The 10 most popular artists of all time on the Billboard charts

On July 20, 1940, the American music magazine Billboard published its first list of the most popular songs. For several decades, the Billboard Hot 100 has been the de facto official hit parade in the United States, the largest national music market in the world. It also served as the prototype for many similar charts based on worldwide sales results. An archive of charts from previous decades is a fairly accurate indicator of an artist's popularity in the US. We have collected 10 artists who own the largest number of songs that hit the first place on the chart.

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1. The Beatles

In the period from 1964 to 1970, as many as 20 songs of the legendary Liverpool Four were at the top of the main American hit parade. In total, the Beatles hit the top spot for 59 weeks. And in April 1964, at the height of Beatlemania, The Beatles occupied all five top positions of the hit parade.

2 Mariah Carey

18 hits at the top of the charts from 1990 to 2008, for a total of 79 weeks.

3. Elvis Presley

The legendary king of rock 'n' roll reached number one on the charts 17 times from 1956 to 1969, staying at the top for a total of 79 weeks.

4. Michael Jackson

But another recognized king - pop music - hit the top 13 times between 1972 and 1995. His hit "You Are Not Alone" in 1995 became the first single in the history of the charts, which debuted immediately at number one.

5. The Supremes

This American all-girl soul group, not as well known in Russia as the rest of the list, is considered the most successful American musical group of the 60s. The most famous member of the group is Diana Ross. From 1964 to 1969 they took the first place in the hot hundred 12 times.

6. Madonna

Madonna has the most songs in the top ten with 38, of which six reached number two but failed to climb to the top of the charts. At the top, she visited 12 times - from 1984 to 2000.

7. Rihanna

Rihanna, the "youngest" member of this list, also managed to visit the first place of the charts 12 times - from 2006 to 2012.

8 Whitney Houston

11 Top 100 appearances between 1985 and 1995.

9. Stevie Wonder

10 of his hits took first place in the charts from 1963 to 1986.

10. Janet Jackson

Michael is not the only member of the Jackson family on our list. His sister Janet is not far behind the famous brother and has 10 appearances at the top of the "hot hundred" in the period from 1986 to 2001.