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Acts with the most Billboard #1 singles in the Rock Era...


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Copied from my post at the old board...

Artists With The Most #1 Hits In The Rock Era:

20

The Beatles

17

Mariah Carey

Elvis Presley

13

Michael Jackson

12

Madonna

The Supremes

11

Whitney Houston

10

Janet Jackson

9

Bee Gees

Paul McCartney/Wings

Stevie Wonder

8

Elton John

The Rolling Stones

7

Phil Collins

George Michael

Usher

6

Paula Abdul

Daryl Hall & John Oates

Diana Ross

5

Bon Jovi

Boyz II Men

Eagles

Four Seasons

K.C. & The Sunshine Band

Olivia Newton-John

Prince

Puff Daddy/P. Diddy

Lionel Richie

Barbra Streisand

4

Bryan Adams

Christina Aguilera

Beach Boys

Beyonce

Blondie

Cher

John Denver

Destiny's Child

Celine Dion

Everly Brothers

Jackson Five

Jennifer Lopez

Nelly

Roxette

Rod Stewart

Donna Summer

Justin Timberlake

TLC

Temptations

Bobby Vinton

3

50 Cent

Paul Anka

Pat Boone

Carpenters

Ray Charles

Chicago

Dawn/Tony Orlando

Neil Diamond

Gloria Estefan

Fergie

Roberta Flack

Connie Francis

Nelly Furtado

Marvin Gaye

Andy Gibb

George Harrison

Ja Rule

Jefferson Airplane/Starship

Billy Joel

Huey Lewis & The News

Barry Manilow

Richard Marx

Steve Miller Band

Milli Vanilli

Monica

Monkees

New Kids on the Block

Billy Ocean

OutKast

Sean Paul

Platters

(Young) Rascals

Helen Reddy

Neil Sedaka

Simon & Garfunkel

Sly & The Family Stone

Three Dog Night

Wham!

Wilson Phillips

2

Herb Alpert

America

Ashanti

Association

Rick Astley

Frankie Avalon

Bangles

Michael Bolton

David Bowie

Brandy

Toni Braxton

Bobby Brown

Byrds

Glen Campbell

Captain & Tennille

Peter Cetera

Chic

Chubby Checker

Petula Clark

Color Me Badd

Commodores

Jim Croce

Christopher Cross

Doobie Brothers

Doors

Fifth Dimension

Duran Duran

Fine Young Cannibals

Fleetwoods

Four Tops

Jamie Foxx

Aretha Franklin

Debbie Gibson

Grand Funk

Amy Grant

Heart

Herman's Hermits

Human League

Enrique Iglesias

James Ingram

Tommy James & The Shondells

Jay-Z

Joe

K-Ci & Jojo

R. Kelly

Alicia Keys

Patti LaBelle

Cyndi Lauper

Brenda Lee

John Lennon

Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam

Ludacris

Manfred Mann

Dean Martin

Men at Work

Miracles

Mr. Mister

Guy Mitchell

Ricky Nelson

Notorious B.I.G.

Ohio Players

Roy Orbison

Dolly Parton

Billy Preston

Queen

REO Speedwagon

Righteous Brothers

Tommy Roe

Kenny Rogers

Santana

Savage Garden

Leo Sayer

Shaggy

Shirelles

Simply Red

Frank Sinatra

Nancy Sinatra

Staple Singers

Will Smith

Ringo Starr

Ray Stevens

Tears for Fears

B.J. Thomas

Tiffany

U2

UB40

Frankie Valli

Jennifer Warnes

Dionne Warwick

Kanye West

Deniece Williams

Steve Winwood

Most #1 Hits By Decade:

1950s : Elvis Presley ( 11 )

1960s : The Beatles ( 18 )

1970s : The Bee Gees ( 9 )

1980s : Michael Jackson ( 9 )

1990s : Mariah Carey ( 14 )

2000s : Usher ( 6 )

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Guest Beautiful Stranger
You know Mariah is gunning for The Beatles.

Be rest assured that the download for her next albums' lead off single will be with held for as long as possible, allowing for a huge sales week that will take her to #1 on the Hot 100 and allow her to surpass Elvis.

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Be rest assured that the download for her next albums' lead off single will be with with held for as long as possible, allowing of a huge sales week that will take her to #1 on the Hot 100 and allow her to surpass Elvis.

agreed completely. No doubt MC and her lambs will do everything in their psychotic, obsessive power to make sure she surpasses the Beatles LOL :wacko:

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agreed completely. No doubt MC and her lambs will do everything in their psychotic, obsessive power to make sure she surpasses the Beatles LOL :wacko:

still would be an achievement wouldn't it?

now, we need someone to assassinate her.

