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The list of best-charting music artists in the United States includes acts from anywhere in the world who have charted singles on the Billboard pop charts.
In addition to the U.S. Hot 100 (and earlier pop music charts), the table includes (in the U.S. only):
For records outside the U.S., the table includes:
Empty columns mean the artist did not chart hit singles in those charts or genres of music.
This table can be sorted numerically or alphabetically on any category by clicking the icon below the heading.
Chris Gaines was a one-off fictional rock persona created as an alter ego for Garth Brooks to explore musical styles far removed from his success as a country singer.
The discography of American traditional pop and jazz singer Tony Bennett consists of 57 studio albums, 11 live albums, 31 compilation albums, three video albums, one extended play and 81 singles.
This is the artist discography of Timbaland, an American hip-hop record producer.
American recording artist Brandy Norwood entered the music business as a backing vocalist for R&B boy bands such as Immature, prior to launching her own career in 1994. Her discography, as a solo artist, includes six studio albums, one compilation album, one extended play, 27 singles, 28 album appearances and 18 soundtrack appearances. Norwood has sold over 8.62 million albums in the United States, and more than 40 million records worldwide. Additionally, she has won over 100 awards as a recording artist. In 1999, Billboard ranked Norwood among the top 20 of the Top Pop Artists of the 1990s.
American rapper Mase has released four studio albums and twenty-two singles, including ten as a featured artist.
The Wu-Tang Clan is a New York City-based hip hop musical group, consisting of ten American rappers: RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, Cappadonna and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard.
American singer Kelly Rowland has released four studio albums, two compilation albums, one box set, three extended plays and forty-eight singles, including twenty-one as a featured artist and six promotional singles. Rowland began her career in 1997 with one of the best-selling girl groups, Destiny's Child, who have sold around 60 million records worldwide. As a solo artist, Rowland has sold 30 million records worldwide.
American singer-rapper Chris Brown has released nine studio albums, nine mixtapes, one hundred and sixty-one singles and nineteen promotional singles. According to Billboard, Brown has the eighth most Hot 100 entries on the chart with 99. As of November 2019, he has achieved 48 top 40 entries on the Hot 100 and 15 top 10 entries. Brown is the singer with the fifth-most consecutive weeks on the Hot 100 chart. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), he is the seventh-best-selling digital single artist in the United States with sales of 69.5 million.
The discography of Kenny Rogers, an American country music singer, consists of 39 studio albums and 80 singles. Among his singles, 21 have reached Number One on the country music charts. His longest-lasting number ones on that chart are "The Gambler" and "Coward of the County", at three weeks each. Two of his Number One country hits—"Lady" and "Islands in the Stream", the latter a duet with Dolly Parton—also reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 the former spending six weeks at the top, making it his longest running #1 single on all Billboard charts. More than just a US phenomenon, he has found an audience around the world with two of his biggest career hit songs, namely "Lucille" and "Coward of the County", both reaching a #1 peak on the general sales charts in the UK. His albums The Gambler and Kenny each topped the country charts for no less than 20 weeks, while his Greatest Hits album was the only album by a solo country performer to top the Billboard 200 during the 1980s, reaching the summit in late 1980.
The discography of Vanessa Hudgens consists of two studio albums, five soundtrack albums, thirteen singles, and seven music videos. Hudgens has also recorded several other releases as her High School Musical character Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical film series' soundtracks. The songs she has recorded entered several international music charts and most of them were duets with the cast members of the High School Musical series. Hudgens' biggest hit song is the High School Musical duet "Breaking Free", which peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The discography of all albums and singles released by Hank Williams Jr. consists of 56 studio albums and 25 compilation albums. He has released 109 singles and 24 music videos. Eleven of his singles have reached Number One in either the United States or Canada.
The discography of Rosanne Cash, an American singer-songwriter, consists of fourteen studio albums, six compilation albums, one tribute album, and 39 singles. The daughter of Johnny Cash, Rosanne Cash recorded her self-titled debut album in 1978 under the German label Ariola. After signing with Columbia Records in 1979, Cash's second studio album Right or Wrong was released. Its lead single "No Memories Hangin' Around" reached the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Cash's third studio release, Seven Year Ache (1981) gained major success when the title track peaked at number one on the Billboard Country chart, followed by "My Baby Thinks He's a Train" and "Blue Moon with a Heartache," which also reached the top spot. The album's follow-up effort, Somewhere in the Stars (1982) produced three Top 20 hits on the Billboard chart. After a 3-year hiatus, Cash issued Rhythm & Romance in 1985, which reached #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums list. It spawned four Top 10 singles. This included the number one single, "I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me," which won the Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance in 1986. Her sixth album, King's Record Shop was released in 1987. The album peaked at number six on the country albums chart and certified gold in the United States. The four singles released from King's Record Shop all reached number one on the Billboard Country chart between 1987 and 1988, including a cover of Johnny Cash's "Tennessee Flat-Top Box."
