Albums With More Than 5 Top 40 Singles
Oct 13, 2007 13:05:19 GMT -5
Post by Cerebro on Oct 13, 2007 13:05:19 GMT -5
MARCH 1, 2016 UPDATE: Updates for Taylor Swift and David Guetta.
There have been numerous albums over the years that have produced as many as 5 top 40 singles. 5 singles seems to be the maximum cut-off, more often than not. However, there have been a relatively small number of albums that managed to continue charting singles beyond that point. For most artists, it appears to be a one album deal (unless your last name happens to be Jackson). Here's a list of all of the albums I've been able to find that have managed to chart 6+ singles (If you know of any I may have overlooked, please let me know and I'll add to the list.):
Bryan Adams
• Reckless (1984) - 6 singles - "Run To You" (#6); "Somebody" (#8); "Heaven" (#1); "Summer Of '69" (#4); "One Night Love Affair" (#9); "It's Only Love" (#12)
Backstreet Boys
• Backstreet Boys (1996) - 6 singles - "We've Got It Goin' On" (#35); "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" (#2); "As Long As You Love Me" (#3); "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (#10); "I'll Never Break Your Heart" (#2); "All I Have To Give" (#6)
NOTE: This one's debatable. "We've Got It Goin' On" charted in late 1995. When the group, finally, took off a year-and-a-half later, several songs from the debut album (including "As Long As You Love Me"; "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"; and "All I Have To Give") were repackaged as a second album, Backstreet's Back (1997), and might be, more properly, considered singles from that set.
Def Leppard
• Hysteria (1987) - 6 singles - "Animal" (#23); "Hysteria" (#10); "Pour Some Sugar On Me" (#1); "Love Bites" (#1); "Armageddon It" (#3); "Rocket" (#13)
Fergie
• The Dutchess (2006) - 6 singles - "London Bridge (Oh S**t)" (#4); "Fergalicious" (#2); "Glamorous" (#2); "Big Girls Don't Cry (Personal)" (#1); "Clumsy" (#2); "Finally" (#34)
David Guetta
• Nothing But The Beat (2011)/Nothing But The Beat 2.0 (2012) - 6 singles - "Where Them Girls At" (#12); "Without You" (#1); "Turn Me On" (#2); "Titanium" (#3); "I Can Only Imagine" (#19); "Play Hard" (#30)
NOTE: See other comments about rereleases.
Janet Jackson
• Control (1986) - 6 singles - "What Have You Done For Me Lately" (#8); "Nasty" (#5); "When I Think Of You" (#1); "Control" (#5); "Let's Wait Awhile" (#3); "The Pleasure Principle" (#11)
• Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989) - 8 singles - "Miss You Much" (#1); "Rhythm Nation" (#2); "Escapade" (#1); "Alright" (#2); "Come Back To Me" (#1); "Black Cat" (#1); "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" (#1); "State Of The World" (#4)
• Janet (1993) - 6 singles - "That's The Way Love Goes" (#1); "If" (#2); "Again" (#1); "Because Of Love" (#2); "Any Time, Any Place" (#8); "You Want This" (#10)
Michael Jackson
• Thriller (1982) - 7 singles - "The Girl Is Mine" (#4); "Billie Jean" (#1); "Beat It" (#1); "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (#2); "Human Nature" (#2); "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" (#10); "Thriller" (#1)
• Bad (1987) - 7 singles - "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (#1); "Bad" (#1); "The Way You Make Me Feel" (#1); "Man In The Mirror" (#1); "Dirty Diana" (#1); "Another Part Of Me" (#10); "Smooth Criminal" (#8)
• Dangerous (1991) - 7 singles - "Black Or White" (#1); "Remember The Time" (#1); "In The Closet" (#2); "Jam" (#9); "Heal The World" (#20); "Who Is It?" (#4); "Will You Be There" (#5)
Billy Joel
• An Innocent Man (1983) - 6 singles - "Tell Her About It" (#1); "Uptown Girl" (#2); "An Innocent Man" (#7); "The Longest Time" (#11); "Leave A Tender Moment Alone" (#21); "Keeping The Faith" (#13)
George Michael
• Faith (1987) - 6 singles - "I Want Your Sex" (#8); "Faith" (#1); "Father Figure" (#1); "One More Try" (#1); "Monkey" (#1); "Kissing A Fool" (#6)
Nicki Minaj
• Pink Friday (2010) - 6 singles - "Your Love" (#21); "Check it Out" (#20); "Right Thru Me" (#32); "Moment 4 Life" (#19); "Super Bass" (#3); "Fly" (#16)
Katy Perry
• Teenage Dream (2010)/Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection (2012) - 8 singles - "California Gurls" (#1); "Teenage Dream" (#1); "Firework" (#1); "E.T. (Futuristic Lover)" (#1); "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" (#1); "The One That Got Away" (#1); "Part Of Me" (#3); "Wide Awake" (#1)
NOTE: Like Rihanna, below, this listing combines the original release and the rerelease.
