Best-Selling Music Artists 1969 - 2019

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  • Опубликовано: 1 ноя 2019
  • Timeline history of most popular music artists from 1969 to 2019 ranked by yearly certified record sales. Numbers are worldwide and adjusted to twelve months trailing average.
    Recent years data includes digital singles sales as reported by online music retailers and streaming services. This data aggregates multiple sources and can serve as popularity indicator across different medias such as album sales, radio broadcasting, digital copies sales and online streaming frequency.
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    Data source: RIAA, IFPI, record companies
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  • @calfman3333
    @calfman3333 4 года назад +61554

    Psy is like that one kid that accidentally walks into the wrong classroom

    • @taehyungthehousefly6217
      @taehyungthehousefly6217 4 года назад +812

      Lmao yes

    • @myrin265
      @myrin265 4 года назад +988

      i'm crying laughing at this

    • @JacobIczkowski
      @JacobIczkowski 4 года назад +2352

      CalfMan Justin Bieber is the one kid that accidentally walks into the wrong classroom and stays there

    • @muskaanagrawal7207
      @muskaanagrawal7207 4 года назад +50

      😂😂

    • @fr4shta
      @fr4shta 4 года назад +35

      ༄grass OMG SAME BAHAHA 😂😂

  • @lovekookie4ever661
    @lovekookie4ever661 4 года назад +31725

    **Psy enters the chat**
    Psy: Oppa Gangnam Style
    **Psy leaves the chat**

  • @tomagray1811
    @tomagray1811 Год назад +795

    With 4 albums Michael was number 1 for nearly 20years, that’s incredible!! Truly legendary

    • @gbasar1032
      @gbasar1032 11 месяцев назад +11

      But I have never heard his any songs. But yeah, he is too popular I agree.

    • @funkyjbass7762
      @funkyjbass7762 11 месяцев назад +44

      @@gbasar1032 I've never heard his Any Songs either. Was that a hidden track?

    • @applehead2004mj
      @applehead2004mj 10 месяцев назад +27

      @@gbasar1032billie jean? Beat it? Smooth criminal? Bad?

    • @healingandgrowth-infp4677
      @healingandgrowth-infp4677 10 месяцев назад +22

      Then peoples tastes died after n became completely tasteless… I mean Drake top chart neatly as long wtf

    • @tetokesenye397
      @tetokesenye397 8 месяцев назад

      ​@@funkyjbass7762😂😂.

  • @thomasodle7147
    @thomasodle7147 8 месяцев назад +50

    It was cool to see the legends like The Beatles, Elvis, and Michael Jackson, Queen, etc stay up there for so long. Especially The Beatles, they had just stopped making music at the beginning of this chart and they were still up there for like 20 years

    • @johnclaba1457
      @johnclaba1457 Месяц назад

      Total bullshit. Elvis and the Beatles have sold over 1 billion record. This chart is complete horseshit

  • @diegod0485
    @diegod0485 4 года назад +11717

    Psy: Hi
    *3 seconds later*
    Psy left the chat.

    • @-SUPA
      @-SUPA 4 года назад +246

      I think the only reason it made the charts is because of gang am style

    • @letterr4872
      @letterr4872 4 года назад +123

      @@-SUPA I wonder how that song got popular in the first place

    • @kwinniskindacool3365
      @kwinniskindacool3365 4 года назад +49

      Pocoyo5983 not trying to be mean but it’s gangnam- as in gangnam district hehe

    • @waldabaduwi9678
      @waldabaduwi9678 4 года назад +51

      @@letterr4872 it's become meme and mostly kids listening to that song.

    • @digistore1347
      @digistore1347 4 года назад +16

      WTF Drake so overpower !!!

  • @rohankurani4974
    @rohankurani4974 3 года назад +1883

    i can’t believe i watched lines moving for 10 minutes straight...

    • @D1str1ct
      @D1str1ct 3 года назад +47

      It didnt feel like 10 minutes though did it?

    • @LAKE4742
      @LAKE4742 3 года назад +9

      Never again. 😉

    • @sewerynbiko4917
      @sewerynbiko4917 3 года назад +19

      2x speed

    • @glendamaala4564
      @glendamaala4564 3 года назад +6

      I'm not sure, but I think I was sniffing the wrong lines.

    • @nemospence2724
      @nemospence2724 3 года назад +10

      The lines were so beautiful!

  • @leokimvideo
    @leokimvideo 11 месяцев назад +576

    This clearly shows how music died once the 2000's came along. Astonishing to see in many ways

    • @malcorub
      @malcorub 11 месяцев назад +92

      Music didn't necessarily die... but the rock genre certainly fell from grace after decades on top and was replaced by various pop and hip hop groups.

    • @llanieliowe794
      @llanieliowe794 11 месяцев назад +25

      The best music there is has come out since 2000...how has it died?

    • @tjwindsor9638
      @tjwindsor9638 11 месяцев назад +54

      Early 2000s wasn't so bad. I think it really started to go downhill from 2005-2008.

    • @llanieliowe794
      @llanieliowe794 11 месяцев назад +19

      @@tjwindsor9638 Do you think Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift are bad musicians?