Trace Adkins is an American country music singer. His discography consists of twelve studio albums and six greatest hits albums. Of his eleven studio albums, six have been certified by the RIAA: 1997's Big Time is certified Gold, as are 2001's Chrome, and 2006's Dangerous Man. His 1996 debut Dreamin' Out Loud and 2003's Comin' On Strong are certified Platinum. 2005's Songs About Me is his best-selling album, certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA. Two of Adkins' compilation albums, Greatest Hits Collection, Vol. 1 and American Man: Greatest Hits Volume II are certified Platinum
Tracy Byrd is an American country music artist. His discography comprises ten studio albums, six compilation albums and thirty-four singles. Of his albums, three are certified gold by the RIAA, with his highest-certified album being the double-platinum No Ordinary Man from 1994. Of his singles, two have topped the Billboard country singles charts: "Holdin' Heaven" in 1993 and "Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo" in 2002. One of Byrd's songs topped the Canadian RPM Country tracks, "I'm from the Country" in 1998.
This is the discography of rapper Juvenile. Juvenile has sold over 10 million albums worldwide.
The discography of the cast of the American film series High School Musical—primarily composed of Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu and Monique Coleman Haley Matan—consists of three soundtrack albums, one live album, five compilation albums, two remix albums, one extended play and twelve singles. All albums and singles were released on Walt Disney Records. Collectively, the three soundtrack albums have sold 9.8 million copies in the United States, as of January 2016.
The discography of American R&B singer-songwriter Keri Hilson consists of two studio albums, twenty-nine singles, and thirty-one music videos. Hilson began her career as a songwriter, penning tracks for several artists in the mid-2000s as part of the five-person production and songwriting team The Clutch. Together, they co-wrote songs for artists including Mary J. Blige, Omarion, The Pussycat Dolls and Britney Spears. Hilson's solo discography began when she was featured on "Hey Now ", a 2004 single by American rapper Xzibit, which reached the top 10 in the United Kingdom. In 2006, Hilson signed to Mosley Music Group, a record label created by American record producer and rapper Timbaland.
The discography of American electronica project Owl City consists of six studio albums, seven extended plays, twenty singles, and twelve music videos. Owl City issued its debut release, the extended play Of June, in September 2007; it peaked at number 15 on the United States Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart. His debut studio album Maybe I'm Dreaming followed in December 2008, peaking at number 13 on the Dance/Electronic Albums chart. Following the success of Of June and Maybe I'm Dreaming, Young signed to Universal Republic Records in late 2008. His second studio album and major-label debut, Ocean Eyes, was released in July 2009. "Fireflies", the album's lead single, became an international success, peaking at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and becoming a top ten hit in several other countries. Fueled by success of "Fireflies", Ocean Eyes peaked at number eight on the US Billboard 200 and was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). An additional three singles were released from the album: "Vanilla Twilight", "Hello Seattle" and "Umbrella Beach".
The discography of K-Ci & JoJo, an American R&B duo made up of Cedric and Joel Hailey, consists of five studio albums, five compilation albums, fifteen singles, and fifteen music videos. K-Ci & JoJo were originally the lead singers of the R&B group Jodeci before signing a record deal with MCA Records. In 1997, they released their debut album, Love Always. In the United States, Love Always peaked at number five on the Billboard 200, and number two on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and was certified triple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Internationally, the album reached the top 50 on the Swiss, Canadian, and Australian Charts, and appeared on the UK and Swedish Albums Chart. The album produced four singles, including the multi-national number-one song, "All My Life".
The discography of Casting Crowns, an American Christian rock band, consists of eight studio albums, two independent albums, two holiday albums, five live albums, and 24 singles. Casting Crowns was formed in 1999 as a student worship band in Daytona Beach, Florida, with a lineup consisting of Mark Hall (vocals), Melodee DeVevo (violin), Juan DeVevo (guitars) and Hector Cervantes (guitars). The band relocated to McDonough, Georgia in 2001 and added Chris Huffman, Megan Garrett (keyboard) and Andy Williams (drums). The band released two independent records, one of which was discovered by Mark Miller, a country musician. Miller signed the band to his record label, Beach Street Records, a division of Reunion Records.
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