Billboard chart trivia

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I am wondering something, for a song that Reaches Number 1 on the charts, how long do they usually last on the charts? I think it is around 44 weeks, or most Number 1 songs drop at around 44 weeks, there any stats or anything about this? im interested in knowing this one, thanks

[Gary]

Through a certain time period or "all time"?
Through the early 90s, no songs - period, spent more than 43 weeks charting.

[Deleted]

Probably since 2003

[Deleted]

May 8, 2015 10:53:07 GMT -5 @walker9 said:

I am wondering something, for a song that Reaches Number 1 on the charts, how long do they usually last on the charts? I think it is around 44 weeks, or most Number 1 songs drop at around 44 weeks, there any stats or anything about this? im interested in knowing this one, thanks

List of #1 songs since 2003 that spent 45+ weeks on the chart:

"Yeah!" - Usher ft. Lil' Jon & Ludacris
"Big Girls Don't Cry" - Fergie
"Viva La Vida" - Coldplay
"Just Dance" - Lady GaGa ft. Colby O'Donis & Akon
"I Gotta Feeling" - Black Eyed Peas
"Just The Way You Are" - Bruno Mars
"Rolling In The Deep" - Adele
"Give Me Everything" - Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo, Nayer & Afrojack
"Party Rock Anthem" - LMFAO ft. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock (look at that, three consecutive #1's!)
"Moves Like Jagger" - Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera (four within less a few months...)
"Somebody That I Used To Know" - Gotye & Kimbra
"Call Me Maybe" - Carly Rae Jepsen (another back-to-back)
"Thrift Shop" - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz
"Blurred Lines" - Robin Thicke ft. T.I. & Pharrell
"Dark Horse" - Katy Perry ft. Juicy H
"Happy" - Pharrell Williams"
"All Of Me" - John Legend (three in a row yet again...)

The following three might make the list this year:

"All About That Bass" - Meghan Trainor
"Shake It Off" - Taylor Swift
"Uptown Funk!" - Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars

interesting how "Yeah!" was the only one to do it before the digital era...

honorable mention to "Royals" by Lorde which spent 44 weeks on the chart. A few songs including "Poker Face" by Lady GaGa, "We Found Love" by Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris, "Sexy And I Know It" by LMFAO, "We Are Young" by fun. ft. Janelle Monae, "One More Night" by Maroon 5 and "Rude" by Magic! spent 40+ weeks on the chart. I noticed there were also a few like "Gold Digger", "No One", "Fancy" and "Timber" that spent 39 weeks on.

[WolfSpear]

(In reference to "Dionne & Friends")

One of the earliest "featured artist" examples...

Whether or not you credit that to Elton is up to you. I'm sure he'd be happy to have a top 10 for 1986, considering his most recent album had tanked.

[onebuffalo]

May 11, 2015 11:10:09 GMT -5 WolfSpear said:

(In reference to "Dionne & Friends")

One of the earliest "featured artist" examples...

Whether or not you credit that to Elton is up to you. I'm sure he'd be happy to have a top 10 for 1986, considering his most recent album had tanked.

I would. Elton John does sing part of the song by himself. I would definitely count that as one of his #1 hits.

[Gary]

I always kind of thought it was where each of the "friends" has a #1 hit.

The record credits all 4, Due to print space Billboard may be abbreviating but that does not mean Elton John, Stevie Wonder & Gladys Knight are uncredited.

[onebuffalo]

This is how I would rank Elton John's hits. First number is weeks at #1 or #2 followed by weeks in the top 40. Ready?

1. Candle In The Wind 1997-1997-14-28
2. That's What Friends Are For-with Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight, and Stevie Wonder-1986-4-17
3. Don't Go Breaking My Heart-with Kiki Dee-1976-4-15
4. Crocodile Rock-1973-3-14
5. Island Girl-1975-3-12
6. Philadelphia Freedom-1975-2-17
7. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds-1975-2-10
8. Bennie And The Jets-1974-1-16
9. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me-with George Michael-1992-1-16
10. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road-1973-3-14 (#2)
11. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me-1974-2-09 (#2)
12. I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That-1988-1-13 (#2)
13. Daniel-1973-1-12 (#2)

What do you think?

