PLEASE NOTE:
All records are through the chart week ending May 17, 2008
(unless noted otherwise)
TOP TEN ACTS
based on total chart points through the chart week ending December 29, 2007
11. 22,609 pts - Whitney Houston
12. 22,116 pts - Madonna
13. 15,411 pts - Barbra Streisand
14. 14,029 pts - Shania Twain
15. 14,025 pts - Bruce Springsteen (+1 position change from 2006)
16. 13.536 pts - Mariah Carey (-1)
17. 13,287 pts - Janet Jackson
18. 13,031 pts - Billy Joel
19. 11,992 pts - Celine Dion (+2)
10. 11,555 pts - Donna Summer (-1)
NUMBER ONE DEBUTS
Artist "Title"
10-20-79 Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer "No More Tears"
04-10-82 Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder "Ebony & Ivory"
03-16-85 USA For Africa "We Are The World"
05-25-85 Madonna "Into The Groove"
99-17-88 Bon Jovi "Bad Medicine"
88-17-91 Mariah Carey "Emotions"
88-07-93 Roberta Flack & Bill Chinnock "Hold On To Love"
12-09-95 Beatles "Free As A Bird"
99-13-97 Elton John "Candle In The Wind 1997"
99-12-98 Shania Twain "From This Moment On" (RE-ENTRY)
66-29-02 Bruce Springsteen "The Rising"
02-15-03 Patti LaBelle "Way Up There"
88-30-03 Toby Keith "I Love This Bar"
86-05-04 Fantasia Barrino "I Believe"
89-11-04 Laura Branigan "I Know You By Heart"
07-16-05 Gretchen Wilson, Big & Rich, Cowboy Troy "Our America"
02-24-07 Elliott Yamin "Movin' On"
NUMBER TWO DEBUTS
Artist "Title"
10-24-81 Stevie Nicks & Don Henley "Leather And Lace"
44-07-90 Madonna "Vogue"
22-23-91 Peace Choir "Give Peace A Chance"
09-07-91 Garth Brooks "Shameless"
88-08-92 Patty Smyth & Don Henley "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough"
11-14-98 Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey "When You Believe"
99-22-01 Whitney Houston "Star Spangled Banner" (RE-ENTRY)
10-18-03 Britney Spears & Madonna "Me Against The Music"
10-29-05 Madonna "Hung Up"
LARGEST JUMP TO NUMBER ONE
move - Artist "Title"
23 to 1 Enya "Only Time"
22 to 1 Elliott Yamin 'This Christmas"
20 to 1 Celine Dion "A New Day Has Come"
19 to 1 George Michael "One More Try"
19 to 1 Toby Keith "The Angry American"
17 to 1 Toby Keith "Honkytonk U"
15 to 1 Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton "Christmas Without You"
14 to 1 Donna Summer "Bad Girls"
14 to 1 Bon Jovi "Wanted Dead Or Alive"
14 to 1 Donna Summer "You're So Beautiful"
14 to 1 Diana DeGarmo "I Believe"
13 to 1 Olivia Newton-John "Physical"
13 to 1 Traveling Wilburys "Handle With Care"
13 to 1 Pink "Get The Party Started"
13 to 1 Tim McGraw "Tiny Dancer"
12 to 1 Michael Bolton "Steel Bars"
12 to 1 Janet Jackson "All For You"
12 to 1 Darius Danesh "Colourblind"
11 to 1 Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey "Endless Love"
11 to 1 New Radicals "You Get What You Give"
11 to 1 Melissa Etheridge "I Need To Wake Up"
LARGEST FALL FROM NUMBER ONE
move - Artist "Title"
1 to off Whitney Houston "One Wish (For Christmas)"
1 to off Elliott Yamin "This Christmas"
