Landing a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 has long been seen as an ultimate signifier of pop stardom. Here's another sign that you've really arrived: when you get a name-check on another artist's No.
1 Hot 100 hit. More than a dozen artists have achieved both of these feats.Take a look at the following list, organized alphabetically -- which doesn't purport to be a comprehensive list, but is certainly a healthy sampling.The Beatles: The GOAT pop-rock group landed 20 No.
1 hits, from "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in 1964 to "The Long and Winding Road" in 1970. They've also been name-checked on at least two other No.