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still would be an achievement wouldn't it?

now, we need someone to assassinate her.

Yeah, but whats the point of having these chart achievements if they were not reached fairly or if they were manipulated? :)

But that would be assuming that the charts have some greater importance or meaning and are fair and perfect to begin with, whch is completely wrong.

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ugh! mariah! i just find it frustrating because her songs have just been so mediocre (for the most part). at least with elvis, the beatles and michael jackson, you can appreciate that they made some GREAT songs... even if you're not into their music. but, mariah... ugh!

even so, i'd like to see madonna score a few more #1's. my guess is that her next best chance will have to be a ballad. she needs to remind people of the softer side of madonna. some of her most memorable songs were ballads (crazy for you, live to tell, take a bow).

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britney spears hasn't had 2 #1's?!?

i thought she's had about 4 or so...

and i didn't know that christina aguilera had 4!!!

who knew?

Only BOMT hit #1. Britney floundered on the Hot 100 early in her career because her label didn't release commerical singles for most of the releases that followed, to drive up her album sales.

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Mariah probably just looks at it like a job. Doesn't everyone want to be the most successful at what they do? I think she does a pretty good job at it too. Score #1 singles, sell albums...Check!

But the poor dear forgot to make WORTHY MUSIC to go along with being very successful. :sneaky:

Or at least translate that level of US success to a global scale. :D

But more power to her though I guess. I'd trade bank accounts anyday.

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anyway, madge is the most successful female in my country, in the uk, in italy, in france and god knows in how many more countries

Snoreline Dion has sold more albums than Madonna in France. :)

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In my opinion, the following are the only acts that could ever get another a US number one from this list are....

Mariah Carey

Puff Daddy/P. Diddy

Christina Aguilera

Nelly

50 Cent

OutKast

Sean Paul

Jamie Foxx

Jay-Z

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thats cos she sings in french, non?

Partly, as she does have a TON of French language albums, which were big sellers there. But her studio albums in the mid to late 90's had massive sales there. :)

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In my opinion, the following are the only acts that could ever get another a US number one from this list are....

Mariah Carey

Puff Daddy/P. Diddy

Christina Aguilera

Nelly

50 Cent

OutKast

Sean Paul

Jamie Foxx

Jay-Z

I'd rule out P Diddy and Sean Paul from that list.

I'd also add Celine, Janet, Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, and Ludacris to it as well.

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I'm surprised that U2 only has two. Does anyone know which songs these are?

I believe "Elevation" from the Laura Croft: Tomb Raider soundtrack was #2...

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I'd rule out P Diddy and Sean Paul from that list.

I'd also add Celine and Janet to it as well.

Diddy wil get another one, at least as a ft. artist. Sean Paul had a #1 this year.

And Celine is the least of the divas when it comes to the Hot 100, she'll be the last one to get another Hot 100 #1. Especially considering that any future Celine single will NOT make the Top 20 of the Hot 100 Airplay chart.

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Diddy wil get another one, at least as a ft. artist. Sean Paul had a #1 this year.

And Celine is the least of the divas when it comes to the Hot 100, she'll be the last one to get another Hot 100 #1. Especially considering that any future Celine single will NOT make the Top 20 of the Hot 100 Airplay chart.

I can totally picture Celine doing another ballad for some big hit movie again similar to Titanic... She always seems pretty good at that. Perhaps when her Vegas show ends she will do that... Ever since she started that show she seems focused on that only and doesn't do much else promotion-wise

Yeah, maybe Diddy will get one as a feat. artist, but I can't picture him having a solo #1...

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I can totally picture Celine doing another ballad for some big hit movie again similar to Titanic... She always seems pretty good at that.

And a Celine Dion ballad isn't exactly US radio gold anymore. :)

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"Beautiful Day" peaked in the 20s, I think- that was when physical singles faded into oblivion, and airplay rankings were nearly interchangeable with Hot 100 ranks.

When you see some acts ith #1s and realize that Bruce Springsteen and James Brown have ZERO, and Aretha Franklin has 2, etc. it puts things in grand perspective.

While Mimi's a whole lot better than Westlife, she would be the USA's Westlife in terms of the list of acts with the most #1s and sticking out like a sore thumb.

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