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[5] [6] In the 1930s and 1940s, as jazz and swing music were gaining popularity, it was the more commercially successful white artists Paul Whiteman and Benny Goodman who became known as "the King of Jazz" and "the King of Swing" respectively, despite there being more highly regarded contemporary African-American artists. [7]
George Michael was the only artist to achieve two year-end Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles in the 1980s. He achieved this with his songs " Faith " and " Careless Whisper ". He is one of two recording acts to achieve more than one year-end Billboard Hot 100 number-one single in the history of the chart, with the other being The Beatles ...
The 1980s produced chart-topping hits in pop, hip-hop, rock, and R&B. Here's a list of the best songs from the time, ranging from Toto to Michael Jackson.
In the later part of the decade, Rick Astley, George Michael as a solo artist, Terence Trent D'Arby, and Fine Young Cannibals all found chart success. At the beginning of the 1980s, Australian artists like Olivia Newton-John , Men at Work , Air Supply , and AC/DC all had chart success, later in the decade INXS and Crowded House scored hits.
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Whitney Houston has six albums on the list (1985–2000). Janet Jackson has three albums on the list (1986–1993). Enya has three albums on the list (1988–2000). Shania Twain has three albums on the list (1995–2002). Britney Spears has three albums on the list (1999–2001). 21 by Adele is the best-selling album by a female artist in the ...
1880s: Most Popular Girl Names. Mary. Anna. Emma. Elizabeth. Margaret. Minnie. Ida. Bertha. Clara. Alice. Least popular name: Christina Every John needs a Mary, and this top-spot girl name remains ...
Midler's song came from the film of the same name, in which she played a self-destructive rock star based loosely on Janis Joplin, [7] and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. [8] Later in the year two other female vocalists had five-week runs at number one: Newton-John with "Magic" and Streisand with "Woman in Love".