{"id":414666,"date":"2026-04-24T05:10:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T05:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/414666\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T05:10:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T05:10:16","slug":"biggest-no-11-peaking-hot-100-hits-ask-billboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/414666\/","title":{"rendered":"Biggest No. 11-Peaking Hot 100 Hits: Ask Billboard"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tSubmit questions about Billboard charts, as well as general music musings, to askbb@billboard.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tPlease include your first and last name, as well as your city, state and country, if outside the United States.<\/p>\n

\n\tOr, reach out on Bluesky<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tLet\u2019s open the latest mailbag.<\/p>\n

\t\t\u2018Where Is My Husband!\u2019? At No. 11, and in Good Company\t<\/p>\n

\n\tHi Gary,<\/p>\n

\n\tThat\u2019s hilarious, or should I say, \u201chigh\u201d-larious (and high, Gary!), that Joe Lynch posted the annual 4\/20 chart<\/a> \u2026 just after we all learned that Ella Langley<\/a>\u2019s Dandelion<\/a> is the new No. 1 album<\/a>. And how fun that a seemingly clean-cut ensemble such as The 5th Dimension earned the distinction as having the biggest record on that list.<\/p>\n

\n\tMeanwhile, my mind is slowly accepting that RAYE<\/a>\u2019s \u201cWhere Is My Husband!\u201d may not make the Billboard Hot 100<\/a>\u2019s top 10. It has joined my personal list of No. 11-peaking tunes (so far, at least) that includes the following, well, 11:<\/p>\n

\u201cEleanor Rigby\u201d by The Beatles (from 1966)<\/p>\n

\u201cWoodstock,\u201d Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (covering Joni Mitchell; 1970)<\/p>\n

\u201cYes We Can Can,\u201d The Pointer Sisters (1973)<\/p>\n

\u201cYou Got the Love,\u201d Rufus feat. Chaka Khan (co-written by Ray Parker, Jr. and Khan; 1974)<\/p>\n

\u201cRhiannon (Will You Ever Win),\u201d Fleetwood Mac (1976)<\/p>\n

\u201cDisco Inferno,\u201d The Trammps (1978)<\/p>\n

\u201cAnother Part of Me,\u201d Michael Jackson (1988)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Promise,\u201d When in Rome (1988)<\/p>\n

\u201cJustified & Ancient,\u201d The KLF feat. Tammy Wynette (1992)<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat Is Love,\u201d Haddaway (1993)<\/p>\n

\u201cSame Love,\u201d Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Mary Lambert (2013)<\/p>\n

\n\tI could name plenty of other No. 11 songs that I\u2019ve found important, and not just likable but especially significant, whether culturally, musically or lyrically. Billboard has covered this topic<\/a>, in 2011, of course, with No. 11 similar to a No. 2 or No. 41 peak. Still, it\u2019s great to see the ambitious and wildly talented RAYE having her biggest hit.<\/p>\n

\n\tThanks,<\/p>\n

\n\tPablo Nelson
Oakland, Calif.<\/p>\n

\n\tThanks Pablo.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cHer red lipstick \u2026 you know, it never moves,\u201d RAYE told Billboard<\/a> recently at the iHeartRadio Music Awards about Taylor Swift, after the pair chatted backstage. \u201cThe problem is, whenever I sing, it goes all over my face,\u201d she rued. \u201cI was like, \u2018How do you do it?\u2019 She was giving me some tips.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tRAYE is on par with Swift, however, when it comes to having peaked (again, to date) at No. 11 on the Hot 100. Swift has five such songs, all key in her catalog: \u201cYou\u2019re Not Sorry,\u201d from 2008; \u201cMean\u201d (2010); \u201cLove Story (Taylor\u2019s Version)\u201d (2021); \u201cFresh Out the Slammer\u201d (2024); and \u201cRuin the Friendship\u201d (2025).<\/p>\n

\n\tWhen you have so many hits, you\u2019re bound to come close to the top 10 and just miss sometimes (similar to in sports, where even such GOATs as Tom Brady, Wayne Gretzky, Mia Hamm, Bobby Orr, Bill Russell, Babe Ruth and Serena Williams have lost in championship rounds). Swift has the most No. 11 hits, followed by Elvis Presley with four (since the Hot 100 began in August 1958): \u201cOne Broken Heart for Sale,\u201d \u201c(Such an) Easy Question,\u201d \u201cI\u2019m Yours\u201d and \u201cYou Don\u2019t Have To Say You Love Me\u201d\/\u201cPatch It Up.\u201d Plus, The Beatles are among the acts with at least two: \u201cEleanor Rigby,\u201d as noted above, and, nearly 30 years later, \u201cReal Love.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tMore than 350 titles have peaked at No. 11 on the Hot 100 (just beyond the 5,200-plus hits that have entered the top 10). Which are the biggest? Let\u2019s look at the top 33, through the chart dated April 25, 2026, as ranked by Billboard\u2019s greatest of all time methodology<\/a>:<\/p>\n