1 to off Jim Brickman & Richie McDonald "Coming Home For Christmas"
1 to 23 Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton "Christmas Without You"
1 to 16 Miami Sound Machine "Falling In Love"
1 to 14 Madonna "Papa Don't Preach"
1 to 14 Lita Ford "Kiss Me Deadly"
1 to 14 Eagles "Get Over It"
1 to 13 Sister Sledge "We Are Family"
1 to 13 Annie Lennox "Into The West"
1 to 12 Whitney Houston "One Moment In Time"
1 to 12 Pink "Don't Let Me Get Me"
1 to 11 Elton John "Candle In The Wind" (1988)
1 to 11 Stage Dolls "Love Cries"
1 to 11 Garth Brooks "Standing Outside The Fire"
1 to 11 Gretchen Wilson, Big & Rich, Cowboy Troy "Our America"
LARGEST ONE WEEK JUMP
places moved - chart move - Artist "Title"
35 spots - 39 to 94 Shania Twain "I'm Gonna Getcha Good"
35 spots - 43 to 98 Ace Young "Scattered"
34 spots - 38 to 95 Bruce Springsteen "Mary's Place"
32 spots - 38 to 96 Sinead O'Connor "Nothing Compares 2 U"
31 spots - 41 to 10 Diana DeGarmo "I Heard It Though The Grapevine"
30 spots - 33 to 93 Peter Cetera & Amy Grant "The Next Time I Fall"
30 spots - 40 to 10 Gary Chapman "I Need Jesus"
SLOWEST CLIMB TO NUMBER ONE
weeks - Artist "Title"
22 wks - Sheryl Crow "Always On Your Side"
21 wks - Sammy Kershaw & Terri Clark "Love Of My Life (NON-CONSECUTIVE)
21 wks - Donna Summer "You're So Beautiful" (NON-CONSECUTIVE)
20 wks - Nena "99 Luftballons"
EARLIEST FALL FROM NUMBER ONE
chart week, Artist "Title"
2nd wk - Gretchen Wilson, Big & Rich, Cowboy Troy "Our America"
3rd wk - Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton "Christmas Without You"
3rd wk - Michael Bolton "Steel Bars"
3rd wk - Roberta Flack & Bill Chinnock "Hold On To Love"
3rd wk - Beatles "Free As A Bird"
3rd wk - Elliott Yamin "Movin' On"
OLDEST FALL FROM NUMBER ONE
chart week, Artist "Title"
24th wk - Sammy Kershaw & Terri Clark "Love Of My Life" (NON-CONSECUTIVE)
24th wk - Lonestar "Amazed"
23rd wk - Shania Twain "From This Moment On" (NON-CONSECUTIVE)
23rd wk - Sheryl Crow "Always On Your Side"
22nd wk - Donna Summer "You're So Beautiful" (NON-CONSECUTIVE)
SLOWEST CLIMB TO PEAK POSITION
chart week, Artist "Title" (peak position)
28th wk - Destiny's Child "Emotion" (#3)
SONGS THAT HAVE RETURNED TO NUMBER ONE
year - weeks between runs at #1, Artist "Title"
1985 - 11 wks Lionel Richie "Say You, Say Me"
1987 - 11 wks Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram "Somewhere Out There"
1988 - 33 wks Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield "What Have I Done To Deserve This"
2003 - 77 wks Toby Keith "I Love This Bar"
SONGS THAT HAVE RETURNED TO NUMBER ONE (separate chart runs)
year - weeks between runs at #1, Artist "Title"
1982 & 1984 Pointers Sisters "I'm So Excited"
1988 & 1997 Elton John "Candle In The Wind"
2003 & 2006 Barbra Streisand "Smile"
SONGS THAT HAVE RE-ENTERED CHART FOR THREE SEPARATE RUNS
Artist "Title"
Paul Simon "You Can Call Me Al"
Alanis Morissette "Eight Easy Steps"
