All-Time Hot 100 Singles Eras (2022)

[iHype.]

All-Time Hot 100 Singles Eras
An update from the 2017 ranking.

• The biggest artist 'eras' on Hot 100, based on the points accumulated by singles (using all-time Hot 100 point method). 
• Hot 100 charts dated August 9, 1958 - September 24, 2022.

Guidelines:

• Radio released singles in United States were included. Album tracks, promotional singles, international singles, etc that charted were not counted. 
• Feature singles were not included in any circumstance, even if included on an album.
• This list contains re-release singles; an alternate list without re-release singles is included for reference.
  
• Singles that were apart of Soundtracks then included on studio albums were included for studio albums (Earned It, Sunflower, etc)
• Soundtracks were counted on the basis that points were separated by artist and not combined if different artists had singles released. Bee Gees' singles from Saturday Night Fever were counted separately from Yvonne Elliman and KC & The Sunshine Band's singles. 
• Singles that were re-worked with a new radio version count for the album, even if the version does not necessarily appear on the album (Bad Blood remix, Finesse remix, Perfect remix, etc) as long as an original version appeared on the album. 

Ranking	-	Artist	Singles Era	Total Points of Singles
1		Katy Perry	Teenage Dream	5,076,000
2		Janet Jackson	Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814	4,364,000
3		Lady Gaga	The Fame	3,956,000
4		Usher	Confessions	3,914,000
5		George Michael	Faith	3,818,000
6		Michael Jackson	Thriller	3,614,000
7		Paula Abdul	Forever Your Girl	3,526,000
8		Post Malone	Hollywood's Bleeding	3,340,000
9		Michael Jackson	Bad	3,324,000
10		The Black Eyed Peas	The E.N.D.	3,309,000
11		Bee Gees	Saturday Night Fever	3,275,000
12		Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	3,159,000
13		Rihanna	Good Girl Gone Bad	3,126,000
14		Whitney Houston	Whitney	3,072,000
15		Fergie	The Dutchess	3,042,000
16		The Weeknd	After Hours	3,034,000
17		Milli Vanilli	Girl You Know It’s True	2,969,000
18		Wilson Phillips	Wilson Phillips	2,947,000
19		Lionel Richie	Can’t Slow Down	2,877,000
20		Janet Jackson	Control	2,849,000
21		Madonna	True Blue	2,848,000
22		Taylor Swift	1989	2,847,000
23		Adele	21	2,795,000
24		Janet Jackson	janet.	2,758,000
25		Justin Bieber	Purpose	2,699,000
26		Boyz II Men	II	2,675,000
27		Whitney Houston	Whitney Houston	2,673,000
28		Wham!	Make It Big	2,644,000
29		Mariah Carey	Daydream	2,637,000
30		TLC	CrazySexyCool	2,610,000
31		Drake	Scorpion	2,591,000
32		Beyoncé	Dangerously in Love	2,571,000
33		Kelly Clarkson	Breakaway	2,537,000
