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Discussion: Billboard All-Time Lists
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For its 55th anniversary, Billboard released a list of the All-Time Top 100 Hot 100 Artists and All-Time Hot 100 Singles. However, they only vaguely documented their methodology and have never calculated and released similar countdowns for the top albums, album artists, or overall artists.
Recently, Billboard made their Hot 100 archives (stretching back to September 1958) and Billboard 200 archives (stretching back to November 1983) publicly available on their website. Using these archives, and additional archives of Billboard album charts dating back to 1963, here are the most successful Billboard chart phenomena of all time.
Notes & Methodology
General Notes- For the combined Top Artists list, the raw points from the Hot 100 totals and Billboard 200 totals are combined without any additional scaling. The two points systems were made to give approximately equal weight to the Hot 100 and Billboard 200. However, you may notice that the biggest albums of all time have accumulated significantly more points than the biggest Hot 100 songs. This is because major albums typically have longer Billboard 200 runs than songs do Hot 100 runs and often feature several successful singles. Since Billboard 200 success is typically not independent of Hot 100 success, the apparent discrepancy does not appear to be too significant.
- Several chart weeks are missing from Billboard's online archives, including numerous weeks from 1985.
Hot 100
Base Hot 100 Point System
1 | 75.0 | 2 | 45.0 | 3 | 40.0 | 4 | 25.0 | 5 | 23.0 | 6 | 21.0 | 7 | 20.0 | 8 | 19.0 | 9 | 18.0 | 10 | 17.0 | 11 | 16.0 | 12 | 15.5 | 13 | 15.0 | 14 | 14.5 | 15 | 14.0 | 16 | 13.5 | 17 | 13.0 | 18 | 12.5 | 19 | 12.0 | 20 | 11.5 | 21 | 11.0 | 22 | 10.8 | 23 | 10.6 | 24 | 10.4 | 25 | 10.2 | 26 | 10.0 | 27 | 9.8 | 28 | 9.6 | 29 | 9.4 | 30 | 9.2 | 31 | 9.0 | 32 | 8.8 | 33 | 8.6 | 34 | 8.4 | 35 | 8.2 | 36 | 8.0 | 37 | 7.8 | 38 | 7.6 | 39 | 7.4 | 40 | 7.2 | 41 | 7.0 | 42 | 6.8 | 43 | 6.6 | 44 | 6.4 | 45 | 6.2 | 46 | 6.0 | 47 | 5.8 | 48 | 5.6 | 49 | 5.4 | 50 | 5.2 | 51 | 5.0 | 52 | 4.9 | 53 | 4.8 | 54 | 4.7 | 55 | 4.6 | 56 | 4.5 | 57 | 4.4 | 58 | 4.3 | 59 | 4.2 | 60 | 4.1 | 61 | 4.0 | 62 | 3.9 | 63 | 3.8 | 64 | 3.7 | 65 | 3.6 | 66 | 3.5 | 67 | 3.4 | 68 | 3.3 | 69 | 3.2 | 70 | 3.1 | 71 | 3.0 | 72 | 2.9 | 73 | 2.8 | 74 | 2.7 | 75 | 2.6 | 76 | 2.5 | 77 | 2.4 | 78 | 2.3 | 79 | 2.2 | 80 | 2.1 | 81 | 2.0 | 82 | 1.9 | 83 | 1.8 | 84 | 1.7 | 85 | 1.6 | 86 | 1.5 | 87 | 1.4 | 88 | 1.3 | 89 | 1.2 | 90 | 1.1 | 91 | 1.0 | 92 | 0.9 | 93 | 0.8 | 94 | 0.7 | 95 | 0.6 | 96 | 0.5 | 97 | 0.4 | 98 | 0.3 | 99 | 0.2 | 100 | 0.1 |
- Hot 100 figures include charts in the Billboard Archive from August 16, 1958 to July 18, 2015.
- Songs are ranked based on an inverse point system similar to the system Billboard used for their own all-time Hot 100 songs list, with weeks at #1 earning the most points and weeks at #100 earning the least. The system is top-heavy because most major hits are defined by the portion of their chart run spent near the top of the chart and are disadvantaged by the recurrent rule which removes them from the Hot 100 after dropping out of the Top 50.
- To account for changes in Billboard chart methodology and single sales trends across different eras, base points are multiplied by a year-specific "turnover rate" weight. The approximation for turnover rate used is a calculation of the number of unique titles in the Top 20 positions of the Hot 100 chart each year (the Top 20 appears to be more effective than using the entire chart, for the same reasons that the point system is top-heavy) which is then normalized by dividing by the average turnover rate across all years.
- Unlike Billboard's All-Time Hot 100 Artists chart, this All-Time Hot 100 Artist chart will include all songs on which is an artist is featured.
- The All-Time Hot 100 Artists chart only counts the titles released while an artist bears a particular artist name. For instance, the scores for Beyonce and Destiny's Child, or Paul McCartney and The Beatles, or Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 will not be combined.
