Billboard chart trivia

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www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat#/column/chartbeat/elvis-presley-madonna-the-day-the-music-1005317502.story

Here's an updated look at the solo women to make the most appearances in the Hot 100's 54-year history:

73, Aretha Franklin
56, Madonna
56, Dionne Warwick
53, Connie Francis
48, Brenda Lee
46, Taylor Swift
44, Mariah Carey
41, Nicki Minaj
41, Barbra Streisand
40, Mary J. Blige
40, Diana Ross

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^ Why only women?

[Rodze]

Because Taylor Swift is a woman?

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Through the 8/25 BB charts:

Here is a look at the 10 top overall digital sales weeks, since SoundScan began tracking digital sales:

636,000, "Right Round," Flo Rida, Feb. 28, 2009
610,000, "TiK ToK," Ke$ha, Jan. 9, 2010
559,000, "Grenade," Bruno Mars, Jan. 8, 2011
542,000, "Somebody That I Used To Know," Gotye featuring Kimbra, April 28, 2012
521,000, "Boyfriend," Justin Bieber, April 14, 2012
509,000, "Born This Way," Lady Gaga, March 5, 2011
509,000, "Firework," Katy Perry, Jan. 8, 2011
493,000, "Payphone," Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa, May 5, 2012
467,000, "Low," Flo Rida, Jan. 12, 2008
464,000, "Boom Boom Pow," the Black Eyed Peas, April 18, 2009

.. . and the 10 top debut digital sales weeks, according to SoundScan:

636,000, "Right Round," Flo Rida, Feb. 28, 2009
521,000, "Boyfriend," Justin Bieber, April 14, 2012
493,000, "Payphone," Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa, May 5, 2012
464,000, "Boom Boom Pow," the Black Eyed Peas, April 18, 2009
448,000, "Born This Way," Lady Gaga, Feb 26, 2011
418,000, "Crack a Bottle," Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent, Feb. 21, 2009
411,000, "Part of Me," Katy Perry, March 3, 2012
411,000, "Hold It Against Me," Britney Spears, Jan 29, 2011
379,000, "Not Afraid," Eminem, May 22, 2010
338,000, "Love the Way You Lie," Eminem featuring Rihanna, July 10, 2010

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Since 2005, when digital sales started being counted for Hot 100. Solo written T10 females

(running up that hill/kate bush)
Dance Monkey/Tones and I
Lover/Taylor Swift

We Might Be Dead By Tomorrow/Soko
Red/Taylor Swift
Begin Again/Taylor Swift
You and I/Lady Gaga
Back to December/Taylor Swift
Speak Now/Taylor Swift
Mine/Taylor Swift
Today was a Fairytale/Taylor Swift
Jump then Fall/Taylor Swift
Love Story/Taylor Swift
Change/Taylor Swift
New Soul/Yael Naim
Love Song/Sara Bareilles
Rehab/Amy Winehouse

Weeks on top of the digital chart for solo females: IX Hollaback Girl
VIII Call Me Maybe
VI Tik Tok, Rolling in the Deep, Party in the USA, I Kissed a Girl
V We Are Never, Pon de Replay, Royals
For all the other girls it was their first digital #1, so impressive longevity.

Females with more solo Hot 100 T10s than Taylor: Madonna, Janet, Mariah, Whitney, Supremes, Aretha, Connie
Janet/Mariah/Whitney around 20, the latter 3 around 16 if one separates Supremes w/Diana vs. Supremes w/o Diana. Madonna has around 36.

Females with 7 solo country #1s with more solo country T10s than Taylor (18): Reba 54, Loretta 39, Tanya 37, Dolly 32, Crystal 31, Tammy 29, Anne 24, Judds 20
Years started getting #1s: 1983, 1968, 1973, 1970, 1976, 1967, 1974, 1984. Vs. 2007.

Solo Hits (ish):
Stevie 36 or 45?
Taylor 40 thru Woods
Stones 41 or so; 1964
James Brown 44 or so; 1960
Madonna 44 or so; 1983
Beatles 51 I guess; 1961
Elton 50 or so; 1970
Elvis a billion; 1956

Taylor has 5 songs charted for 8 months (with 3 at 11). Adele has 3; Kelly has 4, but she's been inconsistent lately with her singles. Major divas with 2 are Katy/Rihanna/Gaga/Alicia. On the male side, Bruno & Flo Rida have 3, Usher & Kanye have 2.

