Can you name the artists who had the most #1 singles during each presidency since Truman?

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US Billboard Hot 100 (and Best Sellers in Stores chart before that). Excludes 'with' or 'featuring' credits.
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President	Artist	Number
H. Truman
D. Eisenhower
J. Kennedy
L. Johnson
R. Nixon
G. Ford
J. Carter
R. Reagan
G.H.W. Bush
B. Clinton
G.W. Bush
B. Obama
Reagan	6 –California Gurls, Teenage Dream, Firework, E.T., Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.), Part of Me 6 – Rude Boy, Only Girl (In the World), What’s My Name, S&M, We Found Love, Diamonds

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Most #1 Singles During Each Presidency Quiz

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Created Oct 26, 2010 in Music
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cjmulrain:

Nov 3rd, 2010 at 17:21 GMT

41 points

Usher? Seriously, Usher? Score another victory for the "blame Bush" people.

	tulliuscicero:	Nov 3rd, 2010 at 17:24 GMT		8 points
	Huge Four Seasons fan, but I was really surprised to see them at number 1 for a presidency.

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	ZSGhost:	Nov 3rd, 2010 at 17:30 GMT		41 points
	@mcory Really. You really wanna do this on Sporcle.

	Kicking222:	Nov 3rd, 2010 at 17:34 GMT		15 points
	@ZSGhost: mcory wants to do anything that he THINKS people will get riled up. It doesn't occur to him that, aside from him not being funny, nobody gives a crap what he says. ANYWAY, this is a really stellar quiz. It's one of those ideas that is immediately brilliant, and the answers are certainly interesting. Absolute, unquestionable 5/5.

	ShepherdBook:	Nov 3rd, 2010 at 17:54 GMT		4 points
	Michael Jackson also scored a #1 hit with "Say, Say, Say" (duet with McCartney), meaning he should get lone credit for the Reagan era. Also, Billy Preston should get co-billing for "Get Back," just as Kiki Dee has co-billing for "Don't Go Breaking My Heart."

	Khazar49:	Nov 3rd, 2010 at 18:07 GMT		7 points
	It says much about Usher that he's 3rd least guessed, even though he had six number 1s in the last decade... but hey, at least he's not Sean Paul. Which is nice.

	BennnnyJ2010:	Nov 3rd, 2010 at 18:14 GMT		2 points
	Wot, no kajagoogoo ?????

	ras0723:	Nov 3rd, 2010 at 18:19 GMT		3 points
	what about beyonce??? i think combined with destiny's child she's got at least 7 or 8 during w's presidency... bonus answer maybe?

	theoffice16:	Nov 3rd, 2010 at 18:46 GMT		4 points
	@daHOOK: Glee never had any #1 singles, they had like 90 songs in the Hot 100 but none reached #1.

	rockgolf:	Nov 3rd, 2010 at 19:12 GMT		6 points
	As I said in the archived comments: Fantasy, Hero, One Sweet Day, Dreamlover, Honey, My All, Heartbreaker. That actually sounds like a pretty apt description of the Clinton presidency.

	rockgolf:	Nov 3rd, 2010 at 19:37 GMT		8 points
	ShepherdBook is correct. The Reagan era should be exclusively Jackson since he & McCartney were given equal credit on "Say Say Say". I've adjusted the quiz.

	waitzsauce:	Nov 3rd, 2010 at 22:07 GMT		2 points
	niftayyy

	AriesLA:	Nov 3rd, 2010 at 22:34 GMT		-3 points
	This really should have more time and go one at a time. Its too easy to put Elvis, Beatles and Carey into any music quiz.

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	kbelle:	Nov 3rd, 2010 at 22:51 GMT		5 points
	I can't believe that Paula Abdul made this list! What were we thinking back then?

	Stran:	Nov 3rd, 2010 at 23:05 GMT		8 points
	No Madonna? Amazing!

	ShawnLewis:	Nov 3rd, 2010 at 23:40 GMT		23 points
	Pete rose has the most singles of all time and he isnt on this list...i dont know how on earth this got published but somebody messed up along the way

	FilmJunkie:	Nov 4th, 2010 at 00:00 GMT		11 points
	I was listening to "Your Song" while playing this and I missed Elton John. :P

	jmsr525:	Nov 4th, 2010 at 00:16 GMT		2 points
	I almost never forget Say Say Say. I hate when I do that.

	jmsr525:	Nov 4th, 2010 at 00:40 GMT		7 points
	Also: If you add Beyonce to Destiny's Child, you do get 7 during W. Bush (Independent Women, Bootylicious, Crazy in Love, Baby Boy, Check On It, Irreplaceable, Single Ladies), but then do I add the McCartney from Nixon to the Beatles or the solo Michael Jackson to the Jackson 5 or the Diana Ross to the Supremes. BTW: This is one of the five most awesome things that's happened to me this year. Thanks, everyone at Sporcle!

	rockgolf:	Nov 4th, 2010 at 15:41 GMT		7 points
	I'm looking forward to most UK #1's during each Prime Minister next.

	rockgolf:	Nov 4th, 2010 at 18:56 GMT		6 points
	Pete Rose's greatest hits: 1. The Rose 2. Sally Go Round the Roses 3. Paper Roses 4. (I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden 5. Cracklin' Rose 6. Kiss From A Rose 7. Yellow Rose of Texas 8. Roses Are Red 9. Every Rose Has Its Thorn 10. Bed Of Roses

	taeda:	Nov 5th, 2010 at 00:32 GMT		2 points
	Mariah Carey? Really? When we could have had Counting Crows or Third Eye Blind, GreenDay, Barenaked Ladies? Sad, my cohort, sad.

	statephone:	Nov 5th, 2010 at 02:48 GMT		8 points
	i just wanna say i got all 12. i never bragged on a sporcle board before, but i was freakin thrilled that my musical awareness spans perry como, the four seasons, usher, and the black eyed peas. woo hoo!