34		Bruce Springsteen	Born in the U.S.A.	2,520,000
35		Ed Sheeran	÷	2,499,000
36		Prince	Purple Rain	2,474,000
37		The Weeknd	Beauty Behind the Madness	2,457,000
38		Monica	The Boy Is Mine	2,455,000
39		Ace of Base	The Sign	2,454,000
40		Donna Summer	Bad Girls	2,442,000
41		T.I.	Paper Trail	2,442,000
42		Santana	Supernatural	2,426,000
43		Bon Jovi	New Jersey	2,422,000
44		Post Malone	beerbongs & bentleys	2,401,000
45		Lionel Richie	Dancing on the Ceiling	2,378,000
46		Color Me Badd	C.M.B.	2,357,000
47		Mariah Carey	The Emancipation of Mimi	2,333,000
48		Diddy	No Way Out	2,317,000
49		New Kids on the Block	Hangin’ Tough	2,316,000
50		Genesis	Invisible Touch	2,305,000
51		Phil Collins	...But Seriously	2,293,000
52		Huey Lewis & the News	Fore!	2,292,000
53		Debbie Gibson	Out of the Blue	2,284,000
54		Nelly	Nellyville	2,282,000
55		Justin Timberlake	FutureSex/LoveSounds	2,273,000
56		LMFAO	Sorry for Party Rocking	2,256,000
57		Bobby Brown	Don’t Be Cruel	2,256,000
58		Madonna	Like a Virgin	2,234,000
59		Def Leppard	Hysteria	2,217,000
60		Bruno Mars	Doo-Wops & Hooligans	2,207,000
61		Mariah Carey	Music Box	2,199,000
62		Toni Braxton	Secrets	2,188,000
63		Usher	My Way	2,185,000
64		Dua Lipa	Future Nostalgia	2,185,000
65		Timbaland	Shock Value	2,172,000
66		The Supremes	Where Did Our Love Go?	2,170,000
67		Cyndi Lauper	She’s So Unusual	2,169,000
68		Tears For Fears	Songs From the Big Chair	2,129,000
69		Phil Collins	No Jacket Required	2,116,000
70		Olivia Rodrigo	SOUR	2,096,000
71		Ciara	Goodies	2,095,000
72		Usher	8701	2,088,000
73		The Chainsmokers	Collage (EP)	2,083,000
74		Queen	The Game	2,061,000
75		Bryan Adams	Waking Up the Neighbours	2,030,000
76		Madonna	Like a Prayer	2,025,000
77		Maroon 5	Overexposed	2,023,000
78		INXS	Kick	2,017,000
79		Paula Abdul	Spellbound	2,004,000
80		Akon	Konvicted	1,985,000
81		50 Cent	Get Rich or Die Tryin’	1,984,000
82		Outkast	Speakerboxxx/The Love Below	1,977,000
83		Drake	Views	1,975,000
84		Flo Rida	Wild Ones	1,972,000
85		The Beatles	Let It Be	1,971,000
86		John Lennon	Double Fantasy	1,969,000
87		Gloria Estefan	Let It Loose	1,968,000
88		Bryan Adams	Reckless	1,964,000
89		Andy Gibb	Flowing Rivers	1,952,000
90		Roxette	Look Sharp!	1,947,000
91		Macklemore & Ryan Lewis	The Heist	1,947,000
92		Bruno Mars	24K Magic	1,944,000
93		Rihanna	Loud	1,941,000
94		Amy Grant	Heart in Motion	1,936,000
95		Chubby Checker	Twist With Chubby Checker	1,933,000
96		The Beatles	Introducing... The Beatles	1,923,000
97		C+C Music Factory	Gonna Make You Sweat	1,901,000
98		Maroon 5	Red Pill Blues	1,898,000
99		Taylor Dayne	Tell It to My Heart	1,897,000
100		Katy Perry	PRISM	1,891,000