Billboard 200
Base Billboard 200 Point System
1 | 155.0 | 2 | 55.0 | 3 | 50.0 | 4 | 35.0 | 5 | 33.0 | 6 | 31.0 | 7 | 30.0 | 8 | 29.0 | 9 | 28.0 | 10 | 27.0 | 11 | 26.0 | 12 | 25.5 | 13 | 25.0 | 14 | 24.5 | 15 | 24.0 | 16 | 23.5 | 17 | 23.0 | 18 | 22.5 | 19 | 22.0 | 20 | 21.5 | 21 | 21.0 | 22 | 20.8 | 23 | 20.6 | 24 | 20.4 | 25 | 20.2 | 26 | 20.0 | 27 | 19.8 | 28 | 19.6 | 29 | 19.4 | 30 | 19.2 | 31 | 19.0 | 32 | 18.8 | 33 | 18.6 | 34 | 18.4 | 35 | 18.2 | 36 | 18.0 | 37 | 17.8 | 38 | 17.6 | 39 | 17.4 | 40 | 17.2 | 41 | 17.0 | 42 | 16.8 | 43 | 16.6 | 44 | 16.4 | 45 | 16.2 | 46 | 16.0 | 47 | 15.8 | 48 | 15.6 | 49 | 15.4 | 50 | 15.2 | 51 | 15.0 | 52 | 14.9 | 53 | 14.8 | 54 | 14.7 | 55 | 14.6 | 56 | 14.5 | 57 | 14.4 | 58 | 14.3 | 59 | 14.2 | 60 | 14.1 | 61 | 14.0 | 62 | 13.9 | 63 | 13.8 | 64 | 13.7 | 65 | 13.6 | 66 | 13.5 | 67 | 13.4 | 68 | 13.3 | 69 | 13.2 | 70 | 13.1 | 71 | 13.0 | 72 | 12.9 | 73 | 12.8 | 74 | 12.7 | 75 | 12.6 | 76 | 12.5 | 77 | 12.4 | 78 | 12.3 | 79 | 12.2 | 80 | 12.1 | 81 | 12.0 | 82 | 11.9 | 83 | 11.8 | 84 | 11.7 | 85 | 11.6 | 86 | 11.5 | 87 | 11.4 | 88 | 11.3 | 89 | 11.2 | 90 | 11.1 | 91 | 11.0 | 92 | 10.9 | 93 | 10.8 | 94 | 10.7 | 95 | 10.6 | 96 | 10.5 | 97 | 10.4 | 98 | 10.3 | 99 | 10.2 | 100 | 10.1 | 101 | 10.0 | 102 | 9.9 | 103 | 9.8 | 104 | 9.7 | 105 | 9.6 | 106 | 9.5 | 107 | 9.4 | 108 | 9.3 | 109 | 9.2 | 110 | 9.1 | 111 | 9.0 | 112 | 8.9 | 113 | 8.8 | 114 | 8.7 | 115 | 8.6 | 116 | 8.5 | 117 | 8.4 | 118 | 8.3 | 119 | 8.2 | 120 | 8.1 | 121 | 8.0 | 122 | 7.9 | 123 | 7.8 | 124 | 7.7 | 125 | 7.6 | 126 | 7.5 | 127 | 7.4 | 128 | 7.3 | 129 | 7.2 | 130 | 7.1 | 131 | 7.0 | 132 | 6.9 | 133 | 6.8 | 134 | 6.7 | 135 | 6.6 | 136 | 6.5 | 137 | 6.4 | 138 | 6.3 | 139 | 6.2 | 140 | 6.1 | 141 | 6.0 | 142 | 5.9 | 143 | 5.8 | 144 | 5.7 | 145 | 5.6 | 146 | 5.5 | 147 | 5.4 | 148 | 5.3 | 149 | 5.2 | 150 | 5.1 | 151 | 5.0 | 152 | 4.9 | 153 | 4.8 | 154 | 4.7 | 155 | 4.6 | 156 | 4.5 | 157 | 4.4 | 158 | 4.3 | 159 | 4.2 | 160 | 4.1 | 161 | 4.0 | 162 | 3.9 | 163 | 3.8 | 164 | 3.7 | 165 | 3.6 | 166 | 3.5 | 167 | 3.4 | 168 | 3.3 | 169 | 3.2 | 170 | 3.1 | 171 | 3.0 | 172 | 2.9 | 173 | 2.8 | 174 | 2.7 | 175 | 2.6 | 176 | 2.5 | 177 | 2.4 | 178 | 2.3 | 179 | 2.2 | 180 | 2.1 | 181 | 2.0 | 182 | 1.9 | 183 | 1.8 | 184 | 1.7 | 185 | 1.6 | 186 | 1.5 | 187 | 1.4 | 188 | 1.3 | 189 | 1.2 | 190 | 1.1 | 191 | 1.0 | 192 | 0.9 | 193 | 0.8 | 194 | 0.7 | 195 | 0.6 | 196 | 0.5 | 197 | 0.4 | 198 | 0.3 | 199 | 0.2 | 200 | 0.1 |
- Billboard 200 figures include charts in the Billboard Archive from August 16, 1958 to July 18, 2015 AND transcribed lists of the Top 20 charts pulled from Billboard Magazine from August 17, 1964 to December 29, 1979. Because of this, albums from the 1960s and 1970s are disadvantaged because these totals do not include time spent in the Top 200 outside of the Top 20. Additionally, the charts from the 1960s and 1970s were transcribed by hand and are subject to additional error.
