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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 is a list of artists and bands associated with the new wave music genre during the late 1970s and early-to-mid 1980s. The list does not include acts associated with the resurgences and revivals of the genre that have occurred from the 1990s onward.
Artist Country Period active Release-year of first charted record Genre Total certified units (from available markets) [b] Claimed sales The Beatles: United Kingdom 1960–1970 [11] 1962 [11] Rock / pop [11]
1960s–1970s d: 2 162 Garth Brooks: US 1980s–2020s [7] 3 146.5 Elvis Presley: US 1950s–1970s † 4 120 Eagles: US 1970s–2020s [8] 5 112.5 Led Zeppelin: UK 1960s–1980s d: 6 89 Michael Jackson: US 1970s–2000s † 7 86 Billy Joel: US 1970s–2020s [9] 8 83 AC/DC: Australia 1970s–2020s [10] 9 80 Elton John: UK 1960s–2020s [11] 10 75 ...
A partial listing of recording artists who currently or formerly recorded for Columbia Records (known in most of the world as CBS Records prior to 1991) include the following list. This list of songs or music-related items is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .
Three Dog Night had a heyday between 1969 and 1974, achieving more top 10 hits and record and concert ticket sales than any other artist. In 1970, the funk rock hitmakers scored their first #1 ...
Billboard Decade-End is a series of music charts reflecting the most popular artists, albums, and songs in the United States throughout a decade. [1] Billboard first published their first decade-end rankings in December 1970, listing the artists with the most number ones of the 1960s.
The late 1970s witnessed the advent of personal electronics that changed entertainment forever. The Sony Walkman TPS-L2, introduced in 1979, is a notable example. Now, it’s fetching upwards of ...