Carrie Underwood holds the female record with 16 No. 1 hits on Billboard's Country Airplay chart. No other woman is close: Miranda Lambert and Taylor Swift each have 7. The count is specific to Country Airplay (Billboard's airplay-only chart lineage since 1990), not the older Hot Country Songs chart.
Last refreshed August 5, 2026
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Ranked by verified No. 1s on Billboard's Country Airplay lineage.
| Rank | Artist | Country Airplay No. 1s | Note |
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| 1 | Carrie Underwood | 16 | Female record on the chart |
| 2 (tie) | Miranda Lambert | 7 | |
| 2 (tie) | Taylor Swift | 7 | Reached 7 by 2026 |
| 4 (tie) | Martina McBride | 5 | All 1996–2001, within the airplay era |
| 4 (tie) | Kelsea Ballerini | 5 | |
| 6 | Maren Morris | 4 | |
| 7 | Kacey Musgraves | 0 | Career-high No. 10; her acclaim is Grammy- and album-driven |
| — | Reba McEntire | unknown | Her ~24 country No. 1s are Hot Country Songs totals (many pre-1990); no clean Country Airplay subtotal |
Billboard treats two charts as one continuous Country Airplay history: the airplay-only Hot Country Songs chart (January 1990 to October 2012) and the standalone Country Airplay chart (October 2012 to present). No. 1s from before 1990, and No. 1s on the sales/streaming-weighted Hot Country Songs chart that Billboard reintroduced in 2012, are counted separately. That distinction is why Reba McEntire's often-cited No. 1 total is not directly comparable here.
How many Country Airplay number one hits does Carrie Underwood have?
She has 16 No. 1 hits on Billboard's Country Airplay chart, the most by any woman in the chart's history.
Which women are closest to Carrie Underwood in Country Airplay No. 1s?
Miranda Lambert and Taylor Swift are tied for second with 7 each. Martina McBride and Kelsea Ballerini follow with 5 apiece, and Maren Morris has 4.
Doesn't Reba McEntire have more country number ones than Carrie Underwood?
Reba's widely cited ~24 country No. 1s are Hot Country Songs totals, many from before 1990, so they are not directly comparable. No reliable source gives a clean Country-Airplay-only subtotal for her.
What is the difference between Country Airplay and Hot Country Songs?
Billboard treats the airplay-only Hot Country Songs chart (January 1990 to October 2012) and the standalone Country Airplay chart (October 2012 to present) as one continuous airplay history. No. 1s from before 1990, and No. 1s on the sales/streaming-weighted Hot Country Songs chart reintroduced in 2012, are counted separately.
Does Taylor Swift have any Country Airplay number ones?
Yes. Taylor Swift has 7 Country Airplay No. 1s, a total she reached by 2026, tying her with Miranda Lambert for second among women.