    • @andylewis7360
      @andylewis7360 11 месяцев назад +53

      @@llanieliowe794 Not bad. But hardly memorable

  • @avkashmenon7281
    @avkashmenon7281 Месяц назад +23

    (The 80s comes)
    Michael Jackson : hold my beer 🍺

  • @Clwnanite
    @Clwnanite 4 года назад +711

    Elvis : “I’m finally catching up”
    Eagles out of nowhere : “welcome too the hotel California”

    • @skye4082
      @skye4082 4 года назад +7

      Jerbear WAIT THATS THEM- I- ...now I see why this they got popular quick...

    • @Grogfury777
      @Grogfury777 4 года назад +6

      Elvis and the Beatles stayed on the charts forever! The Eagles in their prime was magic!

  • @LOCOCOCO88
    @LOCOCOCO88 4 года назад +2728

    Psy: allow me to introduce myself.
    Also Psy: Ight Ima head out.

    • @hiit7818
      @hiit7818 4 года назад +48

      Psy: Excuse me, just walking around.

    • @atrudokht
      @atrudokht 4 года назад +45

      Psy: just passing by. Lol

    • @carolscottodivettio4893
      @carolscottodivettio4893 4 года назад +3

      PSY useless one song wonder

    • @jonstartup9041
      @jonstartup9041 4 года назад +55

      Psy is actually a very popular artist in Korea and had hits long before Gangnam style. He has a successful record label too.

    • @vitocorneole2430
      @vitocorneole2430 4 года назад +10

      The new PSY is Luis Fonsi

  • @augustsveryown
    @augustsveryown 6 месяцев назад +30

    Michael Jackson ruled the 80s and 90s
    Eminem ruled the 2000s

  • @jcortese3300
    @jcortese3300 11 месяцев назад +116

    The thing is that after about the late 2000s, I realize I've completely unfamiliar with every single artist up there, or maybe I've heard one song of theirs in an ad or something.
    It's also interesting to see when certain albums hit. It's very obvious when "Thriller" and "Ray of Light" hit and when "Titanic" was released.

    • @gerardmackay8909
      @gerardmackay8909 10 месяцев назад

      @jcortese3300 Really?? Coldplay, Adele?

    • @jcortese3300
      @jcortese3300 10 месяцев назад +5

      @@gerardmackay8909 I've heard and liked one song by both and do think Adele has a marvelous voice. I'm familiar with them, but that's about it. (I'm still finding new music, but not on the charts.)

    • @gerardmackay8909
      @gerardmackay8909 10 месяцев назад +6

      @@jcortese3300 Fair enough! It is course all subjective but I think most of us have a lasting fondness for the music that first inspired us in our ‘Wonder Years’ and for me that will always be the big names of the late 70s to mid 90s

    • @jenhasken
      @jenhasken 10 месяцев назад +1

      Ray Of Light was when I became a fan of Madonna as a recording artist. GREAT album.

    • @hybrit9881
      @hybrit9881 4 месяца назад

      Its interesting, i was born in 2005 and i wasn't familiar with the 1990s at all but was way more familiar in the other decades

  • @BloodPump
    @BloodPump 4 года назад +500

    Queen: my time is now
    Jackson: *releases thriller*

    • @mdnblues
      @mdnblues 4 года назад +10

      MJ did not come to play

    • @tarciomalcher7273
      @tarciomalcher7273 4 года назад +6

      I Know right

    • @irwin1394
      @irwin1394 4 года назад +12

      MJ just went “aight now I’ll just stay to the top” 😂👑

    • @user-wc6pw8oh6v
      @user-wc6pw8oh6v 4 года назад

      I thought DSOTM was bigger

    • @letitbe1977
      @letitbe1977 4 года назад +3

      *Best selling album of All time*

  • @vaeirin
    @vaeirin 4 года назад +2459

    Luis Fonsi entered the chat:
    -Despacito
    Luis Fonci left the chat

    • @MV-sg9zh
      @MV-sg9zh 4 года назад +9

      Vaeirin nah , us Hispanic people listen to Spanish artist / music everyday 😌

    • @Drake_Ice7
      @Drake_Ice7 4 года назад +109

      We Hispanic with good taste hate the Despacito shit. I feel personally ashame of being known by a piece of bullshit like that

    • @idghaddoursaad
      @idghaddoursaad 4 года назад +3

      Just on youtube

    • @guillbor7189
      @guillbor7189 4 года назад +11

      Actualmente la basura se vende mas que la calidad de antaño

    • @soumil5794
      @soumil5794 4 года назад +17

      Psy has entered the chat
      -Gangam style
      Psy has left the chat

  • @kutectar
    @kutectar 11 месяцев назад +45

    20 years of rule.
    What an artist
    M.J

  • @user-kc4me3vi2b
    @user-kc4me3vi2b 4 месяца назад +19

    やっぱりマイケル・ジャクソンは凄い。改めて凄さを知った…
    Michael Jackson is KING of POP✨✨✨

  • @bionicanseng
    @bionicanseng 4 года назад +6083

    Michael Jackson had a solid 17 years on top of the charts. What a career.

    • @cindythompson2254
      @cindythompson2254 4 года назад +92

      Anseng Coleman he was amazing

    • @WarriorsFanSince-ur3zu
      @WarriorsFanSince-ur3zu 4 года назад +378

      Probably longer if not people making up stories about him. Was mj weird with kids to alot of adults? yes but it came from a good place. People just don't understand love. I have never seen love on this planet. Honestly I dont even want to be on this planet. It's a joke.

