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List of best-charting music artists in the United States

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This Billboard Hot 100 best charting artists/list of best-charting music artists in the United States includes acts from anywhere in the world who have charted singles on the Billboard Hot 100 since its inception (August 4, 1958).

In addition to the U.S. Hot 100, the table includes (in the U.S. only):

For records outside the U.S., the table includes:

Artists

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Empty columns mean the artist did not chart hit singles in those charts or genres of music.

This table can be sorted numerically or alphabetically on any category by clicking the icon below the heading.

U.S. Hot 100 U.S. Top 40 hits U.S. Top 10 hits U.S. No. 1 hits AC US Adult US Rock U.S. R&B UK singles CAN AUS US Country US 200 LPs*[1] Ref. Artist
396 145 81 25 5 9 18 [2][3][4] Bing Crosby
209 101 37 3 101 31 40 12 4 [5][6][7][8] Drake
207 51 3 215 188 107 3 [5][9] Glee Cast
168 82 17 2 156 33 47 28 12 [5][10] Lil Wayne
150 81 36 18 53 1 29 169 48 85 24 [5][11][12] Elvis Presley
144 105 44 4 15 2 56 [2][13] Frank Sinatra
131 113 49 14 26 18? [2][3] Perry Como
114? 113 46 12? [14][15] The Andrews Sisters
108 55 13 2 76 38 46 31 3 [16] Nicki Minaj
107 56 15 4 83 45 40 40 6 [17][7][8] Kanye West
100 50 21 4 129 51 27 15 [5][18][7][8] Jay-Z
99 44 13 2 81 44 9 49 9

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Chris Brown
97 63 25 4 18 18 1 24 74 37 41 5 [19] Taylor Swift
96 21 3 [20] Future
91 44 8 119 27 71 [5][21] James Brown
84? 84 56 10 2 [2] Glen Miller
78 74 36 5 [2][3] Jo Stafford
75 33 11 3 27 85 16 14 12 55 [5][22] Ray Charles
73? 73 31 3 [2][3] Guy Lombardo
73 43 17 2 16 103 94 44 19 36 41 [23][24] Aretha Franklin
71 50 34 20 68 46 44 27 [5][25] The Beatles
67 57 27 9 68 16 5 90 140 33 [5][26] Elton John
65? 65 [14] The Mills Brothers
63 46 28 10 73 60 39 19 [5][27] Stevie Wonder
62 32 12 3 7 Justin Bieber
60 40 16 4 17 5 30 34 43 27 [28] The Beach Boys
58 41 23 8 4 45 54 20 [29][30] The Rolling Stones
58 33 12 3 9 6 17 [31] Paul Anka
57 49 38 12 30 15 16 67 66 65 21 [32] Madonna
57 36 18 5 75 23 13 25 9 Ludacris
56 41 18 3 63 21 20 [33] Marvin Gaye
56 38 13 3 57 34 [34] Neil Diamond
56 31 12 2 50 30 [35] Dionne Warwick
56 24 7 2 44 24 23 [36] Pat Boone
55 32 19 5 65 20 [37] Prince
54 36 19 2 12 11 [38] Ricky Nelson
54? 51 17 5 28 48 40 38 8 [39][40] Eminem
53 40 20 12 43 30 39 [41] The Supremes
53 40 16 4 87 33 36 [42] The Temptations
53 34 16 5 34 2 61 44 42 26 [43][7][8] Beyoncé
53 27 12 6 51 28 [44] Rod Stewart
53 33 6 3 28 9 2 16 57 Tony Bennett
53 25 16 3 8 15 [45] Connie Francis
57? 51 31' 14 3 20 51 51 47 8 [46] Rihanna
52 30 3 8 3 3 19 2 80 13 [47][48] Tim McGraw
52 24 6 47 6 [49] Jackie Wilson
51 40 30 13 21 2 20 54 41 1 15 [50] Michael Jackson
50 37 20 3 29 1 10 21 [51][52] Chicago
50 33 19 9 56 37 18 32 7 Usher
50 25 4 63 23 [53] Fats Domino
49 28 7 7 11 27 [54] Nat King Cole
48 29 13 3 53 16 20 20 4 T-Pain
48 29 12 2 15 [55] Brenda Lee
48 24 8 19 37 21 6 [56] Brook Benton
48 15 1 3 7 15 6 135 21 [57][58] Johnny Cash
47 36 28 18 22 6 59 50 39 48 13 [59] Mariah Carey
47 29 7 2 48 9 20 [60] The Miracles
43 38 24 9 60 30 [61] Paul McCartney/Wings
43 35 10 4 50 42 10 [62] Bobby Vinton
43 23 10 2 31 40 35 9 Pitbull
43 14 8 1 2 2 19 29 20 1 4