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{List without re-release singles}
Ranking Artist Singles Era Total Points of Singles
1 Janet Jackson Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 4,364,000
2 Katy Perry Teenage Dream 4,220,000
3 George Michael Faith 3,818,000
4 Michael Jackson Thriller 3,614,000
5 Paula Abdul Forever Your Girl 3,526,000
6 Post Malone Hollywood's Bleeding 3,340,000
7 Michael Jackson Bad 3,324,000
8 The Black Eyed Peas The E.N.D. 3,309,000
9 Bee Gees Saturday Night Fever 3,275,000
10 Mariah Carey Mariah Carey 3,159,000
11 Whitney Houston Whitney 3,072,000
12 Usher Confessions 3,051,000
13 Fergie The Dutchess 3,042,000
14 The Weeknd After Hours 3,034,000
15 Milli Vanilli Girl You Know It’s True 2,969,000
16 Wilson Phillips Wilson Phillips 2,947,000
17 Lionel Richie Can’t Slow Down 2,877,000
18 Janet Jackson Control 2,849,000
19 Madonna True Blue 2,848,000
20 Taylor Swift 1989 2,847,000
21 Adele 21 2,795,000
22 Janet Jackson janet. 2,758,000
23 Justin Bieber Purpose 2,699,000
24 Boyz II Men II 2,675,000
25 Whitney Houston Whitney Houston 2,673,000
26 Wham! Make It Big 2,644,000
27 Mariah Carey Daydream 2,637,000
28 TLC CrazySexyCool 2,610,000
29 Drake Scorpion 2,591,000
30 Beyoncé Dangerously in Love 2,571,000
31 Kelly Clarkson Breakaway 2,537,000
32 Bruce Springsteen Born in the U.S.A. 2,520,000
33 Ed Sheeran ÷ 2,499,000
34 Lady Gaga The Fame 2,482,000
35 Prince Purple Rain 2,474,000
36 Monica The Boy Is Mine 2,455,000
37 Ace of Base The Sign 2,454,000
38 Donna Summer Bad Girls 2,442,000
39 T.I. Paper Trail 2,442,000
40 Santana Supernatural 2,426,000
41 Bon Jovi New Jersey 2,422,000
42 Post Malone beerbongs & bentleys 2,401,000
43 Lionel Richie Dancing on the Ceiling 2,378,000
44 Color Me Badd C.M.B. 2,357,000
45 Diddy No Way Out 2,317,000
46 New Kids on the Block Hangin’ Tough 2,316,000
47 Genesis Invisible Touch 2,305,000
48 Phil Collins ...But Seriously 2,293,000
49 Huey Lewis & the News Fore! 2,292,000
50 Debbie Gibson Out of the Blue 2,284,000
51 Nelly Nellyville 2,282,000
52 Justin Timberlake FutureSex/LoveSounds 2,273,000
53 LMFAO Sorry for Party Rocking 2,256,000
54 Bobby Brown Don’t Be Cruel 2,256,000
55 Madonna Like a Virgin 2,234,000
56 Def Leppard Hysteria 2,217,000
57 Bruno Mars Doo-Wops & Hooligans 2,207,000
58 Mariah Carey Music Box 2,199,000
59 Toni Braxton Secrets 2,188,000
60 Usher My Way 2,185,000
61 Dua Lipa Future Nostalgia 2,185,000
62 Timbaland Shock Value 2,172,000
63 The Supremes Where Did Our Love Go? 2,170,000
64 Cyndi Lauper She’s So Unusual 2,169,000
65 Tears For Fears Songs From the Big Chair 2,129,000
66 Phil Collins No Jacket Required 2,116,000
67 Olivia Rodrigo SOUR 2,096,000
68 Ciara Goodies 2,095,000
69 Usher 8701 2,088,000
70 The Chainsmokers Collage (EP) 2,083,000
71 Queen The Game 2,061,000
72 Bryan Adams Waking Up the Neighbours 2,030,000
73 Madonna Like a Prayer 2,025,000
74 Maroon 5 Overexposed 2,023,000
75 INXS Kick 2,017,000
76 Paula Abdul Spellbound 2,004,000
77 Akon Konvicted 1,985,000
78 50 Cent Get Rich or Die Tryin’ 1,984,000
79 Outkast Speakerboxxx/The Love Below 1,977,000
80 Drake Views 1,975,000
81 Flo Rida Wild Ones 1,972,000
82 The Beatles Let It Be 1,971,000
83 John Lennon Double Fantasy 1,969,000
84 Gloria Estefan Let It Loose 1,968,000
85 Bryan Adams Reckless 1,964,000
86 Andy Gibb Flowing Rivers 1,952,000
87 Roxette Look Sharp! 1,947,000
88 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis The Heist 1,947,000
89 Bruno Mars 24K Magic 1,944,000
90 Rihanna Loud 1,941,000
91 Amy Grant Heart in Motion 1,936,000
92 Chubby Checker Twist With Chubby Checker 1,933,000
93 Mariah Carey The Emancipation of Mimi 1,925,000
94 The Beatles Introducing... The Beatles 1,923,000
95 C+C Music Factory Gonna Make You Sweat 1,901,000
96 Maroon 5 Red Pill Blues 1,898,000
97 Taylor Dayne Tell It to My Heart 1,897,000
98 Katy Perry PRISM 1,891,000
99 Celine Dion Falling Into You 1,882,000
100 Bruno Mars Unorthodox Jukebox 1,878,000