Wins: Only artist w/multiple Digital #1s w/o vocal/wtg collab (4); since 06 only artist w/multiple 4 mil albums (4); 2nd artist w/3 albums #1s of release years (+Beatles); #1 & #2 albums w/highest % of all albums sold in a week
Only artist w/3 solo songs w/50% weekly digital lead
Robbed: Only SS era 3-week #1 in sales/airplay w/o #1 overall, Biggest T10 Digital sales week w/o T10 overall - Ronan; Only artist w/3 solos to peak #2 in SS era

6+ hits from an album:
Taylor: Fearless, Fearless Platinum Edition, Speak Now, Red
Michael: Bad, Thriller, Dangerous
Janet: Rhythm Nation, Janet, Control
Def Leppard/Hysteria, Footloose, Urban Cowboy, Waiting to Exhale
Springsteen/Born in the USA, Wayne/Tha Carter IV, Bryan Adams/Reckless, Billy Joel/Innocent Man, George Michael/Faith, Justin Timberlake/Futuresex, Usher/Raymond vs. Raymond
Shania/Come on Over, Bey/I Am Sasha Fierce, Katy/Teenage Dream, Gaga/Born this Way, Nicki/Pink Friday

SOTY (+ROTY) Billy Joel 4 (3), Don Henley 3 (3 inc group), Paul McCartney 6 (4 inc 3 group), John Lennon 5 (3 inc 3 group), Paul Simon 3 (3 inc 2 group)
Henry Mancini 3 (2), Lionel Richie 6 (2), Sting 4 (2 inc group), Bruno Mars 3 (2), U2 4 (2), MJ 3 (1), Kanye 3 (0), Springsteen 3 (1)
Neil Diamond, Eminem, Adele, Taylor, Nate Ruess 2 (2)...Alicia/Bey 2 (1)

[josh]

You forgot Flo

Oh you said solo. Nvm.

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May 20, 2007 11:30:29 GMT -5 @damnnnitzzjohn said:

Charts I would like to see...

Biggest First Week sales (I have one, but it is from early 2005)

Lowest First Week sales (of established artists that have had at least one album selling at least 500,000 copies, excluding live/remix/collaboration/etc, studio albums only)

List of songs that only made it to bubbling under of established artists

Most #1 weeks on the Billboard 200

I can answer this one. The Beatles have the most weeks at #1 on the Billboard album chart with a total of 132 cumulative weeks. Elvis Presley is way behind them in second place with about half as much; He has 67 cumulative weeks at #1.

This is one record the Beatles hold that I doubt will be tied or beaten anytime soon.

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Aug 16, 2012 17:22:15 GMT -5 @peigan68 said:

^ Why only women?

Because the linked Billboard article was just about women.

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Here's an updated list of the songs that have topped both the Hot 100 and Alternative Songs (formerly known as Modern Rock Tracks).

It's worth noting that fun.'s "Some Nights" spent two weeks at #1 on Alternative and is currently #6 on the Hot 100. fun. could become the first act ever to have two songs top both charts.

-"We Are Young," fun. ft. Janelle Monae (2012, Hot 100 for six weeks, Alternative songs for two)
-"Somebody that I Used to Know," Gotye and Kimbra (2012, Hot 100 for eight weeks, Alternative Songs for twelve)
-"Viva la Vida," Coldplay (2008, Hot 100 for one week, Alternative Songs for three)
-"Butterfly," Crazy Town (2002, Hot 100 for two weeks, Modern Rock Tracks for two)
-"How You Remind Me," Nickelback (2002, Hot 100 for two weeks, Modern Rock Tracks for 13)
-"One Week," Barenaked Ladies (1998, Hot 100 for one week (lol), Modern Rock Tracks for five)
-"Nothing Compares 2 U," Sinead O'Connor (1990, Hot 100 for four weeks, Modern Rock Tracks for one)

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*"Butterfly" was from 2001 and charted months before "HYRM" on both charts.

(I wonder how many people know that the song samples a RHCP instrumental track. IMO, their image and the fact are high contributions to its rock-chart success.)

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Most weeks in the Top 10 on the Billboard 200 since 1963:

109 The Sound of Music Sdtk.
84 Bruce Springsteen, Born In The USA
79 Adele, 21 - #10 this week
78 Michael Jackson, Thriller
78 Def Leppard, Hysteria
72 Alanis Morissette, Jagged Little Pill
71 Dr. Zhivago Sdtk.
64 Paula Abdul, Forever Your Girl
61 Herb Alpert, Whipped Cream & Other Delights
61 Celine Dion, Falling Into You

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Rob Thomas this week becomes the 26th musician in chart history to reach #1 on The Billboard 200 both as a solo artist and as a member of a group, duo or collective of artists (such as Ruff Ryders and The Firm). Thomas achieves the feat as his group Matchbox Twenty lands its first #1 album with North. Thomas hit #1 on his own in 2005 with his first solo album, …Something To Be.

Three artists have hit #1 on their own and as part of two groups. They are Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton and Eminem.

Here's a complete list of the 26 artists who have reached #1 on The Billboard 200 both as a solo artist and as a member of a group, duo or collective of artists.

Nat "King" Cole hit #1 in May 1957 with Love Is The Thing. The album featured his velvety versions of such romantic standards as "Stardust," "When I Fall In Love" and "At Last." Cole had had two #1 albums in 1945 and 1946 with his jazz trio, The King Cole Trio.

Paul McCartney has had seven #1 albums, starting with his first solo album, McCartney, in May 1970. No singles were released from that album (!). "Maybe I'm Amazed," one of McCartney's best solo songs, might well have been a #1. McCartney's tally of seven #1 albums includes five albums with his band, Wings. McCartney also amassed 19 #1 albums with the Beatles, from 1964's Meet The Beatles to 2000's 1.

