Billboard Greatest Artists of All Time - Hot 100 Singles

Rogifan · Aug 4, 2020

Billboard Greatest Artists of All Time - Hot 100 Singles

This list is based on performance on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart
1. The Beatles
2. Madonna
3. Elton John
4. Elvis Presley
5. Mariah Carey
6. Stevie Wonder
7. Janet Jackson
8. Michael Jackson
9. Whitney Houston
10. Rihanna
11. The Rolling Stones
12. Paul McCartney
13. Bees Gees
14. Usher
15. Chicago
16. The Supremes
17. Prince
18. Hall & Oates
19. Rod Stewart
20. Olivia Newton-John
21. Drake
22. Aretha Franklin
23. Marvin Gaye
24. Taylor Swift
25. Katy Perry
26. Phil Collins
27. Billy Joel
28. Diana Ross
29. The 4 Seasons
30. The Temptations
31. Donna Summer
32. The Beach Boys
33. Lionel Richie
34. Bruno Mars
35. Neil Diamond
36. Carpenters
37. Maroon 5
38. Boyz II Men
39. The Jacksons
40. Connie francis
41. Beyoncé
42. Brenda Lee
43. Kenny Rogers
44. Barbara Streisand
45. Bryan Adams
46. Cher
47. George Michael
48. The Black Eyed Peas
49. P!nk
50. Bobby Vinton
51. John Mellencamp
52. Three Dog Night
53. Huey Lewis & The News
54. Gloria Estefan
55. Bon Jovi
56. Chubby Checker
57. Ray Charles
58. Foreigner
59. Chris Brown
60. Kool & The Gang
61. Gladys Night And The Pips
62. Ricky Nelson
63. Duran Duran
64. Justin Timberlake
65. Commodores
66. Eagles
67. Lady Gaga
68. TLC
69. Paul Anka
70. Barry Manilow
71. Dionne Warwick
72. Heart
73. Nelly
74. The Everly Brothers
75. Bobby Darwin
76. R Kelly
77. James Brown
78. Paula Abdul
79. Eminem
80. Alicia Keys
81. Kelly Clarkson
82. Linda Ronstadt
83. Richard Max
84. Starship
85. Destiny's Child
86. Kanye West
87. Celine Dion
88. Jay Z
89. The Miracles
90. Bob Seger
91. Fleetwood Mac
92. Neil Sedaka
93. Justin Bieber
94. Bruce Springsteen
95. The Pointer Sisters
96. John Denver
97. Four Tops
98. Tony Orlando & Dawn
99. 50 Cent
100. The 5th Dimension

https://www.billboard.com...00-artists

Anyone on this list surprise you? Anyone you expected to be higher (or lower)? I expected Lionel Richie to be higher. It seems like in the early to mid 80s he was all over the charts. Same with Phil Collins. And Olivia Newton-John at 20? I didn’t think she had that many hits.

0128672 · Aug 5, 2020

Fun list to read through. I was surprised to see Three Dog Night, but then it’s only the singles. I would have thought John Denver, although not a personal favorite, would have been higher. It might be fun to compare Top 100 Albums too.

Rogifan · Aug 5, 2020

Here’s a list of the best selling albums (according to Wikipedia). I believe these are only US sales. Michael Jackson on this list the most times (5), followed by Celine Dion (4) and The Beatles, Madonna & Whitney Houston (3). I‘m a little surprised Linkin Park is so high on this list. I didn’t know they were that popular.

