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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