    • @cindythompson2254
      @cindythompson2254 4 года назад +22

      The Last Knicks Fan thank you

    • @kartikaysharma6365
      @kartikaysharma6365 4 года назад +138

      @@WarriorsFanSince-ur3zu yeah he was weird but innocent.

    • @dragonballsuper1519
      @dragonballsuper1519 4 года назад +332

      MJ was sabotaged, he could have easily ruled the 00s as well. Invincible was selling faster than Thriller before Sony stopped promoting it so they could pressure MJ to sell his half of Sony (look into it its pretty dark). His style will forever be relevant with each new generation. This is why he still has over 20 million monthly listeners on Spotify, with no promo or releases, and why he is the highest earning celebrity for 10 years in a row and why Thriller goes to number one every Halloween, almost 40 years after it dropped.

  • @maalltte5224
    @maalltte5224 4 года назад +361

    Psy: Hello Guys!
    Psy 1 second later : "ight imma head out"

  • @maryamrahman738
    @maryamrahman738 5 месяцев назад +30

    Yesss Michael !
    This man is incredibly genius.

  • @supersaturn956
    @supersaturn956 7 месяцев назад +19

    Only one king of Pop, MJ 🎉

  • @travro2525
    @travro2525 4 года назад +490

    Michael: Hey I'm number 1.
    Queen: Weeeeeeeeeeee are the Champions.
    Michael: Drops Thriller
    Everyone: daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn

    • @baronwheeler4337
      @baronwheeler4337 4 года назад +5

      Then bad

    • @Mbrace818
      @Mbrace818 4 года назад +1

      Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen: That's my hat. Give it back.

    • @Annsu2017
      @Annsu2017 3 года назад +1

      @@baronwheeler4337 then dangerous,then history

  • @uzairkhan5639
    @uzairkhan5639 4 года назад +1257

    Every artist: working his or her ass off, selling albums, producing several hit songs
    Luis Fonsi: DESSPAAACIIITO

    • @adityaramesh5281
      @adityaramesh5281 4 года назад +48

      You do realize he was very famous in Spain and South America prior to Despacito? Put some respect on him man

    • @uzairkhan5639
      @uzairkhan5639 4 года назад +91

      @@adityaramesh5281 no offense but the majority of his fame came from despacito and it was sold a million times more than all his other songs collectively. Without despacito he wouldnt even be in this list. Plus add some humour to your life dude😉

    • @jasonz.h31
      @jasonz.h31 4 года назад +25

      Dude all the other artists fame came from hit songs to....

    • @uzairkhan5639
      @uzairkhan5639 4 года назад +21

      @@jasonz.h31 yes i agree but they made several hit songs rather than getting their fame from only one.

    • @mumumeme8496
      @mumumeme8496 4 года назад

      hahahaha!

  • @_subhannix_
    @_subhannix_ 5 месяцев назад +16

    Till the time MJ had released song being promoted by Sony, he was in the top. Indeed a Genius, and of course the Greatest Pop Singer of all time.

  • @learninghistory4397
    @learninghistory4397 8 месяцев назад +14

    Don't be fooled by numbers, though. The top selling artists are:
    1 The Beatles - 423,197,000
    2 Michael Jackson - 338,160,000
    3 Elvis Presley - 321,037,000
    4 Madonna - 300 M (I couldn't find the exact number)
    5 Queen - 279,245,000
    Drake is 41st...

    • @user-fd4gt4ei4k
      @user-fd4gt4ei4k 7 месяцев назад +2

      Это по продажам пластинок. Полнейшая Американская брехня или кто ты там.

    • @watson221b5
      @watson221b5 25 дней назад

      Madonna has sold way more then queen.

    • @GTx11
      @GTx11 24 дня назад

      That’s pretty good!

    • @learninghistory4397
      @learninghistory4397 24 дня назад +1

      @@watson221b5 Just checked it, and it seems like it, yeah. Maybe the list was from before she had surpassed him. I'll update it.

    • @toadfan64
      @toadfan64 22 дня назад +1

      Another fun one is if you go by US sales only, Garth Brooks is #2 being beaten ONLY by The Beatles.
      Always a fun one to tell Europeans cause they're usually like "who?" haha

  • @skyzaid263
    @skyzaid263 4 года назад +2099

    PSY comes in:
    “I spray and walk away!”

    • @juny-dn5ud
      @juny-dn5ud 4 года назад

      lool

    • @DEENKZ_
      @DEENKZ_ 4 года назад

      Lmao

    • @venciikae1993
      @venciikae1993 4 года назад +2

      Wait I don’t understand why did psy number went down ???????????

    • @dejavu2752
      @dejavu2752 4 года назад +15

      HAHA it was hysterically funny to see him shoot up and out of the chart so quickly! unique, that one

    • @YuiSabrina
      @YuiSabrina 4 года назад +6

      @@venciikae1993 because the only song that hit to the top on that time was Oppa Gangnam Style, then.... poof~~

  • @azonprdcr4267
    @azonprdcr4267 4 года назад +933

    I like how almost every artist beat Michael Jackson and then he puts out another hit song

    • @anuradhavaidya5841
      @anuradhavaidya5841 4 года назад +29

      Ya..totally. MJ

    • @nataleesflower1346
      @nataleesflower1346 4 года назад +8

      I was all like COME ON MICHAEL LETS GO.. then later was like “where the hit at?!”