Pitbull
• Global Warming (2012)/Global Warming: Meltdown (2013) - 6 singles - "Back In Time" (#14); "Get It Started" (#32); "Don't Stop The Party" (#13); "Feel This Moment" (#3); "Outta Nowhere" (#32); "Timber" (#1)
NOTE: See other comments about rereleases. "Timber" appeared on the Meltdown rerelease.
Rihanna
• Good Girl Gone Bad (2007)/Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded (2008) - 7 singles - "Umbrella" (#2); "Shut Up And Drive" (#11); "Hate That I Love You" (#3); "Don't Stop The Music" (#3); "Take A Bow" (#1); "Disturbia" (#1); "Rehab" (#17)
NOTE: I was hesitant about putting this one on the list. The last two singles are from the rerelease. I consider rereleases to be separate albums, but I realize that that opinion may not be universal. Thus, it's here for the sake of completeness.
Shaggy
• Hot Shot (2000) - 6 singles - "Luv Me, Luv Me" (#28); "Hope" (#38); "Dance And Shout" (#22); "It Wasn't Me" (#2); "Angel" (#1); "Freaky Girl" (#35)
NOTE: This one's also open for debate. While "Luv Me, Luv Me" and "Hope" do appear on the album, they were officially released from movie soundtracks in the years prior to the album's release (How Stella Got Her Groove Back and For The Love Of The Game, respectively). "Dance And Shout" is, for all intents and purposes, the "official" first single from the album.
Bruce Springsteen
• Born In The U.S.A. (1984) - 7 singles - "Dancing In The Dark" (#1); "Cover Me" (#6); "Born In The U.S.A." (#10); "I'm On Fire" (#5); "Glory Days" (#3); "I'm Goin' Down" (#9); "My Hometown" (#7)
Gwen Stefani
• Love, Angel, Music, Baby (2004) - 6 singles - "What You Waiting For?" (#18); "Rich Girl" (#4); "Hollaback Girl" (#1); "Cool" (#10); "Luxurious" (#10); "Crash" (#21)
Taylor Swift
• 1989 (2014) - 7 singles - "Shake It Off" (#1); "Blank Space" (#1); "Style" (#1); "Bad Blood" (#1); "Wildest Dreams" (#1); "Out Of The Woods" (#13); "New Romantics" (TBD)
Justin Timberlake
• FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006) - 6 singles - "SexyBack" (#1); "My Love" (#1); "What Goes Around...Comes Around" (#1); "Summer Love" (#1); "LoveStoned" (#4); "Until The End Of Time" (#26)
There's also one "near miss" that's worth mentioning: Paula Abdul's debut album, Forever Your Girl (1988). 6 songs were released from the album, however only 5 made the top 40: "Straight Up" (#1); "Forever Your Girl" (#1); "Cold Hearted" (#1); "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" (#2, and a rerelease after it bombed the first time out); and "Opposites Attract" (#1). The first single from the album, "Knocked Out" peaked at #41 on the Hot 100 chart. And since the Hot 100 and the R&R Pop chart were, virtually, interchangeable in the late '80s, it's quite likely that it just missed #40 there, as well.
SOUNDTRACKS:
Soundtracks are a very different animal. Not only are multiple artists involved, but there can sometimes be a mix of new material along with previously recorded (and previously charted) songs. As such, only the new material would count as a release from the album (unless, of course, a previously recorded song were pushed, and rereleased, as a single to tie in to the film). This list is, most likely, incomplete. Feel free to add.