George Harrison had two #1 albums, starting with All Things Must Pass in January 1971. (Harrison had released a couple of minor instrumental albums before this triple-disk album, but this was his formal solo debut.) The album spawned the #1 smash "My Sweet Lord." Harrison also had 19 #1 albums with the Beatles.

Janis Joplin hit #1 on her own (posthumously) in February 1971 with her second solo album, Pearl. The album spawned her #1 smash "Me And Bobby McGee." She had hit #1 in October 1968 with Big Brother & The Holding Company's second album, Cheap Thrills. She was the first female artist to top the chart on her own and with a group.

John Lennon had three #1 albums, starting with Imagine in October 1971. The title song made the top 10 and became one of the best-loved songs of our time. Lennon also had 19 #1 albums with the Beatles. The last four of them, Anthology 1, 2 and 3 and the greatest hits album 1, were released after his death in 1980.

Neil Young hit #1 in March 1972 with Harvest. The album spawned the #1 hit "Heart Of Gold." Young also amassed three #1 albums with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: 1970's Déjà vu, 1971's 4 Way Street and 1974's So Far.

Diana Ross topped the chart on her own in April 1973 with the Lady Sings The Blues soundtrack. The double-disk album included her versions of such Billie Holiday standards as "Good Morning Heartache." Ross had landed three #1 albums with the Supremes, from 1966's The Supremes A' Go-Go to 1969's TCB (a TV soundtrack they recorded with the Temptations).

Eric Clapton has had three #1 albums on his own, starting with 461 Ocean Boulevard in August 1974. The album included his chart-topping version of Bob Marley's "I Shot The Sheriff." Clapton had landed #1 albums with Cream in 1968 (Wheels On Fire) and Blind Faith in 1969 (Blind Faith).

Paul Simon topped the chart on his own in December 1975 with Still Crazy After All These Years. The album included his #1 smash "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover." Simon had landed three #1 albums as one-half of Simon & Garfunkel, from 1968's The Graduate soundtrack to 1970's Bridge Over Troubled Water.

Bruce Springsteen has amassed eight #1 albums on his own, starting with The River in November 1980. The album included the top five hit, "Hungry Heart." Springsteen also topped the chart in 1986 with Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Live/1975-85, on which he shared artist billing with his band.

Stevie Nicks hit #1 in September 1981 with her first solo album, Bella Donna. The album included her top 10 hits "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" (with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers) and "Leather And Lace" (with Don Henley). Nicks also landed four #1 albums with Fleetwood Mac, from 1976's Fleetwood Mac to 1997's The Dance.

John Fogerty hit #1 in March1985 with Centerfold. The title song has become a ballpark staple. The album also included the top 10 hit "The Old Man Down The Road." Fogerty had notched two #1 albums with Creedence Clearwater Revival: 1969's Green River and 1970's Cosmo's Factory.

George Michael hit #1 in January 1988 with his first solo album, Faith. The album, which won a Grammy as Album of the Year, spawned four #1 hits: "Faith," "Father Figure," "One More Try" and "Monkey." Michael had hit #1 in March 1985 with Wham!'s second album, Make It Big.

Steve Winwood hit #1 in August 1988 with Roll With It. The title track logged four weeks at #1 on the Hot 100. A follow-up, "Don't You Know What The Night Can Do?," also hit the top 10. Winwood had hit #1 in September 1969 with Blind Faith's one and only album, Blind Faith.

Bobby Brown topped the chart in January 1989 with his second solo album, Don't Be Cruel. The album spawned five top 10 hits, including the #1 smash "My Prerogative." Brown also hit #1 in September 2006 with New Edition's reunion album Home Again.

Prince has had two #1 albums on his own, starting with the Batman soundtrack in July 1989. The album spawned the #1 hit "Batdance." He had had two #1 albums with Prince & the Revolution: the Purple Rain soundtrack in 1984 and Around The World In A Day in 1985.

Nas has amassed five #1 albums, starting with his sophomore album It Was Written in July 1996. The album spawned the top 30 hit "Street Dreams." Nas also landed a #1 album with the rap collective, The Firm. Their one and only album, The Firm—the Album, hit #1 in November 1997. Nas was the first hip-hop artist to top the chart on his own and in a group.

DMX hit #1 with his first five albums, starting with It's Dark And Hell Is Hot in June 1998. The album included the top 40 hit "Get At Me Dog" (featuring Sheek of The Lox). DMX also hit #1 in May 1999 with Ruff Ryders' Ruff Ryders—Ryde Or Die Vol. I.

Lauryn Hill hit #1 in September 1998 with her one and only solo studio album, The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill. The album, which won a Grammy as Album of the Year, spawned the #1 hit "Doo Wop (That Thing)." Hill had hit #1 in May 1996 with Fugees' one and only studio album, The Score.

Foxy Brown hit #1 in February 1999 with her sophomore album, Chyna Doll. The album featured the chart hit "Hot Spot." Brown had had a #1 album with The Firm. The Firm—the Album hit #1 in November 1997.