    • @azonprdcr4267
      @azonprdcr4267 4 года назад

      @@anuradhavaidya5841 well... excluding the last few...

    • @anuradhavaidya5841
      @anuradhavaidya5841 4 года назад

      @@azonprdcr4267 hmm

    • @danielpotter8431
      @danielpotter8431 4 года назад +10

      @@azonprdcr4267 still best selling pop artist off all time though

  • @adrianocasio9265
    @adrianocasio9265 2 месяца назад +11

    Came here for Michael Jackson. Leaving here impressed!! MJ passed the top 10 in ONE year! And stayed #1 most of the time for 15 years! Despite the rumors!!!

  • @Certified_miere414
    @Certified_miere414 Месяц назад +10

    MJ was on another level 🔥

  • @mysticlei3362
    @mysticlei3362 4 года назад +3067

    Michael Jackson, Madonna👑, and Queen be like: excuse me im in a hurry!

    • @kenziecornett5313
      @kenziecornett5313 4 года назад +68

      ANY WAY THE WIND BLOWS DOSENT REALLY MATTER TO ME- freddie mercury

    • @flutedscissors9655
      @flutedscissors9655 4 года назад +42

      @@kenziecornett5313 Why do people throw quotes around when Queen is mentioned 🤦‍♂️

    • @kenziecornett5313
      @kenziecornett5313 4 года назад +66

      Because queen has great quotes. We will rock you.

    • @bbudnick
      @bbudnick 4 года назад +21

      and Elton

    • @jaqueevice
      @jaqueevice 4 года назад +18

      Also madona

  • @collat946
    @collat946 4 года назад +2100

    PSY: *number one*
    PSY 5 seconds later: “wrong place"

  • @LBright4444
    @LBright4444 7 месяцев назад +9

    That thriller album.
    Baby🔥🔥🔥

  • @MyPartnerInProfit
    @MyPartnerInProfit 8 месяцев назад +51

    Madonna "Queen of Pop" 21 years on this chart taking the top spot from MJ in 1985 and holding the #2 spot or #1 spot for the next 7 years. She stayed on this chart until 2006. Many of these years she was the only female on the chart at all. She was the first female to dominate this chart and will always be the Queen of POP.

    • @blackbeauty5717
      @blackbeauty5717 3 месяца назад

      She still can't sing. Rely on gimmicks

    • @bravebear6975
      @bravebear6975 Месяц назад +2

      'clears throat'....I guess you didn't see how well Whitney performed? And in an era when it was extremely tough for black women to perform outside their race singing R&B. When Whitney debuted in the late '80s, the highschool I would later attend still had segregated proms.

    • @markhalstead2386
      @markhalstead2386 Месяц назад

      @@bravebear6975 WOW! I was in high school in the mid to later 80's and our school was about half white half black. We had great relations with each other and everything was togetherness as it should have been.

  • @baekhyuneeisnationsuwu
    @baekhyuneeisnationsuwu 4 года назад +567

    Psy at 2nd place: im gonna end this man's whole career
    Also psy: ight imma head out

  • @ram_n_music
    @ram_n_music 4 года назад +2915

    "Psy has joined the chat"
    5 seconds later
    "Psy left the chat"

    • @bigbadanimation9130
      @bigbadanimation9130 4 года назад +68

      That's his entire career in a nutshell

    • @SativaLungz
      @SativaLungz 4 года назад +66

      @@bigbadanimation9130 he made bank and had the first RUclips video to reach 1 billion views.

    • @ram_n_music
      @ram_n_music 4 года назад +43

      He was just a one hit wonder, and then he flopped

    • @bigbadanimation9130
      @bigbadanimation9130 4 года назад +32

      @@SativaLungz Good point. It gave him more than enough funds towards what he wanted to do next, whatever that was.

    • @maxm3936
      @maxm3936 4 года назад +6

      The same for kesha😂

  • @KevinW-dy3yd
    @KevinW-dy3yd 6 месяцев назад +14

    That moment when Thriller drops. 🤯

  • @FerrySilitonga
    @FerrySilitonga Год назад +15

    The only women had ever on top of this list, Madonna, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, and Rihanna. Respect!

    • @Isotinane
      @Isotinane 6 месяцев назад +1

      Mariah beats all of em

    • @Truongmanng
      @Truongmanng 3 месяца назад +1

      @@Isotinaneno

    • @xersamuel
      @xersamuel 3 месяца назад +3

      CELINE DION THE BEST

  • @atinyhorse1455
    @atinyhorse1455 4 года назад +848

    Everyone Else: Makes many songs that sold
    Luis Fonsi: Despacito

    • @Soup-qs6lx
      @Soup-qs6lx 4 года назад +19

      Lorewalker Choo M. D. Except psy
      Gagnam style

    • @DarkAnimusSB
      @DarkAnimusSB 4 года назад +14

      ohh that's him. didn't know who created that piece of crap

    • @latieraqueen7Pacheco
      @latieraqueen7Pacheco 4 года назад

      I don't know who he is

    • @velika2010
      @velika2010 4 года назад +8

      Luis Fonsi is actually a good singer. Try listening his old songs. Despacito was actually " the moment " he realized making comercial songs (regueton) was giving him more money and making him more famous. So he is just making regueton instead of making songs that he used to.

