The ascent of 'Hung Up'" on the Billboard Hot 100 ties Madonna with Elvis Presley for the most top 10 hits for any artist in the rock era.

November 24, 2005, 12:00 AM ET
Fred Bronson
'HUNG' UP: By moving up 14-7 on The Billboard Hot 100, Madonna's "Hung Up" (Warner Bros.) generates a great deal of chart news this week. The most important feat is matching Elvis Presley's 36 top 10 hits, the most for any artist in the rock era.

Madonna racked up that tally in 21 years, five months and three weeks, counting back to the week that "Borderline" peaked in the top 10. Presley scored his 36 top 10 hits in 16 and a half years, from the first week in 1956 that "Heartbreak Hotel" made the top 10 of the Best Sellers in Stores chart until the week in 1972 when "Burning Love" entered the top 10.

"Hung Up" is Madonna's highest-charting single in almost five years, since "Don't Tell Me" reached No. 4 in February 2001. It is her first top 10 hit since "Die Another Day" bonded to the No. 8 position in 2002. Madonna already held the record for the most top 40 hits by a solo female artist; she continues in first place as "Hung Up" becomes her 45th top 40 hit, out of 51 chart entries. Aretha Franklin is in second place with 43.

The parent album to "Hung Up" debuts at No. 1 on The Billboard 200. "Confessions on a Dance Floor" is Madonna's sixth album to achieve pole position. Her No. 1 albums to date are:

"Like a Virgin," three weeks (1985)
"True Blue," five weeks (1986)
"Like a Prayer," six weeks (1989)
"Music," one week (2000)
"American Life," one week (2003)
"Confessions on a Dance Floor," one week to date (2005)

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Lucky Star
Borderline
Like A Virgin
Material Girl
Crazy For You
Angel
Dress You Up
Live To Tell
Papa Don't Preach
True Blue
Open Your Heart
La Isla Bonita
Who's That Girl
Causing A Commotion
Like A Prayer
Express Yourself
Cherish
Keep It Together
Vogue
Hanky Panky
Justify My Love
Rescue Me
This Used To Be My Playground
Erotica
Deeper And Deeper
I'll Remember
Secret
Take A Bow
You'll See
Don't Cry For Me Argentina
Frozen
Ray Of Light
Music
Don't Tell Me
Die Another Day
Hung Up

36 Top 10 Hits!

GangstaFam said:

Relax!

actually no, elvis has had 38

Madonna's Top 10 singles in the UK:

Holiday
Borderline
Like A Virgin
Material Girl
Crazy For You
Into The Groove
Angel
Gambler
Dress You Up
Live To Tell
Papa Don't Preach
True Blue
Open Your Heart
La Isla Bonita
Who's That Girl
Causing A Commotion
The Look Of Love
Like A Prayer
Express Yourself
Cherish
Dear Jessie
Vogue
Hanky Panky
Justify My Love
Rescue Me
This Used To Be My Playground
Erotica
Deeper And Deeper
Bad Girl
Fever
Rain
I'll Remember
Secret
Bedtime Story
Human Nature
You'll See
You Must Love Me
Don't Cry For Me Argentina
Another Suitcase In Another Hall
Frozen
Ray Of Light
Drowned World/Substitute For Love
The Power Of Good-bye
Nothing Really Matters
Beautiful Stranger
American Pie
Music
Don't Tell Me
What It Feels Like For A Girl
Die Another Day
American Life
Hollywood
Hung Up

