Originally posted by Ozzy8923 19 with 42 singles = 45% success rate.

Originally posted by Kyle-x 19 out of 32 Hot 100 entries = 59.4% success rate.*

Originally posted by Ozzy8923 19 with 42 singles = 45% success rate.

Originally posted by LoKoPaNdA Congrats to Madonna, I bet most of her hits were leads and stayed for more than one week in the top 20 too

"Hey Mama" is #19 this week on the Billboard Hot 100. Nicki now ties Beyoncé for the 7th most Top 20 hits.

Updating now.

Mariah Carey's "Infinity" is her 46th Hot 100 entry, bringing her success rate down from 71.11% to 69.57%. Will it also become her 33rd Top 20 hit and bring her success rate up to 71.74%?

If you've noticed, this pulls her below the 70% mark leaving Madonna, Rihanna, & Janet as the trinity of sorts.

Originally posted by Aatthew Notes: - Rihanna's "American Oxygen" is her 48th Hot 100 entry, bringing her success rate down from 74.47% to 72.92%. Will it also become her 36th Top 20 hit and bring her success rate up to 75%? - Also, Mariah Carey's "Infinity" is her 46th Hot 100 entry, bringing her success rate down from 71.11% to 69.57%. Will it also become her 33rd Top 20 hit and bring her success rate up to 71.74%? Time will tell. Source (w/ now old data): http://www.billboard.com/articles/co...inor-sam-smith

Originally posted by Lately 1814 Janet and Madonna's hits spanning three decades and nearly all solo.

Originally posted by Adonis To be fair many of Madonna's singles didn't even chart at all. I'd argue the stats are inflated for all of these artists.

True, but I would say that this information isn't a "Madonna, Rihanna, and Janet Jackson are the most successful at making their singles Top 20 hits" which is true in a sense, but really it should be "Madonna, Rihanna, and Janet Jackson are the most successful at getting Hot 100 entries into the Top 20" or something of that nature.

That's why I refrained from mentioning singles in the OP bc it isn't about singles... It is about getting entries on the chart into the Top 20.

Originally posted by Adonis To be fair many of Madonna's singles didn't even chart at all. I'd argue the stats are inflated for all of these artists.