    • @DasZeppeli
      @DasZeppeli 4 года назад +10

      Luis Fonsi was a great artist, he is very popular in Latin America, even before despacito, sadly he started making piece of crap music for money

  • @cryfvckingbaby6720
    @cryfvckingbaby6720 4 года назад +756

    Psy: entering the cycle
    *5 seconds later*
    Psy: *nowhere to be found*

  • @ilyakaminsky466
    @ilyakaminsky466 11 месяцев назад +1

    Wow!!
    Great visualization, well done bro!

  • @bravebear6975
    @bravebear6975 Месяц назад +5

    My girl Whitney held her own from the 80s until right before her death in the '00s....big respect too to Barbra Streisand, didn't know she held so long then left and brieftly came back years later!

  • @vivien1716
    @vivien1716 4 года назад +302

    My eyes were going like:
    ↗️🔽🔼⬆️↙️↖️⬇️🔼⬆️

  • @sergiob9750
    @sergiob9750 4 года назад +3363

    Queen: *being no1 for 0.001 sec*
    Michael Jackson: *heehee*

    • @adityavikas7312
      @adityavikas7312 4 года назад +11

      😂

    • @dreandrade79
      @dreandrade79 4 года назад +30

      I hope these aren’t including streams because half of the ones finishing at the end don’t even count.

    • @Tamirpop
      @Tamirpop 4 года назад +1

      😂 Aaooow!

    • @jerkchickenmeal
      @jerkchickenmeal 4 года назад

      this had me laughing

    • @CruzinComptin
      @CruzinComptin 4 года назад +53

      MJ is the greatest of all time!

  • @politicamenteincorreto5462
    @politicamenteincorreto5462 7 месяцев назад +32

    One thing that Michael Jackson, Elvis, Beatles, Elton John, Eagles and Eminem have in common: they all dominated each entire generation. Elvis and the Beatles had a fierce dispute in the early and mid-70s and at the end of the decade it ended with Elton John and the Eagles competing. Michael Jackson led the entire 80s and a little of the 90s. Eminem literally took control of the 2000s for himself. We can agree that these 6 singers made an impact on the history of music, marking each generation.

    • @ilysmm.
      @ilysmm. 6 месяцев назад +4

      you mean most of the 90s? (Michael Jackson i mean)

    • @paya5911
      @paya5911 6 месяцев назад

      don't forget drake, he's still on top to this day, longer than some of those artists you mentioned

    • @user-le9wn4pk7p
      @user-le9wn4pk7p 6 месяцев назад

      I though eminem is still continue from top 10 list until now?

    • @james_sunderland
      @james_sunderland 6 месяцев назад +2

      Начали с классики, закончили говнищем 🤣

    • @nicolab2075
      @nicolab2075 28 дней назад

      I'd disagree! 😊
      These are the top earning artists, not the most influential. These are the ones that had the broadest appeal. I don't think any but the Beatles made a difference musically. What do you think?

  • @johnraymondbarker4
    @johnraymondbarker4 Год назад +69

    this is a very cool way to look at these artists' sales data and gain a stronger sense of their longetivity and such. A huge shift happens as digital media takes hold, but Impressive to see the staying power of Queen even after Freddie Mercury's death. Elvis also has an impressive longevity along with Michael Jackson and The Beatles. I was very taken with how Madonna stayed on that list almost the entire 20 years she is on it--and only dipping off it briefly towards the end of her time on it. Who knows how much longer she might have remained there if radio didn't literally stop playing her new music because of ageism.

    • @classiclife7204
      @classiclife7204 11 месяцев назад +2

      This is really true. At some point, Madonna got just one year TOO old, or something. And not just for the radio execs. This kids turned viciously on her, too, particularly after Gaga appeared on the scene.

    • @Zett76
      @Zett76 10 месяцев назад +3

      @@classiclife7204 Has there been any good music, after Hung Up (2005)?
      I listened to some of her "newer stuff" - wasn't impressed.
      So, maybe it's a little more than ageism. Tina Turner., for example, has been successful well into her 60s...

    • @classiclife7204
      @classiclife7204 10 месяцев назад

      @@Zett76 I've not heard everything, but probably not, lol

    • @SneakySolidSnake
      @SneakySolidSnake 9 месяцев назад

      ageism? get real man. it's simple math. pop music has tons of artists. radio stations have limited space. time can't be expanded to make room for one more when it doesn't fit. blaming an "ism" is just lazy.

    • @johnraymondbarker4
      @johnraymondbarker4 9 месяцев назад +2

      @@SneakySolidSnake No. It's ageism because they stopped playing her music because of her age. It wouldn't be ageism if they had played her music. and if it had failed to connect with an audience, they stopped. They cut her off while she was still making some great music. By your logic, it's survival of the fittest, so they should have let her sink or soar the way the did before in her career and as with any artist they are playing. But I don't fully agree with your way of seeing the music scene. The internet has expanded the possibilities and there are 8 Billion people on this planet. There are musicians you and I have never heard of who have hundreds of thousands, even millions of fans and are living well. Because it's a big wide world out there. But even if things were limited, there are plenty of folks who are not as talented as Madonna, nor as innovative who could step aside for greatness. She hasn't laid her crown down just yet.

  • @natriaki6289
    @natriaki6289 4 года назад +346

    1980 : **exists**
    Michael Jackson : YEE HEE

  • @JOSE11db
    @JOSE11db 4 года назад +2154

    the thing that surprises me is that The Beatles were active only for 7 years, but were on the top for decades!

