THIS IS NOT A THREAD ABOUT LEADS AND FEATURES. Do not close because I include non-leads and features as that is NOT what this thread is about. This is a thread about credited artists on a song, this includes vocalists, producers, mixers, instrumentalists, and writers. It will be a WIP for a while until I can get more and more evidence.
Anyways, now that that's out of the way, I present to you:
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Bold and Underline = Charting NOW)
Artists W/ Most Weeks in the BBH100 Top 10
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Max Martin | 484 weeks
*all songs as producer*
Max Martin
21 weeks - "One More Night"
20 weeks - "E.T."
20 weeks - "Since U Been Gone"
18 weeks - "Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)"
18 weeks - "Hot N Cold"
18 weeks - "Dynamite"
17 weeks - "California Gurls"
17 weeks - "Roar"
16 weeks - "I Knew You Were Trouble."
16 weeks - "Dark Horse"
15 weeks - "Behind These Hazel Eyes"
15 weeks - "So What"
15 weeks - "DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love"
14 weeks - "I Kissed a Girl"
14 weeks - "Raise Your Glass"
14 weeks - "Teenage Dream"
14 weeks - "Baby One More Time"
13 weeks - "3"
13 weeks - "Wide Awake"
13 weeks - "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
12 weeks - "Last Friday Night"
11 weeks - "It's Gonna Be Me"
11 weeks - "The One That Got Away"
10 weeks - "Show Me Love"
10 weeks - "Beauty and a Beat"
10 weeks - "My Life Would Suck Without You"
10 weeks - "****ing Perfect"
9 weeks - "That's The Way It Is"
9 weeks - "Part of Me"
9 weeks - "Till The World Ends"
8 weeks - "Show Me The Meaning of Being Lonely"
8 weeks - "I Want It That Way"
6 weeks - "Scream"
5 weeks - "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"
5 weeks - "Hold It Against Me"
5 weeks - "(You Drive Me) Crazy"
5 weeks - "I Wanna Go"
4 weeks - "Blow"
3 weeks - "Oops... I Did It Again!"
3 weeks - "Domino"
3 weeks - "Shape of My Heart"
2 weeks - "Who Knew"
2 weeks - "U + Ur Hand"
1 week - "Whataya Want From Me"
1 week - "Daylight"
1 week - "Loser Like Me"
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Paul McCartney | 355 weeks
Paul McCartney
14 weeks - "Hey Jude" (as The Beatles)
12 weeks - "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (as The Beatles)
12 weeks - "Ebony and Ivory"
11 weeks - "Let it Be" (as The Beatles)
11 weeks - "She Loves You" (as The Beatles)
11 weeks - "Silly Love Songs"
11 weeks - "Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)"
11 weeks - "Say Say Say"
10 weeks - "The Girl is Mine"
9 weeks - "Get Back" (as The Beatles)
9 weeks - "My Love"
9 weeks - "Come Together" / "Something" (as The Beatles)
8 weeks - "Hello, Goodbye" (as The Beatles)
8 weeks - "A Hard Day's Night" (as The Beatles)
8 weeks - "With a Little Luck"
7 weeks - "Please Please Me" (as The Beatles)
7 weeks - "We Can Work it Out" (as The Beatles)
7 weeks - "Lady Madonna" (as The Beatles)
7 weeks - "Live and Let Die"
7 weeks - "All You Need is Love" (as The Beatles)
7 weeks - "Let 'Em In"
7 weeks - "Listen To What The Man Said"
7 weeks - "I Feel Fine" (as The Beatles)
7 weeks - "Band on the Run"
7 weeks - "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey"
7 weeks - "Twist and Shout" (as The Beatles)
6 weeks - "Can't Buy Me Love" (as The Beatles)
6 weeks - "Goodnight Tonight"
6 weeks - "Junior's Farm"
6 weeks - "Yesterday" (as The Beatles)
6 weeks - "The Long and Winding Road" / "For You Blue" (as The Beatles)
6 weeks - "Yellow Submarine" (as The Beatles)
6 weeks - "Ticket To Ride" (as The Beatles)
6 weeks - "Help!" (as The Beatles)
