Cher's career as a recording artist spans seven decades and she is the only artist to have a number-one single on a Billboard chart in each of the past six decades.
Elton John has had a song on the charts in six straight decades | REWIND.
An elite 12 artists have achieved top 10 placements on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart in four or more decades, led by Andy Williams and Michael Jackson, with top 10 ranks in five decades each.
1 on Hot 100 in Four Decades | Billboard News.
Barbra Streisand is the only artist to have No. 1 albums in six different decades. Her first was the 1964 album People, and her most recent was the 2016 album Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway, with a few weeks shy of 52 years between the two hitting No. 1.
Huge congratulations to The Rolling Stones who made number one in the UK album charts this weekend. Their 1973 album, Goats Head Soup, took the top spot and in doing so broke chart records by becoming the first band in history to have number one albums across six decades.
Springsteen is first artist to have top 5 album over 6 decades in US.
As the first-ever artist to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart across four separate decades, Carey beats out icons like Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Elton John, Janet Jackson, Madonna, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears and Usher, who have each topped the same chart across three decades.
The Beatles have the most No. 1 hits of all time: 20. Though unclear for how long, the Beatles still reign supreme as the artist with the most No.
"Old Town Road" holds the record for the longest stretch at No. 1 with 19 weeks. It also became the fastest song in history to be certified diamond. "The Box" charted at No.
The Weeknd is the world's most popular artist, Guinness World Records says. The Weeknd, who recently became the first artist to reach 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify, is statistically the world's most popular musician, Guinness World Records said Monday.
Currently, Mangeshkar's sister Asha Bhonsle is listed on the Guinness World Records for the record 'Most studio recordings - singles'. The record, which she holds since 2011, stated that Bhonsle has "reportedly recorded up to 11,000 solo, duet and chorus backed songs in over 20 Indian languages" since 1947.
Legendary Bollywood playback singer Asha Bhosle has entered the Guinness World Records for the most number of single studio recordings. She is best known for her playback singing in Hindi cinema. Asha has recorded up to 11,000 solo, duets and chorus-backed songs.
1's. With the release of her single "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" in early '88, Whitney Houston set the record as the only artist ever to reach the milestone of seven consecutive No.
According to Guinness World Records, Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" (1942) as performed by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single worldwide, with estimated sales of over 50 million copies.
A few other artists have topped the chart in three different decades, including Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Madonna and Usher, but Carey gets the four-decade crown – and with what's now the highest-charting holiday song of all time.
Cher's career as a recording artist spans seven decades and she is the only artist to have a number-one single on a Billboard chart in each of the past six decades.
Top-selling artists worldwide as of 2022
Perhaps unsurprisingly, British rock band The Beatles are top of the list for best-selling artists worldwide, with 183 million units certified sales. Second is Garth Brooks with over 157 million units sales, followed by Elvis Presley with 139 million units.
Taylor Swift has once again made music history by claiming every single top 10 spot on Billboard's Hot 100 chart at once. No other artist has ever held all 10 spots at the same time, according to Billboard.
When the track reached No. 1, Stevie became the youngest solo artist to have topped the Billboard Hot 100 – though another future Motown superstar, Michael Jackson, was aged just 11 years 155 days when The Jackson Five's “I Want You Back” topped the Billboard charts in January 1970.
With seven tracks in the top 10 at once, Drake unseated The Beatles as the act with the most simultaneous top 10 hits, a record the Fab Four had held since 1964.
Whitney Houston Achieved Seven Consecutive #1 Singles 32 Years Ago Today.
STRONG SEVEN: Houston holds the Billboard Hot 100 record for most consecutive No. 1 charted singles, having tallied seven in-a-row from 1985 through 1988. Even when her streak ended, Houston's next four solo singles all reached the Hot 100's top 10.
Kylie Minogue has become the first woman to top the album chart in each of five consecutive decades. Her 15th studio album, Disco, reaches No 1 this week, beating Little Mix's Confetti in one of the hottest chart battles of 2020.