    • @andeelo8080
      @andeelo8080 4 года назад +65

      ᄉJ O S E because they were so unique :)

    • @lavatube11
      @lavatube11 4 года назад +171

      Probably one of the reasons they're considered one of the greatest bands in music history!

    • @sparks1dallas
      @sparks1dallas 4 года назад +40

      There wasn’t much competition at the time....

    • @Bart-tk9um
      @Bart-tk9um 4 года назад +203

      sparks1dallas yes there was, you had Dylan, Beach Boys, Elvis, Hendrix, The Hollies, The Kinks, Rolling Stones etc

    • @JOSE11db
      @JOSE11db 4 года назад +190

      @@sparks1dallas 60s was the most competitive decade lmao

  • @craigjones1946
    @craigjones1946 9 месяцев назад +6

    The way Whitney shot up the charts once 1992 came around lol the legendary Bodyguard era

  • @MarceloJoseMilitao
    @MarceloJoseMilitao 8 месяцев назад +5

    Respect for Madonna❤ The Queen of Pop ❤

  • @curxioo
    @curxioo 4 года назад +595

    Adele just said “hello”

  • @rattory3706
    @rattory3706 4 года назад +531

    *nirvana staying near the bottom*
    Me: “wait a damn minute”

    • @azula2399
      @azula2399 4 года назад +4

      V I O L E T they were way more popular. Nevermind sold so much

    • @FastTwitch_FR
      @FastTwitch_FR 4 года назад +8

      Yep, just popular but not so many sells. And by the way, it's not really a big good band.. Bad singer, classical drummer, just the bassist and some riff but nothing special.

    • @rattory3706
      @rattory3706 4 года назад +12

      Hope is GONE haha kurt cobain invented grunge culture

    • @FastTwitch_FR
      @FastTwitch_FR 4 года назад +5

      @@rattory3706 So? Grunge was born before Kurt Cobain. It was not popular that's all. I'm not saying he sucks I listen to nirvana a lot but it is not an amazing music. Basic style.

    • @nadiarivera3317
      @nadiarivera3317 4 года назад +2

      *somethings wrong i can feel it*

  • @natilyfe
    @natilyfe 5 месяцев назад +7

    Its interesting to see the switch from bands dominating the charts to individual artists

  • @shreyafisch
    @shreyafisch 9 месяцев назад +5

    How elvis stayed in top 11 until his death….amazing and another amazing record is by MJ

  • @Dorian-yt2zh
    @Dorian-yt2zh 4 года назад +432

    Everyone gangsta 'till Michael Jackson comes.
    Edit:Thx for so much likes;-;

  • @lmj587
    @lmj587 3 года назад +2393

    Michael Jackson drops a new album
    Other singers: "Oh shit here we go again"

  • @sirlaugholot
    @sirlaugholot 11 месяцев назад +3

    I don't know what made you come up with this but I love this stuff. I love me some Whitney. And when I saw her pop up I just said her name out loud pretty loud. And then I started crying because I miss her. Her musically love to my soul. And you're right data is beautiful. I watch this stuff and you can see drama you can see comedy you can see all sorts of genera of stuff all-in-one if you know what. You got comedy you got drama you got tragedy. I'm halfway begging for someone to write me back who does these videos.

  • @playgo8673
    @playgo8673 Год назад +20

    King of pop Michael Jackson❤
    Queen of pop Madonna ❤❤❤

  • @mioa8202
    @mioa8202 4 года назад +416

    i love how some artists were like:
    hi
    *0.003 seconds later*
    oop nvm

  • @deemillz1707
    @deemillz1707 4 года назад +836

    Every time someone overtook Micheal Jackson he said *”NO”*

  • @mjshubham21
    @mjshubham21 10 месяцев назад +5

    The Undisputed King of Pop 👑 RULED even when their was no internet and digital presence 🧙🏼‍♂️🌱...

  • @anonymous5409
    @anonymous5409 4 года назад +476

    I like how Michael Jackson was being kind by making other artists be at the top for a millisecond

    • @maaarlon248
      @maaarlon248 4 года назад +7

      Anonymous this comment is so funny because this sounds like Michael Jackson so much 😂

    • @jakarisecession8539
      @jakarisecession8539 4 года назад +5

      I’m surprise his numbers didn’t comeback when he died

    • @salvadorortiz1826
      @salvadorortiz1826 4 года назад +1

      @@jakarisecession8539 i'm surprised too. I've read a few articles/studies that claim he Is the dead artist who More income generates. Above elvis or anyone you may think

    • @Sttephy30
      @Sttephy30 4 года назад +1

      @@salvadorortiz1826 By the time he died.... Digital Sales were massively popular. Jackson sold a lot of albums but still was kinda outsold by the digital artists of that time globally.

    • @Sttephy30
      @Sttephy30 4 года назад +4

      @Jackie Tearie I was shocked to see Michael Jackson still dominating the top position around 93 - 94. He didn't release any new music during those years and the FALSE allegations had exploded during that time as well.

  • @youngd695
    @youngd695 4 года назад +695

    2001:
    Eminem : hi kids, do you like violence?