6 weeks - "Love Me Do" (as The Beatles)
5 weeks - "No More Lonely Nights"
5 weeks - "Do You Want to Know a Secret" (as The Beatles)
5 weeks - "Nowhere Man" (as The Beatles)
5 weeks - "Take It Away"
5 weeks - "Another Day" / "Oh Woman, Oh Why"
5 weeks - "Penny Lane" (as The Beatles)
5 weeks - "Paperback Writer" (as The Beatles)
5 weeks - "Eight Days a Week" (as The Beatles)
5 weeks - "Got To Get You Into My Life" (as The Beatles)
4 weeks - "The Ballad of John and Yoko" (as The Beatles)
3 weeks - "Jet"
3 weeks - "Something" (as The Beatles)
3 weeks - "Spies Like Us"
3 weeks - "Day Tripper" (as The Beatles)
2 weeks - "Free As a Bird" (as The Beatles)
2 weeks - "She's A Woman" (as The Beatles)
1 week - "P.S. I Love You" (as The Beatles)
1 week - "Strawberry Fields Forever" (as The Beatles)
1 week - "Helen Wheels"
1 week - "Hi Hi HI"
1 week - "Maybe I'm Amazed"
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Rihanna | 280 weeks
Rihanna
23 weeks - "We Found Love"
18 weeks - "Live Your Life" (featured)
16 weeks - "Stay"
16 weeks - "Love The Way You Lie" (featured)
16 weeks - "Take a Bow"
15 weeks - "Diamonds"
15 weeks - "Only Girl"
14 weeks - "What's My Name"
14 weeks - "Disturbia"
14 weeks - "Umbrella"
13 weeks - "Rude Boy"
13 weeks - "S&M"
13 weeks - "The Monster" (featured)
12 weeks - "Run This Town" (featured)
11 weeks - "Pon De Replay"
11 weeks - "Where Have You Been"
10 weeks - "Don't Stop the Music"
8 weeks - "Unfaithful"
8 weeks - "Hate That I Love You"
6 weeks - "SOS"
4 weeks - "Take Care" (featured)
4 weeks - "Hard"
3 weeks - "Cheers (Drink to That)"
2 weeks - "Break it Off"
1 week - "Russian Roulette"
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Timbaland | 268 weeks
Timbaland
25 weeks - "Apologize (Remix)"
19 weeks - "The Way I Are"
17 weeks - "Promiscuous" (featured)
16 weeks - "Work It" (producer)
16 weeks - "Holy Grail" (producer)
16 weeks - "Stronger" (drums)
15 weeks - "Mirrors" (producer)
15 weeks - "Try Again" (producer)
14 weeks - "My Love" (producer)
14 weeks - "Say it Right" (producer)
13 weeks - "Suit and Tie" (producer)
12 weeks - "SexyBack" (featured)
11 weeks - "Good Life" (drums)
11 weeks - "4 Minutes" (featured)
9 weeks - "Cry Me a River" (producer)
8 weeks - "Make Me Better" (producer)
7 weeks - "Give It To Me"
7 weeks - "Get Ur Freak On" (producer)
7 weeks - "Oops, Oh My" (producer)
7 weeks - "Dirt Off Your Shoulder" (producer)
6 weeks - "Gossip Folks" (producer)
2 weeks - "Ayo Technology" (producer)
1 week - "Not a Bad Thing" (producer)
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will.i.am | 199 weeks
will.i.am
22 weeks - "I Gotta Feeling" (as BEP)
21 weeks - "Big Girls Don't Cry" (producer)
19 weeks - "Boom Boom Pow" (as BEP)
17 weeks - "OMG" (featured)
16 weeks - "My Humps" (as BEP)
14 weeks - "Fergalicious" (featured)
13 weeks - "Just Can't Get Enough" (as BEP)
12 weeks - "Don't Phunk With My Heart" (as BEP)
12 weeks - "Clumsy" (producer)
11 weeks - "Scream and Shout"
11 weeks - "Imma Be" (as BEP)
10 weeks - "The Time" (as BEP)
9 weeks - "Where is the Love" (as BEP)
6 weeks - "Meet Me Halfway" (as BEP)
3 weeks - "American Boy" (producer)
2 weeks - "Rock That Body" (as BEP)
1 week - "In the Ayer" (featured)
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Katy Perry | 183 weeks
Katy Perry
20 weeks - "E.T."
18 weeks - "Firework"
18 weeks - "Hot N Cold"
17 weeks - "Roar"
17 weeks - "California Gurls"
16 weeks - "Dark Horse"
14 weeks - "Teenage Dream"
14 weeks - "I Kissed a Girl"
13 weeks - "Wide Awake"
12 weeks - "Last Friday Night"
11 weeks - "The One That Got Away"
9 weeks - "Part of Me"
4 weeks - "Waking Up in Vegas"