Big & Rich "Loud"
HIGHEST FALL OFF CHART WHILE STILL CLIMBING
position - Artist "Title"
from #34 - Foo Fighters "All My Life"
from #12 - Glass Tiger "Don't Forget Me"
MOST TOP TEN DEBUTS
number of debuts, Artist
19 - Madonna
15 - Whitney Houston
07 - Bruce Springsteen
06 - Mariah Carey
05 - Michael Jackson
05 - Celine Dion
MOST CHART SINGLES
number of hits, Artist
66 - Bruce Springsteen
66 - Madonna
64 - Prince
61 - Whitney Houston
61 - Elton John
56 - Barbra Streisand
51 - Janet Jackson
48 - Donna Summer
48 - Michael Jackson
47 - Tim McGraw
47 - Mariah Carey
46 - Garth Brooks
46 - Toby Keith
45 - Celine Dion
43 - Kenny Rogers
43 - Billy Joel
43 - Olivia Newton-John
41 - Dolly Parton
40 - Shania Twain
MOST NUMBER ONE SINGLES
Total #1 hits - Artist
26 Whitney Houston
16 Madonna
14 Bruce Springsteen
12 Donna Summer
11 Shania Twain
11 Barbra Streisand
99 Pointer Sisters
99 Billy Joel
99 Michael Jackson
99 Janet Jackson
99 Mariah Carey
99 Celine Dion
ACTS WITH MORE THAN ONE #2 HIT
number of #2 hits, Artist (number of #1 singles)
13 - Madonna (16)
94 - Whitney Houston (26)
94 - Bruce Springsteen (14)
94 - Paul McCartney (6)
94 - No Doubt/Gwen Stefani (1)
93 - Janet Jackson (9)
93 - Billy Joel (9)
93 - Tim McGraw (5)
93 - Taylor Hicks (2)
93 - Trisha Yearwood (1)
93 - Abba/Frida (0)
93 - Eminem (0)
92 - Donna Summer (12)
92 - Shania Twain (11)
92 - Mariah Carey (9)
92 - Michael Jackson (9)
92 - Bon Jovi (8)
92 - Celine Dion (9)
92 - Stevie Nicks (6)
92 - Elliott Yamin (6)
92 - Elton John (5)
92 - Tina Turner (3)
92 - Huey Lewis & The News (4)
92 - Belinda Carlisle (2)
92 - Coldplay/Chris Martin (2)
92 - LeAnn Rimes (2)
92 - Dolly Parton (1)
92 - Don Henley (1)
92 - Gary Allan (1)
92 - R.E.M./Michael Stipe (1)
92 - Asia (0)
92 - Eddie Money (0)
92 - Jennifer Holliday (0)
92 - Kool & The Gang (0)
92 - Natalie Cole (0)
92 - Peabo Bryson (0)
92 - Salt 'N Pepa (0)
92 - System Of A Down (0)
TOTAL CHARTED WEEKS
all appearances combined through the chart week ending December 29, 2007
total weeks - Artist
801 wks - Whitney Houston
742 wks - Madonna
638 wks - Barbra Streisand
571 wks - Bruce Springsteen
558 wks - Shania Twain
537 wks - Janet Jackson
531 wks - Elton John
528 wks - Mariah Carey
MOST CHART APPEARANCES BEFORE FIRST NUMBER ONE HIT
Total Chart Appearances (including first #1 hit) - Artist
27 - Barry Manilow
26 - Annie Lennox (Eurythmics)
24 - Van Halen
24 - Trisha Yearwood
20 - Dolly Parton
20 - Chris Cornell (Soundgarden, Audioslave)
MOST CHART APPEARANCES AFTER FIRST SINGLE AND ONLY NUMBER ONE SONG
Total Chart Appearances (including first chart appearance/#1 hit) - Artist
24 - Pat Benatar
16 - Tiffany
11 - Johnny Lee
10 - Vertical Horizon
MOST WEEKS AT NUMBER ONE (BY SONG)
Total Weeks - Artist "Title"
16 wks - Alan Jackson "Where Were You"
12 wks - Madonna "Into The Groove"
12 wks - Alanis Morissette "Head Over Feet"
11 wks - Scandal "The Warrior"
11 wks - Tim McGraw & Faith Hill "It's Your Love"