Rank	Artist	Album	Released	Sales(Millions)
1.	Michael Jackson	Thriller	1982	47.3
2.	Eagles	Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)	1976	41.2
3.	Eagles	Hotel California	1976	31.5
4.	Shania Twain	Come On Over	1997	29.6
5.	AC/DC	Back in Black	1980	29.4
6.	Led Zeppelin	Led Zeppelin IV	1971	29
7.	Whitney Houston	The Bodyguard	1992	28.4
8.	Bon Jovi	Slippery When Wet	1986	28
	Mariah Carey	Music Box	1993	28
10.	Fleetwood Mac	Rumours	1977	27.9
11.	Linkin Park	Hybrid Theory	2000	27
	Eminem	The Eminem Show	2002	27
	Norah Jones	Come Away with Me	2002	27
14.	Eric Clapton	Unplugged	1992	26
15.	Adele	21	2011	25.3
16.	Metallica	Metallica	1991	25.2
17.	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Legend: The Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers	1984	25
	Carole King	Tapestry	1971	25
	Phil Collins	No Jacket Required	1985	25
	Queen	Greatest Hits	1981	25
	Madonna	True Blue	1986	25
	Simon & Garfunkel	Bridge over Troubled Water	1970	25
	U2	The Joshua Tree	1987	25
	Prince and The Revolution	Purple Rain	1984	25
	Britney Spears	...Baby One More Time	1999	25
	George Michael	Faith	1987	25
	Elvis Presley	Elvis' Christmas Album	1957	25
28.	Pink Floyd	The Dark Side of the Moon	1973	24.4
	Alanis Morissette	Jagged Little Pill	1995	24.4
30.	Elton John	Greatest Hits	1974	24
	Backstreet Boys	Backstreet's Back / Backstreet Boys	1997	24
	Backstreet Boys	Millennium	1999	24
33.	The Beatles	1	2000	23.4
	ABBA	Gold: Greatest Hits	1992	23
	Spice Girls	Spice	1996	23
	Ace of Base	Happy Nation/The Sign	1993	23
37.	Michael Jackson	Bad	1987	22.2
38.	Whitney Houston	Whitney Houston	1985	22
	Celine Dion	All the Way... A Decade of Song	1999	22
40.	Oasis	(What's the Story) Morning Glory?	1995	22
	Adele	25	2015	22
	Michael Jackson	HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I	1995	22
43.	Guns N' Roses	Appetite for Destruction	1987	21.9
44.	Meat Loaf	Bat Out of Hell	1977	21.7
45.	Bee Gees	Saturday Night Fever	1977	21.6
46.	Madonna	Like a Virgin	1984	21
	Eminem	The Marshall Mathers LP	2000	21
	Bon Jovi	Cross Road	1994	21
49.	Santana	Supernatural	1999	20.5
50.	Celine Dion	Falling into You	1996	20.2
51.	Michael Jackson	Off the Wall	1979	20
	Boston	Boston	1976	20
	Britney Spears	Oops!... I Did It Again	2000	20
	Celine Dion	The Colour of My Love	1993	20
	Def Leppard	Hysteria	1987	20
	Green Day	Dookie	1994	20
	Lionel Richie	Can't Slow Down	1983	20
	Mariah Carey	Daydream	1995	20
	Shania Twain	The Woman in Me	1995	20
	Supertramp	Breakfast in America	1979	20
	Tracy Chapman	Tracy Chapman	1988	20
	Various artists	Flashdance: Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture	1983	20
	Whitney Houston	Whitney	1987	20
64.	Bruce Springsteen	Born in the U.S.A.	1984	19.6
65.	Madonna	The Immaculate Collection	1990	19.4
66.	Celine Dion	Let's Talk About Love	1997	19.3
67.	Pink Floyd	The Wall	1979	18.7
68.	The Beatles	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	1967	18.2
69.	James Horner	Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture	1997	18.1
70.	Various artists	Dirty Dancing	1987	17.9
71.	Dire Straits	Brothers in Arms	1985	17.7
72.	Michael Jackson	Dangerous	1991	17.3
73.	Nirvana	Nevermind	1991	16.7
74.	Various artists	Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture	1978	14.4
	The Beatles	Abbey Road	1969	14.4

0128672 · Aug 5, 2020

Yeah, Linkin Park, what’s with that? Also surprised to see Oasis and Ace of Base higher than Saturday Night Fever.

jdechko · Aug 5, 2020

Had a similar question at trivia a few weeks ago. I was shocked, and pissed off too.

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