    • @adintyaannasaidhiakharisma5202
      @adintyaannasaidhiakharisma5202 4 года назад +8

      ya ya ya ya

    • @lindsay16
      @lindsay16 4 года назад +30

      *You wanna see me stick 9 inch nails through each one my eyelids*

    • @dirkfade113
      @dirkfade113 4 года назад +3

      gruetzl 1999*

    • @PoPMichalpl9
      @PoPMichalpl9 4 года назад +6

      Well, actually Em said this in My Name Is which is a song from 1999

    • @lindsay16
      @lindsay16 4 года назад +4

      @ItsMe Sheikh try cid and get fucked up worse than my life is

  • @Alex-1776
    @Alex-1776 7 месяцев назад +2

    late 90s / early 2000's ushered in the era of music that I couldn't care less about. would like to see one that shows overall total albums sold by musician / band

  • @ClicheOriginals
    @ClicheOriginals Год назад +8

    The Takeaway:
    The Bealtes
    Elvis
    Michael Jackson
    Eminem
    (soon) Drake
    Love them or hate them, they're most iconic artists

    • @isurasachinthana
      @isurasachinthana Год назад +1

      elton john

    • @bravebear6975
      @bravebear6975 Месяц назад

      @@isurasachinthanaYep, and Whitney Houston

    • @GTx11
      @GTx11 24 дня назад

      I think you meant best selling or popular

    • @fentyprint
      @fentyprint 13 дней назад

      rihanna had her stiletto on everyone’s necks for five years too

    • @Endo_Vr
      @Endo_Vr 4 дня назад +1

      linkin park. love em or hate em, im staying put on this idea

  • @swade5043
    @swade5043 4 года назад +673

    Psy was like:Excuse me coming thru... oh sorry wrong room.

  • @cchh1
    @cchh1 4 года назад +945

    Michael: pardon me,,just trying to get through,,sorry,,excuse me,,sorry,,so sorry *sits down at #1*

  • @jaye6450
    @jaye6450 11 месяцев назад +5

    mj true legend rip king

  • @M1CHAELJACKSON.
    @M1CHAELJACKSON. Месяц назад +5

    Michael Jackson reinou por 17 anos, simplesmente o maior dos maiores

  • @warkus123
    @warkus123 4 года назад +561

    Psy be like
    "sup guys!?"
    "Oops wrong door"

  • @SummeRain783
    @SummeRain783 4 года назад +2345

    Michael Jackson just like: “hey sorry everyone, just coming through, excuse me”

  • @elbarry7016
    @elbarry7016 8 месяцев назад +2

    Eagles: We're at top!!
    MJ: Hold my Thriller, please... 🕺🏾

  • @clon4095
    @clon4095 11 месяцев назад

    Thanks. This gave me a pretty accurate understanding of when I stopped listening to chart music

  • @makaylarockne21
    @makaylarockne21 4 года назад +2137

    The 80s: happen
    Michael Jackson: hee hee

    • @AlexA-bn2wb
      @AlexA-bn2wb 4 года назад +19

      Dont forget Madonna

    • @islamshabat9361
      @islamshabat9361 4 года назад +20

      Are you an army because BTS paved the way

    • @kinrochiho
      @kinrochiho 4 года назад +1

      @@islamshabat9361 multi ig by her playlist

    • @dinluke
      @dinluke 4 года назад +13

      Rizumu amamiya multis are still armys

    • @darry1004
      @darry1004 4 года назад +2

      Madonna

  • @say9096
    @say9096 4 года назад +548

    Micheal was Killin the 80s and 90s holy shit, what a legend.

    • @r200ti
      @r200ti 4 года назад +5

      The guy was a serious talent, imo he can lay claim to being the greatest. But accordiing to the numbers he was a nobody compared to the likes of Bieber......

    • @hnys7976
      @hnys7976 4 года назад +22

      @@r200ti Dont say this next to other educated people.

    • @spicaaltair6760
      @spicaaltair6760 4 года назад +19

      @@r200ti I think you can't just beat a Legend for a decade just because you got more likes on your Music Videos on RUclips or in any social medias. Michael was and will never be nothing just because someone got more likes because if we're going to talk about awards, well who was the most awarded person in grammy for one night?
      When JB came out, he didn't get on the top but MJ did it like the flash positioned to the top based on the video. I think you need to know what is a LEGEND and just a SINGER. Let's see how many stupid people will agree to you?! Stop comparing a Legend to an only great singer, and BTW JB was inspired by Michael, most of the artists nowadays were all just his fans, that made him more a legend. 😘 JB is just a kid compared to a Legend like MICHAEL JACKSON!

    • @OGreenWorId
      @OGreenWorId 4 года назад +4

      joe He is forever the King of Pop

    • @ismaillastking6180
      @ismaillastking6180 4 года назад +8

      @@spicaaltair6760 true

  • @user-tw4ke4py1l
    @user-tw4ke4py1l 2 месяца назад +2

    ELVIS "The King" still charting 30 years after he dies. Can't beat that. Thank you very much!

  • @razenburn
    @razenburn 9 месяцев назад

    I was literally commentating on this like a horse race out loud in my back yard. 😂

  • @mohammadmunzurulhaque3197
    @mohammadmunzurulhaque3197 4 года назад +693

    The Beatles and Michael Jackson just showed how Domination looks like.

