TJuice WRLD's 'Legends Never Die' & The 27 Other Albums With Five or More Top 10 Hot 100 Hits
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As any musicmaker knows, it's already a tough task to score a hit on the Billboard Hot 100, which ranks the most popular tracks in the United States on a weekly basis. The act requires some blend of the following, if not all, key ingredients: a strong song, a charismatic artist, consistent promotion and marketing efforts, an engaged fan base, and maybe, an X-factor of a live performance, meme or other stroke of luck. To rise (and stay) at the top of the game, then, demands a consistency that only few artists ever achieve. But when artists catch fire, they can run off a string of hits in rapid fashion.
To that end, here's a roll call of artists who cemented their pop dominance by landing five or more top 10 hits from a single album. Not only does such a feat rest on the same qualities as above, but the album needs something special to command a mass audience for months at a time.
It should come as little surprise, then, that the first album to house five top 10s was Michael Jackson's Thriller, the best-selling album of all time. Since then, 27 albums have followed in the legendary LP's footsteps. For Jackson fans, we'll note that his album actually spun off seven top 10s, placing the album in a four-way tie with Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA (1984-85) and Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989-91) and Drake's Scorpion (2018) for the highest total.
Check out our rundown of albums that have produced five or more top 10 hits on the Hot 100. The who's-who covers pop, rock and R&B and includes superstars such as Bon Jovi, Whitney Houston and Katy Perry.
By Trevor Anderson
8/18/2020
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Michael Jackson, Thriller
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Michael Jackson, 'Thriller,' 1982-84Jackson had already become the first solo artist to earn four Hot 100 top 10s from an album with Off the Wall, but follow-up Thriller nearly doubled its output. Jackson's magnum opus landed a groundbreaking seven top 10s during its 1982-84 heyday, including two No. 1 classics.
Top 10s: "The Girl Is Mine" (with Paul McCartney), No. 2; "Billie Jean," No. 1 (seven weeks); "Beat It," No. 1 (three weeks); "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'," No. 5; "Human Nature," No. 7; "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)," No. 10; "Thriller," No. 4
Lionel Richie, Can't Slow Down
Lionel Richie, 'Can't Slow Down,' 1983-84Former Commodores frontman Lionel Richie joined the club with his second solo release. Like Thriller, Can't Slow Down's hit-making prowess and chart longevity helped it score the album of the year prize at the Grammy Awards.
Top 10s: "All Night Long (All Night)," No. 1 (four weeks); "Running With the Night," No. 7; "Hello," No. 1 (two weeks); "Stuck on You," No. 3; "Penny Lover," No. 8
Bruce Springsteen, Born in the U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen, 'Born in the U.S.A.,' 1984-86The Boss' seminal album propelled him to mid-'80s chart domination, and introduced us to Courteney Cox in the "Dancing in the Dark" video. Interestingly, despite its hit resume, Born in the U.S.A. is one of only two albums to spark five top 10s without a No. 1 single.)
Top 10s: "Dancing in the Dark," No. 2; "Cover Me," No. 7; "Born in the U.S.A.," No. 9; "I'm on Fire," No. 6; "Glory Days," No. 5; "I'm Goin' Down," No. 9; "My Hometown," No. 6
Janet Jackson, 'Control'
Janet Jackson, 'Control,' 1986-87After two essentially unheralded albums, Jackson's new sound, courtesy of producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, helped her 1986 breakthrough rally a parade of Hot 100 hits, including the first of 10 career No. 1s.
Top 10s: "What Have You Done for Me Lately," No. 4; "Nasty," No. 3; "When I Think of You," No. 1 (two weeks); "Control," No. 5; "Let's Wait Awhile," No. 2
Madonna, True Blue
Madonna, 'True Blue,' 1986-87The Material Girl's third album continued her '80s reign, becoming her first album to score multiple chart-toppers. The five top 10s from True Blue also helped push Madonna to her record 38 career Hot 100 top 10s.
Top 10s: "Live to Tell," No. 1 (one week); "Papa Don't Preach," No. 1 (two weeks); "True Blue," No. 3; "Open Your Heart," No. 1 (one week); "La Isla Bonita," No. 4
Genesis, Invisible Touch
Genesis, 'Invisible Touch,' 1986-87After taking a brief hiatus for each member to pursue individual projects, Genesis reunited for Invisible Touch. Its five top 10s from this album made the British rockers the first group to achieve the feat.
Top 10s: "Invisible Touch," No. 1 (one week); "Throwing It All Away," No. 4; "Land of Confusion," No. 4; "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight," No. 3; "In Too Deep," No. 3
Huey Lewis & the News, Fore
Huey Lewis & the News, 'Fore!,' 1986-87Huey Lewis & the News' appropriately titled fourth album followed their first No. 1 hit, "The Power of Love," from Back to the Future. Fore! scored the group two more chart-toppers, their last No. 1 hits.