Eve hit #1 in October 1999 with her first album, Ruff Ryders' First Lady. The album included the top 40 hits "Gotta Man" and "Love Is Blind" (featuring Faith Evans). Eve had hit #1 that May with Ruff Ryders' first album, Ruff Ryders—Ryde Or Die Vol. I.

Eminem has had six #1 albums on his own, starting with his sophomore album The Marshall Mathers LP in June 2000. The album spawned the top 10 hit "The Real Slim Shady." Eminem has also had two #1 albums with D12 from 2001 to 2004 and one with Bad Meets Evil in 2011.

Beyonce hit #1 with her first four studio albums as a solo artist, starting with Dangerously In Love in July 2003. The album spawned the #1 hits "Crazy In Love" (featuring Jay-Z) and "Baby Boy" (featuring Sean Paul). Beyonce also landed two #1 albums with Destiny's Child: 2001's Survivor and 2005's #1's.

Jadakiss hit #1 in July 2004 with his second album, Kiss Of Death. The album spawned the top 30 hits "Why?" (featuring Anthony Hamilton) and "U Make Me Wanna" (featuring Mariah Carey). Jadakiss was also a member of The Lox, which was featured on Ruff Ryders' first album, Ruff Ryders—Ryde Or Die Vol. I. The album hit #1 in May 1999.

Rob Thomas hit #1 in May 2005 with his first solo album, …Something To Be. The album spawned the top 10 hit "Lonely No More." Thomas hits #1 this week with Matchbox Twenty's North.

Justin Timberlake topped the chart in September 2006 with his second solo album, FutureSex/LoveSounds. The album spawned three #1 hits: "SexyBack" (featuring Timbaland), "My Love" (featuring T.I.) and "What Goes Around…Comes Around." Timberlake had had two #1 albums with *NSYNC: 2000's No Strings Attached and 2001's Celebrity.

The Fine Print: I didn't include three solo artists who hit #1 on their own and also in collaborations with other artists. These are Jay-Z, R. Kelly and Kanye West.

Super Fine Print: I also didn't include Benny Goodman, who had two #1 albums in the pre-rock era, one with his sextet, the other with his orchestra, trio and quartet. Those were just different presentations, not a case of moving from group to solo.

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Solo women to make the most appearances in the Hot 100's 54-year history:

73, Aretha Franklin
56, Madonna
56, Dionne Warwick
53, Connie Francis
48, Brenda Lee
48, Taylor Swift
44, Mariah Carey
42, Nicki Minaj
41, Barbra Streisand
40, Mary J. Blige
40, Diana Ross

Through the 9/22 Hot 100

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MOST #1 ALBUMS ON THE BILLBOARD 200

Beatles 19

Jay-Z 12

Elvis Presley 10
Bruce Springsteen 10

Rolling Stones 9
Barbra Streisand 9

Garth Brooks 8
Madonna 8

Elton John 7
Paul McCartney/Wings 7
Led Zeppelin 7
U2 7

Janet Jackson 6
The Eagles 6
Mariah Carey 6
Michael Jackson 6
Britney Spears 6
Eminem 6
Nas 6
Dave Matthews Band 6 *new*

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MOST TOP 10 ALBUMS ON THE BILLBOARD 200

Rolling Stones 36

Frank Sinatra 33

Barbra Streisand 31 "What Matters Most"

The Beatles 30

Elvis Presley 27

Madonna 20 "MDNA"
Bob Dylan 20 "Tempest" *new*

Paul McCartney 18 "Kisses on the Bottom"

Elton John 17 "The Union"
George Strait 17 "Here For A Good Time"
Bruce Springsteen 17 "Wrecking Ball"
Neil Diamond 17 "Hot August Night"

Johnny Mathis 16
Mariah Carey 16 "MCIIY"

Rod Stewart 15 "Soulbook"
Dave Matthews 15 "Away From The World" *new*

Garth Brooks 14 "Ultimate Hits"
Prince 14 "Lotus Flow3r"
Tim McGraw 14 "Emotional Traffic"
Van Halen 14 "Different Kind of Truth"
The Beach Boys 14 "That's Why God Made the Radio"
R Kelly 14 "Write Me Back"

Santana 13 "Guitar Heaven"
Barry Manilow 13 "15 Minutes"
Jay Z 13 "Watch The Throne"

Eric Clapton 12
Chicago 12
Alan Jackson 12 "Thirty"

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Debut sales weeks are way down this year. Only 10 albums have debuted with over 200k:

Biggest debuts in 2012:

01 358,653 MDNA Madonna

01 253,057 PINK FRIDAY: ROMAN RELOADED Nicki Minaj

01 267,338 BLOWN AWAY Carrie Underwood

01 219,478 BORN AND RAISED John Mayer

01 374,264 BELIEVE Justin Bieber

01 223,420 LIVING THINGS Linkin Park

02 222,201 OVEREXPOSED Maroon 5

01 234,289 UNCAGED Zac Brown Band

01 218,492 GOD FORGIVES I DON'T Rick Ross

01 266,000 AWAY FROM THE WORLD Dave Matthews Band

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Weezy matches the King's mark for the most Hot 100 hits among men.