- Albums are ranked based on an inverse point system similar to the system Billboard used for their own all-time Hot 100 songs list, with weeks at #1 earning the most points and weeks at #100 earning the least. The point system is top-heavy, even more than the Hot 100 chart, as an attempt to provide balance by rewarding both albums that spent an enormous amount of their time near the very top of the charts (for instance, Michael Jackson's Thriller) and albums that spent an enormous amount of time more modestly near the top of the charts (for instance, Shania Twain's Come On Over) without giving too much weight to albums that have just spent ridiculously long amounts of time on the chart (for instance, Taylor Swift's Taylor Swift and Lana Del Rey's Born To Die). Though this appears successful in most cases, it punishes a few long-charting albums with tremendous sustained success, like Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon and the Eagles' Their Greatest Hits, as well as a few albums that witnessed truly atypical top-heavy chart success like 1 by the Beatles.
- To account for changes in Billboard chart methodology and album sales trends across different eras, base points are multiplied by a year-specific "turnover rate" weight. The approximation for turnover rate used is a calculation of the number of unique titles in the Top 20 positions of the Billboard 200 chart each year (the Top 20 appears to be more effective than using the entire chart, for the same reasons that the point system is top-heavy) which is then normalized by dividing by the average turnover rate across all years.
- The All-Time Billboard 200 Artists chart only counts the titles released while an artist bears a particular artist name. For instance, the scores for Beyonce and Destiny's Child, or Paul McCartney and The Beatles, or Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 will not be combined.
- I am missing all chart data from 1975, 1980, 1981, and 1982. In some cases, such as for Michael Jackson's Thriller, I have manually gone through to correct for the missing data.
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Billboard All-Time Hot 100 Songs
1 | THE TWIST | CHUBBY CHECKER | 1960 | 2 | UPTOWN FUNK! | MARK RONSON | 2014 | 3 | I GOTTA FEELING | BLACK EYED PEAS | 2009 | 4 | HEY JUDE | THE BEATLES | 1968 | 5 | MACK THE KNIFE | BOBBY DARIN | 1959 | 6 | SMOOTH | SANTANA | 1999 | 7 | MACARENA | LOS DEL RIO | 1996 | 8 | TOSSIN' AND TURNIN' | BOBBY LEWIS | 1961 | 9 | PARTY ROCK ANTHEM | LMFAO | 2011 | 10 | IT'S ALL IN THE GAME | TOMMY EDWARDS | 1958 | 11 | TOO CLOSE | NEXT | 1998 | 12 | I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND | THE BEATLES | 1964 | 13 | ROLLING IN THE DEEP | ADELE | 2011 | 14 | LOW | FLO RIDA | 2008 | 15 | YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE | DEBBY BOONE | 1977 | 16 | HOW DO I LIVE | LEANN RIMES | 1997 | 17 | END OF THE ROAD | BOYZ II MEN | 1992 | 18 | CANDLE IN THE WIND | ELTON JOHN | 1997 | 19 | WE FOUND LOVE | RIHANNA | 2011 | 20 | PHYSICAL | OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN | 1981 | 21 | A SUMMER PLACE | PERCY FAITH | 1960 | 22 | WE BELONG TOGETHER | MARIAH CAREY | 2005 | 23 | YEAH! | USHER | 2004 | 24 | I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU | WHITNEY HOUSTON | 1992 | 25 | TO SIR WITH LOVE | LULU | 1967 | 26 | SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW | GOTYE | 2012 | 27 | BLURRED LINES | ROBIN THICKE | 2013 | 28 | ENDLESS LOVE | DIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE | 1981 | 29 | I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU | RAY CHARLES | 1962 | 30 | BOOM BOOM POW | BLACK EYED PEAS | 2009 | 31 | THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS | JOHNNY HORTON | 1959 | 32 | NO ONE | ALICIA KEYS | 2007 | 33 | I'M A BELIEVER | THE MONKEES | 1966 | 34 | BETTE DAVIS EYES | KIM VARNES | 1981 | 35 | UN-BREAK MY HEART | TONI BRAXTON | 1996 | 36 | ALL ABOUT THAT BASS | MEGHAN TRAINOR | 2014 | 37 | CALL ME MAYBE | CARLY