[Daniel Collins]

Songs that spent at least 1 week on each of the position in the top 10.

Savage Garden - Truly Madly Deeply

Chart run: 26-17-12- 9-7-6-*1*-1-2-4-4-3-5-5-5-5-6-7-6-5-8-7-5-7-7-8-9-8-10-12-14-14-14-18-19-19-19-24-22-23-22-22-21-25-26-27-29-27-25-25-25-27

T-Pain (ft. Yung Joc) - Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')

Chart run: 84-59-46-32-24-14- 10-7-5-4-3-*1*-2-4-3-3-4-5-5-5-6-9-8-11-12-15-19-22-27-35-37-38-49-43-43

Jay Sean (ft. Lil Wayne) - Down

72-78-63-32-6-6-7-3-2-2-2-3-2-*1*-2-1-3-4-5-7-10-9-10-10-8-7-7-10-16-23-24-23-27-31-30-32-32-39-43-48


Is it too much to ask for a song to have a run similar to these 3 but in ascending order? "Uptown Funk!" please do it .

[onebuffalo]

Just going through a few websites and found out that today is the sixth anniversary of Michael Jackson's death. Let us rank his top two hits on the Hot 100. First number is weeks at #1 or #2 followed by weeks in the top 40. Ready?

1. Billie Jean-1983-7-17
2. Black Or White-1991-7-15
3. Say Say Say-with Paul McCartney-1983-6-18
4. Rock With You-1980-4-19
5. Beat It-1983-3-18
6. Man In The Mirror-1988-2-13
7. Bad-1987-2-11
8. You Are Not Alone-1995-1-14
9. The Way You Make Me Feel-1988-1-13
10. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough-1979-1-12
11. I Just Can't Stop Loving You-1987-1-11
12. Dirty Diana-1988-1-11
13. Ben-1972-1-11
14. The Girl Is Mine-with Paul McCartney-1983-3-14 (#2)
15. Rockin' Robin-1972-2-11 (#2)

What do you think?

[HolidayGuy]

^Did you see Billboard's ranking of MJ's hits, based on chart performance?

[onebuffalo]

Jun 25, 2015 13:18:46 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

^Did you see Billboard's ranking of MJ's hits, based on chart performance?

Yes I did when they first came out. Say Say Say got the nod for the biggest Michael Jackson hit.

[HolidayGuy]

^Yes- probably not the one we may think of as his biggest hit, but, for the chart climate at the time, huge.

[onebuffalo]

Jun 25, 2015 13:48:35 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

^Yes- probably not the one we may think of as his biggest hit, but, for the chart climate at the time, huge.

It kept Say It Isn't So by Hall & Oates at #2!

[areyoureadytojump]

www.billboard.com/biz/articles/6612594/madonna-returns-to-hot-100-with-b-im-madonna

Madonna Returns to Hot 100 With 'B**** I'm Madonna'
By Gary Trust | June 25, 2015

Her Madgesty is back on the Billboard Hot 100.

Madonna's playfully self-celebratory "B**** I'm Madonna," featuring Nicki Minaj, debuts on the Hot 100 (dated July 4) at No. 84, powered most heavily by its 1,454 percent gain to 2.6 million U.S. streams in the week ending June 21, according to Nielsen Music. The song's official video premiered June 17 (first exclusively on Tidal for 24 hours) and includes cameos by Beyonce, Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, Chris Rock, Kanye West and other stars.

The third single from Madonna's album Rebel Heart becomes the set's first Hot 100 hit, preventing the LP from becoming her first studio album not to generate a Hot 100 entry. Lead single "Living for Love" and follow-up "Ghosttown" both fell shy of the list. Still, both songs crowned the Dance Club Songs chart, with the latter becoming her 45th No. 1 on the survey and rewriting the record for the most leaders an artist has notched on any Billboard ranking. ("B****" debuts at No. 26 on Dance Club Songs this week.)