Lil Wayne enjoys a feat previously fit for only a King.

As he debuts as a guest (with 2 Chainz) on Juicy J's "Bandz a Make Her Dance," the Billboard Hot 100's top debut at No. 71, the rapper ties Elvis Presley for the most Hot 100 appearances - 108 - among men. The pair trails only the "Glee" cast's 204 visits for the most among all acts since the chart launched the week of Aug. 4, 1958. (Read on for more about the Fox TV troupe.)

Among solo males, Lil Wayne and Presley rank above James Brown, who's third with 91 Hot 100 hits. Ray Charles places fourth with 74 entries, followed by Elton John (67).

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Presley's Hot 100 span encompasses the chart's 1958 inception through 2003 (45 years and two months), when "Rubberneckin' " peaked at No. 94. Lil Wayne has matched Presley's total over 13 years, two months and three weeks, having first appeared the week of July 10, 1999.

Two caveats, however, to Lil Wayne having equaled the iconic King of Rock & Roll's achievement: Presley's career, and some of his signature hits, like "Heartbreak Hotel," "Don't Be Cruel" and "Hound Dog," predated the Hot 100's inception. As Presley placed 31 titles on pre-Hot 100 Billboard airplay/sales/jukebox charts, according to Joel Whitburn's "Top Pop Singles" reference book, he likely would've sent approximately that many more songs onto the Hot 100 had it existed when he arrived.

Presley was also billed as the lead artist on all 108 of his chart hits, while Weezy has been the lead on 42 of his, showing as a featured act on his other 66. Not that Lil Wayne hasn't enjoyed laudable Hot 100 accolades. He's notched two No. 1s: 2008's "Lollipop" and 2009's "Down," on which he assisted Jay Sean. Fifty-seven of his Hot 100 entries have reached the top 40 and 17, the top 10 (compared to Presley's 80 and 25, respectively).

As he matches Presley's historic mark, Lil Wayne's latest Hot 100 entry as a lead, "No Worries," featuring Detail, rises 96-58 in its second week.

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SS era: 21/Adele 24 - AOTY (11)
Bodyguard/Whitney 20 - AOTY (92)
Ropin’ the Wind/Garth Brooks 18 - N/A (91)
Some Gave All/Billy Ray Cyrus 17 - Soty/Roty noms (92)
Titanic 16 - SOTY/ROTY (98)
Frozen 13
Jagged Little Pill/Alanis 12 - AOTY (95)
Supernatural/Santana 12 - AOTY (99)
Fearless/Taylor Swift 11 - AOTY (08)
Lion King 10 - 2 Soty noms (94)
Millennium/Backstreet Boys 10 - Aoty/Soty/Roty noms (99)

21 48, Ropin' the Wind 27, Jagged Little Pill/Bodyguard 26, Millennium 20, Supernatural/Confessions (Roty/Aoty)/Let's Talk About Love/Frozen 18


01 2000 2,415,859 1 'N Sync - No Strings Attached
02 2001 1,879,955 1 'N Sync - Celebrity
03 2000 1,760,049 1 Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
04 2000 1,591,191 1 Backstreet Boys - Black & Blue
05 2002 1,320,000 2 Eminem - The Eminem Show
06 2000 1,319,193 1 Britney Spears - Oops...I Did It Again
07 2001 1,258,667 6 The Beatles - 1
08 2012 1,208,290 1 RED Taylor Swift
09 2005 1,140,638 1 50 Cent - The Massacre
10 1999 1,133,505 1 Backstreet Boys - Millennium
11 2011 1,108,403 1 BORN THIS WAY Lady GaGa
12 2004 1,096,213 1 Usher - Confessions
13 1998 1,085,373 1 Garth Brooks - Double Live
14 1993 1,061,000 6 Soundtrack - The Bodyguard
15 2000 1,054,511 1 Limp Bizkit - Chocolate Starfish
16 2010 1,046,718 1 SPEAK NOW Taylor Swift
17 2004 1,022,149 1 Norah Jones - Feels Like Home
18 2008 1,005,545 1 THA CARTER III Lil' Wayne
19 2013 968,018 1 THE 20/20 EXPERIENCE Justin Timberlake
20 2011 963,970 1 THA CARTER IV Lil Wayne
21 2007 956,936 1 GRADUATION Kanye West
22 1993 950,377 1 Pearl Jam - Vs.
23 1995 907,000 2 Garth Brooks - The Hits