Top 10s: "Stuck With You," No. 1 (three weeks); "Hip to Be Square," No. 3; "Jacob's Ladder," No. 1 (one week); "I Know What I Like," No. 9; "Doing It All for My Baby," No. 6
Michael Jackson, Bad
Michael Jackson, 'Bad,' 1987-88Leave it to Michael Jacksonl to outdo himself. Not only did Bad make Jackson the first artist to post two albums with at least five top 10s each, but the set also launched a then-unprecedented five No. 1 singles, the only album to reach the vaunted mark until 2011.
Top 10s: "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (with Siedah Garrett), No. 1 (one week); "Bad," No. 1 (two weeks); "The Way You Make Me Feel," No. 1 (one week); "Man in the Mirror," No. 1 (two weeks); "Dirty Diana," No. 1 (one week); "Smooth Criminal," No. 7
George Michael, Faith
George Michael, 'Faith,' 1987-88Former Wham! frontman George Michael's debut solo release picked up right where the duo left off. Faith contained six top 10s and scored the English heartthrob the Grammy Award for album of the year.
Top 10s: "I Want Your Sex," No. 2; "Faith," No. 1 (four weeks); "Father Figure," No. 1 (two weeks); "One More Try," No. 1 (three weeks); "Monkey," No. 1 (two weeks); "Kissing a Fool," No. 5
Whitney Houston, 'Whitney'
Whitney Houston, 'Whitney,' 1987-88After scoring three Hot 100 No. 1s with her debut LP, Houston's sophomore set upped the ante by yielding four chart-toppers. Those seven straight No. 1 singles lifted Houston past the Beatles and the Bee Gees (six each) for the most consecutive Hot 100 leaders, a record that still stands.
Top 10s: "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)," No. 1 (two weeks); "Didn't We Almost Have It All," No. 1 (two weeks); "So Emotional," No. 1 (one week); "Where Do Broken Hearts Go," No. 1 (two weeks); "Love Will Save the Day," No. 9
New Kids on the Block, Hangin' Tough
New Kids on the Block, 'Hangin' Tough,' 1988-89While the boy band's 1986 self-titled debut album went largely unnoticed (at first), sophomore album Hangin' Tough soared, as the Boston quintet became the first teen act to earn five Hot 100 top 10 hits from an album. (The act's debut, meanwhile, rebounded to reach No. 25 on the Billboard 200 in 1989.)
Top 10s: "Please Don't Go Girl," No. 10; "You Got It (The Right Stuff)," No. 3; "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)," No. 1 (one week); "Hangin' Tough," No. 1 (one week); "Cover Girl," No. 2
Bon Jovi, New Jersey
Bon Jovi, 'New Jersey,' 1988-89Rockers Bon Jovi followed the success of Slippery When Wet with this album, whose title serves as a tribute to their home state. Like its predecessor, New Jersey contained two tickets to No. 1 on the Hot 100, in "Bad Medicine" and "I'll Be There for You."
Top 10s: "Bad Medicine," No. 1 (two weeks); "Born to Be My Baby," No. 3; "I'll Be There for You," No. 1 (one week); "Lay Your Hands on Me," No. 7; "Living in Sin," No. 9
Bobby Brown, Don't Be Cruel
Bobby Brown, 'Don't Be Cruel,' 1988-89The breakout star of R&B group New Edition surpassed his former group's top 10 tally (four, in 1984-97) with a single album. And, thus, before their marriage in 1992-2006, Brown and Whitney Houston joined in another union: they're both among the elite acts with at least five Hot 100 top 10s from an album.
Top 10s: "Don't Be Cruel," No. 8; "My Prerogative," No. 1 (one week); "Roni," No. 3; "Every Little Step," No. 3; "Rock Wit'cha," No. 7
Paula Abdul, Forever Your Girl
Paula Abdul, 'Forever Your Girl,' 1989-90The debut album from the former Laker Girl and future American Idol judge struggled at first, as its first two singles missed the Hot 100's top 40. But, "Straight Up" sent her doing just that on the chart. Following Houston, Abdul became the second female artist to generate four No. 1 singles from one album.
Top 10s: "Straight Up," No. 1 (three weeks); "Forever Your Girl," No. 1 (two weeks); "Cold Hearted," No. 1 (one week); "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me," No. 3; "Opposites Attract" (duet with the Wild Pair), No. 1 (three weeks)
Milli Vanilli, Girl You Know It's True
Milli Vanilli, 'Girl You Know It's True,' 1989-90Before an infamous lip-sync scandal revealed that Milli Vanilli never sang on its album, duo Fabrice Morvan and Rob Pilatus scored five hit singles. Girl's success led to a best new artist Grammy, although it was later revoked after the controversy.