"B****" arrives as Madonna's 57th Hot 100 hit and first since "Give Me All Your Luvin' " (also featuring Minaj, as well as M.I.A.) became her record-extending 38th top 10 in 2012. The Beatles follow with 34 Hot 100 top 10s.

Among women, Madonna boasts the fourth-most charted Hot 100 titles dating to the ranking's 1958 launch. Here's an updated look at the top 10 women with the most visits to the Hot 100, with Madonna and Minaj both upping their counts by one this week:

73, Aretha Franklin
69, Taylor Swift
63, Nicki Minaj
57, Madonna
56, Dionne Warwick
53, Connie Francis
49, Rihanna
48, Brenda Lee
47, Mariah Carey
43, Miley Cyrus

Madonna also joins an exclusive club of artists that have charted Hot 100 hits whose titles include their own names. Prince, for instance, reached No. 36 in 1992 with "My Name Is Prince." Honorable mentions for Eminem, whose debut entry "My Name Is" also rose to No. 36, in 1999, and whose "The Real Slim Shady" soared to No. 4 in 2000.

Plus, three other iconic acts charted self-referential titles, although not due to their lyrics: "The Beach Boys' Medley" surfed to No. 12 in 1981; "The Beatles' Movie Medley" reached the same rank, in 1982; and, Elvis Presley's "The Elvis Medley" reached No. 71, also in 1982.

Speaking of the Beatles, they charted the only composition prior to Madonna's latest with "Madonna" in its title: their classic "Lady Madonna" peaked at No. 4 in 1968. (Later that year, Fats Domino's cover spent two weeks at No. 100.)

[THINKIN BOUT YOU]

May 17, 2007 23:17:56 GMT -5 @2m said:

Most top 10 albums

1. ROLLING STONES 36
2. FRANK SINATRA 32
3. BEATLES 30
4. BARBRA STREISAND 29
5. ELVIS PRESLEY 27
6. BOB DYLAN 17
7. PAUL MCCARTNEY 16
8. JOHNNY MATHIS 16
9. ELTON JOHN 16
10. MADONNA 16

11. Neil Diamond 14
12. Kingston Trio 14
13. Mitch Miler 14
14. George Strait 14
15. The Beach Boys 13
16. Bruce Springsteen 13
17. Garth Brooks 13
18. Van Halen 13
19. Rod Stewart 13*
20. Eric Clapton 12

21. Ray Coniff 12
22. Andy Williams 12
23. Chicago 12
24. Mariah Carey 12



Notes: Barbara Streisand gets her 29th top 10 album this week
EDIT TO ADD: edits fom the post below

Who's Frank Sinatra? I've only heard of one act named "Frank" which is Frank Ocean..

[Gary]

Jul 5, 2015 5:05:07 GMT -5 THINKIN BOUT YOU said:

May 17, 2007 23:17:56 GMT -5 @2m said:

Most top 10 albums

1. ROLLING STONES 36
2. FRANK SINATRA 32
3. BEATLES 30
4. BARBRA STREISAND 29
5. ELVIS PRESLEY 27
6. BOB DYLAN 17
7. PAUL MCCARTNEY 16
8. JOHNNY MATHIS 16
9. ELTON JOHN 16
10. MADONNA 16

11. Neil Diamond 14
12. Kingston Trio 14
13. Mitch Miler 14
14. George Strait 14
15. The Beach Boys 13
16. Bruce Springsteen 13
17. Garth Brooks 13
18. Van Halen 13
19. Rod Stewart 13*
20. Eric Clapton 12

21. Ray Coniff 12
22. Andy Williams 12
23. Chicago 12
24. Mariah Carey 12



Notes: Barbara Streisand gets her 29th top 10 album this week
EDIT TO ADD: edits fom the post below

Who's Frank Sinatra? I've only heard of one act named "Frank" which is Frank Ocean..

Almost like saying "who's the Beatles?"

