Madonna remains the most successful overall act WW
The Media Traffic (United World Chart) site has finished updating past years' top 10 charts.
Madonna remains the most successful overall act. She's tied with Elvis Presley for most global No. 1s (22)- Beatles are next up, with 21, followed by Japan's AKB 48 (18) and Michael Jackson (13). She's second for most weeks at No. 1 (139), trailing the Beatles (162). Presley is third (139), followed by, at a distant third, Michael Jackson (65).
She leads acts for most top 10s, with 47; Presley is second, with 43, followed by Beatles (39), Michael Jackson (33) and Mariah Carey (28).
So Hung Up (#1 for 15 weeks) and Like A Prayer (#1 for 13 weeks) are her most successful singles and both were replaced by the second single.
And Frozen (#2 for 12 weeks), Secret (#2 for 9 weeks) and GAYL (Top 10 for 2 weeks ) are her only lead singles to miss the summit since she went global.