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Miley Cyrus
42 31 15 5 2 4 15 [63] Frankie Valli & Four Seasons
42 29 4 1 33 10 8 [64] Sam Cooke
42 27 8 1 44 4 30 27 [65] Andy Williams
42 22 4 2 73 25 Glen Campbell
42 11 3 71 14 28 The Isley Brothers
41 30 15 9 12 9 37 35 43 1 20 Bee Gees
41 25 13 4 50 Cent
41 20 11 5 64 34 Barbra Streisand
40 35 27 10 44 46 36 10 Janet Jackson
40 24 6 1 9 89 42 12 [66][67][7][8] Mary J. Blige
40 28 11 2 32 74 24 Kenny Rogers
40 27 15 6 50 38 31 33 5 Diana Ross
40 24 7 2 7 45 33 29 46 10 Four Tops
40 17 2 13 The Impressions
39 31 12 2 26 18 26 36 34 13 [68] Billy Joel
39 29 23 11 28 39 43 33 28 7 [69] Whitney Houston
38 28 15 5 15 Olivia Newton-John
38 27 13 2 35 38 33 30 3 Akon
38 26 8 1 4 44 17 [70][71] Gladys Knight
38 24 10 1 19 4 20 29 [72] Linda Ronstadt
38 24 7 4 21 10 4 [73] The Platters
38 22 10 1 2 7 1 13 [74] Bobby Darin
38 16 3 48 13 [75] Jerry Butler
37 20 6 2 49 10 52 Johnny Mathis
37 16 2 49 12 Wilson Pickett
36 19 14 4 Nelly
36 16 5 Patti Page
36 14 3 1 40 9 Al Martino
35 27 14 4 4 9 35 35 16 6 [76] The Everly Brothers
35 20 7 1 44 31 Tina Turner
35 16 5 3 1 26 15 40 9 Keith Urban
34 29 15 6 34 19 18 18 Hall & Oates
34 25 13 5 1 32 36 34 8 [77] Britney Spears
34 4 9 Bobby Bland
33 28 11 4 44 40 32 54 25 25 [78] Celine Dion
33 22 10 1 11 [79] Dion and the Belmonts
33 20 14 4 44 15 Donna Summer
33 31 17 5 20 4 1 44 54 32 1 24 [80][81] Cher
33 15 8 4 35 27 18 John Denver
33 14 6 1 2 [82] Bobby Vee
32 22 10 1 40 17 Kool & the Gang
32 19 7 1 15 Bob Seger
32 17 5 2 [83] Dean Martin
32 16 7 1 3 32 18 [84] Earth, Wind & Fire
31 20 9 2 15 Heart
31 5 91 3 43 [85] B. B. King
31 3 2 Doris Day
30 26 17 5 Justin Timberlake
30 23 11 4 29 26 15 [86][87] The Jackson 5
30 23 10 2 4 2 5 6 8 [88] Roy Orbison
30 20 7 2 12 The 5th Dimension
30 19 11 5 26 25 26 7 Christina Aguilera
30 18 7 1 12 The Spinners
30 16 5 1 23 18 [89] The Drifters
30 13 3 57 12 Toby Keith
29 22 10 1 17 John Mellencamp
29 21 8 1 2 4 42 23 32 8 18 Aerosmith
29 17 9 1 Johnny Rivers
29 17 6 42 9 Kenny Chesney
29 15 3 6 2 10 [90] Duane Eddy
29 11 1 1 27 15 12 [91] Otis Redding
29 9 6 1 45 21 The O'Jays
28 25 11 3 35 10 30 27 27 7 [92] Barry Manilow
28 20 12 3 30 11 [93] The Carpenters
28 16 10 3 12 Gloria Estefan
28 15 6 2 12 U2
28 14 6 3 12 [94] Jefferson Starship
28 12 6 2 10 [95] The Righteous Brothers
27 23 15 4 12 15 2 31 27 30 6 Pink
27 21 13 7 8 Phil Collins
27 16 7 18 30 15 13 [96] The Pointer Sisters
27 16 5 2 11 [97] The Doobie Brothers
27 16 3 18 Tom Petty
27 11 5 114 22 [98] George Strait
27 10 4 2 14 34 9 [99] Ray Stevens
27 10 4 77 13 Alan Jackson
26 17 11 3 21 22 22 24 20 7 6 Kelly Clarkson
26 20 6 13 [100] Electric Light Orchestra
26 19 12 7 25 29 21 Bruce Springsteen
26 19 5 2 29 [101] Herb Alpert
26 18 8 1 17 Fleetwood Mac
26 18 6 14 20 5 20 4 14 Journey
26 16 1 17 [102] The Who
26 15 6 1 [103] Jan & Dean
26 14 5 2 46 22 Queen
26 14 4 9 2 6 6 [104] Johnny Tillotson
26 13 4 1 Carly Simon
26 12 6 2 20 2 78 26 [105] David Bowie