[HolidayGuy]

Billboard finally did some reporting on the whole "featuring" credits, whatnot, with totals (even doing a percentage list, which is what I've started looking at recently):

www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6627296/ask-billboard-lead-vs-featured-artists-who-has-the-most-hot-100

Ask Billboard: Lead vs. Featured Artists: Who Has the Most Hot 100 Hits?
By Gary Trust | July 12, 2015

LEAD VS. FEATURED ARTISTS: WHO HAS THE MOST HOT 100 HITS?

@gthot20, hey! How drastically would the milestones of the hot 100 change if they were based on only if the artist was the lead on the song?

-- Casey. (@caseytbh) July 4, 2015

Hi Casey,

That's one of the most frequently questions that comes up in "Ask Billboard" tweets and emails, so I think it's time we finally dig into the topic.

Let's actually look at several different lists to get a wide scope of measuring some superlatives over the Billboard Hot 100's nearly 57-year history.

We can run lots of lists, actually, because it's the Internet, and we're not about to run out of space.

In fact, because it's the Internet, first, here's a cat video! (of me and my girlfriend, Michelle's, cat trying to eat spaghetti … that I'm trying to eat, but can't … because she's trying to):

Paws-itively cute.

OK, now, on to the answer. (Again, beware, several comparisons ahead.)

As featured billings have become commonplace on the Hot 100, the question often comes up of who has the most Hot 100 hits only among lead artists. While counting both lead and featured billings is entirely viable – it's an accomplishment any time you place on the Hot 100, no matter your contribution – it could be akin to, say, counting an actor's Academy Award wins combining nods for both best lead and best supporting roles. It doesn't tell quite the same story as looking at each honor individually.

So, first, here's a look at the acts with the most Hot 100 hits all-time, regardless of lead or featured credit (through the chart dated July 18):

Total, Artist
207, Glee Cast
126, Lil Wayne
108, Elvis Presley
91, James Brown
86, Drake
83, Jay Z
74, Ray Charles
73, Aretha Franklin
72, Chris Brown
71, the Beatles
69, Taylor Swift
67, Elton John
67, Kanye West
65, Nicki Minaj
63, Stevie Wonder

Now, here are those 15 acts, including their totals as leads:

Total - as Lead, Artist
207 - 207, Glee Cast
126 - 45, Lil Wayne
108 - 108, Elvis Presley
91 - 91, James Brown
86 - 45, Drake
83 - 54, Jay Z
74 - 72, Ray Charles
73 - 73, Aretha Franklin
72 - 37, Chris Brown
71 - 71, the Beatles
69 - 66, Taylor Swift
67 - 67, Elton John
67 - 41, Kanye West
65 - 26, Nicki Minaj
63 - 62, Stevie Wonder

So, clearly, rap/hip-hop has helped rewrite artists totals on the Hot 100, Lil Wayne, for instance, has charted the bulk of his 126 entries as a featured artist. That's the collaborative nature of rap and hip-hop, as acts in the genre so often guest on one another's tracks; assist on pop hits (a la Kendrick Lamar on Swift's "Bad Blood"); or, conversely, drive a song while incorporating a sung hook from a featured pop artist (such as Wiz Khalifa's "See You Again," featuring Charlie Puth).

To answer the original question, then: Who has the most Hot 100 hits as a lead artist? The list looks like this:

Total, Artist
207, Glee Cast
108, Elvis Presley
91, James Brown
73, Aretha Franklin
72, Ray Charles
71, the Beatles
67, Elton John
66, Taylor Swift
62, Stevie Wonder
57, the Rolling Stones
56, Madonna
55, Marvin Gaye
54, the Beach Boys
54, Jay Z
53, Neil Diamond
53, Connie Francis
53, the Temptations
53, Jackie Wilson

That's a much more pop-infused ranking, and one with more veteran acts who mostly hit the Hot 100 when featured credits were essentially non-existent.

And, one more list: Who has the most Hot 100 hits in featured roles?