11 wks - Elton John "Candle In The Wind 1997"
10 wks - Human League "Don't You Want Me"
10 wks - Billy Joel "Allentown"
10 wks - Matchbox Twenty "If You're Gone"
MOST WEEKS AT NUMBER ONE (BY ARTIST)
Total Weeks - Artist (number of #1 singles)
83 wks - Whitney Houston (26)
58 wks - Madonna (15)
43 wks - Bruce Springsteen (14)
39 wks - Donna Summer (11)
36 wks - Celine Dion (9)
32 wks - Alanis Morissette (7)
31 wks - Mariah Carey (9)
29 wks - Billy Joel (9)
28 wks - Patty Smyth/Scandal (5)
27 wks - Michael Jackson (9)
26 wks - Janet Jackson (9)
24 wks - Barbra Streisand (14)
24 wks - Olivia Newton-John (8)
23 wks - Stevie Nicks/Fleetwood Mac (11)
23 wks - Bon Jovi (8)
23 wks - Garth Brooks (7)
22 wks - Tim McGraw (5)
20 wks - Faith Hill (5)
20 wks - Pink (7)
19 wks - Shania Twain (11)
19 wks - Elliott Yamin (6)
18 wks - George Michael/Wham! (6)
18 wks - Elton John (4)
18 wks - Paula Abdul (5)
16 wks - Alan Jackson (1)
MOST WEEKS AT NUMBER TWO (BY SONG)
WITHOUT REACHING NUMBER ONE
Total Weeks at #2 - Year - Artist "Title"
99 wks - 1998 - Gary Allan "It Would Be You"
99 wks - 2002 - Eminem "Without Me"
17 wks - 1983 - Scandal "Love's Got A Line On You"
17 wks - 1993 - Mariah Carey "Dreamlover"
17 wks - 1999 - Monica "Angel Of Mine"
MOST CONSECUTIVE WEEKS AT A PEAK POSITION
WITHOUT REACHING NUMBER ONE OR NUMBER TWO
Peak Position, Total Weeks at peak - Year - Artist "Title"
#15 for 12 weeks (2000) Trisha Yearwood "Real Live Woman"
MOST WEEKS ON CHART BY SONG
Total Weeks on chart - Artist "Title"
38 wks - Bon Jovi & Jennifer Nettles "Who Says You Can't Go Home"
37 wks - Lonestar "Amazed"
36 wks - Scandal "The Warrior"
36 wks - New Radicals "You Get What You Give"
33 wks - LeAnn Rimes "How Do I Live"
33 wks - Shania Twain "From This Moment On"
32 wks - Whitney Houston "I Will Always Love You"
32 wks - Destiny's Child "Emotion"
31 wks - Roberta Flack & Bill Chinnock "Hold On To Love"
31 wks - Celine Dion "That's The Way It Is"
31 wks - Big & Rich "Holy Water"
30 wks - Tim McGraw & Faith Hill "It's Your Love"
30 wks - Faith Hill "Breathe"
30 wks - Matchbox Twenty "If You're Gone"
30 wks - Paul McCartney "This Never Happened Before"
MOST WEEKS AT #1 BY DEBUT SINGLE (OR FIRST CHART APPEARANCE)
Total Weeks at #1, Artist "Title"
10 wks - Human League "Don't You Want Me"
99 wks - New Radicals "You Get What You Give"
99 wks - Elliott Yamin "Moody's Mood For Love"
97 wks - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts "I Love Rock 'N Roll"
96 wks - Jeff Healey Band "Angel Eyes"
96 wks - Ricky Martin "Living La Vida Loca"
96 wks - Vertical Horizon "Everything You Want"
96 wks - Darius Danesh "Colourblind"
MOST SINGLE WEEK NUMBER ONE SONGS (WITHOUT ANY OTHER #1's)
Total single week #1 hits - Artist
7 - Blondie
6 - Gloria Estefan/Miami Sound Machine
6 - Rick Springfield
ARTISTS WHO HAVE REPLACED THEMSELVES AT NUMBER ONE
Year - Artist "Titles"
1978 Bee Gees "Staying Alive"/"Night Fever"
