Hot 100 Turns 60! The Top 60 Female Artists of All-Time, From Madonna to Mariah Carey & More
Madonna, Mariah & Janet Jackson rank at Nos. 1, 2 & 3, respectively.
As we celebrate the Billboard Hot 100's 60th anniversary, Billboard looks at the top-performing solo female artists in the chart's history, dating to its Aug. 4, 1958, inception.
With 57 Hot 100 entries and 12 No. 1s, Madonna rules as the chart's all-time top female artist. The pop icon also lands seven songs in the Hot 100 all-time top 600 songs recap, led by her first No. 1, "Like a Virgin," which spent six weeks atop the Hot 100 beginning on Dec. 22, 1984. Madonna holds the record for the most Hot 100 top 10s among all acts: 38.
Mariah Carey ranks at No. 2, powered by her 18 Hot 100 No. 1s, the most among soloists, as well as the most cumulative weeks at No. 1 (79) among all acts.
Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston and Rihanna, the lattermost having landed 14 Hot 100 No. 1s (dating to her 2005 debut), the third-best sum in the chart's history, round out the top five.
Further in the top 10 are two other artists whose chart careers began in the 2000s: Taylor Swift (No. 8) and Katy Perry (No. 9).
Here's a look at the top-performing solo female artists over the Hot 100's first 60 years.
60. Juice Newton
59. Carole King
58. Stevie Nicks
57. Amy Grant
56. Missy Elliott
55. Faith Hill
54. Chaka Khan
53. Jody Watley
52. Avril Lavigne
51. Pat Benatar
50. Anne Murray
49. Ashanti
48. Bette Midler
47. Aaliyah
46. Natalie Cole
45. Fergie
44. Petula Clark
43. Miley Cyrus
42. Brandy
41. Carly Simon
40. Sheena Easton
39. Debbie Gibson
38. Kesha
37. Tina Turner
36. Mary J. Blige
35. Taylor Dayne
34. Roberta Flack
33. Nicki Minaj
32. Cyndi Lauper
31. Helen Reddy
31. Monica
30. Christina Aguilera
29. Jennifer Lopez
28. Adele
27. Toni Braxton
26. Britney Spears
25. Celine Dion
24. Linda Ronstadt
23. Kelly Clarkson
22. Alicia Keys
21. Paula Abdul
20. Dionne Warwick
19. Lady Gaga
18. Gloria Estefan
17. P!nk
16. Cher
15. Barbra Streisand
14. Brenda Lee
13. Beyoncé
12. Connie Francis
11. Donna Summer
10. Diana Ross
9. Katy Perry
8. Taylor Swift
7. Aretha Franklin
6. Olivia Newton-John
5. Rihanna
4. Whitney Houston
3. Janet Jackson
2. Mariah Carey
1. Madonna
The Top 60 Female Artists of All-Time on the Billboard Hot 100 ranking is based on weekly performance on the Hot 100 from its Aug. 4, 1958, inception through July 21, 2018. All songs are ranked based on an inverse point system, with cumulative weeks at No. 1 earning the greatest value and weeks at lower spots earning the least. Due to changes in chart methodology over the years, eras are weighted differently to account for chart turnover rates over various periods. Artists are then ranked based on a formula blending performance, as outlined above, of all their Hot 100 chart entries.
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