[abelone]

I think The Weeknd's Beauty Behind The Madness should be in the top 50. Getting around 2,439,929 points for it looking at its goat list points

[iHype.]

Sept 25, 2022 10:02:46 GMT -5 abelone said:

I think The Weeknd's Beauty Behind The Madness should be in the top 50. Getting around 2,439,929 points for it looking at its goat list points

It's there, a small edit was made minutes ago lol.

[85la]

Thanks for doing this! Did you subtract points from featured artists' contributions to any singles, or did you just include all of the points for all of the singles?

[iHype.]

Sept 25, 2022 10:06:11 GMT -5 85la said:

Thanks for doing this! Did you subtract points from featured artists' contributions to any singles, or did you just include all of the points for all of the singles?

I didn't subtract points for collaborations, because in the end this is a ranking of which singles were bigger not which individual artists.

[M5AGTS]

So happy to see two Maroon 5 albums here.

[abelone]

Sept 25, 2022 10:05:28 GMT -5 iHype. said:

Sept 25, 2022 10:02:46 GMT -5 abelone said:

I think The Weeknd's Beauty Behind The Madness should be in the top 50. Getting around 2,439,929 points for it looking at its goat list points

It's there, a small edit was made minutes ago lol.

thnx !!

[WolfSpear]

The Fame has held up remarkably well.

[✨ 𝑔𝓋 ✨]

For an album that was released three years ago, "Hollywood's Bleeding" being in the Top 10 is impressive. Understandably so, it's all hits and no misses given that album holds songs like "Sunflower", "Wow.", "Goodbyes", and most importantly, "Circles".

I also love how the #1 and #100 in this list is both Katy Perry.

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

Amazing what Janet accomplished in straight three eras ending with three albums in the top 24. The only artist to have two albums in that same tier was her brother Michael. Mariah has the most overall in the top 100 with four.

[Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ]

Queen Perry really opened and closed that list.

[Private Dancer]

The Supremes and Donna Summer having the highest 60s & 70s albums eras!!!

[Private Dancer]

Wait a minute....Im glad Taylor Dayne is on the list...but I wonder where the Pointer Sisters Breakout era is

[Music Fan]

Have to stan for my girl Fergie. Having her solo debut album at #15, and being able to carry the Black Eyed Peas to their biggest era right after with "The E.N.D." at #10. I'm sure "The E.N.D" was going to be a hit album regardless, but don't think it would've gotten to where it got without Fergie's coming off such a solo success a year prior.

Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson and Fergie are the only individuals who appear in the Top 20 twice. Of course, with the **asterisk of Fergie being as part of the Peas for 1 out of those 2.

[Private Dancer]

Also...where's the Bodyguard

[Night Senses]

Janet legitimately charted all her singles from one singular release. So she takes it. The Confection was a cute girl, but asterisk worthy for sure.

The spoiler is more accurate if we’re really breaking down how billboard categorizes the Teenage Dream re-release as being separate from the original. To have 7 top 5 singles from an album, four of which went to #1, and a radio hit that likely would’ve gone top 5 with a commercial release, get shafted on this list by a “deluxe” trick is ick.

[WolfSpear]

Janet slayed the competition during the Rhythm Nation era. People tend to forget, but she has the biggest pop album of the year! I’m actually surprised the LP didn’t debut straight in the top 10, but the singles are proof enough.

Don’t tell anyone but I think she’s easily on her brother’s level. The follow up also spawned 6 top 10 hits! And she connnected for 23 consecutive top 10’s through 2001.

[85la]

Sept 26, 2022 6:00:41 GMT -5 Night Senses said:

Janet legitimately charted all her singles from one singular release. So she takes it. The Confection was a cute girl, but asterisk worthy for sure.

