Lady Gaga scores 1000th US number one

Lady Gaga's new single 'Born This Way' is the thousandth single to top the US charts.

The song marks the thousandth single that has hit the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in its 52-year history.

Gaga told Billboard, 't is a tremendous honour. To be the 1000th no. 1 on Billboard... I would be silly not to say this is the greatest honour of my career.'

She continued, ' am so humbled and so honoured and overwhelmed by the reception to 'Born This Way,' [It] has been so life changing for me as an artist, and between Billboard and the international number ones and the radio numbers... I couldn't be more blessed to have the fans that I have.'

The single also scored the largest opening radio airplay audience since Billboard began ranking all radio stations in 1998.

It was also the highest-selling digital single debut for a female artist, accruing 448,000 downloads, and was the third-highest digital debut behind Flo Rida's 'Right Round' and Black Eyed Peas 'Boom Boom Pow'.

Other significant artists to hold numerous number ones include: The Beatles with 20 chart-toppers, Mariah Carey with 18, and Michael Jackson with 13.