad Name”; “Livin’ on a Prayer”
20. Huey Lewis & the News (Fore!): “Stuck with You”; “Jacob’s Ladder”
21. U2 (The Joshua Tree): “With or Without You”; “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”
22. Whitney Houston (Whitney): “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)”; “Didn’t We Almost Have It All”; “So Emotional”; “Where Do Broken Hearts Go”
23. Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam (Spanish Fly): “Head to Toe”; “Lost in Emotion”
24. Michael Jackson (Bad): “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You”; “Bad”; “The Way You Make Me Feel”; “Man in the Mirror”; “Dirty Diana”
25. Tiffany (Tiffany): “I Think We’re Alone Now”; “Could’ve Been”
26. George Michael (Faith): “Faith”; “Father Figure”; “One More Try”; “Monkey”
27. Rick Astley (Whenever You Need Somebody): “Never Gonna Give You Up”; “Together Forever”
28. Cocktail OST: “Don’t Worry Be Happy” (Bobby McFerrin); “Kokomo” (Beach Boys)
29. Buster OST: “Groovy Kind of Love”; “Two Hearts” (both by Phil Collins)
30. Bon Jovi (New Jersey): “Bad Medicine”; “I’ll Be There for You”
31. Paula Abdul (Forever Your Girl): “Straight Up”; “Forever Your Girl”; “Cold Hearted”; “Opposites Attract”
32. Fine Young Cannibals (The Raw & the Cooked): “She Drives Me Crazy”; “Good Thing”
33. Richard Marx (Repeat Offender): “Satisfied”; “Right Here Waiting”
34. NKOTB (Hangin’ Tough): “I’ll Be Loving You (Forever)”; “Hangin’ Tough”
35. Milli Vanilli (Girl You Know It’s True): “Baby Don’t Forget My Number”; “Girl I’m Gonna Miss You”; “Blame It on the Rain”
36. Roxette (Look Sharp): “The Look”; “Listen to Your Heart”

1970s (15):

Sequence. Artist (Album title): No. 1 singles

1. The Beatles (Let It Be): “Get Back” (1969); “Let It Be”; “The Long and Winding Road”
2. Jackson 5 (ABC): “ABC”; “The Love You Save”
3. Stevie Wonder (Talking Book): “Superstition”; “You Are the Sunshine of My Life”
4. Ringo Starr (Ringo): “Photograph”; “You’re Sixteen”
5. KC & the Sunshine Band (KC & the Sunshine Band): “Get Down Tonight”; “That’s the Way (I Like It)”
6. Diana Ross (Diana Ross): “Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To?)”; “Love Hangover”
7. Eagles (Hotel California): “New Kid in Town”; “Hotel California”
8. Leo Sayer (Endless Flight): “You Make Me Feel Like Dancing”; “When I Need You”
9. Stevie Wonder (Songs in the Key of Life): “I Wish”; “Sir Duke”
10. KC & the Sunshine Band (Part 3): “Shake, Shake, Shake (Shake Your Booty)”; “I’m Your Boogie Man”
11. Bee Gees (Saturday Night Fever OST): “How Deep Is Your Love”; “Stayin’ Alive”; “Night Fever”; “If I Can’t Have You” (Yvonne Elliman)
12. Andy Gibb (Flowing Rivers): “I Just Want to Be Your Everything”; “(Love Is) Thicker Than Water”
13. Grease OST: “You’re the One That I Want” (John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John); “Grease” (Frankie Valli)
14. Bee Gees (Spirits Having Flown): “Too Much Heaven”; “Tragedy”; “Love You Inside Out”
15. Donna Summer (Bad Girls): “Hot Stuff”; “Bad Girls”

1960s (9):

Sequence. Artist (Album title): No. 1 singles

1. Bobby Vinton (Roses are Red): “Roses are Red (My Love)”; “Mr. Lonely”
2. The Four Seasons (Sherry & 11 others): “Sherry”; “Big Girls Don’t Cry”
3. Beatles (A Hard Day’s Night): “Can’t Buy Me Love”; “A Hard Day’s Night”
4. Supremes (Where Did Our Love Go): “Where Did Our Love Go”; “Baby Love”; “Come See About Me”
5. Supremes (More Hits by the Supremes): “Stop! In the Name of Love”; “Back in My Arms Again”
6. Beatles (Help!): “Ticket to Ride”; “Help!”; “Yesterday”
7. Herman’s Hermits (Herman’s Hermits): “Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter”; “I’m Henry VIII, I Am”
8. Supremes (The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland): “You Keep Me Hangin’ On”; “Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone”
9. The 5^th Dimension (The Age of Aquarius): “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In”; “Wedding Bell Blues”

1950s (1):

1. The Fleetwoods (Mr. Blue): “Come Softly to Me”; “Mr. Blue”

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