{"id":1957844,"date":"2026-05-27T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1957844"},"modified":"2026-05-27T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T07:00:00","slug":"heres-every-canadian-artist-who-has-topped-the-billboard-hot-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1957844","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s Every Canadian Artist Who Has Topped the Billboard Hot 100"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\tDrake lands his 14th No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 this week as \u201cJanice STFU\u201d enters the chart (dated May 30) in the top spot. \u00a0He is one of only five artists \u2013 and the only Canadian artist \u2013 to land 14 or more No. 1 hits. He trails The Beatles (England, 20) and Mariah Carey (United States, 19), and is tied with Rihanna (Barbados, 14) and Taylor Swift (U.S., 14).<\/p>\n
\n\tThis allows Drake to extend his lead on our list of Canadian artists who have topped the Hot 100, dating back to its launch in August 1958. He has had nearly as many No. 1 hits as his two closest Canadian rivals combined.<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\t\tDrake\u2019s \u2018Janice STFU\u2019 Debuts at No. 1 on Global 200, BTS\u2019 \u2018Swim\u2019 Holds Atop Global Excl. U.S.\u00a0Chart\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\tPaul Anka became the first Canadian artist to top the Hot 100, scoring in July 1959 with \u201cLonely Boy.\u201d Anka\u2019s U.S. hits predate the inception of the Hot 100. His 1957 breakthrough smash \u201cDiana\u201d topped Billboard<\/em>\u2019s Best Sellers in Stores chart.<\/p>\n
\n\tPercy Faith, who in 1960 became the second Canadian artist to top the Hot 100, also had hits that predated that chart. His \u201cDelicado\u201d and \u201cThe Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)\u201d were major hits in 1952-53.<\/p>\n
\n\tBut which Canadian artists, besides Drake, have had the most No. 1 hits on the Hot 100? Rosie Long Decter of Billboard Canada prepared this comprehensive report, which we reformatted into a ranking.<\/p>\n
\n\tCount down the chart-topping Canadian acts below \u2013 listed from fewest to most No. 1 hits. Artists with the same number of No. 1s are listed chronologically by the date that their earliest No. 1 hit reached the top spot.<\/p>\n
Notes: <\/strong>The shimmering film theme was the first instrumental hit to win a Grammy as record of the year. It was also nominated for song of the year, despite the fact that it was an instrumental. (That\u2019s no longer allowed.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
Notes: <\/strong>Greene was far better-known as the star of Bonanza<\/em>, which was the No. 1-rated TV series for three consecutive seasons in the mid-1960s. The show\u2019s run on top included the 1964-65 season, when Greene\u2019s spoken-word hit reached No. 1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
Notes: <\/strong>The Guess Who became the first Canadian group or duo to top the Hot 100. The band\u2019s original version of \u201cAmerican Woman\u201d wasn\u2019t even nominated for a Grammy, but Lenny Kravitz\u2019s cover version won best male rock vocal performance in 2000. Go figure. The Guess Who was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1987.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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Neil Young, 1<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Scott\u00a0Dudelson\/WireImage\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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No. 1 Hit: <\/strong>\u201cHeart of Gold\u201d (1972, 1 week)<\/p>\n
Notes: <\/strong>Young was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1982. He has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice \u2013 on his own in 1995 and as a member of Buffalo Springfield two years later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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Terry Jacks, 1<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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No. 1 Hit: <\/strong>\u201cSeasons in the Sun\u201d (1974, 3 weeks)<\/p>\n
Notes: <\/strong>Jacks just missed the top spot in 1970 when The Poppy Family\u2019s \u201cWhich Way You Goin\u2019 Billy\u201d peaked at No. 2 on the Hot 100. He was a member of that pop group, along with his wife Susan Jacks and others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
Notes: <\/strong>Lightfoot just missed landing a second No. 1 hit on the Hot 100 when \u201cThe Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald\u201d topped out at No. 2 in 1976. He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2012.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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Andy Kim, 1<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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No. 1 Hit: <\/strong>\u201cRock Me Gently\u201d (1974, 1 week)<\/p>\n
Notes: <\/strong>Kim had teamed with Jeff Barry to write The Archies\u2019 \u201cSugar, Sugar,\u201d a No. 1 smash on the Hot 100 in 1969 (and one of the biggest and best bubblegum hits of all time). He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
Notes: <\/strong>This stuttering smash was the fifth song by a Canadian artist to top the Hot 100 in 1974 \u2013 a record that wouldn\u2019t be equaled until 2021. Randy Bachman was the first Canadian musician to top the Hot 100 as part of two groups \u2013 The Guess Who and BTO. He has been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame twice \u2013 in tandem with The Guess Who in 1987 and on his own in 2014.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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Nick Gilder, 1<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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No. 1 Hit:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cHot Child in the City\u201d (1978, 1 week)<\/p>\n
Notes: <\/strong>Gilder had been a member of the group Sweeney Todd, which had a minor Hot 100 hit in 1976 with \u201cRoxy Roller.\u201d There was nothing minor about \u201cHot Child in the City,\u201d which remained on the chart for 31 weeks, a long run by 1970s standards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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Anne Murray, 1<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Doug Griffin\/Toronto Star via Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Notes: <\/strong>Murray became the first Canadian woman artist to top the Hot 100. \u201cYou Needed Me\u201d won a Grammy for best pop vocal performance, female, and was nominated for record of the year. In 1993, she was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. In 2025, she is receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Junos.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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Sheriff, 1<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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No. 1 Hit: <\/strong>\u201cWhen I\u2019m With You\u201d (1989, 1 week)<\/p>\n
