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.
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Elvis Presley
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The
Beatles
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James Brown
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The Rolling Stones
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Pat Boone
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Aretha Franklin
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Marvin Gaye
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Ray Charles
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The Beach Boys
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Fats Domino
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Neil Diamond
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The Temptations
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The Supremes
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Ricky Nelson
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Connie Francis
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Frank Sinatra
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Paul Anka
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Dionne Warwick
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Frankie Valli and the
Four Seasons
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Brenda Lee
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Nat "King" Cole
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Perry Como
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The Miracles
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Kenny Rogers & The First
Edition
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Gladys Knight & The Pips
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Bobby Vinton
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The Everly Brothers
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Brook Benton
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Four Tops
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The Platters
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Andy Williams
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Sam Cooke
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Jackie Wilson
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Bobby Darin
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Johnny Mathis
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Chubby Checker
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Roy Orbison
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Dion (Dion & The Belmonts)
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Neil Sedaka
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Glen Campbell
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Herb Alpert & The Tijuana
Brass
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The 5th Dimension
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Patti Page
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Tommy James & The
Shondells
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Johnny Cash
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The Drifters
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Three Dog Night
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Tom Jones
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Wilson Pickett
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The Impressions
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Jerry Butler
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Johnny Rivers
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Dean Martin
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The Isley Brothers
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Bobby Vee
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Bobby Rydell
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Chuck Berry
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Dave Clark Five
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Herman's Hermits
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Jimmie Rodgers
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Simon & Garfunkle
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Al Martino
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Frankie Avalon
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B.J. Thomas
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Paul Revere & The Raiders
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The Monkees
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The Shirelles
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The Righteous Brothers
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Johnny Tillotson
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Marty Robbins
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Petula Clark
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Duane Eddy
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Jan & Dean
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Bill Haley (And His Comets)
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Gene Pitney
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Creedence Clearwater Revival
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Smokey Robinson
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The Who
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The Rascals
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Ray Stevens
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Tony Bennett
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Otis Redding
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Bobby Goldsboro
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The Guess Who
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Martha Reeves & The
Vandellas
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Joe Tex
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Bob Dylan
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The Hollies
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Steve Lawrence
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Tommy Roe
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Sly & The Family Stone
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Bobby Bland
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The Marvelettes
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The Kinks
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The Four Lads
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Joe Simon
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Jr. Walker & The All Stars
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The Animals
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Mary Wells
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The Grass Roots
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