The Top 100 Recording Artists of the 50s and 60s

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