Top 10s: "Girl You Know It's True," No. 2; "Baby Don't Forget My Number," No. 1 (one week); "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You," No. 1 (two weeks); "Blame It on the Rain," No. 1 (two weeks); "All or Nothing," No. 5
Janet Jackson, Rhythm Nation 1814
Janet Jackson, 'Rhythm Nation 1814,' 1989-91After Janet's fourth album tied the record of seven top 10s set by brother Michael and Bruce Springsteen, she surpassed them: Each of this set's singles reached the top five, an achievement still unmatched. She may have extended her record to eight, as "State of the World" was a top five airplay hit in 1991, but the song was never released as a commercially available single and was therefore ineligible to chart on the Hot 100 under chart rules at the time.
Top 10s: "Miss You Much," No. 1 (four weeks); "Rhythm Nation," No. 2; "Escapade," No. 1 (three weeks); "Alright," No. 4; "Come Back to Me," No. 2; "Black Cat," No. 1 (one week); "Love Will Never Do (Without You)," No. 1 (one week)
Janet Jackson, janet.
Janet Jackson, 'janet.,' 1993-94For her next move, Janet pulled a hat trick. Six top 10s from janet. made the pop/R&B superstar the first act to notch five or more top 10 hits from three albums. Of her last 19 Hot 100 entries over the three sets, only one ("The Pleasure Principle") missed the top 10 (and it still rose to No. 14).
Top 10s: "That's the Way Love Goes," No. 1 (eight weeks); "If," No. 4; "Again," No. 1 (two weeks); "Because of Love," No. 10; "Any Time, Any Place"/"And On and On," No. 2; "You Want This"/"70's Love Groove," No. 8
Waiting to Exhale soundtrack
'Waiting to Exhale' Soundtrack, 1995-96It's fitting that the soundtrack to a film rooted in sisterhood required multiple women to gather a quintet of top 10 hits. Houston, in her first release since 1992's The Bodyguard, provided two (one with CeCe Winans), while Brandy, Mary J. Blige and Toni Braxton added one each. (The album's "Let It Flow" by Braxton was originally included on the soundtrack and later released as a double-sided single with "You're Makin' Me High," from Braxton's album Secrets.)
Top 10s: Whitney Houston: "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)," No. 1 (one week); "Count on Me" (with CeCe Winans), No. 8; Mary J. Blige: "Not Gon Cry," No. 2; Brandy: "Sittin' Up in My Room," No. 2; Toni Braxton: "Let It Flow," No. 1 (one week)
Usher, Confessions
Usher, Confessions, '2004-05'After Waiting to Exhale, nearly a decade passed before any album struck gold with five top 10s, but Usher's monster year in 2004 granted him membership to the club. Perhaps his most impressive feat that year was replacing himself at No. 1 on the Hot 100 twice. "Yeah!" was succeeded by "Burn" in the top slot, which was itself toppled by his "Confessions Part II."
Top 10s: "Yeah!" (featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris), No. 1 (12 weeks); "Burn," No. 1 (eight weeks); "Confessions Part II," No. 1 (two weeks); "My Boo" (with Alicia Keys) (from the set's rerelease), No. 1 (six weeks); "Caught Up," No. 8
Fergie, The Dutchess
Fergie, 'The Dutchess,' 2006-08Fergie was no stranger to hits as one-fourth of the Black Eyed Peas, and that attention heled her Fergalicious debut solo set The Dutchess make her chart royalty on her own.
Top 10s: "London Bridge," No. 1 (three weeks); "Fergalicious," No. 2; "Glamorous" (featuring Ludacris), No. 1 (two weeks); "Big Girls Don't Cry," No. 1 (one week); "Clumsy," No. 5
Rihanna, Good Girl Gone Bad
Rihanna, 'Good Girl Gone Bad,' 2007-08In lead single "Umbrella," Rihanna sings, "Told you I'll be here forever." It was an accurate prediction, as the Barbadian singer ran off three top 10s from the album, while its deluxe re-release version sparked two additional No. 1s.
Top 10s: "Umbrella" (featuring Jay Z), No. 1 (seven weeks); "Hate That I Love You" (featuring Ne-Yo), No. 7; "Don't Stop the Music," No. 3; "Take a Bow," No. 1 (one week) and "Disturbia," No. 1 (two weeks) (*the latter two from the album's deluxe rerelease)
Taylor Swift, Fearless
Taylor Swift, 'Fearless,' 2008-09On its way to the album of the year Grammy Award, Swift's Fearless granted the then-country star her first four top 10 Hot 100 hits, with a deluxe release adding a fifth, "Jump Then Fall." (Despite the stream of hits, Fearless became the first album to generate at least five top 10s without a No. 1 since Born in the U.S.A. Swift has since made four visits to No. 1, however, including three from one album. Read on.)
