The revelation in yesterday’s post that Bruce Springsteen has never had a #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 got me wondering how many other major artists are in the same boat.

Turns out it’s quite an extensive and surprising list, long enough for me to dedicate the next three weeks to the topic.

I’ll start with Springsteen, because he is probably the most shocking name on the list. Here’s a man who has 11 #1 albums in the U.S., trailing only The Beatles, Jay-Z, Taylor Swift, and Drake. Twenty of his albums have achieved Gold, Platinum, multi-Platinum, or Diamond status.

He has placed 27 singles on the Hot 100, of which 16 reached the Top 20 and and 12 reached the Top 10. The man has hits!

Springsteen’s best chance at the #1 spot came with the release of 1984’s Born in the U.S.A., which landed a record seven songs in the top ten (Springsteen shares that honor with the Jackson siblings — Michael for Thriller and Janet for Rhythm Nation 1814).

First single ‘Dancing in the Dark’ came closest, peaking at #2 for four weeks but held off (as we learned yesterday) by Duran Duran and Prince. It was followed by ‘Cover Me’ (#7), ‘Born in the U.S.A.’ (#9), ‘I’m On Fire’ (#6), Glory Days’ (#5), ‘I’m Goin’ Down’ (#9), and ‘My Hometown’ (#6).

As for earlier classics, ‘Born to Run’ made it only to #23, while ‘Thunder Road’ failed to chart at all. ‘Hungry Heart’ made it all the way to #5 in 1980.

Post-Born in the U.S.A., 1987’s Tunnel of Love was The Boss’ best performing album, putting ‘Brilliant Disguise’ at #5 and the title track at #9.

In 1994, the Oscar-winning ‘Streets of Philadelphia’ reached #9, and that was the last time Springsteen was in the top ten. Barring a late-career surprise by the 74-year-old rocker, it seems unlikely he’ll have another shot. Maybe Stranger Things will resurrect one of his 80s hits.

Though he has never reached #1 as a featured performer, Springsteen did see his ‘Blinded by the Light’ hit the top spot when covered by Manfred Mann’s Earth Band. And he was part of the large USA for Africa ensemble that put ‘We Are the World’ at #1.