Selling 500k in a week since 2000:
? 1989 Taylor, 1319 OOPS!...I DID IT AGAIN Britney Spears, 1208 RED Taylor
1108 BORN THIS WAY Lady Gaga, 1047 SPEAK NOW Taylor, 1022 FEELS LIKE HOME Norah Jones
874 UP! Shania Twain
780 HOME Dixie Chicks, 746 BRITNEY Britney Spears, 742 AS I AM Alicia Keys, 730 21 Adele, 727 THE BREAKTHROUGH Mary J Blige, 701 I DREAMED A DREAM Susan Boyle
663 SURVIVOR Destiny's Child, 629 GROWING PAINS Mary J Blige, 621 COME AWAY WITH ME Norah Jones, 618 THE DIARY OF ALICIA KEYS Alicia Keys, 617 BEYONCE Beyonce, 609 IN THE ZONE Britney Spears, 605 ALL FOR YOU Janet Jackson
592 FEARLESS Taylor Swift, 541 B'DAY Beyoncé, 530 GREATEST HITS Shania Twain, 527 CARNIVAL RIDE Carrie Underwood, 527 A NEW DAY HAS COME Celine Dion, 526 TAKING THE LONG WAY Dixie Chicks, 505 CIRCUS Britney Spears, 503 ASHANTI Ashanti
4 Taylor/Britney, 2 Dixie/Shania/Beyonce/Alicia/Norah/Mary

Females with multiple studio albums with at least 1 week selling 500k since 1995:
4 The Lord Taylor Swift/Godney Spears, 2 Dixie Chicks/Beyonce/Alicia/Norah/Mary/Celine

6 Eminem, 4 Jay-Z, 3 2Pac, 3 50 Cent, 2 Drake, Wayne, T.I., Kanye, Outkast?. R. Kelly, DMX
3 NSync, 2 1D, JT, BSB
2 Creed, Coldplay, Linkin, Tool, Dave Matthews, Limp Bizkit
2 Rascal Flatts, Tim McGraw, Garth Brooks

Multi-wk #1s: 3(3) Celine, (83) Beatles, 54 Nelly, 64 Susan, 66 Fifty Cent, (6)42 MJ?
Bruce 22(2), Coldplay 322, Dixie Chicks 422, Jay-Z 532222, Alicia 432, Metallica 443 Now 333322222, Nor 643, Mar .18622, Em 8764222, Garth .8(8)75552, Goddess .1673+


#2s
Taylor SSSS/LL
Drake SSS/LL/F
Bieber SS/L/F
Maroon Five SS/L
Ariana S/LL
Twenty One Pilots, Miley, Chris Brown SS
Dua, Juice, Ed, Chingy, Mariah S/L
Marshmello, Ciara, Eve LL


Reverse chronologically:
Do We Have a Problem, Nicki, Lil Baby
Girls Want Girls, Drake, Lil Baby
Bad Habits, Ed Sheeran
My Life, J Cole, 21 Savage, Morray
34+35, Ariana feat Doja and Megan thee Stallion
Levitating, Dua Lipa feat Dababy
Wants and Needs, Drake feat Lil Baby
Memories, Maroon Five
Yummy, Justin Bieber
Life is Good, Future feat Drake
Don't Start Now, Dua Lipa

What's Poppin, Jack Harlow feat DaBaby, Tory Lanez, & Wayne
Come and Go, Juice Wrld & Marshmello
Laugh Now Cry Later, Drake feat Lil Durk
Forever After All, Luke Combs
Therefore I Am, Billie Eilish
Happier, Marshmello & Bastille
Rockin Around the Christmas Tree, Brenda Lee
Wow, Post Malone
Break Up with Your Girlfriend, Ariana
Me, Taylor feat Brendon Urie

If I Can't Have You, Shawn Mendes
I Don't Care, Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
You Need to Calm Down, Taylor
Meant to be, Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line
Lucid Dreams, Juice Wrld
Nonstop, Drake
Mona Lisa, Wayne feat Kendrick
Zeze, Kodak Black feat Travis Scott & Offset
Taylor & Zayn, I Don't Wanna Live Forever
DJ Khaled feat Rihanna and Bryson, Wild Thoughts

21 Pilots, Heathens
Major Lazer feat Justin Bieber and MO, Cold Water
Lukas Graham, 7 Years
21 Pilots, Stressed Out
Drake, Hotline Bling
Fetty Wap, Trap Queen
Maroon Five, Sugar
Ed Sheeran, Thinking Out Loud
Hozier, Take Me to Church
Nicki Minaj, Anaconda

Sam Smith, Stay with Me
Ariana Grande and Iggy Azalea, Problem
Beyonce and Jay-Z, Drunk in Love
OneRepublic, Counting Stars
One Direction, Best Song Ever
Miley Cyrus, We Can’t Stop
Daft Punk and Pharrell, Get Lucky
Justin Timberlake, Mirrors
Taylor Swift, I Knew You Were Trouble
Kesha, Die Young

Psy, Gangnam Style
Ellie Goulding, Lights
Katy Perry, Wide Awake
*Maroon Five and Wiz Khalifa, Payphone
Justin Bieber, Boyfriend
Pink, Perfect
Cee Lo Green, Forget You
Taio Cruz, Dynamite
Bob and Hayley Williams, Airplanes
Artists for Haiti, We are the World 25

*Taylor Swift, Today was a Fairytale
Young Money and Lloyd, Bedrock
Lady Antebellum, Need You Now
Iyaz, Replay
Lady Gaga, Bad Romance
*Miley Cyrus, Party in the USA
*Jay-Z and Rihanna and Kanye, Run This Town
**Taylor Swift, You Belong with Me
Drake, Best I Ever Had
Pitbull, I Know You Want Me