The spoiler is more accurate if we’re really breaking down how billboard categorizes the Teenage Dream re-release as being separate from the original. To have 7 top 5 singles from an album, four of which went to #1, and a radio hit that likely would’ve gone top 5 with a commercial release, get shafted on this list by a “deluxe” trick is ick.

Which is why this is an alternate ranking iHype has compiled 5 years after the original one which only included original releases, so people can refer to whichever list they see fit.

Sept 26, 2022 8:13:20 GMT -5 WolfSpear said:

Janet slayed the competition during the Rhythm Nation era. People tend to forget, but she has the biggest pop album of the year! I’m actually surprised the LP didn’t debut straight in the top 10, but the singles are proof enough.

Don’t tell anyone but I think she’s easily on her brother’s level. The follow up also spawned 6 top 10 hits! And she connnected for 23 consecutive top 10’s through 2001.

Remember that Rhythm Nation was released in the pre-Soundscan era, when most of the time it was nearly impossible for albums (and singles) to debut at #1 or even in the top 10 (despite there being some brief periods when it was possible, such as '87-88 when Whitney and Bad debuted at #1). Also I don't think anyone is disputing that she is on her brother's level.

[Private Dancer]

Love to see Toni Braxton in here. The strength of YMMH and UBMH really helped that era! Some people tend to forget how huggggeee Toni Braxton was. Toni B is that girl!

[mms82]

Collage EP!! Five amazing songs and amazing it made this list

[Mayman]

I'm just shocked that 1989 is that low tbh.

[Angel]

Sept 25, 2022 9:42:56 GMT -5 iHype. said:

All-Time Hot 100 Singles Eras
An update from the 2017 ranking.

Ranking	-	Artist	Singles Era	Total Points of Singles
1		Katy Perry	Teenage Dream	5,076,000

Six number ones in my heart damn it. I was riding so hard for Katy this era and when Billboard changed the rule about reissues last minute so Part of Me wouldn't be the sixth #1 I was so mad lol 

[WolfSpear]

Was anybody surprised by how massive Katy Perry got at her peak? It was a good time to watch the charts. Pop made it’s return in 2008 with Lady Gaga and Katy Perry highlighting the scene.

[Mayman]

Sept 26, 2022 17:58:26 GMT -5 Angel said:

Sept 25, 2022 9:42:56 GMT -5 iHype. said:

All-Time Hot 100 Singles Eras
An update from the 2017 ranking.

Ranking	-	Artist	Singles Era	Total Points of Singles
1		Katy Perry	Teenage Dream	5,076,000

Six number ones in my heart damn it. I was riding so hard for Katy this era and when Billboard changed the rule about reissues last minute so Part of Me wouldn't be the sixth #1 I was so mad lol 

Yeah I agree, if the albums are combined on Billboard 200, then the singles should all be counted together.

[jrsbillboard]

If it’s at all possible, could somebody break down the top 10 eras by song and points? I’m curious to see how strong each one was! Thank you so much!

[inverse]

The fact that RPB is here is extremely cursed. Hopefully we get 3 smash hit eras soon so it's gone lol

[Joe1240]

Interesting list.

Taylor Swift only on there one time with 1989,I always expecting Fearless to also be on there.

Christina Aguilera's Debut Album had 3 #1 Singles and didn't make the list at all.

Kelly Clarkson at #33 with Breakaway,just shows you how massive she was in 2005-2006.

[Night Senses]

Sept 26, 2022 17:58:26 GMT -5 Angel said:

Sept 25, 2022 9:42:56 GMT -5 iHype. said:

All-Time Hot 100 Singles Eras
An update from the 2017 ranking.

Ranking	-	Artist	Singles Era	Total Points of Singles
1		Katy Perry	Teenage Dream	5,076,000

Six number ones in my heart damn it. I was riding so hard for Katy this era and when Billboard changed the rule about reissues last minute so Part of Me wouldn't be the sixth #1 I was so mad lol 

This rule change didn’t start with Katy. Even Rihanna’s GGGB Reloaded singles are counted separately.