Artists with the most Hot 100 Year-End entries
Dec 9, 2020 12:20:16 GMT -5
Post by iHype. on Dec 9, 2020 12:20:16 GMT -5
We always tend to post "artists with most #1's/top 10s/top 100s" lists and those are a great point of view, but they have common criticism such as charting rules changing overtime and album tracks/non-singles/"1-week hits" contributing to those counts.
I think Year-End entries is another good way of comparing artists hits, and it kinda fights many criticisms since album-tracks basically never make Year-End, songs that only chart high for a week or two then then plummet off don't make Year-End, etc.
However it obviously isn't picture perfect like any other Hot 100 list.
Unique Entries - amount of unique songs that made it.
Total Appearances - amount of appearances by artist, including songs with 2+ appearances (i.e. one song making 2019 & 2020, would be 2 appearances)
Calendar Years - amount of individual years the artist made at least one appearance.
Highest Entry - the highest Year-End placement the artist achieved in their career.
Artists who have at least 15 unique entries through lead or lead & feature credit.
Most Entries as Lead Artist
Most Entries as Lead + Featured Artist
I think Year-End entries is another good way of comparing artists hits, and it kinda fights many criticisms since album-tracks basically never make Year-End, songs that only chart high for a week or two then then plummet off don't make Year-End, etc.
However it obviously isn't picture perfect like any other Hot 100 list.
Unique Entries - amount of unique songs that made it.
Total Appearances - amount of appearances by artist, including songs with 2+ appearances (i.e. one song making 2019 & 2020, would be 2 appearances)
Calendar Years - amount of individual years the artist made at least one appearance.
Highest Entry - the highest Year-End placement the artist achieved in their career.
Artists who have at least 15 unique entries through lead or lead & feature credit.
| ARTIST | UNIQUE ENTRIES (LEAD) | UNIQUE ENTRIES (LEAD & FEATURED) | TOTAL APPEARANCES | CALENDAR YEARS | HIGHEST ENTRY |
| Madonna | 35 | 35 | 36 | 18 | #2 (Like a Virgin) |
| Mariah Carey | 33 | 33 | 36 | 19 | #1 (We Belong Together) |
| Elton John | 30 | 30 | 36 | 19 | #1 (That's What Friends Are For) |
| Rihanna | 29 | 41 | 46 | 14 | #2 (Umbrella) |
| Drake | 28 | 52 | 56 | 12 | #1 (God's Plan) |
| The Beatles | 27 | 27 | 27 | 8 | #1 (Hey Jude, I Want to Hold Your Hand) |
| Michael Jackson | 27 | 27 | 27 | 13 | #2 (Billie Jean) |
| Janet Jackson | 26 | 27 | 29 | 14 | #3 (All for You) |
| Stevie Wonder | 25 | 25 | 25 | 17 | #1 (That's What Friends Are For) |
| Elvis Presley | 23 | 23 | 23 | 11 | #3 (Don't / I Beg of You) |
| Usher | 21 | 27 | 31 | 14 | #1 (Yeah!) |
| Taylor Swift | 21 | 23 | 28 | 13 | #5 (Love Story) |
| Whitney Houston | 21 | 21 | 22 | 10 | #1 (I Will Always Love You) |
| P!nk | 20 | 20 | 22 | 13 | #7 (Just Give Me a Reason) |
| Beyonce | 18 | 22 | 25 | 13 | #1 (Irreplaceable) |
| Daryl Hall & John Oates | 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | #6 (Out of Touch) |
| Maroon 5 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 13 | #4 (This Love, Payphone) |
| Ariana Grande | 18 | 18 | 20 | 8 | #7 (7 Rings) |
| R. Kelly | 17 | 27 | 28 | 12 | #2 (Ignition) |
| Jay-Z | 16 | 25 | 26 | 15 | #2 (Umbrella) |
| Eminem | 16 | 20 | 23 | 13 | #7 (Love the Way You Lie) |
| Katy Perry | 16 | 17 | 20 | 9 | #2 (Dark Horse) |
| Marvin Gaye | 16 | 17 | 17 | 11 | #4 (Let's Get It On) |
| Paul McCartney | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | #3 (Say Say Say) |
| Chicago | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | #1 (Look Away) |
| Prince | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | #1 (When Doves Cry) |
| Aretha Franklin | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | #11 (Until You Come Back to Me) |
| Phil Collins | 15 | 15 | 15 | 8 | #5 (Against All Odds) |
| Kenny Rogers | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | #3 (Lady) |
| Black Eyed Peas | 15 | 15 | 17 | 8 | #1 (Boom Boom Pow) |
| Justin Bieber | 14 | 21 | 23 | 10 | #1 (Love Yourself) |
| Justin Timberlake | 14 | 20 | 23 | 12 | #6 (Mirrors) |
| Kelly Clarkson | 14 | 15 | 18 | 12 | #4 (Since U Been Gone) |
| Kanye West | 13 | 20 | 23 | 10 | #4 (E.T.) |
| Bruno Mars | 12 | 17 | 18 | 8 | #1 (Uptown Funk!) |
| Lil Wayne | 11 | 33 | 36 | 15 | #4 (Lollipop) |
| Nelly | 11 | 15 | 17 | 10 | #3 (Hot In Herre) |
| Nicki Minaj | 10 | 27 | 30 | 10 | #8 (Superbass) |
Most Entries as Lead Artist
| RANKING | ARTIST | ENTRIES |
| 1 | Madonna | 35 |
| 2 | Mariah Carey | 33 |
| 3 | Elton John | 30 |
| 4 | Rihanna | 29 |
| 5 | Drake | 28 |
| 6 | The Beatles | 27 |
| 6 | Michael Jackson | 27 |
| 8 | Janet Jackson | 26 |
| 9 | Stevie Wonder | 25 |
| 10 | Elvis Presley | 23 |
Most Entries as Lead + Featured Artist
| RANKING | ARTIST | ENTRIES |
| 1 | Drake | 52 |
| 2 | Rihanna | 41 |
| 3 | Madonna | 35 |
| 4 | Mariah Carey | 33 |
| 4 | Lil Wayne | 33 |
| 6 | Elton John | 30 |
| 7 | The Beatles | 27 |
| 7 | Michael Jackson | 27 |
| 7 | Janet Jackson | 27 |
| 7 | Usher | 27 |
. It's possibly a more accurate way of gauging an artist's success!!