maybe its kinda historic considering the amount of albums she's released, shit i donno maybe they just wanna hype whitney up, i aint mad. im pretty sure that aretha and the others recorded at least twice as many albums though.

I would love to see the rest of the all time list (beyond the top 10 artists).

Wowugotit said:

next is Mary J. Blige but I don't know after that

jiorjios said:

On the Hot 100?? I highly doubt! maybe on the R&B charts

This isn't historic at all. I have to hand it to her and give her credit, it was historic back in 1985 for her to be at the top of the charts making dull shit when the music by other artists was far from dull. But to enter the charts these days when all the music on the charts is dull should be a breeze for her. In fact, these dull artists today should bow down and kiss her feet because she's the Queen of Dull and if it weren't for her, they wouldn't be on the charts today.

midiscover said:

Nah, she really has that many songs on the Hot 100, she has like 50, 55 songs on the R&B chart.

Timmy84 said:

LMAO!! who knew!
how many does she have on Hot 100?? I'm confused now. The list I saw placed Janet as #7 and MJ as #8 and I don't recall seeing that. I can't post it though since on my bro's PSP

vainandy said:

This thread wasn't complete without your presence, thank you Andy.

Timmy84 said:

oh mah gahh

i love how they tailor-make these kind of news with some artists releases (such as MC = biggest selling female artist in history )

this reminds me when Whitney's Greatest Hits came out, and Mariah's fans went ballistic coz on the lable it said: "with more #1 hits than any other female artists"

turned out they combined her Hot 100 #1s with the rest of the charts or something like that

Imago said:

This isn't historic at all. I have to hand it to her and give her credit, it was historic back in 1985 for her to be at the top of the charts making dull shit when the music by other artists was far from dull. But to enter the charts these days when all the music on the charts is dull should be a breeze for her. In fact, these dull artists today should bow down and kiss her feet because she's the Queen of Dull and if it weren't for her, they wouldn't be on the charts today.

errant said:

if i recall well though, the 49c thing only happened with that Loverboy single, which ended up getting stuck at #2 for twe weeks and the fell off

This isn't historic at all. I have to hand it to her and give her credit, it was historic back in 1985 for her to be at the top of the charts making dull shit when the music by other artists was far from dull. But to enter the charts these days when all the music on the charts is dull should be a breeze for her. In fact, these dull artists today should bow down and kiss her feet because she's the Queen of Dull and if it weren't for her, they wouldn't be on the charts today.

Whitney Houston Drops In On Hot 100 Chart, Historic Debut
Newsroom | Posted on 08/14/09 | Filed Under: R&B News, Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston is officially back and riding the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in years.

Houston's recently released "I Look to You" debuts at no.74 on this week's Billboard Hot 100, just weeks prior to the release of Houston's album of the same name.

While the "Million Dollar Bill" singer's debut on the chart is notable, the accomplishment also adds to Houston's list of Hot 100 visits.

According to Billboard, "I Look To You" brings Houston's total to 38, just below Janet Jackson(39), Mariah Carey (40), and Diana Ross (40).

Whitney Houston's "I Look To You" is slated for release August 31.

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I remember R&BAmbassador's post about how many top 40 hits the female artists had.
[Edited 8/16/09 12:36pm]

i agree the title is misleading saying she makes history then listing at least 3 other artists thats still ahead of her (not to mention the 6 other artists thats also ahead of her), but like i said maybe they are just trying to hype her up. making the top 100 is not all that impressive when you look at it,its like somebody can have 50 top 100 singles but none ever reaching over #80, i mean how impressive is that? where does whitney rank among the top 10 hits list?

i agree the title is misleading saying she makes history then listing at least 3 other artists thats still ahead of her (not to mention the 6 other artists thats also ahead of her), but like i said maybe they are just trying to hype her up. making the top 100 is not all that impressive when you look at it,its like somebody can have 50 top 100 singles but none ever reaching over #80, i mean how impressive is that? where does whitney rank among the top 10 hits list?

OK I'll try do it. This is from another source hence the differences.:
1.Aretha Franklin 74
2.Madonna 56
2.Dionne Warwick 56
4.Connie Francis 55
5.Gladys Knight 46
6.Janet Jackson 42
7.Mariah Carey 41
7.Barbra Streisand 41
9.Diana Ross 40
9.Brenda Lee 40

11.Olivia Newton-John 39
12.Linda Ronstadt 38
12.Whitney Houston 38
14.Patti Page 36
15.Tina Turner 35
16.Cher 34
17.Donna Summer 33
18.Mary J Blige 31
18.Doris Day 31
20.Gloria Estefan 28

21.Carly Simon 26
21.Anne Murray 26
23.Beyonce 23
23.Sheena Easton 23
25.Petula Clark 22
26.Britney Spears 21
26.Nancy Sinatra
26.Chaka Khan 21
26.Leslie Gore 21
30.Toni Braxton 20
30.Celine Dion 20
30.Sarah Vaughan 20
30.Dolly Parton 20

34.Dusty Springfield 19
35.Pati LaBelle 19
36.Roberta Flack 18
36.Natalie Cole 18
36.Kim Carnes 18
36.Bette Midler 18
40.Teresa Brewer 17
40.Shania Twain 17
40.Martina McBride 17

Spelling mistakes corrected.
[Edited 8/16/09 13:06pm]
[Edited 8/16/09 13:20pm]

midiscover said:

I think they're #7 and #8 as far as overall top ten singles (MJ & Janet).

Timmy84 said:

This is what I'm talking about
http://www.billboard.com/...s-20.shtml

1. The Beatles
2. Hagdonna
3. Elton John
4. Elvis Presley
5. Stevie Wonder
6. Mariah Carey
7. Janet Jackson
8. Michael Jackson
9. Whitney Houston
10.The Rolling Stones

Timmy84 said:

This is what I'm talking about
http://www.billboard.com/...s-20.shtml

1. The Beatles
2. Hagdonna
3. Elton John
4. Elvis Presley
5. Stevie Wonder
6. Mariah Carey
7. Janet Jackson
8. Michael Jackson
9. Whitney Houston
10.The Rolling Stones

midiscover said:

I think that's overall chart performance. As far as Top 10s are concerned the Beatles have 33, both Madonna and Elvis 37. Elton John has 27, Stevie Wonder has 29 We Are The World included, Mariah Carey has 26, Janet Jackson has 28, Michael Jackson has 31 We Are The World, Somebody's Watching Me & State Of Shock included, Whitney Houston has 22 and The Rolling Stones have 23. Prince is not far behind Whitney. He has 19.

As far as being the most successful acts, well that list obviously underestimates any acts who had their peak in the 80s or before. In the 70s and 80s the charts were moving very fast whereas in the 90s and the 00s they tend to move very slow. That's probably why Janet (who peaked in the 90s) is higher than Michael (who peaked in the 80s)
[Edited 8/17/09 9:07am]

That's probably why Janet (who peaked in the 90s) is higher than Michael (who peaked in the 80s)

jiorjios said:

Well, it's worth noting that, despite the 11-year head start for MJ, they have released about the same number of singles (Janet may even have more).

AlexdeParis said:

You'll bring the Janet haters in here. Don't let them hear you saying that Janet is equal to big brother Michael, because some of them may physically harm themselves or others.

Janet has a Billboard record that remains un-touched by any artist in recorded sound history, so I don't see why she wouldn't a large amount of hits. As solo artists, Michael and Janet had about an equal number of hit albums. They were both great and are the only brother and sister artists listed soo hight and side-by-side on the Billboard charts in music history.