Saturday Night Fever (1977) - 6 singles
Bee Gees "How Deep Is Your Love" (#1); Bee Gees "Stayin' Alive" (#1); Bee Gees "Night Fever" (#1); Yvonne Elliman "If I Can't Have You" (#1); Bee Gees "More Than A Woman" (#21); The Trammps "Disco Inferno" (#6)
NOTE: Other charted singles by the Bee Gees ("Jive Talkin'" and "You Should Be Dancing") and Walter Murphy ("A Fifth Of Beethoven") appear on the album, but predate the movie and, thus, weren't releases from the soundtrack.
Urban Cowboy (1980) - 6 singles
Joe Walsh "All Night Long" (#14); Kenny Rogers "Love The World Away" (#15); Mickey Gilley "Stand By Me" (#22); Johnny Lee "Lookin' For Love" (#5); Boz Scaggs "Look What You've Done To Me" (#6); Anne Murray "Could I Have This Dance" (#33*)
NOTES: * Anne Murray's chart position is from Billboard, as R&R's pop chart was only 30 positions at the time. It's likely that the song would have made the top 40 at R&R had the chart been deeper, so I'm counting it. Other charted singles by the Eagles ("Lyin' Eyes") and the Charlie Daniels Band ("The Devil Went Down To Georgia") appear on the album, but predate the movie and, thus, weren't releases from the soundtrack.
Footloose (1984) - 6 singles
Kenny Loggins "Footloose" (#1); Bonnie Tyler "Holding Out For A Hero" (#26); Deniece Williams "Let's Hear It For The Boy" (#1); Shalamar "Dancing In The Sheets"" (#12); Ann Wilson and Mick Reno "Almost Paradise" (#5); Kenny Loggins "I'm Free (Heaven Helps The Man)" (#12)
The Bodyguard (1992) - 6 singles
Whitney Houston "I Will Always Love You" (#1); The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. "It's Gonna Be A Lovely Day" (#27); Whitney Houston "I'm Every Woman" (#1); Whitney Houston "I Have Nothing" (#1); Whitney Houston "Run To You" (#13); Whitney Houston "Queen Of The Night" (#20)
There have been numerous albums over the years that have produced as many as 5 top 40 singles. 5 singles seems to be the maximum cut-off, more often than not. However, there have been a relatively small number of albums that managed to continue charting singles beyond that point. For most artists, it appears to be a one album deal (unless your last name happens to be Jackson). Here's a list of all of the albums I've been able to find that have managed to chart 6+ singles (If you know of any I may have overlooked, please let me know and I'll add to the list.):
Bryan Adams
• Reckless (1984) - 6 singles - "Run To You" (#6); "Somebody" (#8); "Heaven" (#1); "Summer Of '69" (#4); "One Night Love Affair" (#9); "It's Only Love" (#12)
Backstreet Boys
• Backstreet Boys (1996) - 6 singles - "We've Got It Goin' On" (#35); "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" (#2); "As Long As You Love Me" (#3); "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (#10); "I'll Never Break Your Heart" (#2); "All I Have To Give" (#6)
NOTE: This one's debatable. "We've Got It Goin' On" charted in late 1995. When the group, finally, took off a year-and-a-half later, several songs from the debut album (including "As Long As You Love Me"; "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"; and "All I Have To Give") were repackaged as a second album, Backstreet's Back (1997), and might be, more properly, considered singles from that set.
Def Leppard
• Hysteria (1987) - 6 singles - "Animal" (#23); "Hysteria" (#10); "Pour Some Sugar On Me" (#1); "Love Bites" (#1); "Armageddon It" (#3); "Rocket" (#13)
Fergie
• The Dutchess (2006) - 6 singles - "London Bridge (Oh S**t)" (#4); "Fergalicious" (#2); "Glamorous" (#2); "Big Girls Don't Cry (Personal)" (#1); "Clumsy" (#2); "Finally" (#34)
David Guetta
• Nothing But The Beat (2011)/Nothing But The Beat 2.0 (2012) - 6 singles - "Where Them Girls At" (#12); "Without You" (#1); "Turn Me On" (#2); "Titanium" (#3); "I Can Only Imagine" (#19); "Play Hard" (#30)
NOTE: See other comments about rereleases.