RAE JEPSEN | 2012 | 38 | IRREPLACEABLE | BEYONCE | 2006 | 39 | TIK TOK | KESHA | 2010 | 40 | AQUARIUS | 5TH DIMENSION | 1969 | 41 | EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU | BRYAN ADAMS | 1991 | 42 | LE FREAK | CHIC | 1978 | 43 | GANGSTA'S PARADISE | COOLIO | 1995 | 44 | ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT? | ELVIS PRESLEY | 1960 | 45 | THE BOY IS MINE | BRANDY & MONICA | 1998 | 46 | I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE | MARVIN GAYE | 1968 | 47 | SUGAR SHACK | JIMMY GILMER | 1963 | 48 | BIG BAD JOHN | JIMMY DEAN | 1961 | 49 | SUGAR, SUGAR | THE ARCHIES | 1969 | 50 | BALLAD OF THE GREEN BERETS | GREEN BERETS | 1966 | 51 | NIGHT FEVER | BEE GEES | 1977 | 52 | ALONE AGAIN | GILBERT O'SULLIVAN | 1972 | 53 | TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY | SAVAGE GARDEN | 1997 | 54 | THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE | ROBERTA FLACK | 1972 | 55 | HAPPY | PHARRELL WILLIAMS | 2013 | 56 | TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT | ROD STEWART | 1976 | 57 | ROYALS | LORDE | 2013 | 58 | SHADOW DANCING | ANDY GIBB | 1978 | 59 | THRIFT SHOP | MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS | 2012 | 60 | APOLOGIZE | TIMBALAND | 2007 | 61 | BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY | FERGIE | 2006 | 62 | MOVES LIKE JAGGER | MAROON 5 | 2011 | 63 | WHATEVER YOU LIKE | T.I. | 2008 | 64 | THE LETTER | THE BOX TOPS | 1967 | 65 | GROOVIN' | YOUNG RASCALS | 1967 | 66 | (I CAN'T GET NO) SATISFACTION | THE ROLLING STONES | 1965 | 67 | TO KNOW HIM IS TO LOVE HIM | TEDDY BEARS | 1958 | 68 | STAYIN' ALIVE | BEE GEES | 1977 | 69 | SAY YOU SAY ME | LIONEL RICHIE | 1986 | 70 | THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR | DIONNE WARWICK | 1982 | 71 | RUSH, RUSH | PAULA ABDUL | 1991 | 72 | YOU WERE MEANT FOR ME | JEWEL | 1997 | 73 | HOT STUFF | DONNA SUMMER | 1979 | 74 | DILEMMA | NELLY | 2002 | 75 | CALL ME | BLONDIE | 1980 | 76 | EYE OF THE TIGER | SURVIVOR | 1982 | 77 | GOLD DIGGER | KANYE WEST | 2005 | 78 | ONE MORE NIGHT | MAROON 5 | 2012 | 79 | DAYDREAM BELIEVER | THE MONKEES | 1968 | 80 | LET ME LOVE YOU | MARIO | 2012 | 81 | BLEEDING LOVE | LEONA LEWIS | 2007 | 82 | HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE | BEE GEES | 1977 | 83 | JUST THE WAY YOU ARE | BRUNO MARS | 2010 | 84 | I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING | ANDY GIBB | 1977 | 85 | ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST | QUEEN | 1980 | 86 | EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE | THE POLICE | 1983 | 87 | DARK HORSE | KATY PERRY | 2013 | 88 | SHERRY | FRANKIE VALLI | 1962 | 89 | LIVE YOUR LIFE | T.I. | 2008 | 90 | MONSTER MASH | BORIS PICKETT | 1962 | 91 | MAGGIE MAY | ROD STEWART | 1971 | 92 | SHE LOVES | THE BEATLES | 1964 | 93 | WE ARE YOUNG | FUN. | 2011 | 94 | SHAKE IT OFF | TAYLOR SWIFT | 2014 | 95 | SAY SAY SAY | PAUL MCCARTNEY & MICHAEL JACKSON | 1983 | 96 | IT'S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE | CONWAY TWITTY | 1971 | 97 | RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD | BJ THOMAS | 1969 | 98 | WHOOMP! (THERE IT IS) | TAG TEAM | 1993 | 99 | BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO | NEIL SEDAKA | 1975 | 100 | ONE SWEET DAY | MARIAH CAREY | 1995 |
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Billboard All-Time Top 100 Albums
1 | 21 | ADELE | 2011 | 2 | THRILLER | MICHAEL JACKSON | 1982 | 3 | THE SOUND OF MUSIC | VARIOUS ARTISTS | 1965 | 4 | RUMOURS | FLEETWOOD MAC | 1977 | 5 | SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND | THE BEATLES | 1967 | 6 | SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER | VARIOUS ARTISTS | 1977 | 7 | FEARLESS | TAYLOR SWIFT | 2008 | 8 | JAGGED LITTLE PILL | ALANIS MORISETTE | 1995 | 9 | WHIPPED CREAM & OTHER DELIGHTS | HERB ALPERT | 1965 | 10 | FROZEN | VARIOUS ARTISTS | 2013 | 11 | MARY POPPINS SOUNDTRACK | VARIOUS ARTISTS | 1964 | 12 | PLEASE HAMMER, DON'T HURT 'EM | MC HAMMER | 1990 | 13 | MORE OF THE MONKEES | THE MONKEES | 1967 | 14 | THE BODYGUARD | WHITNEY HOUSTON | 1992 | 15 | BORN IN THE U.S.A. | BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN | 1984 | 16 | DOCTOR ZHIVAGO SOUNDTRACK | VARIOUS ARTISTS | 1965 | 17 | DIRTY DANCING SOUNDTRACK | VARIOUS ARTISTS | 1987 | 18 | ROPIN' THE WIND | GARTH BROOKS | 1991 | 19 | TAPESTRY | CAROLE KING | 1971 | 20 | PURPLE RAIN | PRINCE | 1984 | 21 | FOREVER YOUR GIRL | PAULA ABDUL | 1988 | 22 | A HARD DAY'S NIGHT | THE BEATLES | 1964 | 23 | WHITNEY HOUSTON | WHITNEY HOUSTON | 1985 | 24 | FAITH | GEORGE MICHAEL | 1987 | 25 | HYSTERIA | DEF LEPPARD | 1987 | 26 | CRACKED REAR VIEW | HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH | 1994 | 27 | GOING PLACES | THE JACKSONS | 1977 | 28 | 1989 | TAYLOR SWIFT | 2014 | 29 | SOME GAVE ALL | BILLY RAY CYRUS | 1992 | 30 | SUPERNATURAL | SANTANA | 1999 | 31 | MARIAH CAREY | MARIAH CAREY | 1990 | 32 | SLIPPERY WHEN WET | BON JOVI | 1986 | 33 | THE MONKEES | THE MONKEES | 1966 | 34 | FALLING INTO YOU | CELINE DION | 1996 | 35 | RECOVERY | EMINEM | 2010 | 36 | GREATEST HITS | DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES | 1967 | 37 | DARK SIDE OF THE MOON | PINK FLOYD | 1973 | 38 | MILLENNIUM | BACKSTREET BOYS | 2000 | 39 | CONFESSIONS | USHER | 2004 | 40 | METALLICA | METALLICA | 1991 | 41 | COME AWAY WITH ME | NORAH JONES | 2002 | 42 | THE EMINEM SHOW | EMINEM | 2002 | 43 | SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE | STEVIE WONDER | 1976 | 44 | ...BABY ONE MORE TIME | BRITNEY SPEARS | 1999 | 45 | WOODSTOCK SOUNDTRACK | VARIOUS ARTISTS | 1970 | 46 | NEED YOU NOW | LADY ANTEBELLUM | 2010 | 47 | TAYLOR SWIFT | TAYLOR SWIFT | 2006 | 48 | ABBEY ROAD | THE BEATLES | 1969 | 49 | MEET THE BEATLES | THE BEATLES | 1964 | 50 | COME ON OVER | SHANIA TWAIN | 1997 | 51 | CAN'T SLOW DOWN | LIONEL RICHIE | 1983 | 52 | FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE | PETER FRAMPTON | 1976 | 53 | THE GRADUATE SOUNDTRACK | VARIOUS ARTISTS | 1968 | 54 | ALL THE RIGHT REASONS | NICKELBACK | 2005 | 55 | TITANIC | VARIOUS ARTISTS | 1997 | 56 | BAD | MICHAEL JACKSON | 1987 | 57 | TO THE EXTREME | VANILLA ICE | 1990 | 58 | TRAGIC KINGDOM | NO DOUBT | 1995 | 59 | MY WORLD 2.0 | JUSTIN BIEBER | 2010 | 60 | RED | TAYLOR SWIFT | 2012 | 61 | 1 | THE BEATLES | 2000 | 62 | DAUGHTRY | DAUGHTRY | 2006 | 63 | GREASE SOUNDTRACK | VARIOUS ARTISTS | 1978 | 64 | II | BOYZ II MEN | 1994 | 65 | WHITNEY | WHITNEY HOUSTON | 1987 | 66 | SPEAK NOW | TAYLOR SWIFT | 2010 | 67 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER | SIMON & GARFUNKEL | 1970 | 68 | THE LION KING SOUNDTRACK | VARIOUS ARTISTS | 1994 | 69 | THE JOSHUA TREE | U2 | 1987 | 70 | SPICE | SPICE GIRLS | 1996 | 71 | THE FOUNDATION | ZAC BROWN BAND | 2008 | 72 | MUSIC BOX | MARIAH CAREY | 1993 | 73 | NO JACKET REQUIRED | PHIL COLLINS | 1985 | 74 | DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS | BRUNO MARS | 2010 | 75 | GIRL YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE | MILLI VANILLI | 1989 | 76 | RHYTHM NATION | JANET JACKSON | 1989 | 77 | TEN | PEARL JAM | 1991 | 78 | THE FAME | LADY GAGA | 2008 | 79 | THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP | EMINEM | 2000 | 80 | NO FENCES | GARTH BROOKS | 1990 | 81 | BREATHLESS | KENNY G | 1992 | 82 | SOME HEARTS | CARRIE UNDERWOOD | 2005 | 83 | COUNTRY GRAMMAR | NELLY | 2000 | 84 | GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' | 50 CENT | 2005 | 85 | COSMO'S FACTORY | CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL | 1970 | 86 | PEARL | JANIS JOPLIN | 1971 | 87 | WHAT NOW MY LOVE | HERB ALPERT | 1966 | 88 | BEATLES '65 | THE BEATLES | 1964 | 89 | THE BEATLES | THE BEATLES | 1968 | 90 | CHICAGO V | CHICAGO | 1972 | 91 | HELP! | THE BEATLES | 1965 | 92 | HUMAN CLAY | CREED | 1999 | 93 | NEVERMIND | NIRVANA | 1991 | 94 | UNPLUGGED | ERIC CLAPTON | 1992 | 95 | ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? | JIMI HENDRIX | 1967 | 96 | APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION | GUNS N ROSES | 1987 | 97 | DAYDREAM | MARIAH CAREY | 1995 | 98 | THE SIGN | ACE OF BASE | 1993 | 99 | LICENSED TO ILL | BEASTIE BOYS | 1986 | 100 | TEENAGE DREAM | KATY PERRY | 2010 |