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MADONNA: 36
01) #10 - Borderline [1983]
02) #04 - Lucky Star [1984]
03) #01 - Like A Virgin [1984]
04) #02 - Material Girl [1984]
05) #01 - Crazy For You [1984]
06) #05 - Angel [1985]
07) #05 - Dress You Up [1985]
08) #01 - Live To Tell [1986]
09) #01 - Papa Don't Preach [1986]
10) #03 - True Blue [1986]
11) #01 - Open Your Heart [1986]
12) #04 - La Isla Bonita [1986]
13) #01 - Who's That Girl? [1987]
14) #02 - Causing A Commotion [1987]
15) #01 - Like A Prayer [1989]
16) #02 - Express Yourself [1989]
17) #02 - Cherish [1989]
18) #08 - Keep It Together [1990]
19) #01 - Vogue [1990]
20) #10 - Hanky Panky [1990]
21) #01 - Justify My Love [1990]
22) #09 - Rescue Me [1991]
23) #01 - This Used To Be My Playground [1992]
24) #03 - Erotica [1992]
25) #07 - Deeper And Deeper [1992]
26) #02 - I'll Remember [1994]
27) #03 - Secret [1994]
28) #01 - Take A Bow [1994]
29) #06 - You'll See [1995]
30) #08 - Don't Cry For Me Argentina [1996]
31) #02 - Frozen [1998]
32) #05 - Ray Of Light [1998]
33) #01 - Music [2000]
34) #04 - Don't Tell Me [2000]
35) #08 - Die Another Day [2002]
36) #07 - Hung Up [2005]

ELVIS: 38
01) #01 - Heartbreak Hotel [1956]
02) #01 - I Want You, I Need You, I Love You [1956]
03) #01 - Don't Be Cruel [1956]
04) #01 - Hound Dog [1956]
05) #01 - Love Me Tender [1956]
06) #02 - Love Me [1957]
07) #01 - Too Much [1957]
08) #01 - All Shook Up [1957]
09) #01 - (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear [1957]
10) #01 - Jailhouse Rock [1957]
11) #01 - Don't [1957]
12) #08 - I Beg Of You [1957]
13) #02 - Wear My Ring Around Your Neck [1958]
14) #01 - Hard Headed Woman [1958]
15) #04 - One Night [1958]
16) #08 - I Got Stung [1958]
17) #02 - (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such As I [1959]
18) #04 - I Need Your Love Tonight [1959]
19) #01 - A Big Hunk O' Love [1959]
20) #01 - Stuck On You [1960]
21) #01 - It's Now Or Never [1960]
22) #01 - Are You Lonesome Tonight? [1960]
23) #01 - Surrender [1961]
24) #05 - I Feel So Bad [1961]
25) #05 - Little Sister [1961]
26) #04 - (Marie's The Name Of) His Latest Flame [1961]
27) #02 - Can't Help Falling In Love [1961]
28) #01 - Good Luck Charm [1962]
29) #05 - She's Not You [1962]
30) #02 - Return To Sender [1962]
31) #03 - (You're The) Devil In Disguise [1963]
32) #08 - Boss Nova Baby [1963]
33) #03 - Crying In The Chapel [1965]
34) #03 - In the Ghetto [1969]
35) #01 - Suspicious Minds [1969]
36) #06 - Don't Cry, Daddy [1969]
37) #09 - The Wonder Of You [1970]
38) #02 - Burning Love [1972]

hellomoto said:

2 of them were double A sides

I still find it quite funny that Take A Bow was number 1 for seven weeks in the US, and yet it only made it to number 16 in the UK. One of her best songs in years and the UK snubs it. That said if shed been doing the prommotion then like she does today, im sure BS & Erotica would have both been bigger hits.

it doesnt matter though, it still counts, he still has 2 more.


but i do think madonna will end up passing him.

CrozzaUK said:

Because it was designed for US radio. It was almost a Mariah Carey type effort to please american radio and get a hit.

I love the fact that "Dear Jessie" was released in Europe!

CrozzaUK said:

i dont agree at all, i actually dont understand how it got number one, its not really a standout song, maybe because of the filmclip? i think secret deserved to be number 1. i cant understand alot of madonnas us number ones though, crazy for you, this used to be my playground, whos that girl, take a bow, and although i like justify my love, i dont understand how it got number 1, maybe the filmclip as well got it there? alot of madonnas classics didnt get number 1 like holiday, material girl, express yourself, cherish, frozen and dont tell me.

Michael Jackson had 44 US Top 10 Hits

14x Jackson 5/Jacksons
29x Michael Jackson
1x USA For Africa

Invincible1958 said:

Don't count!

"We Are The World" he even wrote. So I think this would count.
In '82 he wrote the Top 10 Hit "Muscles" for Diana Ross. That would be 45 top 10 Hits

Invincible1958 said:

MJ fan...

hellomoto said:

Crazy For You and Justify My Love ARE Madonna classics. They're two of her most loved songs. I agree the video for JML may have helped due to its controversial nature, but it was still a fucking excellent song, a cross over song for her in many ways. It appealed to a whole new set of people who'd probably never taken much notice of Maddy before.