Janet Jackson
• Control (1986) - 6 singles - "What Have You Done For Me Lately" (#8); "Nasty" (#5); "When I Think Of You" (#1); "Control" (#5); "Let's Wait Awhile" (#3); "The Pleasure Principle" (#11)
• Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989) - 8 singles - "Miss You Much" (#1); "Rhythm Nation" (#2); "Escapade" (#1); "Alright" (#2); "Come Back To Me" (#1); "Black Cat" (#1); "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" (#1); "State Of The World" (#4)
• Janet (1993) - 6 singles - "That's The Way Love Goes" (#1); "If" (#2); "Again" (#1); "Because Of Love" (#2); "Any Time, Any Place" (#8); "You Want This" (#10)
Michael Jackson
• Thriller (1982) - 7 singles - "The Girl Is Mine" (#4); "Billie Jean" (#1); "Beat It" (#1); "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (#2); "Human Nature" (#2); "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" (#10); "Thriller" (#1)
• Bad (1987) - 7 singles - "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (#1); "Bad" (#1); "The Way You Make Me Feel" (#1); "Man In The Mirror" (#1); "Dirty Diana" (#1); "Another Part Of Me" (#10); "Smooth Criminal" (#8)
• Dangerous (1991) - 7 singles - "Black Or White" (#1); "Remember The Time" (#1); "In The Closet" (#2); "Jam" (#9); "Heal The World" (#20); "Who Is It?" (#4); "Will You Be There" (#5)
Billy Joel
• An Innocent Man (1983) - 6 singles - "Tell Her About It" (#1); "Uptown Girl" (#2); "An Innocent Man" (#7); "The Longest Time" (#11); "Leave A Tender Moment Alone" (#21); "Keeping The Faith" (#13)
George Michael
• Faith (1987) - 6 singles - "I Want Your Sex" (#8); "Faith" (#1); "Father Figure" (#1); "One More Try" (#1); "Monkey" (#1); "Kissing A Fool" (#6)
Nicki Minaj
• Pink Friday (2010) - 6 singles - "Your Love" (#21); "Check it Out" (#20); "Right Thru Me" (#32); "Moment 4 Life" (#19); "Super Bass" (#3); "Fly" (#16)
Katy Perry
• Teenage Dream (2010)/Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection (2012) - 8 singles - "California Gurls" (#1); "Teenage Dream" (#1); "Firework" (#1); "E.T. (Futuristic Lover)" (#1); "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" (#1); "The One That Got Away" (#1); "Part Of Me" (#3); "Wide Awake" (#1)
NOTE: Like Rihanna, below, this listing combines the original release and the rerelease.
Pitbull
• Global Warming (2012)/Global Warming: Meltdown (2013) - 6 singles - "Back In Time" (#14); "Get It Started" (#32); "Don't Stop The Party" (#13); "Feel This Moment" (#3); "Outta Nowhere" (#32); "Timber" (#1)
NOTE: See other comments about rereleases. "Timber" appeared on the Meltdown rerelease.
Rihanna
• Good Girl Gone Bad (2007)/Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded (2008) - 7 singles - "Umbrella" (#2); "Shut Up And Drive" (#11); "Hate That I Love You" (#3); "Don't Stop The Music" (#3); "Take A Bow" (#1); "Disturbia" (#1); "Rehab" (#17)
NOTE: I was hesitant about putting this one on the list. The last two singles are from the rerelease. I consider rereleases to be separate albums, but I realize that that opinion may not be universal. Thus, it's here for the sake of completeness.
Shaggy
• Hot Shot (2000) - 6 singles - "Luv Me, Luv Me" (#28); "Hope" (#38); "Dance And Shout" (#22); "It Wasn't Me" (#2); "Angel" (#1); "Freaky Girl" (#35)
NOTE: This one's also open for debate. While "Luv Me, Luv Me" and "Hope" do appear on the album, they were officially released from movie soundtracks in the years prior to the album's release (How Stella Got Her Groove Back and For The Love Of The Game, respectively). "Dance And Shout" is, for all intents and purposes, the "official" first single from the album.