Most Weeks at #1
* soundtrack albums not included
1 | THRILLER | MICHAEL JACKSON | 37 | 2 | RUMOURS | FLEETWOOD MAC | 31 | 3 | 21 | ADELE | 24 | 4 | PURPLE RAIN | PRINCE | 23 | 5 | PLEASE HAMMER, DON'T HURT 'EM | MC HAMMER | 21 | 6 | ROPIN' THE WIND | GARTH BROOKS | 18 | 7 | MORE OF THE MONKEES | THE MONKEES | 17 | 8 | SOME GAVE ALL | BILLY RAY CYRUS | 17 | 9 | TO THE EXTREME | VANILLA ICE | 16 | 10 | TAPESTRY | CAROLE KING | 15 | 11 | SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND | THE BEATLES | 15 | 12 | A HARD DAY'S NIGHT | THE BEATLES | 14 | 13 | SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE | STEVIE WONDER | 14 | 14 | WHITNEY HOUSTON | WHITNEY HOUSTON | 14 | 15 | THE MONKEES | THE MONKEES | 13 | 16 | FAITH | GEORGE MICHAEL | 12 | 17 | JAGGED LITTLE PILL | ALANIS MORISETTE | 12 | 18 | SUPERNATURAL | SANTANA | 12 | 19 | MEET THE BEATLES | THE BEATLES | 11 | 20 | ABBEY ROAD | THE BEATLES | 11 | 21 | WHITNEY | WHITNEY HOUSTON | 11 | 22 | MARIAH CAREY | MARIAH CAREY | 11 | 23 | FEARLESS | TAYLOR SWIFT | 11 | 24 | 1989 | TAYLOR SWIFT | 11 | 25 | MILLENNIUM | BACKSTREET BOYS | 10 |
Most Weeks on Chart
* soundtrack albums not included
1 | DARK SIDE OF THE MOON | PINK FLOYD | 423 | 2 | METALLICA | METALLICA | 352 | 3 | GREATEST HITS | JOHNNY MATHIS | 319 | 4 | NEVERMIND | NIRVANA | 300 | 5 | MCMXC A.D. | ENIGMA | 282 | 6 | GREATEST HITS | JOURNEY | 280 | 7 | TAYLOR SWIFT | TAYLOR SWIFT | 275 | 8 | TEN | PEARL JAM | 259 | 9 | CURTAIN CALL | EMINEM | 247 | 10 | THE BEST OF VAN MORRISON | VAN MORRISON | 242 | 11 | SHEPHERD MOONS | ENYA | 238 | 12 | FEARLESS | TAYLOR SWIFT | 235 | 13 | DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS | BRUNO MARS | 232 | 14 | 21 | ADELE | 227 | 15 | GARTH BROOKS | GARTH BROOKS | 224 | 16 | NO FENCES | GARTH BROOKS | 224 | 17 | SIGH NO MORE | MUMFORD & SONS | 222 | 18 | THE EMINEM SHOW | EMINEM | 221 | 19 | TEENAGE DREAM | KATY PERRY | 217 | 20 | BREATHLESS | KENNY G | 214 | 21 | THE LEGEND OF JOHNNY CASH | JONNY CASH | 214 | 22 | NUMBER ONES | MICHAEL JACKSON | 213 | 23 | LEGEND | BOB MARLEY | 212 | 24 | ALL THE RIGHT REASONS | NICKELBACK | 205 | 25 | 1 | THE BEATLES | 197 |
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Billboard All Time Top 100 Artists
1 | THE BEATLES | 2 | THE ROLLING STONES | 3 | MICHAEL JACKSON | 4 | MADONNA | 5 | MARIAH CAREY | 6 | TAYLOR SWIFT | 7 | ELVIS PRESLEY | 8 | WHITNEY HOUSTON | 9 | EMINEM | 10 | ELTON JOHN | 11 | GARTH BROOKS | 12 | ROD STEWART | 13 | BARBA STREISAND | 14 | HERB ALPERT | 15 | RIHANNA | 16 | CHER | 17 | TIM MCCGRAW | 18 | USHER | 19 | BON JOVI | 20 | U2 | 21 | STEVIE WONDER | 22 | THE BEACH BOYS | 23 | NELLY | 24 | LIL WAYNE | 25 | CHICAGO | 26 | PRINCE | 27 | ALAN JACKSON | 28 | CELINE DION | 29 | JAY-Z | 30 | BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN | 31 | JANET JACKSON | 32 | BEYONCE | 33 | ARETHA FRANKLIN | 34 | SANTANA | 35 | KENNY CHESNEY | 36 | GEORGE STRAIGHT | 37 | ADELE | 38 | CREED | 39 | THE TEMPTATIONS | 40 | THE SUPREMES | 41 | QUEEN | 42 | BILLYJOEL | 43 | R. KELLY | 44 | KANYE WEST | 45 | NEIL DIAMOND | 46 | KATY PERRY | 47 | PHIL COLLINS | 48 | ERIC CLAPTON | 49 | LIONEL RICHIE | 50 | BEE GEES | 51 | BOB DYLAN | 52 | NICKELBACK | 53 | DRAKE | 54 | RASCAL FLATTS | 55 | BRITNEY SPEARS | 56 | TOBY KEITH | 57 | BRUNO MARS | 58 | AEROSMITH | 59 | METALLICA | 60 | LUDACRIS | 61 | DIANA ROSS | 62 | MARY J. BLIGE | 63 | CHRIS BROWN | 64 | BOYZ II MEN | 65 | JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE | 66 | CARRIE UNDERWOOD | 67 | BLACK EYED PEAS | 68 | LINKIN PARK | 69 | KELLY CLARKSON | 70 | FRANK SINATRA | 71 | VAN HALEN | 72 | LED ZEPPELIN | 73 | MAROON 5 | 74 | MICHAEL BOLTON | 75 | FLEETWOOD MAC | 76 | T.I. | 77 | MARVIN GAYE | 78 | LADY ANTEBELLUM | 79 | PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS | 80 | RAY CHARLES | 81 | EAGLES | 82 | ZAC BROWN BAND | 83 | JASON ALDEAN | 84 | SNOOP DOGG | 85 | DEF LEPPARD | 86 | LADY GAGA | 87 | JUSTIN BIEBER | 88 | SHANIA TWAIN | 89 | 50 CENT | 90 | THE MONKEES | 91 | BARRY MANILOW | 92 | BLAKE SHELTON | 93 | LUKE BRYAN | 94 | BOB SEGER | 95 | PAULA ABDUL | 96 | JAMES TAYLOR | 97 | CHRISTINA AGUILERA | 98 | CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL | 99 | GLORIA ESTEFAN | 100 | BACKSTREET BOYS |
