The 10 Greatest Music Artists Ever
The Rolling Stones ranks as the 10th Greatest Artist of All Time.
The rock and roll band formed in London in 1962, had released thirty studio albums and sold over 240 million albums copies global being ranked as the fourth best-selling group of all time by OfficialCharts.com
- As of 2007, The Rolling Stones had scored the highest-grossing tour four multiple times, with their latest A Bigger Bang Tour ranking on fourth overall.
Whitney Houston ranks as the 9th Greatest Artist of All Time.
In 2009, The Book of Guinness World Records recognized Whitney Houston as the most awarded female act ever and the only artist to score seven consecutive number-one singles on Billboard Hot 100 chart.
- Whitney’s self-titled debut album from 1985 became the best-selling debut album by a woman ever, and her second album became the first by a female act to debut at #1 on the 200 albums chart.
Michael Jackson ranks as the 8th Greatest Artist of All Time.
Michael scored fourteen #1 songs on Hot 100 chart, being the male artist with most No.1 hit singles.
- MJ’s marvelous pop record, Thriller, is the best-selling album of all time, with estimated global sales of 66 million copies.
- In 2014, MJ became the first and only artist to score a song in The Top Ten Hot 100 chart in five different decades with ‘You are not alone.’
- In 1995, thanks to the track ‘You are not alone,’ MJ was recognized as the first artist to have a song debut at #1 on the Hot 100 chart.
Janet Jackson is ranked as the 7th Greatest Artist Ever.
In 1990, Janet Jackson made Grammy history after becoming the first female artist to be nominated for Producer of the Year.
- Since 1998, Janet holds the record for the most consecutive top 10 entries on the US Hot 100 singles chart by a female artist with 18.
- Janet is the only artist to have three albums that each contains at least 5 top-ten Hot 100 singles.
- Her fourth studio album Rhythm Nation, made Billboard history after it scored 7 singles in top-five of Hot 100 chart.
Stevie Wonder ranks as the 6th Greatest Artist Ever.
At 13 years old, Little Stevie Wonder scored his first #1 single with the track “Fingertips” becoming the youngest act ever to top the Hot 100 chart.
- Stevie is also the first artist ever to top the R&B chart and pop chart simultaneously.
- Wonder became the only artist to win the Grammy Trophy for Album of the year three times with three consecutive album releases.
- The song “Happy Birthday” was used for his campaign to establish Martin Luther King’s birthday as a national holiday.
Mariah Carey ranks the 5th Greatest Artist Ever.
Maria Carey has spent a total of 79 weeks at No.1 spot on the Hot 100 chart, the greatest achievement by an artist.
- On the same Billboard chart, Carey is also the female artist with the most Number one singles with 18, after The Beatles (20).
- “One Sweet Day” from her fifth album Daydream, is the longest-running No.1 song in the US, with a total of sixteen weeks.
- Carey is also the first act ever with most No.1 debuts on the Hot 100, having three songs debuts: “Honey,” “One Sweet Day” and “Fantasy.”
Elvis Presley ranks as the 4th Greatest Artist of All Time.
The king is the best-selling solo artist of all time, according to RIAA he sold 146.5 million units in the US ranking on third overall after The Beatles and Garth Brooks.
- In 1973, ‘Aloha from Hawaii’ by Presley became the first concert performance by a solo singer to be broadcasted around the world.
- Presley made music history by being the only solo act to be introduced into the Gospel, Rock and Roll, and Country Halls of Fame.
- He smashed records for the most gold albums (117), most platinum albums (67), and the most multi-platinum albums (27).
Elton John ranks as the 3rd Greatest Artist Ever.
His tribute single for the late Diana, Princess of Wales, “Candle in the Wind” became the second best selling from history with over 33 million copies sold worldwide, after “White Christmas” by Bing Crosby.
- In 1998, by the order of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Elton John was made a Knight Bachelor for his services to music and charitable work.
- Through his career, he scored more than fifty TOP 40 singles and seven consecutive No.1 albums in the US.
Madonna ranks as the 2nd Greatest Artist of All Time.
Madonna Louise Ciccone sold over 300 million records worldwide, being recognized as the best-selling female artist from music history.
- Madonna is the highest-grossing solo touring artist of all time, after gathering 1.4$ billion from her concert tickets.
- The Pop Queen also ranks as the only woman from six artists, to reach the 1$ billion mark in overall concert grosses since 1990.
- Madonna holds the record for the most #1 on all combined Billboard charts, including scored 12 number-one on the Hot 100 chart and 8 number-one albums on Billboard 200.
The Beatles are ranked as the Greatest Act Ever.
The most loved rock-group from music history, The Beatles is the best selling band in history, with estimated sales of over 1 billion records worldwide.
- The Beatles scored 20 number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, more than any other act in chart history.
- The Beatles scored fifteen #1 albums on the UK chart and sold more than 21.9 million singles, more than any other act in the country.
- During the week of 4 April 1964, The Beatles held the top five spots on the Hot 100 chart, being the only act in history to achieve this.
