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In 2008, for the 50th anniversary of the Hot 100, Billboard magazine compiled a ranking of the 100 best-performing songs on the chart over the 50 years, along with the best-performing artists. [1] In 2013, Billboard revised the rankings for the chart's 55th anniversary edition. [2] In 2015, Billboard revised the rankings again. [3]
Jazz, world music: Don Wise: 1957- x: X R&B, soul: Francis Wong: X X Jazz: Chris Wood: 1944-1983 X X X X Rock: Phil Woods: 1931-2015 X: X Bebop: Andrew Woolfolk: 1951-2022 X X X R&B: John Worley: 1919-1999 X Classical: Laurence Wyman: X Classical: Lester Young: 1909-1959 X Jazz: Daniel Zamir: 1981- X X Free jazz, Jewish music: John Zorn: 1953 ...
If two or more artists have the same claimed sales, they are then ranked by certified units. The claimed sales figure and the total of certified units (for each country) within the provided sources include sales of albums, singles, compilation-albums, music videos as well as downloads of singles and full-length albums.
In 2019, American music magazine Billboard began publishing a list of the greatest pop star of every year since 1981, with essay tributes for each artist. [1] The first year of 1981 was chosen as "the year that forever changed modern stardom", with the premiere of MTV which established music videos as an essential element for popular music iconicity. [1]
Taylor Swift is the highest-grossing live music artist of all time, collecting $3 billion according to Pollstar. The Rolling Stones are the highest-grossing live music group of all time, collecting over $2.9 billion according to Billboard Boxscore. U2, Coldplay, and Elton John also passed two-billion mark in concert revenue.
In fact, the group of music arts and artists with more than ten No. 1s is relatively s Since its creation in 1955, the Billboard Hot 100 has tracked all the biggest songs in the United States.
Kenny G has eleven solo entries and four collaborative entries on the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts. Of these, his highest peak is the instrumental "Songbird", which reached number four in 1987. In addition to these, Kenny G holds a large number of credits as a collaborator on other artists' works.
Taylor Swift has broken Elvis Presley’s longstanding record for the most weeks spent atop the Billboard 200 album chart by a solo artist. She set a new mark of 68 total weeks, as “1989 (Taylor ...