Also, while I prefer Secret, I do think Take A Bow was the most commercial sounding track madonna had done at that point since Vogue.

Invincible1958 said:

So by your logic we can also take away all the top 10 hits hes had solo and with the J5 that he didn't write, that would leave him with about 20 right?

Invincible1958 said:

ehhh no. face it, he doesnt have as many and i doubt h will ever catch up, although it could have something to do with not releasing as many songs, but still the doesnt matter, the fact is no, they dont count, its solo hits.

Invincible1958 said:

These are the only ones that count.

I think it's somewhat fair to count Jacksons/Jackson 5 hits as MJ hits. Prince and The Revolution usually counts as Prince. And so does .

So
14x Jackson 5/Jacksons
29x Michael Jackson
would be fair.

Or, maybe we can count Jackson 5/Jackson hits at a 50% rate, which would make it a tie for MJ, Madonna, and Elvis.

Ain't that beautiful!

SpcMs said:

hmmmm, i guess, there still hits to his name and he worked hard to get those, and i mean when they talk about paul mccartney dont they usually include the beatles hits with pauls hits, but i guess its opposite as pauls career didnt match beatles success and mjs success doubled the jacksons. but still i dont think it should count as there were 4 other people in the band and michael cant take all the credit for the hits.

oh and by the way do mjs top 10 hits include his pre off the wall solo hits?

Billboard Top 10

1969 01 I Want You Back (J5)
1970 01 ABC (J5)
1970 01 The Love You Save (J5)
1970 01 I'll Be There (J5)
1970 01 Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town (J5) Christmas-Charts
1971 02 Mama's Pearl (J5)
1971 02 Never Can Say Goodbye (J5)
1971 10 Sugar Daddy (J5)
1971 04 Got To Be There
1972 02 Rockin' Robin
1972 01 Ben
1973 02 Dancing Machine (J5)
1974 01 You Haven't Done Nothin' (Stevie Wonder feat. J5)
1976 06 Enjoy Yourself (Jacksons)
1978 07 Shake Your Body (Jacksons)
1979 01 Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
1979 01 Rock With You
1980 10 Off The Wall
1980 10 She's Out Of My Life
1982 10 Muscles (Diana Ross feat. MJ)
1982 02 The Girl Is Mine
1983 01 Billie Jean
1983 01 Beat It
1983 05 Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
1983 07 Human Nature
1983 04 Thriller
1983 01 Say Say Say
1984 10 P.Y.T.
1984 03 State Of Shock (Jacksons)
1984 02 Somebody's Watchin' Me (Rockwell feat. MJ)
1985 01 We Are The World (USA For Africa)
1987 01 I Just Can't Stop Lovin' You
1987 01 Bad
1987 01 The Way You Make Me Feel
1988 01 Man In The Mirror
1988 01 Dirty Diana
1988 07 Smooth Criminal
1991 01 Black Or White
1992 03 Remember The Time
1992 06 In The Closet
1993 07 Will You Be There
1995 05 Scream
1995 01 You Are Not Alone
2001 10 You Rock My World
[Edited 11/25/05 5:46am]

Invincible1958 said:

these ones shouldnt be included

Cheek said:

I thought Dear Jessie just scraped the top20 here?

Invincible1958 said:

Well if we are working it like that, at a rough count, Paul McCartney has 50 top 10 hits using this method of counting.
28 x Beatles
22 x Solo / Wings

This isnt of course including songs such as "Come & Get It" that he wrote for badfinger which was a US top 10, or other covers by artists which may also have hit top 10. According to wikipedia he has recorded over 29 US number ones and is the most successful composer in pop music history. Anyone any ideas if any other artist tops this??

MattUK said:

It went to number 5, Im not sure quite how. Oh father is 10 times the track that Dear Jessie is. Its a shame neither that nor Keep It Together got a UK release.

jayaredee said:

Yeah, and if we are counting those, Madonna has at least 37....I would hardly consider "Into The Groove" a b-side to "Angel"...even if it was on the b-side of the album.