Billboard number-one singles charts preceding the Billboard Hot 100 were updated weekly by Billboard magazine and the leading indicator of popular music for the American music industry since 1940 and until the Billboard Hot 100 chart was established in 1958.
Throughout most of the 1950s, the magazine published the following charts to measure a song's popularity: The following artists achieved three or more number-one hits during the 1950–1958.
A number of artists had number-one singles on their own as well as part of a collaboration.
The following artists were featured in top of the chart for the highest total number of weeks during the 1950–1958.
The following songs were featured in top of the chart for the highest total number of weeks during the 1950–1958.