1978 Olivia Newton-John "Hopelessly Devoted To You"/"Summer Nights"
1979 Donna Summer "Hot Stuff"/"Bad Girls"
1979 Donna Summer "Dim All The Lights"/"No More Tears"
1983 Michael Jackson "Billie Jean"/"Beat It"
1992 Bruce Springsteen "Human Touch"/"Better Days"
1993 Whitney Houston "I Will Always Love You"/"I'm Every Woman"
1993 Whitney Houston "I'm Every Woman"/"I Have Nothing"
1993 Whitney Houston "I Have Nothing"/"Something In Common"
1994 Bryan Adams "Please Forgive Me"/"All For Love"
2002 Bruce Springsteen "The Rising"/"Mary's Place"
2004 Diana DeGarmo "I Believe"/"Don't Cry Out Loud"
2007 Elliott Yamin "Wait For You"/"A Song For You"
BIGGEST ONE HIT WONDER
Artist, "Title" (year)
Gwenyth Paltrow, "Cruising" with Huey Lewis (2000)
MOST CONSECUTIVE YEARS APPEARING ON CHART
Number Of Years, Calendar Years, Artist (*active run)
30 years - 1978-2007 Elton John*
25 years - 1984-2008 Madonna*
21 years - 1984-2004 Whitney Houston
19 years - 1979-1997 Prince
17 years - 1990-2006 Mariah Carey
16 years - 1993-2008 Toby Keith*
15 years - 1978-1992 Kenny Rogers
15 years - 1978-1992 Stevie Nicks/Fleetwood Mac
15 years - 1994-2008 Tim McGraw*
14 years - 1978-1991 Heart/Ann Wilson
14 years - 1986-1999 Miami Sound Machine/Gloria Estefan
14 years - 1989-2002 Janet Jackson
ACTS THAT HAVE HIT NUMBER ONE IN THREE CONSECUTIVE DECADES
Decades, Artist
1970's, 1980's, 1990's - George Harrison/Beatles
1970's, 1980's, 1990's - Blondie
1980's, 1990's, 2000's - Tina Turner
1980's, 1990's, 2000's - Whitney Houston
1980's, 1990's, 2000's - Madonna
1980's, 1990's, 2000's - Huey Lewis
1980's, 1990's, 2000's - Janet Jackson
1980's, 1990's, 2000's - Bruce Springsteen
1980's, 1990's, 2000's - Bon Jovi
1980's, 1990's, 2000's - Don Henley/Eagles
1980's, 1990's, 2000's - Glenn Frey/Eagles
1980's, 1990's, 2000's - Paula Abdul
*includes list below
ACTS THAT HAVE HIT NUMBER ONE IN FOUR CONSECUTIVE DECADES
Decades, Artist
1970's, 1980's, 1990's, 2000's - Stevie Nicks/Fleetwood Mac
1970's, 1980's, 1990's, 2000's - Barbra Streisand
1970's, 1980's, 1990's, 2000's - Donna Summer
1970's, 1980's, 1990's, 2000's - Paul McCartney (Wings/Beatles)
1970's, 1980's, 1990's, 2000's - Queen
ALBUMS THAT HAVE PRODUCED THREE NUMBER ONE SINGLES
Artist "Title"
soundtrack "Grease"
Donna Summer "Bad Girls"
Michael Jackson "Thriller"
Whitney Houston "Whitney Houston"
Madonna "True Blue"
Bon Jovi "New Jersey"
Paula Abdul "Forever Your Girl"
Janet Jackson "Rhythm Nation 1814"
Mariah Carey "Mariah Carey"
Whitney Houston "I'm Your Baby Tonight"
C&C Music Factory "Gonna Make You Sweat"
Garth Brooks "Roping The Wind"
Boyz II Men "II"
Whitney Houston "My Love Is Your Love"
Pink "M!ssundaztood"
Paul McCartney "Chaos And Creation In The Back Yard"
*includes list below
ALBUMS THAT HAVE PRODUCED FOUR NUMBER ONE SINGLES*
Artist "Title"
soundtrack "Saturday Night Fever"
Pointer Sisters "Breakout"
Alanis Morissette "Jagged Little Pill"
Shania Twain "Up!"