Top 10s: "Change," No. 10; "Fearless," No. 9; "Love Story," No. 4; "You Belong With Me," No. 2; "Jump Then Fall," No. 10 (*the latter from the deluxe release-only)
The Black Eyed Peas, The E.N.D.
The Black Eyed Peas, 'The E.N.D.,' 2009-10Fergie's solo success must have sparked magic in the Black Eyed Peas camp, as the group's next project equaled her solo run of five top 10s. "Boom Boom Pow" and "I Gotta Feeling" locked up the No. 1 on the Hot 100 for 12 and 14 weeks, respectively, making the Peas' the first act to command the top slot for 26 straight weeks, or half of 2009.
Top 10s: "Boom Boom Pow," No. 1 (12 weeks); "I Gotta Feeling," No. 1 (14 weeks); "Meet Me Halfway," No. 7; "Imma Be," No. 1 (two weeks); "Rock That Body," No. 9
Katy Perry, Teenage Dream
Katy Perry, 'Teenage Dream,' 2010-12Talk about a dream come true. For 23 years, no artist had matched Michael Jackson's record of five No. 1s from a single album (Bad). Until Katy Perry. With "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)," Teenage Dream became the first set by a female to house five chart-topping hits. (The set's deluxe release edition, Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection, launched two more top 10s: "Part of Me" and "Wide Awake.")
Top 10s: "California Gurls" (featuring Snoop Dogg), No. 1 (six weeks); "Teenage Dream," No. 1 (two weeks); "Firework," No. 1 (four weeks); "E.T." (featuring Kanye West), No. 1 (five weeks); "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)," No. 1 (two weeks); "The One That Got Away," No. 3
Taylor Swift, 1989
Taylor Swift, '1989,' 2014-15The now-pop superstar became only the second woman, after Janet Jackson, to double up in this club, thanks to her blockbuster 1989 album.
Top 10s: "Shake It Off," No. 1 (four weeks); "Blank Space," No. 1 (seven weeks); "Style," No. 6; "Bad Blood" (featuring Kendrick Lamar), No. 1 (one week); "Wildest Dreams," No. 5
Drake 'Scorpion'
Drake, 'Scorpion,' 2018Drake’s Scorpion became only the fourth album – and first in 27 years – to produce seven Hot 100 top 10s. Upon its arrival, the set’s record-breaking streaming start of 745.9 million on-demand audio streams of its songs in its debut week, according to Nielsen Music, spurred five new top 10s to join two others already in the tier. With seven tracks in the top 10 at once, Drake unseated The Beatles as the act with the most simultaneous top 10 hits, a record the Fab Four had held since 1964.
Top 10s: “God’s Plan,” No. 1 (11 weeks); "In My Feelings" (No. 1, 10 weeks); “Nice for What,” No. 1 (eight weeks); “Nonstop” (No. 2); “I’m Upset,” (No. 7); “Emotionless” (No. 8); “Don’t Matter to Me” (featuring Michael Jackson; No. 9)
Post Malone, 'Hollywood's Bleeding,' 2019
Post Malone, 'Hollywood's Bleeding,' 2019As with Drake, streaming giant Post Malone gained entry into the five top-10s club with his third album, Hollywood's Bleeding. Beyond the wild streaming success almost expected of the album, the tracklist capitalizes on an array of sounds: It includes his pop and hip-hop fare, but also expanded his alternative and rock palate through such hits as "Allergic" and "Take What You Want," the latter of which features Ozzy Osbourne, as well as Travis Scott. Top 10s: "Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)" (with Swae Lee; No. 1, one week); "Circles" (No. 1, three weeks); "Wow." (No. 2); "Goodbyes" (featuring Young Thug; No. 3); "Take What You Want" (featuring Ozzy Osbourne and Travis Scott; No. 8)
Juice Wrld
Juice WRLD, 'Legends Never Die,' 2020Chicago rapper/singer Juice WRLD etched his name on this landmark list as fans rallied around the artist's first posthomous release after his death in December 2019. Friends and collabators Marshmello, Halsey and others lend their talents to the album, which crisscosses hip-hop, pop and alternative rock. Top 10s: "Come & Go" (with Marshmello, No. 2), "Wishing Well" (No. 5), "Conversations" (No. 7), "Life's A Mess" (with Halsey, No. 9), "Hate The Other Side" (with Marshmello, featuring The Kid Laroi and Polo G, No. 10) A sixth top 10, "Smile," (with The Weekend, No. 6) added to album after initial release.
