Mariah's 40th
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| A music chart expert and
professional journalist, Fred Bronson is the author of The Billboard Book of Number
One Hits and writes for numerous television and radio projects. |
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Hello Fred. Reading your always amazing Chart Beat column, I noticed that Mariah Carey
made her 40th chart entry on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. That's awesome, but with this
accomplishment, is Mariah the artist with the most entries on this chart? Also, who is
the artist with the most entries on the Hot 100? Thank you for your help, Fred. Take care.
Fued Gibran Nechar Martin, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Dear Fued. Amassing 40 chart entries is impressive, but you might be surprised to know
that the artist with the most entries on our R&B singles chart has almost three times
that many songs to his credit. The leader of the pack is James Brown, with 117 chart
entries between 1956 and 1993. In second place is Aretha Franklin, who collected 98 chart
entries between 1960 and 2003. There's a tie for third place, between the Temptations and
Ray Charles. The former had 86 chart entries between 1962 and 2000, while the latter's 86
chart entries were between 1949 and 2002. So Mariah will have to more than double her
number to be in the top three, and almost triple it to become the artist with the most
entries on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
Elvis Presley is the clear leader with 138 chart entries on the Hot 100 and its
predecessor chart, Best Sellers in Stores. Presley is the only artist to have more than
100 chart entries. James Brown is in second place with 94 and Ray Charles is third with
76. Aretha Franklin is close behind Charles, with 73.
(Billboard's Chart Beat Chat)
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