Elliott Yamin "Elliott Yamin"
*includes list below
ALBUMS THAT HAVE PRODUCED FIVE NUMBER ONE SINGLES*
Artist "Title"
Whitney Houston "Whitney"
soundtrack "The Bodyguard"
Shania Twain "Come On Over"
Bruce Springsteen "The Rising"
SAME TITLE, DIFFERENT SONG TO HIT #1
"Title" Artist (year)
"Missing You" Dan Fogelberg (1982), Diana Ross (1985)
"Human Touch" Rick Springfield (1983), Bruce Springsteen (1992)
"I'll Be There For You" Bon Jovi (1989), Rembrandts (1995)
"Heaven Knows" Donna Summer (1979), Taylor Hicks (2007)
"Stay" Sugarland (2008), Dot Dot Dot (2008)
"Angel" Aerosmith (1988), Chaka Khan (2008)
SAME TITLE, SAME SONG, DIFFERENT ARTIST TO HIT #1
"Title" Artist (year)
"Endless Love" Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (1981)
"Endless Love" Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey (1994)
"I Believe" Fantasia Barrino (2004)
"I Believe" Diana DeGarmo (2004)
MOST CHART APPEARANCES BY DUET PARTNERS
duet chart appearances - Artists
6 - Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville
6 - Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
6 - Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
6 - John Rich & Cowboy Troy
5 - Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood
4 - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
4 - Sheryl Crow & Stevie Nicks
4 - Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb
MOST DIFFERENT CHART COLLABORATORS
number of different partners - Artist
17 - Elton John
16 - Whitney Houston
16 - Barbra Streisand
16 - Michael McDonald
15 - James Ingram
14 - Stevie Nicks
13 - Kenny Rogers
13 - Dionne Warwick
MOST CONSECUTIVE NUMBER ONE SINGLES
number, Artist
8 - Donna Summer (1978-1980)
5 - Whitney Houston (1987-1988)
4 - Olivia Newton-John (1978-1979)
4 - Pointer Sisters (1984-1985)
4 - Madonna (1985-1986)
4 - Whitney Houston (1993)
4 - Pink (2001-2002)
MOST CONSECUTIVE YEARS WITH A NUMBER ONE SINGLE
number, Artist (years) (*active run)
6 - Whitney Houston (1995-2000)
4 - Rick Springfield (1981-1984)
4 - Madonna (1984-1987)
4 - Whitney Houston (1985-1988)
4 - Whitney Houston (1990-1993)
4 - Shania Twain (1996-1999)
4 - Pink (2001-2004)
4 - Big & Rich (2004-2007)*
3 - Donna Summer (1978-1980)
3 - Blondie (1979-1981)
3 - Pointer Sisters (1980-1982)
3 - Sheena Easton (1980-1982)
3 - Bon Jovi (1987-1989)
3 - Paula Abdul (1989-1991)
3 - Madonna (1999-2001)
3 - Matchbox Twenty (2000-2002)
3 - Shania Twain (2002-2004)
3 - Elliott Yamin (2006-2008)*
MOST CONSECUTIVE NUMBER ONE SINGLES BY A NEW ACT
number of consecutive #1 songs - Artist
3 - Mariah Carey
3 - C&C Music Factory
2 - Cyndi Lauper
2 - Hootie & The Blowfish
2 - Diana DeGarmo
2 - Daniel Powter
MOST NUMBER ONE SINGLES BY "AMERICAN IDOL" ALUMNI
number of #1 hits - Artist
6 - Elliott Yamin
3 - Diana DeGarmo