TOP ARTISTS BY YEAR
1960 | ELVIS PRESLEY
1961 | CHUBBY CHECKER
1962 | ELVIS PRESLEY
1963 | PETER, PAUL & MARY
1964 | THE BEATLES
1965 | THE BEATLES
1966 | HERB ALPERT
1967 | THE BEATLES
1968 | ARETHA FRANKLIN
1969 | THE BEATLES
1970 | JACKSON 5
1971 | CAROLE KING
1972 | CAROLE KING
1973 | STEVIE WONDER
1974 | JOHN DENVER
1975 | EAGLES
1976 | PETER FRAMPTON
1977 | FLEETWOOD MAC
1978 | BEE GEES
1979 | DONNA SUMMER
1980 | QUEEN
1981 | DARYL HALL
1982 | JOHN COUGAR
1983 | MICHAEL JACKSN
1984 | PRINCE
1985 | MADONNA
1986 | WHITNEY HUSTON
1987 | U2
1988 | GEORGE MICHAEL
1989 | MILLI VANILLI
1990 | MC HAMMER
1991 | MARIAH CAREY
1992 | GARTH BROOKS
1993 | WHITNEY HOUSTON
1994 | ACE OF BASE
1995 | TLC
1996 | ALANIS MORISETTE
1997 | SPICE GIRLS
1998 | CELINE DION
1999 | BRITNEY SPEARS
2000 | NSYNC
2001 | DESTINY'S CHILD
2002 | EMINEM
2003 | 50 CENT
2004 | USHER
2005 | MARIAH CAREY
2006 | RASCAL FLATTS
2007 | DAUGHTRY
2008 | TAYLOR SWIFT
2009 | TAYLOR SWIFT
2010 | LADY GAGA
2011 | ADELE
2012 | ADELE
2013 | BRUNO MARS
2014 | TAYLOR SWIFT
2015 | TAYLOR SWIFT
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Billboard All-Time Billboard 200 Artists
1 | THE BEATLES | 2 | GARTH BROOKS | 3 | TAYLOR SWIFT | 4 | THE ROLLING STONES | 5 | EMINEM | 6 | MICHAEL JACKSON | 7 | MARIAH CAREY | 8 | MADONNA | 9 | WHITNEY HOUSTON | 10 | TIM MCGRAW | 11 | BARBRA STREISAND | 12 | ALAN JACKSON | 13 | GEORGE STRAIT | 14 | HERB ALPERT | 15 | ROD STEWART | 16 | KENNY CHESNEY | 17 | CELINE DION | 18 | BON JOVI | 19 | BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN | 20 | ADELE | 21 | METALLICA | 22 | ELTON JOHN | 23 | BOB DYLAN | 24 | TOBY KEITH | 25 | RASCAL FLATTS | 26 | CREED | 27 | SANTANA | 28 | ERIC CLAPTON | 29 | ELVIS PRESLEY | 30 | PRINCE | 31 | QUEEN | 32 | LED ZEPPELIN | 33 | NICKELBACK | 34 | DAVE MATTHEWS | 35 | LINKIN PARK | 36 | JAY-Z | 37 | THE BEACH BOYS | 38 | KENNY G | 39 | KIDZ BOP KIDS | 40 | BRITNEY SPEARS | 41 | NELLY | 42 | AEROSMITH | 43 | CARRIE UNDERWOOD | 44 | THE MONKEES | 45 | LADY ANTEBELLUM | 46 | PAUL MCCARTNEY | 47 | MICHAEL BUBLE | 48 | CHICAGO | 49 | BEYONCE | 50 | JASON ALDEAN | 51 | MARY J. BLIGE | 52 | PEARL JAM | 53 | R. KELLY | 54 | KID ROCK | 55 | CHER | 56 | BLAKE SHELTON | 57 | JUSTIN BIEBER | 58 | VAN HALEN | 59 | SHANIA TWAIN | 60 | REBA MCENTIRE | 61 | LUKE BRYAN | 62 | USHER | 63 | BILLY JOEL | 64 | FRANK SINATRA | 65 | JANET JACKSON | 66 | LIONEL RICHIE | 67 | ARETHA FRANKLIN | 68 | COLDPLAY | 69 | MICHAEL BOLTON | 70 | JOSH GROBAN | 71 | ZAC BROWN BAND | 72 | DEF LEPPARD | 73 | NORAH JONES | 74 | THE TEMPTATIONS | 75 | NEIL DIAMOND | 76 | DIXIE CHICKS | 77 | ALICIA KEYS | 78 | LIL WAYNE | 79 | PHIL COLLINS | 80 | FLEETWOOD MAC | 81 | GREEN DAY | 82 | BACKSTREET BOYS | 83 | RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS | 84 | JIMI HENDRIX | 85 | RIHANNA | 86 | ANDREA BOCELLI | 87 | PINK FLOYD | 88 | JAMES TAYLOR | 89 | KELLY CLARKSON | 90 | MUMFORD & SONS | 91 | R.E.M. | 92 | LADY GAGA | 93 | JOHN MAYER | 94 | TOM PETTY | 95 | KATY PERRY | 96 | CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL | 97 | 2PAC | 98 | MAROON 5 | 99 | KANYE WEST | 100 | SADE |
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Billboard All-Time Hot 100 Artists
* includes featured songs