That's, unsurprisingly, a rap/hip-hop-led ranking:

Total, Artist
81, Lil Wayne
41, Drake
39, Nicki Minaj
35, Chris Brown
31, T-Pain
29, Jay Z
27, Ludacris
26, Kanye West

(Quick break from all these stats …

Um … here's a cat joke:

Q: What type of music does a cat like?

A: … any kind, as long as it's … cat-chy.

Thank you! I a-meow-out of here …)

Back to the main subject.

And, back to the list of acts with the most hits as lead artists. One artist stands out: Jay Z, the rapper with the most Hot 100 appearances as a lead, 54. That stat leads to an apples-to-apples comparison: What rap acts have the most Hot 100 hits as lead artists?

First, let's look at the rappers with the most Hot 100 visits overall:

Total, Artist
126, Lil Wayne
86, Drake
83, Jay Z
67, Kanye West
65, Nicki Minaj
55, Ludacris
55, T.I.
53, Eminem
46, T-Pain (best described as a rapper/singer, and who's collaborated on many rap tracks)
41, Pitbull
41, Rick Ross

Now (as similarly analyzed above among all acts), here are the rappers with the most Hot 100 hits as leads:

Total, Artist
54, Jay Z
45, Drake
45, Lil Wayne
41, Eminem
41, Kanye West
34, T.I.
28, Ludacris
28, Nelly
27, 50 Cent
26, Nicki Minaj
26, Pitbull
25, LL Cool J

Takeaways? Jay Z, Drake, Lil Wayne, Eminem and West boast the most Hot 100 charted titles as leads among rappers. That reinforces how many hits on which they've served as the main creative force (at least going by their songs' official billings).

From that, we can come up with one more key ranking, creating a new stat in the process. What rappers have the highest percentage of claiming lead credit on their Hot 100 hits? In other words, which rappers have controlled their chart destinies the most by charting the most often with songs on which they've been credited as the lead act?

Here's a look at how rappers (with at least 25 Hot 100 hits) stack up by that stat:

Rappers With the Highest Percentage of Lead Credits on Their Hot 100 Hits
Percentage, Artist (Hits as Lead/Total)
89%, LL Cool J (25/28)
82%, Nelly (28/34)
77%, Eminem (41/53)
76%, Flo Rida (19/25)
69%, 50 Cent (27/39)
63%, Pitbull (26/41)
62%, T.I. (34/55)

And, alternately, for that matter, the rappers (with 25 chart visits or more) with the lowest percentages of showing as leads on their Hot 100 hits:

33%, T-Pain
35%, Akon
36%, Lil Wayne
37%, Rick Ross
40%, Nicki Minaj

It makes sense that LL Cool J has appeared as a lead on so many of his Hot 100 charted songs, as his career began in the '80s before featured billing became a regular element of rap. It's perhaps more impressive that Nelly (82 percent) and Eminem (77 percent) rank so high, given that they arrived in an era of widespread collaboration in the genre.

On the other side, T-Pain is the guest extraordinaire among rappers, appearing two-thirds of the time on the Hot 100 as a featured act. Of course, looked at another way: maybe those 31 (of his 46) hits on which he's guested wouldn't have been as big without his assistance. Again, any Hot 100 hit reflects a level of success worth noting, regardless of whether an act is a lead or featured.

So, those are several ways to look at what artists, and rappers specifically, have hit the Hot 100 the most in lead roles. We could add many more filters – the most No. 1s, most top 10s, most weeks on the chart, etc. – but this analysis should still provide insights regarding acts most at the forefront of songs on which they've appeared.

Wow, what a longer response than I would've guessed when I started. Of course, I can't take all the credit. I had help from an adorable, furry (and spaghetti-loving) featured act (… act being an anagram for cat …) myself.