33. \u201cReeling in the Years,\u201d Steely Dan, May 12, 1973, peak<\/p>\n

32. \u201cDoctor\u2019s Orders,\u201d Carol Douglas, Feb. 8, 1975<\/p>\n

31. \u201cNumb,\u201d Linkin Park, March 6, 2004<\/p>\n

30. \u201cRhiannon (Will You Ever Win),\u201d Fleetwood Mac, June 5, 1976<\/p>\n

29. \u201cSwing the Mood,\u201d Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers, Jan. 13, 1990<\/p>\n

28. \u201cThe Way We Were\u201d\/\u201cTry To Remember,\u201d Gladys Knight and The Pips, Aug. 2, 1975<\/p>\n

27. \u201cMoon River,\u201d Henry Mancini and His Orchestra, Dec. 25, 1961<\/p>\n

26. \u201cDare Me,\u201d The Pointer Sisters, Sept. 21, 1985<\/p>\n

25. \u201cKeep On Movin\u2019,\u201d Soul II Soul feat. Caron Wheeler, Sept. 9, 1989<\/p>\n

24. \u201cA Love Bizarre,\u201d Sheila E., March 1, 1986<\/p>\n

23. \u201cI\u2019ll Be Over You,\u201d Toto, Nov. 22, 1986<\/p>\n

22. \u201cTired of Being Alone,\u201d Al Green, Nov. 6, 1971<\/p>\n

21. \u201cHeaven Must Have Sent You,\u201d Bonnie Pointer, Oct. 13, 1979<\/p>\n

20. \u201cI Believe in You (You Believe in Me),\u201d Johnnie Taylor, Aug. 18, 1973<\/p>\n

19. \u201cShine,\u201d Collective Soul, Aug. 13, 1994<\/p>\n

18. \u201cThis Is It,\u201d Kenny Loggins, Feb. 9, 1980<\/p>\n

17. \u201cOn and On,\u201d Stephen Bishop, Oct. 8, 1977<\/p>\n

16. \u201cMeet Me Half Way,\u201d Kenny Loggins, June 13, 1987<\/p>\n

15. \u201cWho Will Save Your Soul,\u201d Jewel, Aug. 3, 1996<\/p>\n

14. \u201cDon\u2019t Close Your Eyes,\u201d KIX, Dec. 16, 1989<\/p>\n

13. \u201cThe Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au),\u201d Andy Williams, Feb. 16, 1959<\/p>\n

12. \u201cThe Promise,\u201d When in Rome, Dec. 10, 1988<\/p>\n

11. \u201cSay You Won\u2019t Let Go,\u201d James Arthur, June 3, 2017<\/p>\n

10. \u201cPerfect Way,\u201d Scritti Politti, Dec. 21, 1985<\/p>\n

9. \u201cSay You Love Me,\u201d Fleetwood Mac, Sept. 18, 1976<\/p>\n

8. \u201cA Little Bit More,\u201d Dr. Hook, Oct. 9, 1976<\/p>\n

7. \u201cOne Hell of a Woman,\u201d Mac Davis, July 13, 1974<\/p>\n

6. \u201cNow That We Found Love,\u201d Heavy D & The Boyz, Oct. 5, 1991<\/p>\n

5. \u201cThe Humpty Dance,\u201d Digital Underground, June 2, 1990<\/p>\n

4. \u201cAll for You,\u201d Sister Hazel, Aug. 30, 1997<\/p>\n

3. \u201c100% Pure Love,\u201d Crystal Waters, Oct. 8, 1994<\/p>\n

2. \u201cInto the Night,\u201d Benny Mardones, Sept. 6, 1980<\/p>\n

1. \u201cI Don\u2019t Want To Wait,\u201d Paula Cole, Jan. 17, 1998<\/p>\n

\n\tSpecial shoutout to James Arthur\u2019s hit ballad being No. 11 on this ranking.<\/p>\n