1 | THE BEATLES | 2 | ELVIS PRESLEY | 3 | MADONNA | 4 | ELTON JOHN | 5 | RIHANNA | 6 | STEVIE WONDER | 7 | MARIAH CAREY | 8 | MICHAEL JACKSON | 9 | THE SUPREMES | 10 | THE ROLLING STONES | 11 | USHER | 12 | WHITNEY HOUSTON | 13 | LIL WAYNE | 14 | DIANA ROSS | 15 | BEE GEES | 16 | MARVIN GAYE | 17 | ROD STEWART | 18 | ARETHA FRANKLIN | 19 | JANET JACKSON | 20 | THE BEACH BOYS | 21 | NELLY | 22 | CHICAGO | 23 | KANYE WEST | 24 | CHRIS BROWN | 25 | THE 4 SEASONS | 26 | THE TEMPTATIONS | 27 | DARYL HALL | 28 | KATY PERRY | 29 | LUDACRIS | 30 | TAYLOR SWIFT | 31 | OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN | 32 | BEYONCE | 33 | DRAKE | 34 | RAY CHARLES | 35 | NEIL DIAMOND | 36 | T-PAIN | 37 | PHIL COLLINS | 38 | JAY-Z | 39 | CONNIE FRANCIS | 40 | BRUNO MARS | 41 | BOBBY VINTON | 42 | BILLY JOEL | 43 | BRENDA LEE | 44 | JAMES BROWN | 45 | T.I. | 46 | DONNA SUMMER | 47 | PAUL MCCARTNEY | 48 | BARBRA STREISAND | 49 | JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE | 50 | EMINEM | 51 | PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS | 52 | LIONEL RICHIE | 53 | PRINCE | 54 | CHUBBY CHECKER | 55 | R. KELLY | 56 | AKON | 57 | BOYZ II MEN | 58 | PAUL ANKA | 59 | CARPENTERS | 60 | DIONNE WARWICK | 61 | NICKI MINAJ | 62 | KENNY ROGERS | 63 | THE MIRACLES | 64 | BON JOVI | 65 | BLACK EYED PEAS | 66 | ALICIA KEYS | 67 | FRANKIE VALLI | 68 | BRYAN ADAMS | 69 | GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPS | 70 | PITBULL | 71 | 50 CENT | 72 | FOUR TOPS | 73 | SANTANA | 74 | SMOKEY ROBINSON | 75 | THREE DOG NIGHT | 76 | BOBBY DARIN | 77 | NE-YO | 78 | KOOL & THE GANG | 79 | HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS | 80 | GEORGE MICHAEL | 81 | CHRISTINA AGUILERA | 82 | ROY ORBISON | 83 | LINDA RONSTADT | 84 | JACKSON 5 | 85 | THE EVERLY BROTHERS | 86 | NEIL SEDAKA | 87 | THE 5TH DIMENSION | 88 | MAROON 5 | 89 | BROOK BENTON | 90 | FLO RIDA | 91 | CREED | 92 | SNOOP DOGG | 93 | BARRY MANILOW | 94 | STARSHIP | 95 | PAULA ABDUL | 96 | KELLY CLARKSON | 97 | FOREIGNER | 98 | THE MONKEES | 99 | HERMAN'S HERMITS | 100 | QUEEN |
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Taylor #6 all time artists, #3 BB200 artists. I can't at Her power and success.
Three of Her albums being higher than Come On Over
1989 already top 30 and still #2 after 9 months. How high do you think it'll go? 
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Billboard All-Time Hot 100 Artists
* includes featured songs
1 THE BEATLES
2 ELVIS PRESLEY
3 MADONNA
4 ELTON JOHN
5 RIHANNA
Can she snatch Madonna? 
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Billboard All-Time Hot 100 Artists
* includes featured songs
1 THE BEATLES
2 ELVIS PRESLEY
3 MADONNA
4 ELTON JOHN
5 RIHANNA
Another list where she's among legends.
Bruno tho. 
Only 2 albums!
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Taylor is such a juggernaut... and still so young.
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Quote:
36 ALL ABOUT THAT BASS MEAGHAN TRAINOR 2014
37 CALL ME MAYBE CARLY RAE JEPSEN 2012
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there is no justice in this world
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Taylor sis
Queen of album sales 
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Quote:
Billboard All-Time Hot 100 Songs
75 CALL ME BLONDIE 1980
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5 MARIAH CAREY
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Quote:
Originally posted by M!X
Billboard All-Time Hot 100 Artists
* includes featured songs
1 THE BEATLES
2 ELVIS PRESLEY
3 MADONNA
4 ELTON JOHN
5 RIHANNA
Can she snatch Madonna? 
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Originally posted by I'mRihannaFan
Billboard All-Time Hot 100 Artists
* includes featured songs
1 THE BEATLES
2 ELVIS PRESLEY
3 MADONNA
4 ELTON JOHN
5 RIHANNA
Another list where she's among legends. 
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Uptown Funk was released last year and it's at #2. OMG.
Adele...  Boring.
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Chris
King of R&B!!!!
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Top 100 list - I Will Always Love You, Shake It off, Dark Horse 
Albums list - Shania, Gaga, Carrie and Taylor 
Artist list - Taylor, Whitney, Britney, Carrie, Shania, Gaga 
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