Bruce Springsteen
• Born In The U.S.A. (1984) - 7 singles - "Dancing In The Dark" (#1); "Cover Me" (#6); "Born In The U.S.A." (#10); "I'm On Fire" (#5); "Glory Days" (#3); "I'm Goin' Down" (#9); "My Hometown" (#7)
Gwen Stefani
• Love, Angel, Music, Baby (2004) - 6 singles - "What You Waiting For?" (#18); "Rich Girl" (#4); "Hollaback Girl" (#1); "Cool" (#10); "Luxurious" (#10); "Crash" (#21)
Taylor Swift
• 1989 (2014) - 7 singles - "Shake It Off" (#1); "Blank Space" (#1); "Style" (#1); "Bad Blood" (#1); "Wildest Dreams" (#1); "Out Of The Woods" (#13); "New Romantics" (TBD)
Justin Timberlake
• FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006) - 6 singles - "SexyBack" (#1); "My Love" (#1); "What Goes Around...Comes Around" (#1); "Summer Love" (#1); "LoveStoned" (#4); "Until The End Of Time" (#26)
There's also one "near miss" that's worth mentioning: Paula Abdul's debut album, Forever Your Girl (1988). 6 songs were released from the album, however only 5 made the top 40: "Straight Up" (#1); "Forever Your Girl" (#1); "Cold Hearted" (#1); "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" (#2, and a rerelease after it bombed the first time out); and "Opposites Attract" (#1). The first single from the album, "Knocked Out" peaked at #41 on the Hot 100 chart. And since the Hot 100 and the R&R Pop chart were, virtually, interchangeable in the late '80s, it's quite likely that it just missed #40 there, as well.
SOUNDTRACKS:
Soundtracks are a very different animal. Not only are multiple artists involved, but there can sometimes be a mix of new material along with previously recorded (and previously charted) songs. As such, only the new material would count as a release from the album (unless, of course, a previously recorded song were pushed, and rereleased, as a single to tie in to the film). This list is, most likely, incomplete. Feel free to add.
Saturday Night Fever (1977) - 6 singles
Bee Gees "How Deep Is Your Love" (#1); Bee Gees "Stayin' Alive" (#1); Bee Gees "Night Fever" (#1); Yvonne Elliman "If I Can't Have You" (#1); Bee Gees "More Than A Woman" (#21); The Trammps "Disco Inferno" (#6)
NOTE: Other charted singles by the Bee Gees ("Jive Talkin'" and "You Should Be Dancing") and Walter Murphy ("A Fifth Of Beethoven") appear on the album, but predate the movie and, thus, weren't releases from the soundtrack.
Urban Cowboy (1980) - 6 singles
Joe Walsh "All Night Long" (#14); Kenny Rogers "Love The World Away" (#15); Mickey Gilley "Stand By Me" (#22); Johnny Lee "Lookin' For Love" (#5); Boz Scaggs "Look What You've Done To Me" (#6); Anne Murray "Could I Have This Dance" (#33*)
NOTES: * Anne Murray's chart position is from Billboard, as R&R's pop chart was only 30 positions at the time. It's likely that the song would have made the top 40 at R&R had the chart been deeper, so I'm counting it. Other charted singles by the Eagles ("Lyin' Eyes") and the Charlie Daniels Band ("The Devil Went Down To Georgia") appear on the album, but predate the movie and, thus, weren't releases from the soundtrack.
Footloose (1984) - 6 singles
Kenny Loggins "Footloose" (#1); Bonnie Tyler "Holding Out For A Hero" (#26); Deniece Williams "Let's Hear It For The Boy" (#1); Shalamar "Dancing In The Sheets"" (#12); Ann Wilson and Mick Reno "Almost Paradise" (#5); Kenny Loggins "I'm Free (Heaven Helps The Man)" (#12)
The Bodyguard (1992) - 6 singles
Whitney Houston "I Will Always Love You" (#1); The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. "It's Gonna Be A Lovely Day" (#27); Whitney Houston "I'm Every Woman" (#1); Whitney Houston "I Have Nothing" (#1); Whitney Houston "Run To You" (#13); Whitney Houston "Queen Of The Night" (#20)
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