26 12 6 2 [106] The Shirelles
26 11 4 1 38 5 26 13 53 22 Anne Murray
26 9 3 32 7 Joe Tex
25 23 19 8 5 George Michael
25 22 10 4 12 29 35 43 35 12 Bryan Adams
25 19 10 5 23 12 The Dells
25 17 10 4 12 37 30 31 14 Bon Jovi
25 17 10 2 19 Commodores
25 16 9 4 Alicia Keys
25 14 7 1 24 12 4 [107] Chuck Berry
25 14 5 2 17 [108] B. J. Thomas
25 13 6 [109] The Four Aces
25 12 6 26 9 6 [110] Martha and the Vandellas
25 10 2 16 24 Kiss
25 8 4 Smokey Robinson
24 19 12 3 2 4 27 25 26 Gene Pitney
24 18 6 [111] Bobby Rydell
24 17 9 5 2 19 8 [112] Tommy James and the Shondells
24 17 8 1 Brooks & Dunn
24 15 5 1 14 Paul Revere & the Raiders
24 12 4 1 32 Billy Vaughn & Orchestra
24 12 4 9 23 40 Bob Dylan
24 12 8 14 1 8 [113] Ariana Grande
24 12 3 2 3 14 16 10 5 Demi Lovato
23 19 13 9 12 14 7 20 24 20 5 4 Katy Perry
23 18 12 5 11 13 The Dave Clark Five
23 16 8 1 16 Styx
23 16 5 15 3 49 23 23 12 16 [114][115] Tom Jones
23 16 4 2 The McGuire Sisters
23 15 7 2 18 Santana
23 15 7 1 Sheena Easton
23 13 3 1 90 8 Marty Robbins
23 13 3 1 18 1 4 The Marvelettes
23 12 7 2 2 6 2 [116] Frankie Avalon
23 12 6 33 11 The Hollies
23 12 5 8 25 20 The Kinks
23 11 3 2 9 9 9 Tupac Shakur
23 11 2 1 12 Bobby Goldsboro
23 11 2 4 12 8 Eddie Money
22 21 9 3 [117] Neil Sedaka
22 17 7 1 12 Genesis
22 16 9 1 8 [118] Foreigner
22 16 3 1 27 Eric Clapton
22 16 3 1 45 14 Van Halen
22 15 6 2 23 28 17 29 13 Petula Clark
22 15 3 1 [119] Bill Haley & His Comets
22 14 5 1 5 8 Jimmie Rodgers
22 12 2 2 41 Johnnie Taylor
22 12 2 25 6 9 Jr. Walker & the All Stars
22 11 6 2 6 15 7 [120] Tommy Roe
22 9 2 2 17 Engelbert Humperdinck
22 7 3 3 6 [121] Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon
22 5 1 21 2 Solomon Burke
21 21 11 3 12 [122] Three Dog Night
21 19 8 3 13 13 [123] Chubby Checker
25 19 15 3 7 16 22 20 17 Lady Gaga
21 17 12 3 7 Huey Lewis and the News
21 17 10 5 9 Eagles
21 17 5 1 9 Rick Springfield
21 16 8 3 8 7 [124] Simon & Garfunkel
21 15 6 3 Helen Reddy
21 14 6 The Guess Who
21 14 5 1 21 19 James Taylor
21 14 5 1 20 4 2 11 [125] Kenny Loggins
21 14 3 7 [126] The Grass Roots
21 13 4 2 12 [127] REO Speedwagon
21 13 3 51 35 13 Rufus Chaka Khan
21 12 4 1 19 3 4 [128] Mary Wells
21 11 4 1 7 Leslie Gore
21 10 6 10 9 Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
21 10 5 2 9 20 18 19 Steve Winwood
21 10 4 2 8 Nancy Sinatra
21 9 4 22 17 3 [129] Little Richard
21 8 3 1 7 Brian Hyland
21 7 3 1 20 6 Ben E. King
20 17 9 9 [130] Creedence Clearwater Revival
20 17 4 3 9 23 10 6 9 5 Toni Braxton
20 16 12 5 13 Boyz II Men
20 14 10 2 3 3 3 33 23 13 [131][132] Duran Duran
20 14 8 1 33 6 14 Al Green
20 13 4 1 6 26 20 30 5 ABBA
20 13 3 4 12 14 The Moody Blues
20 12 6 3 11 17 10 [133] The Monkees
20 11 6 1 3 10 13 6 Sonny & Cher
20 11 5 48 32 13 Luther Vandross
20 11 3 23 Alice Cooper
20 11 4 3 [134] Ronnie Dove
20 9 3 1 3 5 Sarah Vaughan
20 8 3 2 111 36 [135][136] Dolly Parton
20 8 2 17 Clyde McPhatter
20 6 2 29 The Lettermen
20 5 1 1 25 6 [137] Gene Chandler
19 2
[138]
High School Musical Cast

