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Billboard Hot 100 appearances

Bill Sullivan — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:40:34 +0000

In celebration of 50 years of charting popular music, Billboard went through all those old lists to determine which artists had racked up the most appearances on its Hot 100.

The all-time leader probably comes as no surprise, and he leads by a comfortable margin.

Who else made the cut?

Here’s the list:

1. Elvis Presley: 108

2. James Brown: 89

3. Aretha Franklin: 73

T3. Ray Charles: 73

5. The Beatles: 72

6. Elton John: 67

7. Stevie Wonder: 63

8. The Rolling Stones: 57

9. Marvin Gaye: 56

T9. Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons: 56

T9. Dionne Warwick: 56

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Greatest singers of all time

Bill Sullivan — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:27:13 +0000

To try to determine who are the greatest singers of all time, Rolling Stone convened a blue ribbon panel of experts. The august body included singers themselves (Bono, Bruce Springsteen and more), industry executives and media who work in the music business.

Each was asked to list 20 names. An accounting firm tabulated the results and came up with a list of 100.

Here are the Top 10:

1. Aretha Franklin

10. James Brown

To read all about these, and to see the rest of the list, visit Rolling Stone.

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Best cover songs

Michael Hurd — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:28:08 +0000

The passing of Isaac Hayes started us thinking about cover songs, the tunes made popular, or not, by someone other than the original artists.

In 1969, Hayes, known more for the theme from Shaft, made what would become a classic R&B cover of Glenn Campbell’s country ballad, “By the Time I Get to Phoenix.” Hayes’ remake came in at a little over 18 minutes. Incidentally, Hayes also wrote “Soul Man,” the Sam and Dave hit that was covered by Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi as the Blues Brothers.

Unfortunately, Hayes’ cover of the Campbell hit didn’t make the DigitalDreamDoor.com top ten, but here are the tunes that did. The complete list is at Digitaldreamdoor.com, a music and movies site based in Boca Raton, Fla.

– “All Along the Watchtower,” Jimi Hendrix (1968), original by Bob Dylan (1967)
– “Respect,” Aretha Franklin (1967), Otis Redding (1965)
– “Crossroads,” Cream (1968), Robert Johnson (1938)
– “With a Little Help From My Friends,” Joe Cocker (1969), the Beatles in 1967)
– “Mr. Tambourine Man,” The Byrds (1965), Bob Dylan (1964)
– “Hound Dog,” Elvis Presley (1956), Big Mama Thornton (1953)
– “You Shook Me,” Led Zeppelin (1969), Muddy Waters (1962)
– “Hallelujah,” Jeff Buckley (1994), Leonard Cohen (1985)
– “Hurt,” Johnny Cash (2003), Nine Inch Nails (1994)
– “Statesboro Blues,” Allman Brothers (1971), Blind Willie McTell (1928)

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Top-selling recording artists of all time

Cyndi Hughes — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:09:08 +0000

Let’s finally put this one to rest once and for all: Who are the top-selling recording artists of all time? The Recording Industry Association of America, the same group that actually owns the copyright to the Gold, Platinum, Multi-Platinum and Diamond designations for record sales, compiled this definitive list, based on certified units sold.

Is the No. 1 artist any surprise? No. 2 might be, country’s favorite son Garth Brooks (right). But look at where the Stones landed! And why do we find it immensely satisfying to see George Strait finishing way ahead of Madonna? But AC/DC?!?! Who knew?!

Here is the top 20 and the number of certified units sold:

The Beatles: 170 million
Garth Brooks: 128 million
Elvis Presley: 118.5 million
Led Zeppelin: 111.5 million
The Eagles: 100 million
Billy Joel: 79.5 million
Pink Floyd: 74.5 million
Barbra Streisand: 71 million
Elton John: 69.5 million
AC/DC: 69 million
George Strait: 67.5 million
Aerosmith: 66.5 million
The Rolling Stones: 66 million
Bruce Springsteen: 63.5 million
Madonna: 63.5 million
Mariah Carey: 61.5 million
Michael Jackson: 60.5 million
Metallica: 57 million
Van Halen: 56.5 million
Whitney Houston: 54 million

For the rest, see the complete RIAA list.

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