3 - Taylor Hicks
2 - Fantasia Barrino
1 - Tamyra Gray
1 - Vonzell Solomon
1 - Jennifer Hudson
1 - Chris Daughtry
1 - Kelly Clarkson
1 - Blake Lewis
1 - David Cook
MOST DEBUTS ON ONE CHART
number, date
16 debuts, 1 re-entry - January 3, 2004
16 debuts - January 11, 2003
FEWEST DEBUTS ON ONE CHART
number, date
0 debuts - November 10, 1987
0 debuts - October 9, 2002
LONGEST GAP BETWEEN FIRST CHART APPEARANCE AND FIRST #1 HIT
years, months - artist
29 years, 97 months - Barry Manilow
29 years, 94 months - Chaka Khan
28 years, 11 months - Paul Rodgers
26 years, 96 months - The Association
25 years, 96 months - Warren Zevon
25 years, 94 months - Willie Nelson
LONGEST GAP BETWEEN NUMBER ONE SINGLES
years, months - artist
29 years, 95 months - John Travolta
21 years, 99 months - Diana Ross
21 years, 98 months - Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders)
21 years, 97 months - Melissa Manchester
19 years, 11 months - Laura Branigan
18 years, 93 months - Olivia Newton-John
18 years, 91 month 9- Blondie
17 years, 10 months - Paula Abdul
17 years, 97 months - Kenny Rogers
17 years, 94 months - Michael McDonald
17 years, 93 months - Joe Esposito (Brooklyn Dreams)
16 years, 10 months - Amy Grant
14 years, 98 months - Queen (1993 - 2008)
13 years, 94 months - Patti LaBelle
13 years, 94 months - Garth Brooks
13 years, 90 months - Eagles
12 years, 10 months - Melissa Etheridge
12 years, 98 months - Queen (1980 - 1993)
12 years, 91 month 9- Stevie Nicks
10 years, 94 months - Fleetwood Mac
10 years, 92 months - Donna Summer
10 years, 91 month 9- Bruce Springsteen
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THREE SIMULTANEOUS TOP TEN HITS
date - # of Top 10 singles - artist (notes)
98-06-78 - 93 Top 10 hits, Olivia Newton-John
95-25-85 -9 3 Top 10 hits, Madonna
10-05-91 -9 3 Top 10 hits, Garth Brooks
12-27-03 -9 3 Top 10 hits, Toby Keith
93-06-04 -9 3 Top 10 hits, Johnny Cash (all duets)
96-09-07 - 93 Top 10 hits, Elliott Yamin (all Top 3)
*includes list below
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FOUR SIMULTANEOUS TOP TEN HITS
date - # of Top 10 singles - artist (notes)
97-10-04 - 94 Top 10 hits, Diana DeGarmo
*includes list below
FIVE SIMULTANEOUS TOP TEN HITS*
date - # of Top 10 singles - artist (notes)
93-13-93 - 95 Top 10 hits, Whitney Houston (for 2 weeks)
98-10-02 - 95 Top 10 hits, Bruce Springsteen (10 hits in the Top 40)
10-28-89 - 95 Top 10 hits, Diane Warren (as songwriter)
96-23-90 - 95 Top 10 hits, Diane Warren (as songwriter)
ACTS WHO HAVE CLAIMED THE TOP 2 SONGS SIMULTANEOUSLY
year - artist
1993 - Whitney Houston (TOP 3 SONGS)
2007 - Elliott Yamin (TOP 3 SONGS)
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1978 - Bee Gees
1978 - Olivia Newton-John
1979 - Donna Summer
1981 - John Lennon