[Daniel Collins]

Jun 25, 2015 15:11:43 GMT -5 areyoureadytojump said:

www.billboard.com/biz/articles/6612594/madonna-returns-to-hot-100-with-b-im-madonna

Madonna Returns to Hot 100 With 'B**** I'm Madonna'


73, Aretha Franklin
69, Taylor Swift
63, Nicki Minaj
57, Madonna
56, Dionne Warwick
53, Connie Francis
49, Rihanna
48, Brenda Lee
47, Mariah Carey
43, Miley Cyrus

It seems like some changes occur in Billboard's database. Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus' Hot 100 entries are now counted together which was not the case before:

Jul 30, 2014 18:19:45 GMT -5 KeepDeanWeird said:

Jul 30, 2014 17:25:01 GMT -5 Daniel Collins said:

Hey! I don't know where should I ask this so I'm putting it here:

Did Billboard add the Hannah Montana credited songs to Miley Cyrus' Hot 100 entries or not?
Technically, they should combine it but I'm still unsure about it. I can't find any article from Billboard regarding this. Thanks to anyone who would help :)

Based on this Chart Beat article, it's clearly no - they are separate:

www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/268054/chart-beat-hannah-montana-mariah-carey-maxwell
Chart Beat: Hannah Montana, Mariah Carey, Maxwell
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By Gary Trust | July 16, 2009 4:14 PM EDT

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BEST OF BOTH WORLDS: Miley Cyrus' TV alter ego Hannah Montana claims her first Billboard Hot 100 top 10, as "He Could Be the One," co-written by "American Idol" judge (and newlywed) Kara DioGuardi, debuts at No. 10. It makes an accompanying entrance on Hot Digital Songs at No. 2. The song's parent album, the TV soundtrack "Hannah Montana 3," likewise bows at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. The first edition of the soundtrack franchise reached No. 1 in November 2006. The second set, paired with Cyrus' "Meet Miley Cyrus" half of the collection, opened at the summit in July 2007.

The previous highest Hot 100 ranking credited to Hannah Montana was a No. 25 peak for "Life's What You Make It" on the chart dated July 14, 2007. As Miley Cyrus, the young star has notched three Hot 100 top 10s:

"See You Again," No. 10, May 3, 2008
"7 Things," No. 9, July 26, 2008
"The Climb," No. 4, May 2, 2009

"The Climb," which tops Adult Contemporary for a second week, resides on the Hot 100 at No. 17, granting its performer(s?) a double dose of top 20 hits under two different billings.

With two other debuts on this week's Hot 100 - "I Wanna Know You" with David Archuleta at No. 74 and "Ice Cream Freeze (Let's Chill)" at No. 87 (see next item) - Hannah Montana leads Miley Cyrus in total chart appearances, 18 to 10.

[HolidayGuy]

Here are the acts with the most No. 1 albums (in terms of album sales only) in the SoundScan/Nielsen Music era (for acts with pre-SoundScan No. 1 albums, I put their amount of No. 1s in parentheses). Any corrections/additions are welcome.

Jay-Z: 13 (includses one with R. Kelly, one with Kanye West and one with Linkin Park)
Garth Brooks: 9
Eminem: 7
Bruce Springsteen: 7 (+4)
Kenny Chesney: 7
Kanye West: 6 (includes one with Jay-Z)
Madonna: 6 (+3)
Dave Matthews Band: 6
Britney Spears: 6
R. Kelly: 6 (includes one with Jay-Z)
U2: 5 (+2)
Metallica: 5
Alicia Keys: 5
Beyonce: 5
Mariah Carey: 5 (+1)
Michael Jackson: 5* (+2)
George Strait: 5
Pearl Jam: 5
Linkin Park: 5
DMX: 5
Justin Bieber: 5
Rick Ross: 5
2 Pac: 5

*-This total includes Number Ones, which hit No. 1 on Top Comprehensive Albums in 2009.

NOTE: Miley Cyrus has six, if you count the Hannah Montana soundtracks.

Based on my count, 20 acts have four No. 1 albums in the SoundScan era.