\n\tIt\u2019s largely a matter of timing, both for individual calendar years and competition in given weeks, but the most No. 11 Hot 100 releases in any single year is 12, in both 1967 and 2018. Enduring hits among them include The Monkees\u2019 \u201cWords\u201d and Bee Gees\u2019 \u201c(The Lights Went Out In) Massachusetts\u201d from the former batch and BTS\u2019 \u201cIdol,\u201d featuring Nicki Minaj, DJ Snake\u2019s \u201cTaki Taki,\u201d featuring Selena Gomez, Ozuna and Cardi B, and Kendrick Lamar\u2019s \u201cLove.,\u201d featuring Zacari, from the latter.<\/p>\n

\n\tAs for 11 other notable No. 11-reaching songs, through the latest Hot 100:<\/p>\n

\u201cWild World,\u201d Cat Stevens (1971)<\/p>\n

\u201cI Wanna Be Your Lover,\u201d Prince (1980)<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause the Night,\u201d 10,000 Maniacs (1994)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Rhythm of the Night,\u201d Corona (1995)<\/p>\n

\u201cCan\u2019t Fight the Moonlight,\u201d LeAnn Rimes (2002)<\/p>\n

\u201cShe Wolf,\u201d Shakira (2009)<\/p>\n

\u201cGirl on Fire,\u201d Alicia Keys feat. Nicki Minaj (2012)<\/p>\n

\u201cCool for the Summer,\u201d Demi Lovato (2015)<\/p>\n

\u201cSure Thing,\u201d Miguel (2023)<\/p>\n

\u201cGet Him Back!,\u201d Olivia Rodrigo (2023)<\/p>\n

\u201cEoO,\u201d Bad Bunny (2026)<\/p>\n

\n\tOk, 11 more (including two related at the turn of this decade):<\/p>\n

\u201cNever Gonna Fall in Love Again,\u201d Eric Carmen (1976)<\/p>\n

\u201cCarry on Wayward Son,\u201d Kansas (1977)<\/p>\n

\u201cHead Over Heels,\u201d Go-Go\u2019s (1984)<\/p>\n

\u201cGet on Your Feet,\u201d Gloria Estefan (1989)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Power of Good-bye,\u201d Madonna (1999)<\/p>\n

\u201cBest Day of My Life,\u201d American Authors (2014)<\/p>\n

\u201cHot Girl Summer,\u201d Megan Thee Stallion, Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign (2019)<\/p>\n

\u201cHot Girl Bummer,\u201d blackbear (2020)<\/p>\n

\u201cYou Right,\u201d Doja Cat & The Weeknd (2021)<\/p>\n

\u201cHappier Than Ever,\u201d Billie Eilish (2021)<\/p>\n

\u201cHoudini,\u201d Dua Lipa (2023)<\/p>\n

\n\tPaula Cole\u2019s \u201cI Don\u2019t Want To Wait\u201d reigns as the top No. 11-peaking Hot 100 hit, with its 56 weeks on the chart the most among all songs with that highpoint. It became the singer-songwriter\u2019s second of two entries on the chart, after she galloped to the top 10 (No. 8) with \u201cWhere Have All the Cowboys Gone?\u201d in 1997. \u201cI Don\u2019t Want To Wait\u201d also ruled Adult Pop Airplay for six weeks and rose to the top five on Adult Alternative Airplay, Adult Contemporary, Pop Airplay and the all-format Radio Songs chart.<\/p>\n

\n\tMost famously, \u201cI Don\u2019t Want To Wait\u201d served as theme to TV classic Dawson\u2019s Creek, further \u2014 and still \u2014 heightening its appeal; it drew 210,000 official U.S. streams and 1.8 million in radio audience April 10-16, according to Luminate.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe music scene was wonderful. There was hope in the air,\u201d in the \u201890s, Cole recalled<\/a> to Billboard.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt was a vehicle to bring it to another audience,\u201d she said of her hit\u2019s weekly on-screen placement. She added, \u201cThe song, where it came from, wasn\u2019t for Dawson\u2019s Creek. I wrote it about my grandparents, and it was a hit on its own well before it was the theme song.\u201d (Something people may not know? \u201cI don\u2019t watch it \u2026,\u201d she admitted of the show with a laugh.)<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s so celebratory,\u201d Cole said of revisiting her hits. \u201cLike, let\u2019s go into this party that is this song and let\u2019s jam this together. It lifts the roof.\u201d<\/p>\n


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