Hudson said:

Top singles artists of the ’80s Based on total chart appearances in the Top 40

1. Michael Jackson
2. Madonna
3. Hall and Oates
4. Prince
5. George Michael/Wham!
6. Lionel Richie
7. Billy Joel
8. Elton John
9. Phil Collins
10. John Cougar
11. Huey Lewis and the News
12. Kool and the Gang
13. Duran Duran
14. Kenny Rogers
15. Whitney Houston
16. Stevie Wonder
17. Rick Springfield
18. Journey
19. Diana Ross
20. Bruce Springsteen*

If Genesis was added like Wham! with George Michael, I think Phil Collins would be higher. I'm surprised Rick Springfield would be ahead of Billy Ocean, Bryan Adams, Gloria Estefan/Miami Sound Machine, Def Leppard, & Don Henley. I heard them all the time on the radio in the 1980s.

ginusher said:

MotownSubdivision said:

By this time next year when we get a list of the top songs of the 2010s

I guess these will be some of the songs on that list:

Psy ~ Gangnam Style
Pharrell ~ Happy
Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, Justin Bieber ~ Despacito
Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars ~ Uptown Funk
Robin Thicke ~ Blurred Lines
Rae Sremmurd ~ Black Beatles
Adele ~ Hello
Ed Sheeran ~ Shape Of You
Meghan Trainor ~ All About That Bass

For biggest artists maybe these:

Drake
Adele
Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Maroon 5
Bruno Mars
Lady Gaga
Kendrick Lamar (he did get a Pulitzer Prize, the 1st music act that is not classical or jazz to do so.)
John Legend
Pitbull
Taylor Swift
Rihanna
Beyoncé
P!nk
DJ Khaled

MickyDolenz said:

Hudson said:

ginusher said:

lastdecember said:

People forget Rick Springfield between 1981-85 was pretty untouchable, had 16 top 40 singles, one came in 1988, and also 4 straight multi platinum albums. Rick was so big he charted A B-side in 1984. Billy Ocean had a few big singles then was gone, Def Leppard had too much distance between their albums, though there were a bunch of singles from them they came from just two records. [Edited 1/1/19 7:41am]

And Rick was on General Hospital also.

lastdecember said:

People forget Rick Springfield between 1981-85 was pretty untouchable, had 16 top 40 singles, one came in 1988, and also 4 straight multi platinum albums. Rick was so big he charted A B-side in 1984. Billy Ocean had a few big singles then was gone, Def Leppard had too much distance between their albums, though there were a bunch of singles from them they came from just two records.

You could say that for Michael Jackson & Whitney Houston too and Mike is #1. Whitney literally only has 2 albums in the 1980s, which is not the case with Def Leppard or Mike if you include The Jacksons albums Triumph, Live, & Victory. Mike wasn't really on the 2300 Jackson Street album.

MickyDolenz said:

MickyDolenz said:

Hudson said:

Top singles artists of the ’80s Based on total chart appearances in the Top 40 1. Michael Jackson 2. Madonna 3. Hall and Oates 4. Prince 5. George Michael/Wham! 6. Lionel Richie 7. Billy Joel 8. Elton John 9. Phil Collins 10. John Cougar 11. Huey Lewis and the News 12. Kool and the Gang 13. Duran Duran 14. Kenny Rogers 15. Whitney Houston 16. Stevie Wonder 17. Rick Springfield 18. Journey 19. Diana Ross 20. Bruce Springsteen*

I didn't know Prince was that high on the list, but he did release tons more music than anyone else in the top 20.

NorthC said:

ginusher said:

^Don't forget 'My Old Piano', her covers of 'Chain Reaction' & 'Why Do Fools Fall In Love?', and 'Endless Love' with Lionel Richie.

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Though if this list is based on 'total chart appearances', maybe it's based on how the number of singles that charted and not on how these singles actually performed.

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I remember a guy singing that first one as "my old pyjamas". If folks start making parodies of a song, it must be widely known. (Je komt uit Nederland, dus je hebt vast wel gehoord van mama appelsap.)

Oh yes! I used to listen to Timur's show all the time! =)

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Used to sing 'Kilimanjaro rises like a Lapras (as in the Pokémon) above the Serengeti', then trying to figure out if it was 'leperess' or 'leopardess' before learning it's 'empress'. XD

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lastdecember said:

I love these songs! I wanted to keep listening to this, but my in-laws switched the radio!

Hudson said:

nextedition said:

rogifan said:

Hudson said:

Top singles artists of the ’80s Based on total chart appearances in the Top 40 1. Michael Jackson 2. Madonna 3. Hall and Oates 4. Prince 5. George Michael/Wham! 6. Lionel Richie 7. Billy Joel 8. Elton John 9. Phil Collins 10. John Cougar 11. Huey Lewis and the News 12. Kool and the Gang 13. Duran Duran 14. Kenny Rogers 15. Whitney Houston 16. Stevie Wonder 17. Rick Springfield 18. Journey 19. Diana Ross 20. Bruce Springsteen*

Hall and Oates being so high surprises me a bit. Thought Lionel Richie would be higher. The only one that really surprises me is Diana Ross. What were her big 80s hits?