[suth]

I was watching some of the year-end Hot 100 video compilations from the early '70s on YouTube, and I noticed some curious omissions. It looks as though Billboard just calculated from January to November until about 1973, completely skipping the month of December in the process. It turns out a lot of classic songs never made it onto any year-end Hot 100 because they peaked toward the end of their respective year. Some of the omissions are pretty striking:

"Hello Goodbye," The Beatles (3 weeks #1)
"For Once In My Life," Stevie Wonder
"Wichita Lineman," Glen Campbell
"Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye," Steam (2 weeks #1)
"Leaving On A Jet Plane," Peter, Paul and Mary (1 week #1)
"Someday We'll Be Together," Diana Ross & the Supremes (1 week #1)
"Down on the Corner," Creedence Clearwater Revival
"And When I Die," Blood, Sweat and Tears
"I Think I Love You," Partridge Family (3 weeks #1)
"Tears Of A Clown," Smokey Robinson & the Miracles (2 weeks #1)
"Black Magic Woman," Santana
"Have You Seen Her," Chi-Lites
"I Am Woman," Helen Reddy (1 week #1)
"If You Don't Know Me By Now," Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
"Ventura Highway," America
"I'll Be Around," The Spinners

[HolidayGuy]

Since Billboard released those lists related to "featuring" credits, it will be a lot easier to keep track.

Since that posting (reflecting info through the July 18 chart), Drake's landed one "Featuring Drake" credit, while Eminem's scored an entry as lead act (featuring Gwen Stefani).

[areyoureadytojump]

I haven't updated this since April 2014:

MOST TOP 10 ALBUMS ON THE BILLBOARD 200

Rolling Stones 36

Frank Sinatra 33

Barbra Streisand 32 "Release Me"

The Beatles 31 "On Air: Live at the BBC Volume 2"

Elvis Presley 27

Madonna 20 "MDNA"
Bob Dylan 20 "Tempest"

Paul McCartney 19 "New"

George Strait 18 "Love Is Everything"
Elton John 18 "The Diving Board"
Bruce Springsteen 18 "High Hopes"

Neil Diamond 17 "Hot August Night"
Rod Stewart 17 "Time"

Johnny Mathis 16
Mariah Carey 16 "MCIIY"

Dave Matthews 15 "Away From The World"
Tim McGraw 15 "Two Lanes Of Freedom"
Jay Z 15 "Magna Carta... Holy Grail"
Garth Brooks 15 "Blame It On My Roots"
R Kelly 15 "Black Panties"

Prince 14 "Lotus Flow3r"
Van Halen 14 "Different Kind of Truth"
The Beach Boys 14 "That's Why God Made the Radio"
Eric Clapton 14 "Old Sock"
Toby Keith 14 "Drinks After Work"
Barry Manilow 14 "Night Songs" *new*

Santana 13 "Guitar Heaven"
Led Zeppelin 13 "Celebration"

Chicago 12
Rush 12
Alan Jackson 12 "Thirty Miles West"
Bon Jovi 12 "What About Now"
Korn 12 "The Paradigm Shift"
Celine Dion 12 "Loved Me Back To Life"
Mary J Blige 12 "A Mary Christmas"

Elvis will be getting his 28th Top 10 album next week.

[Daryl the Beryl]

Aug 21, 2015 8:45:14 GMT -5 areyoureadytojump said:

I haven't updated this since April 2014:

MOST TOP 10 ALBUMS ON THE BILLBOARD 200


Barbra Streisand 32 "Release Me"

Madonna 20 "MDNA"

George Strait 18 "Love Is Everything"

Mariah Carey 16 "MCIIY"

Tim McGraw 15 "Two Lanes Of Freedom"
Garth Brooks 15 "Blame It On My Roots"

Alan Jackson 12 "Thirty Miles West"

These should be updated since...

Barbra Streisand's Partners topped the chart last year.

Madonna's Rebel Heart went to no. 2 this year.

George Strait's Live album (the AT&T one) went to no. 4 last year.

Mariah Carey's Me I Am Mariah album went top 3 last year.

As does Tim McGraw's Sundown Heaven Town.

Garth Brooks' Man Against Machine went top 4 last year.

Alan Jackson's Precious Memories Volume II and Angels and Alcohol were top 5 Billboard 200 albums.