Jamie Foxx and T-Pain, Blame It
TI and *Justin Timberlake, Dead and Gone
*Kanye, Heartless
David Archuleta, Crush
Chris Brown, Forever
*Chris Brown, With You
Timbaland and *OneRepublic, Apologize
Shop Boyz, Party Like a Rockstar
Ne-Yo, Because of You
Gwen Stefani and Akon, Sweet Escape

Ludacris and Mary J Blige, Runaway Love
Fall Out Boy, This Ain’t a Scene
Fergie and Will.i.am, Fergalicious
*Akon and Eminem, Smack That
Gnarls Barkley, Crazy
Nickelback, Photograph
Mariah Carey, Shake It Off
*Rihanna, Pon de Replay
Pussycat Dolls and Busta Rhymes, Don’t Cha
Bo Bice, Inside Your Heaven

Ciara and *Ludacris, Oh
Game and 50 Cent, Hate It Or Love It
Kelly Clarkson, Since U Been Gone
Green Day, Blvd of Broken Dreams
*Ciara and Missy Elliott, 1 2 Step
Lil Flip and Lea, Sunshine
Hoobastank, Reason
Mario Winans and P Diddy and Enya, I Don’t Wanna Know
J-Kwon, Tipsy
Chingy and J-Weav, One Call Away

Lil Jon and the Eastside Boyz and Ying Yang Twins, Get Low
*Chingy, Right Thurr
Ruben Studdard, Flying Without Wings
Ashanti, Rock Wit U
Lil Kim and *50 Cent, Magic Stick
R Kelly, Ignition
Ja Rule and *Ashanti, Mesmerize
Christina Aguilera, Beautiful
*Missy Elliott, Work It
Eve and Alicia Keys, Gangsta Lovin’

Avril Lavigne, Complicated
*Eminem, Without Me
*P Diddy and Usher and Loon, I Need a Girl
Fat Joe and **Ashanti and *Ja Rule, What’s Luv
Linkin Park, In the End
*Mariah and Cameo, Loverboy
Blu Cantrell, Hit Em Up Style
*Eve and *Gwen Stefani, Let Me Blow Ya Mind
Lifehouse, Hanging By a Moment
Destiny’s Child, Survivor

Dream, He Loves U Not
Mya, Case of the Ex
98 Degrees, Give Me Just One Night
Marc Anthony, You Sang to Me
Toni Braxton, He Wasn't Man Enough
Faith Hill, Breathe

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Sept 22, 2012 7:48:07 GMT -5 fridayteenage said:

I wonder how these achievements would look if you only counted songs that charted at least 2 weeks. It would bring Taylor down to about 35, but on the plus side it would bring the ridiculous total of Glee down to 34.

Exactly. That's why I don't take the Glee "record" that seriously.

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Or LIl Wayne for that matter. Being "featured" on 7 things a week waters that down too

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Here is a list of the 10 acts with the most Hot 100 hits, from the inception of the chart in August 1958 through this week.
1. Glee cast (204),
2. Lil Wayne (109),
3. Elvis Presley (108),
4. James Brown (91),
5. Ray Charles (74),
6. Aretha Franklin (73),
7 (tie). The Beatles (71),
7 (tie). Jay-Z (71),
9. Elton John (67),
10. Stevie Wonder (63).

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Solo women to make the most appearances in the Hot 100's 54-year history:

73, Aretha Franklin
56, Madonna
56, Dionne Warwick
53, Connie Francis
49, Taylor Swift
48, Brenda Lee
44, Mariah Carey
41, Nicki Minaj
41, Barbra Streisand
40, Mary J. Blige
40, Diana Ross
39, Whitney Houston
39, Janet Jackson

Through the 10/6 Hot 100

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Artists With the Most Hot 100 Top 10s:

38, Madonna
34, the Beatles
28, Michael Jackson
28, Stevie Wonder
27, Mariah Carey
27, Janet Jackson
27, Elton John
25, Elvis Presley (whose career predates the Hot 100's Aug. 4, 1958, launch)
23, Whitney Houston
23, the Rolling Stones
22, Paul McCartney
22, Rihanna
20, Chicago
20, the Supremes

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MOST TOP 10 ALBUMS ON THE BILLBOARD 200

Rolling Stones 36

Frank Sinatra 33

Barbra Streisand 32 "Release Me" *new*

The Beatles 30

Elvis Presley 27

Madonna 20 "MDNA"
Bob Dylan 20 "Tempest"

Paul McCartney 18 "Kisses on the Bottom"

Elton John 17 "The Union"
George Strait 17 "Here For A Good Time"
Bruce Springsteen 17 "Wrecking Ball"
Neil Diamond 17 "Hot August Night"

Johnny Mathis 16
Mariah Carey 16 "MCIIY"

Rod Stewart 15 "Soulbook"
Dave Matthews 15 "Away From The World"