Diana had her most successful period as a solo artist at the beginning of hte 1980's, with 8 top 10 hits. Endless Love being #1 for 9 weeks, Upside Down, I'm Coming Out, It's My Turn, Why Do Fools Fall In Love, Muscles, Mirror Mirror, Missing You. Hall & Oates had 13 top 10s, 22 top 40s & 5#1 singles, in 80s. Obviouosly, they have included George Micheal & Wham together .. I wonder if they did the same with Phil Collins and Genisis

namepeace said:

Hudson said:

Top singles artists of the ’80s Based on total chart appearances in the Top 40 1. Michael Jackson 2. Madonna 3. Hall and Oates 4. Prince 5. George Michael/Wham! 6. Lionel Richie 7. Billy Joel 8. Elton John 9. Phil Collins 10. John Cougar 11. Huey Lewis and the News 12. Kool and the Gang 13. Duran Duran 14. Kenny Rogers 15. Whitney Houston 16. Stevie Wonder 17. Rick Springfield 18. Journey 19. Diana Ross 20. Bruce Springsteen*

I didn't know Prince was that high on the list, but he did release tons more music than anyone else in the top 20.

Prince was Billboards top charting aritst of the 1980s with 378 weeks in the Hot 100, Hall & Oates, Billy Joel, Madonna & MJ rounded out the top 5.

MickyDolenz said:

lastdecember said:

People forget Rick Springfield between 1981-85 was pretty untouchable, had 16 top 40 singles, one came in 1988, and also 4 straight multi platinum albums. Rick was so big he charted A B-side in 1984. Billy Ocean had a few big singles then was gone, Def Leppard had too much distance between their albums, though there were a bunch of singles from them they came from just two records.

You could say that for Michael Jackson & Whitney Houston too and Mike is #1. Whitney literally only has 2 albums in the 1980s, which is not the case with Def Leppard or Mike if you include The Jacksons albums Triumph, Live, & Victory. Mike wasn't really on the 2300 Jackson Street album.

Houston had other music and songs that charted, like the Olympic theme song and that awful deut with Aretha Franklin that didn't crack the top 40. Jackson Say, Say, Say with McCartney. But it doesn't matter how many albums you had out, it's about getting your singles promoted. Jackson and Houston had loads of money poured into their careers in comparison to other artist.

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[Edited 1/12/19 6:07am]

Tontoman22 said:

namepeace said:

I didn't know Prince was that high on the list, but he did release tons more music than anyone else in the top 20.

Prince was Billboards top charting aritst of the 1980s with 378 weeks in the Hot 100, Hall & Oates, Billy Joel, Madonna & MJ rounded out the top 5.

Indeed. It's a testament to his prolific nature and the quality of his work.

Tontoman22 said:

NorthC said:

ginusher said:

^Don't forget 'My Old Piano', her covers of 'Chain Reaction' & 'Why Do Fools Fall In Love?', and 'Endless Love' with Lionel Richie.

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Though if this list is based on 'total chart appearances', maybe it's based on how the number of singles that charted and not on how these singles actually performed.

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I remember a guy singing that first one as "my old pyjamas". If folks start making parodies of a song, it must be widely known.
(Je komt uit Nederland, dus je hebt vast wel gehoord van mama appelsap.)

SoulAlive said:

NorthC said:

I remember a guy singing that first one as "my old pyjamas". If folks start making parodies of a song, it must be widely known. (Je komt uit Nederland, dus je hebt vast wel gehoord van mama appelsap.)

speaking of “My Old Piano”....that song should have been a major hit single! One of the best songs that Diana has ever done.

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I see that it only reached number 109 in the U.S.!

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Amazing, considering that here in Holland, I hear 'My Old Piano' at least twice a week on the radio (it hit number 2 on our charts).

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rogifan said:

Tontoman22 said:

Prince was Billboards top charting aritst of the 1980s with 378 weeks in the Hot 100, Hall & Oates, Billy Joel, Madonna & MJ rounded out the top 5.

Wow I didn’t know that. Cool.

People confuse charting and then performance, Prince released more albums than say Jackson or Madonna. But Jackson's record company promoted his singles and release more singles from his 3 albums. Prince had 26 singles that charted, Jackson 20. Madonna 19, Billy Joel 22, Hall & Oates 21.The old business model (get an album out and a couple of singles, to promote it) vs the new business model record an album and release and promote the album (by releasing and promoting it's music) 4, 5, 6, 7 singles from one album was the new business model in the 1980s. Prince's biggest album was essentially a movie soundtrack, which helped promote the album (and determine singles). Not all artist were lucky enough to have a record companies that would make videos and then promote the music, videos were self promoting if they got played (and seen). Promotion even for artist with names (well known) was essential. Geffen Records collected many big names, who suffered at the label because of lack of promotion (or attention at the label).

namepeace said:

Tontoman22 said:

Prince was Billboards top charting aritst of the 1980s with 378 weeks in the Hot 100, Hall & Oates, Billy Joel, Madonna & MJ rounded out the top 5.

Indeed. It's a testament to his prolific nature and the quality of his work.

Agreed, Prince was prolific not just by virture of his recordings, but his music being covered by other artist Cyndi Lauper, Tom Jones, Melissa Morgan, artist he wrote songs for Chaka Khan, The Bangles, Sheena Easton, Shelia E. Artist's he was responsible for Shelia E, Vanity, Wendy & Lisa, Morris Day & the Time. He was the top artist world wide, had 20 top 20 singles and 5 #1 albums. https://tsort.info/music/...rtists.htm

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ginusher said:

SoulAlive said:

NorthC said: speaking of “My Old Piano”....that song should have been a major hit single! One of the best songs that Diana has ever done.

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I see that it only reached number 109 in the U.S.!

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Amazing, considering that here in Holland, I hear 'My Old Piano' at least twice a week on the radio (it hit number 2 on our charts).

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yeah,I don't know why it didn't take off here in America that song is fantastic!

MotownSubdivision said:

Looks about right to me. Looking forward to seeing the real thing at the end of this year.

Rihanna, Adele, Kanye West, & Taylor Swift are supposed to release new albums in 2019. So the big single of the year will probably be from Adele. Rihanna's music will likely be popular too, her makeup line has been successful and she was in a hit movie last year (Ocean's 8).