[85la]

Aug 6, 2015 6:53:04 GMT -5 suth said:

I was watching some of the year-end Hot 100 video compilations from the early '70s on YouTube, and I noticed some curious omissions. It looks as though Billboard just calculated from January to November until about 1973, completely skipping the month of December in the process. It turns out a lot of classic songs never made it onto any year-end Hot 100 because they peaked toward the end of their respective year. Some of the omissions are pretty striking:

"Hello Goodbye," The Beatles (3 weeks #1)
"For Once In My Life," Stevie Wonder
"Wichita Lineman," Glen Campbell
"Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye," Steam (2 weeks #1)
"Leaving On A Jet Plane," Peter, Paul and Mary (1 week #1)
"Someday We'll Be Together," Diana Ross & the Supremes (1 week #1)
"Down on the Corner," Creedence Clearwater Revival
"And When I Die," Blood, Sweat and Tears
"I Think I Love You," Partridge Family (3 weeks #1)
"Tears Of A Clown," Smokey Robinson & the Miracles (2 weeks #1)
"Black Magic Woman," Santana
"Have You Seen Her," Chi-Lites
"I Am Woman," Helen Reddy (1 week #1)
"If You Don't Know Me By Now," Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
"Ventura Highway," America
"I'll Be Around," The Spinners

Yeah, I've noticed that for many years myself. Also missing from the Beatles are I Feel Fine and Yesterday, both pretty big number ones. Or some songs made the list but ranked much lower than you'd think. For example Michael Jackson's Don't Stop till You Get Enough only ranked at #91 for 1979, despite also being a fairly big number one hit. My guess is that these songs all ran into the year-end cutoff date, which might have varied from year to year, so their points might have been split between two years. Whereas now in the Soundscan era songs like this would usually be able to make at least one year-end list, before, the points system they used and the pattern of chart lives might have made it so that big hits could easily miss appearing on any year. Or it could be like you said that all chart data from roughly late November and December went to waste, not counting for the current year nor carried over into the next. But I'm not sure if that was the case, because you'll also notice that We Can Work it Out ranked fairly high for 1966, but a large portion of its run began in Nov/Dec 1965, so maybe all the weeks of a song counted if its peak was outside of the Nov/Dec period...I don't know. It's hard enough trying to know what goes on with Billboard now, trying to research what went on in previous decades might be impossible!

[WolfSpear]

Longest gap between chart debut and first top 10 appearance (Billboard 200):

Straight Outta Compton - N.W.A. (March 1989/August 2015 - 26 years, 8 months)

[WolfSpear]

Here's a "just for fun"...

Given that its been 75 years since Billboard began a sales based chart, I think it's time to look at the top 10 artists on the charts all-time. Of course, artists who charted between 1940-1954 will benefit thanks to small chart size at that time. Nonetheless, despite all the changes in the market (big charts/more competition/few singles per year), here's how it stacks up with "Whitpoints".

1) Bing Crosby - 10973
2) Elvis Presley - 9029
3) Perry Como - 9021
4) Frank Sinatra - 8079
5) Glenn Miller - 6584
6) Nat "King" Cole - 5645
7) The Andrews Sisters - 5229
8) Jo Stafford - 5195
9) The Beatles - 5147
10) Guy Lombardo - 4833

[badrobot]

Explain whitpoints to me...

[onebuffalo]

Sept 8, 2015 16:49:55 GMT -5 badrobot said:

Explain whitpoints to me...

Joel Whitburn, who has researched a variety of music charts gives points to a song where it peaks. A #1 song gets 100 points, plus 10 points for every additional week it stays #1. A #2 peaking single gets 90 points, plus five points for every week at #2. I don't have my top 40 Billboard book with me, so I hope you get the picture. I would expect Bing Crosby to be #1 during the pre-rock era (1980-1955). I believe he charted like 300 times between the 1920s-1960s. He had like 40 #1s during that time and spent the most time at #1 (don't know how many weeks, though).

[badrobot]

Got it! I have seen that point system before I just hadn't heard it called that before. :)