Which artist had the best collection of singles?

Jabba leading a thread, how quaint.

Hey, r1. OP here. I’m not sure who/what Jabba is. I did mean to sign my post though.

No one will ever forget Jane Jacket and her two songs!!!

OK, I believe you. My list:

Madonna

Pink Floyd

Guns N Roses

Rihanna, Guns N Roses, Pink Floyd, the Beatles, and Madonna have the best run of singles.

I can name 1 Pink Floyd single.

Whitney Houston P!nk

I love Janet too.

Elton John had a Top 40 record on Billboard magazine each year for 24 consecutive years. I'd say he wins.

Elton John: Rocketman, Your Song, High Flying Bird, Someone Saved My Life Tonight, Can You Feel the Love Tonight, Philadelphia Freedom, I'm Still Standing, Levon, Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters, Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me, Little Jeannie

The Supremes (featuring Diana Ross)

Diana Ross and The Supremes

Diana Ross by herself.

Didn't Janet Jackson have that one song which went to #1?

"Esplanade" or something.

I'm not even that big a fan, but Billy Joel had a killer 20 year run of singles. (And I fucking despise his biggest hit "We Didn't Start the Fire.")

I hate Elton John for "Don't Go Breaking My Heart".

^ I think Elton and Bernie Taupin hate themselves for it--they used pseudonyms for the writing credits.

Female musicians that debuted this century with the most #1 singles at official charts worldwide (lead artist):

1. Rihanna

2. Lady Gaga

3. Ariana Grande

4. Katy Perry

5. Pink

6. Adele

7. Taylor Swift

***Notice no Madonna on the list

8. Beyonce

Madonna - Burning Up, Holiday, Borderline, Dress You Up, Angel, Into the Groove, Crazy For You, Open Your Heart, Live to Tell, Like a Prayer, Secret, Ray of Light, Music, Don't Tell Me, What It Feels Like For a Girl, Hung Up, Jump, Let It Will Be, Sorry, Get Together

R15 did Madonna debut this century?

Please don't engage with the troll who runs tripping into a thread about best singles with a list of most #1s.

R17, A century is 100 years, so I would say so, lol.

Abba. The Singles. Gold. More Abba Gold.

R16 picked some of Madonna's worst singles.

Madonna

Janet Jackson

Michael Jackson

Donna Summer

Hall & Oates

R15 /r19. I don’t think that’s what they mean-I think they are meaning “this century” as in 21st century - all those people you’ve listed debuted this century - as in 21st.

Whitney Houston

Elton John

Madonna

MJ

ELVIS

I hate the Beatles but you have to include them

Rolling Stones.

Celine Dion.

R15 where’s the link to that list source?

It looks like R15 did a good of job trolling....themself.

R26, here it is.

R28. Right, That list is comprised of artists who debuted IN THIS 21st century.

Stevie Wonder had a great run of singles

I am so confused. Best collection of singles? So you are going to include Aretha, Freddy Mercury, Dylan, Patti Labelle...I could go on and on. Janet is cool, but I can list 100 better artists (including her pedo bother...sorry)?

Prince

Nat King Cole Peggy Lee DInah Shore Perry Como

Elvis

I like Bowie's singles and Talking Heads too. Janet is OK.

Rihanna has 150 singles? That can’t be right.

R36 some Twitter person really exaggerated at R28. Rihanna has only released 75 singles total, not all of those were even #1s.

[quote][R36] some Twitter person really exaggerated at [R28]. Rihanna has only released 75 singles total, not all of those were even #1s.

I swear some of you have no reading comprehension skills. The title says: Female musicians that debuted this century with the most #1 singles at official charts worldwide (lead artist).

You do realize that there is more than one chart in the world, don't you? Almost every major country has their own official music chart, so an artist can go #1 with a song in many different countries who all have their own chart. Is it really that hard to understand? It amazes me how out of touch Madonna fans are with how the music industry works.

R38

The Carpenters

Vogue is the only Madonna single that still gets radio play. All of her other songs are forgotten.

R41

Rihanna could have released 250 singles for all anyone knows.

I mean, most of them sound alike so how would anyone know one way or the other?

Just say no to Elton!

Seriously some of you do not subscribe to Sirius XM. R41

R38, and you are an idiot. Madonna is not on that list because she did not debut this century. "Hung Up" alone went #1 in 41 countries and "Music" in over 20.

Whitney, Madonna, MJ, Beatles...

The OP didn't not state which century or which decade.

Christina Aguilera

Ariana Grande

Madonna

1. Madonna

2. Kylie

3. Pet Shop Boys

4. Abba

5. George Michael

I'm not an Ariana Grande fan but I think this would have been a bigger summer song if it was a normal year.

All these bitchy twinks starting ten Madonna threads a day and constantly posting about how "over" she is

Christina Aguilera had, like, two memorable songs and a bunch of crap

R53 Angela Chase posts on DL!

Madonna Modern Talking Abba Boney M Michael Jackson

Fu-huh-huhhuh-oobiedeedobbiedoo-uh-huhyuh-uck yoo-woobiedeeboobidi-oooooou, Oooh-whoa-ohhhh Peeeeeeeeeee-yeeeee!

R46, and I think Madonna's record has yet to be topped--I think Hung Up and Confessions both hit number one in a record number of countries.

Christina Aguilera? The thread title is "best collection", not "most dubious".

Based on #1 hits

A song can hit number one and be long forgotten. Just look at most of Mariah's number one hits. Nobdoy remembers Thank God I found you for instance.

I’m surprised Billboard didn’t combine Diana Ross as a solo artist with her songs with The Supremes. That’s 18 #1 songs.

Again, conflating "best" collection with "most #1s" is stupid. Especially considering the industry's long history of airplay and chart manipulation.

Madonna hands down. She wasn't the greatest singer, dancer or actress but the bitch had GREAT POP SINGLES. No one else even comes close! And this is coming from someone who's insulted her all over these threads for 20 years.

Blondie

The Rolling Stones

Madonna is so over that there is a thread dedicated to her every single Instagram post by someone declaring how over she is