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Michael Jackson had the highest number of top hits at the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s (9 songs). In addition, Jackson remained the longest at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s (27 weeks). Madonna ranked as the most successful female artist of the 1980s, with 7 songs and 15 weeks atop the chart.
The song was a top-5 success on the country chart in early 1982 and even got minor pop airplay. In addition to newcomer Whitley, top classic country and influential performers who died during the decade included Red Sovine, Whitey Ford, Marty Robbins, Merle Travis, Ernest Tubb, Wynn Stewart and Tex Williams.
When introduced by Billboard in March 1981, the Mainstream Rock chart was entitled Top Tracks and designed to measure the airplay of songs being played on album-oriented rock radio stations. The chart has undergone several name changes over the years, first to Top Rock Tracks in September 1984 and then to Album Rock Tracks in April 1986.
Jackson scored 9 #1 singles and 16 top 10 singles on the Billboard charts. Madonna scored 7 #1 singles, and 16 top 5 singles, and 17 top 10 singles. [3] Whitney Houston is the only artist to have seven consecutive number-one singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, from "Saving All My Love for You" in 1985 to "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" in 1988.
Premiering on Saturday, Dec. 2 (8/7c), the Lifetime original movie Ladies of the ’80s: A Divas Christmas brings together five of the decade’s most iconic actresses — Loni Anderson (WKRP in ...
Opening will be Scottish alt-rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain, which during its career has had 12 Top 40 singles and two Top 10 hits in the U.K. Tickets (starting at $73) are on sale at ...
The crowd looked like ants. That’s the first thing most artists who performed at the 1983 US Festival remember. And that makes sense since that’s what crowds look like when you’re flying in ...
The following list of best-selling music artists includes musical artists from the 20th century to the present with claims of 75 million or more record sales worldwide. The sales figures are calculated based on the formula detailed below.