Notes: <\/strong>This record stalled at No. 61 on the Hot 100 when it was first released in 1983. Capitol Records tried again more than five years later, when the ballad made it all the way to No. 1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
Notes: <\/strong>This marks the first hit by a Canadian woman to log multiple weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100. It won a Juno Award as single of the year in 1990 and a Grammy for best rock vocal performance, female.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
Notes: <\/strong>\u201cInformer\u201d became just the third song by a Canadian artist to top the Hot 100 for seven or more weeks. At the time, only Percy Faith\u2019s \u201cTheme From \u2018A Summer Place\u2019 \u201d (nine weeks) and Bryan Adams\u2019 \u201c(Everything I Do) I Do It for You\u201d (seven) had remained on top as long.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
Notes: <\/strong>How appropriate that this song was No. 1 for exactly \u201cOne Week\u201d? This won a Juno Award as best single in 1999. The band was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2018.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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Nickelback, 1<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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No. 1 Hit: <\/strong>\u201cHow You Remind Me\u201d (2001-02, 4 weeks)<\/p>\n
Notes: <\/strong>This power ballad won a Juno Award as best single in 2002 and received a Grammy nod for record of the year. The group was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2023. Not bad for a band that has taken a lot of abuse from critics and tastemakers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
Notes: <\/strong>Powter is a true one-hit wonder. He topped the Hot 100 with his one and only chart entry. But what a smash.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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Avril Lavigne, 1<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: MJ Kim\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Notes: <\/strong>Lavigne just missed topping the Hot 100 with her 2002 breakthrough hit, \u201cComplicated,\u201d which peaked at No. 2. Five years later, she went all the way. \u201cGirlfriend\u201d received a Juno nod for single of the year in 2008.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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Carly Rae Jepsen, 1<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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No. 1 Hit:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cCall Me Maybe\u201d (2012, 9 weeks)<\/p>\n
Notes: <\/strong>This smash boasts the longest run atop the Hot 100 of any hit by a Canadian woman. It won a Juno for single of the year in 2013 and received a Grammy nod for song of the year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
Notes: <\/strong>This hit sports the longest run atop the Hot 100 of any hit by a Canadian group. It won a Juno Award for single of the year in 2015.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
Notes: <\/strong>Mendes also made the top 10 with \u201cStiches,\u201d \u201cTreat You Better\u201d and \u201cThere\u2019s Nothing Holdin\u2019 Me Back,\u201d but he has so far reached the top spot only with this duet with then-girlfriend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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Daniel Caesar, 1<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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No. 1 Hit: <\/strong>Justin Bieber\u2019s \u201cPeaches\u201d feat. Daniel Caesar and Giveon (2021, 1 week)<\/p>\n
Notes: <\/strong>This is the only collab involving two Canadian artists \u2013 Caesar and Bieber \u2013 to top the Hot 100. It received Grammy nods for record and song of the year and a Juno nod for single of the year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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Tate McRae, 1<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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No. 1 Hit: <\/strong>Morgan Wallen\u2019s \u201cWhat I Want\u201d featuring McRae (2025, 1 week so far)<\/p>\n
Notes: <\/strong>McRae nearly topped the Hot 100 in January 2024 with her smash \u201cGreedy,\u201d which peaked at No. 3. She finally accomplishes the feat this week as the featured artist on Morgan Wallen\u2019s \u201cWhat I Want.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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Paul Anka, 2<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Daily Mirror\/Mirrorpix via Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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No. 1 Hits:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cLonely Boy\u201d (1959, 4 weeks); \u201c(You\u2019re) Having My Baby\u201d (with Odia Coates, 1974, 3 weeks)<\/p>\n
Notes: <\/strong>Anka became the first Canadian artist to top the Hot 100 \u2013 and also the first Canadian to top the Hot 100 twice. He was voted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1993. In 2008, he received the SHOF\u2019s highest honor, the Johnny Mercer Award, which each year recognizes a previously-inducted songwriter for a legacy of outstanding creative works.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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Nelly Furtado, 3<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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No. 1 Hits:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cPromiscuous\u201d (feat. Timbaland, 2006, 6 weeks); \u201cSay It Right\u201d (2007, 1 week); Timbaland\u2019s \u201cGive It to Me\u201d (feat. Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake, 2007, 2 weeks)<\/p>\n
Notes: <\/strong>Furtado became just the second Canadian woman to amass three No. 1 hits. \u201cPromiscuous\u201d won a Juno Award as single of the year in 2007.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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Bryan Adams, 4<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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No. 1 Hits:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cHeaven\u201d (1985, two weeks); \u201c(Everything I Do) I Do It for You\u201d (1991, seven weeks); Bryan Adams\/Rod Stewart\/Sting\u2019s \u201cAll for Love\u201d (1994, 3 weeks); \u201cHave You Ever Really Loved a Woman?\u201d (1995, 5 weeks)<\/p>\n
Notes: <\/strong>Adams stands as the first Canadian artist to top the Hot 100 three times, and also the first to top it four times. \u201c(Everything I Do) I Do It for You\u201d received Grammy nods for record and song of the year and an Oscar nod for best original song. It also received a Juno nod for single of the year. \u201cHave You Ever Really Loved a Woman?\u201d also received Oscar and Juno nods. Adams received the Junos\u2019 International Achievement Award in 1992 and was voted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2006.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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