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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 following artists spent the most weeks at number one on the chart during the 2000s. A number of artists claimed number-one positions as either the lead artist or a featured artist. Rihanna's "Umbrella" featuring Jay-Z, for example, was counted for both artists because they are both credited on the single.
Nas is regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time. [23]Hip hop dominated popular music in the early 2000s. [24] [25] Artists such as Eminem, Outkast, Black Eyed Peas, T.I., 50 Cent, Kanye West, Nelly, Common, Nas, Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, Puff Daddy, Snoop Dogg, Missy Elliott, M.I.A., Lil' Kim, Gorillaz, Jeezy, Lil Wayne, Timbaland, The Game, Cam'ron and Ludacris were among the dominant ...
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.
Bill Anderson, singer who is still a major songwriter of new hits; Liz Anderson, as famous for her songwriting as her singing; mother of Lynn Anderson; Lynn Anderson, a California blonde who became a major country star in the 70s; helped by regular exposure on national television, was one of the first female artists to achieve major crossover success.
Michael Hutchence singing during an INXS concert, early 1980s. The Church, Real Life, Opus and Midnight Oil also had some notable hits on the international charts. Rick Springfield was well known in the early 1980s, and had several hits. In 1980, New Zealand rock band Split Enz released their album True Colours, which became an international ...
The term post-disco is a referral to the early to late 1980s era movement of disco music into more stripped-down electronic funk influenced sounds; post-disco was also predecessor to house music. This chronological list contains examples of artists described as post-disco.
The 1980s saw the reinvention of Michael Jackson [2] and the emergence and superstardom of Prince, Madonna and Whitney Houston. Their videos became a permanent fixture on MTV. In 1983 Michael Jackson became the first African American artist to be placed in heavy rotation on MTV, with his videos for Billie Jean, and Beat It. [2]