Best-selling albums by year

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Year Title Artist Sales Reference
2000 Delicious Way Kuraki Mai 3,451,660[139]
2001 Meteor Rain F4 500,000 [140]
2002
2003
2004 Common Jasmin Orange Jay Chou 2,600,000 [141]
2005
2006
2007 Against the Light Stefanie Sun 500,000 [142]
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014 Aiyo, Not Bad Jay Chou 150,000 [143]
2015 E Big Bang 1,303,319 [144]
2016 Wild Li Yuchun 3,000,000 [145]
2016 Reloaded I* Lu Han 2,076,637 [146]
2017 Venture Lu Han 2,500,000+*** [147]

Notes

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  • Released in 2015, may have been surpassed by the 4-day sales of Luhan's own Xplore, which reached 1 million sales 2 days after release1, 2.77 million 14 days after release2, and 2.919 million 17 days after release.3.

Is This It sales and certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[148] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[149] Platinum 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[151] Platinum 602,475[150]
United States (RIAA)[152] Platinum 1,000,000^
Summaries
Worldwide 2,000,000 

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

"Mississippi" charts and certifications

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Amadeus charts and certifications

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Singles

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Artist Single Released Genre Sales
(in millions)
Source
One Direction "What Makes You Beautiful" 2011 Teen pop 5.95 [179][180]
Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx "Gold Digger" 2005 Hip hop ≥4.8 [181]
Gnarls Barkley "Crazy" 2006 Soul >4.5 [182][183]
Snow Patrol "Chasing Cars" 2006 Alternative rock >4.38 [184][185]
Timbaland featuring OneRepublic "Apologize" 2008 Pop 6.2+ [186]
Train "Hey, Soul Sister" 2009 Pop 6.6+ [187]

Albums

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Music certifications

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Album sales and certifications compiled or found by me (Estimated worldwide sales)

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Best-selling and highest-certified pre-digital era singles (compiled or found by me)

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Singles in whose table of contents entry the word "certifications" is in bold owe nearly all their sales to certifications alone.

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  61. ^ Paul McCartney at Allmusic
  62. ^ Bobby Vinton discography at Allmusic
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  65. ^ Andy Williams at Allmusic
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  69. ^ [https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4519 Whitney Houston at Allmusic]
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  71. ^ Gladys Knight & the Pips at Allmusic
  72. ^ Linda Ronstadt at Allmusic
  73. ^ Platters at Allmusic
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  75. ^ Jerry Butler at Allmusic
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  84. ^ Earth, Wind & Fire at Allmusic
  85. ^ B. B. King at Allmusic
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  87. ^ The Jacksons at Allmusic
  88. ^ Roy Orbison at Allmusic
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  91. ^ Otis Redding at Allmusic
  92. ^ Barry Manilow at Allmusic
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  147. ^ Venture sales in China's three major music platforms:
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