Garth Brooks 14 "Ultimate Hits"
Prince 14 "Lotus Flow3r"
Tim McGraw 14 "Emotional Traffic"
Van Halen 14 "Different Kind of Truth"
The Beach Boys 14 "That's Why God Made the Radio"
R Kelly 14 "Write Me Back"

Santana 13 "Guitar Heaven"
Barry Manilow 13 "15 Minutes"
Jay Z 13 "Watch The Throne"

Eric Clapton 12
Chicago 12
Alan Jackson 12 "Thirty"

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Albums with over 400k sold:

2011

(1) Born This Way – Lady Gaga – 1.108
(1) Watch The Throne – Jay-Z & Kanye West – 436
(1) Tha Carter IV – Lil Wayne – 964
(1) Mylo Xyloto – Coldplay – 447
(1) Take Care - Drake - 631
(1) Christmas - Michael Bublé - 479
(1) Christmas - Michael Bublé - 448
(1) Christmas - Michael Bublé - 467


2011

(1) 21 – Adele – 730
(1) Babel – Mumford & Sons – 600

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I went through some old issues of Billboard, and collected these info:

Hot 100 Airplay: Highest single-week audience record-breaking history

89M　"Dreamlover" – Mariah Carey (1993)
(Does anybody know whom the record belonged to before "Dreamlover" by Mariah Carey?)

91M　"I Love You Always Forever" – Donna Lewis. Sep 21, 1996
100M＋　"I Love You Always Forever" – Donna Lewis. Oct 12, 1996
105M　"My Heart Will Go On" – Céline Dion. Feb 7, 1998
117M　"My Heart Will Go On" – Céline Dion. Mar 7, 1998
121M　"No Scrubs" – TLC. Apr 10, 1999
133M　"No Scrubs" – TLC. Apr 24, 1999
140.3M　"No Scrubs" – TLC. May 1, 1999
140.5M　"Independent Women Part I" – Destiny's Child. Dec 9, 2000
149.3M　"Fallin'" – Alicia Keys. Oct 6, 2001
149.9M　"U Got It Bad" – Usher. Jan 19, 2002

150.5M　"Foolish" – Ashanti, May 11, 2002
155.3M　"Foolish" – Ashanti, May 18, 2002
163.1M　"Hot In Herre" – Nelly. Jul 27, 2002
167.7M　"Dilemma" – Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland. Sep 7, 2002
170.2M　"In Da Club" – 50 Cent. Mar 29, 2003
172.8M　"Yeah!" – Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris. Apr 17, 2004
184.7M　"Let Me Love You" – Mario. Jan 22, 2005
189.6M　"Let Me Love You" – Mario. Feb 5, 2005
192.3M　"We Belong Together" – Mariah Carey. Jun 18, 2005
202.1M　"We Belong Together" – Mariah Carey. Jul 2, 2005
212.1M　"We Belong Together" – Mariah Carey. Jul 9, 2005

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As well as that of Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay and Rap Airplay charts, but I'm NOT sure whether Alicia Keys and Snoop Dogg got the highest at last, hoping someone would know that :)

R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: Highest single-week audience record
50.7M　"You Make Me Wanna..." – Usher. Oct 4, 1997
52.3M　"You Make Me Wanna..." – Usher (1997)
~53M"　Anytime" – Brian McKnight. Mar 7, 1998
55.1M　"All My Life" – K-Ci & JoJo. Apr 11, 1998
59.3M　"No Scrubs" – TLC (1999)
63.8M　"Fallin'" – Alicia Keys. Aug 25, 2001
73.8M　"Foolish" – Ashanti. Apr 20, 2002
75.4M　"Work It" – Missy Elliott. Dec 7, 2002
88.6M　"In Da Club" – 50 Cent. Mar 8, 2003
90M＋　"You Don't Know My Name" - Alicia Keys. Jan 24, 2004

Rap Airplay: Highest single-week audience record
117M　"In Da Club" – 50 Cent. Mar 15, 2003
123M　"Drop It Like It's Hot" – Snoop Dogg. Nov 27, 2004

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www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat#/column/chartbeat/weekly-chart-notes-thumbs-up-for-adele-s-1007985752.story?page=2

STARTING 'TROUBLE': As she roars in at No. 3 with "I Knew You Were Trouble.," Taylor Swift notches her 50th Billboard Hot 100 entry. Only four women in the chart's 54-year history previously reached the milestone: Aretha Franklin (73), Madonna, Dionne Warwick (56 each) and Connie Francis (53).

Swift reaches the landmark sum in a span of just six years and one month dating to the arrival of her debut entry, "Tim McGraw," the week of Sept. 23, 2006. Among women, she easily nets her 50th Hot 100 hit the fastest, besting Franklin's stretch of 14 years, six months and three weeks.

"Trouble" marks Swift's record-extending 11th top 10 Hot 100 debut. She could log another such arrival next week with final "Red" preview single "State of Grace." The song currently ranks at No. 1 in the iTunes Store.

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Records set by Taylor Swift and the Glee Cast in categories such as this should be viewed in context with the era when comparing to other artists from the past who did not launch every track as a single