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The Top 100 Recording Artists of the 50s and 50s

 

The 1950s and 1960s provided us with some of the greatest music ever recorded and also the best recording artists the world has ever seen.  Below I have listed  the top 100 recording artists of the 50s and 60s era.  This data was extracted from Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual.  Joel Whitburn uses an intricate point system that awards points to all recording artists based on the number of charted hits on Billboard; how high the song charted and the total weeks they charted.  Below are the results.

  1. Elvis Presley

  2. The Beatles

  3. James Brown

  4. The Rolling Stones

  5. Pat Boone

  6. Aretha Franklin

  7. Marvin Gaye

  8. Ray Charles

  9. The Beach Boys

  10. Fats Domino

  11. Neil Diamond

  12. The Temptations

  13. The Supremes

  14. Ricky Nelson

  15. Connie Francis

  16. Frank Sinatra

  17. Paul Anka

  18. Dionne Warwick

  19. Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons

  20. Brenda Lee

  21. Nat "King" Cole

  22. Perry Como

  23. The Miracles

  24. Kenny Rogers & The First Edition

  25. Gladys Knight & The Pips

  26. Bobby Vinton

  27. The Everly Brothers

  28. Brook Benton

  29. Four Tops

  30. The Platters

  31. Andy Williams

  32. Sam Cooke

  33. Jackie Wilson

  34. Bobby Darin

  35. Johnny Mathis

  36. Chubby Checker

  37. Roy Orbison

  38. Dion (Dion & The Belmonts)

  39. Neil Sedaka

  40. Glen Campbell

  41. Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

  42. The 5th Dimension

  43. Patti Page

  44. Tommy James & The Shondells

  45. Johnny Cash

  46. The Drifters

  47. Three Dog Night

  48. Tom Jones

  49. Wilson Pickett

  50. The Impressions

  51. Jerry Butler

  52. Johnny Rivers

  53. Dean Martin

  54. The Isley Brothers

  55. Bobby Vee

  56. Bobby Rydell

  57. Chuck Berry

  58. Dave Clark Five

  59. Herman's Hermits

  60. Jimmie Rodgers

  61. Simon & Garfunkle

  62. Al Martino

  63. Frankie Avalon

  64. B.J. Thomas

  65. Paul Revere & The Raiders

  66. The Monkees

  67. The Shirelles

  68. The Righteous Brothers

  69. Johnny Tillotson

  70. Marty Robbins

  71. Petula Clark

  72. Duane Eddy

  73. Jan & Dean

  74. Bill Haley (And His Comets)

  75. Gene Pitney

  76. Creedence Clearwater Revival

  77. Smokey Robinson

  78. The Who

  79. The Rascals

  80. Ray Stevens

  81. Tony Bennett

  82. Otis Redding

  83. Bobby Goldsboro

  84. The Guess Who

  85. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas

  86. Joe Tex

  87. Bob Dylan

  88. The Hollies

  89. Steve Lawrence

  90. Tommy Roe

  91. Sly & The Family Stone

  92. Bobby Bland

  93. The Marvelettes

  94. The Kinks

  95. The Four Lads

  96. Joe Simon

  97. Jr. Walker & The All Stars

  98. The Animals

  99. Mary Wells

  100. The Grass Roots

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