    • @shart2934
      @shart2934 4 года назад +39

      Ozan ögetürk in the trash where she belongs

    • @shart2934
      @shart2934 4 года назад +23

      Ozan ögetürk oof I’m sorry I’m a billie fan, but she isn’t as good as The Beatles

    • @lauramachado3554
      @lauramachado3554 4 года назад +2

      @Ozan ögetürk she's nobody compared to taylor, drake, Rihanna, katy and others...

    • @lauramachado3554
      @lauramachado3554 4 года назад +2

      and drake

    • @maton0081
      @maton0081 4 года назад +7

      and eminem

  • @HereOnEarth84
    @HereOnEarth84 3 года назад +591

    Nobody talking about how Elton John was literally either on top or at the very least relevant in the top ten for darn near 30 years even going #1 in 2000 three decades after his prime. Crazy!

    • @DGTelevsionNetwork
      @DGTelevsionNetwork 3 года назад +10

      I'm surprised that Isley brothers weren't on the list. They had number 1 album at least one every decade from the 50s to the 2000s.

    • @theuserjoan
      @theuserjoan 3 года назад +25

      @@sarthak7964 I like the beatles as much as you do, but I think it’s time to shut up

    • @catchmeoutsidehowboutdet2448
      @catchmeoutsidehowboutdet2448 3 года назад +2

      He’s a legend

    • @beaubreau
      @beaubreau 2 года назад

      @@sarthak7964 I think most people know this. At least I would hope.

    • @toledojeeper2932
      @toledojeeper2932 2 года назад +1

      It seemed like in the mid 70s he had album after album coming out and they were all great . Unfortunately after Brown Dirt Cowboy his music changed .

  • @llanieliowe794
    @llanieliowe794 Год назад

    I Remember watching this video a while ago and not really recognising anyone on this list. However over the last couple of years I've watched it a few times now and I slowly recognise more and more artists. Now I know nearly all of them x

  • @datafacts24
    @datafacts24 Год назад +4

    Although I don't belong to 70s or 80s I like the way Rock Band, The Beatles has emerged and mesmerized the world with their absolute Music Spell.🎵🎵🎵

  • @eph_loves_80s74
    @eph_loves_80s74 4 года назад +1142

    Michael Jackson on top from 1979-1998 wow he’s the highest 80s to do so.

  • @capekbgt712
    @capekbgt712 3 года назад +967

    Michael: “pardon me, just trying to get through, excuse me, sorry, so sorry” and stay sits down at #1

    • @Noname-rn6oc
      @Noname-rn6oc 3 года назад +37

      I replied before the beatles fanboy did.

    • @Mr.WillYou
      @Mr.WillYou 3 года назад +17

      @@Noname-rn6oc Lmao! That's the biggest good thing you've made by far!

    • @Noname-rn6oc
      @Noname-rn6oc 3 года назад +4

      @@Mr.WillYou thanks:)

    • @capekbgt712
      @capekbgt712 3 года назад +6

      @@Noname-rn6oc WOW CONGRATS😁

    • @anasty_arisaka754
      @anasty_arisaka754 3 года назад

      And to this day Arco gas stations refuses to play anything else.

  • @spinnetti
    @spinnetti 10 месяцев назад +1

    Fascinating stuff!

  • @dangerousgirl44
    @dangerousgirl44 2 месяца назад +4

    MJ kept them at his feet for almost two decades. no one can do that.

  • @Taikutsu_Rii
    @Taikutsu_Rii 4 года назад +784

    1:57
    Michael Jackson just took the first place like a *SMOOTH CRIMINAL*

  • @koffiged
    @koffiged 4 года назад +692

    Damn, Michael is like that finale stage boss that takes a lotta skills to beat

    • @yersolell654
      @yersolell654 4 года назад +14

      Madonna and Queen beat his first health bar but he had another one

    • @hughvidson8789
      @hughvidson8789 4 года назад

      koffiged cause he is overrated

    • @koffiged
      @koffiged 4 года назад +13

      @@hughvidson8789 who? MJ is overrated? Why?

    • @cristian9745
      @cristian9745 4 года назад +4

      @@hughvidson8789 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 nice one

    • @emelsvik
      @emelsvik 4 года назад

      Elton aswell xD

  • @Exydna
    @Exydna Год назад +13

    It's funny to me how 2Pac didn't make the chart at all but literally nobody can deny his impact on the music world.
    I'm happy that there are only a few artists here that I don't actually know of. One of the perks of having an open mind and listening to the greats of all genres.
    Stay classy y'all! 😎

  • @pernelongo_
    @pernelongo_ Месяц назад +5

    Michael Jackson.. The BEST, the king of music !

  • @bryancespedes3039
    @bryancespedes3039 4 года назад +1787

    R.i.p to the artists who released music during Jackson’s 17 years at Peak

    • @abderrahimabderrahim6659
      @abderrahimabderrahim6659 4 года назад +4

      lol

    • @TheFVSousa
      @TheFVSousa 4 года назад +22

      Bryan Cespedes like Madonna, who surpassed him in sales a few times?

    • @abderrahimabderrahim6659
      @abderrahimabderrahim6659 4 года назад +71

      @@TheFVSousa a few times maybe but he's still the king

    • @TheFVSousa
      @TheFVSousa 4 года назад +5

      AbdeRrahim AbdeRrahim I never said he wasn’t!

    • @nathanieljohnson5908
      @nathanieljohnson5908 4 года назад +19

      @@TheFVSousa she surpassed him longer than anyone else in the 80s and 90s

  • @gow3u
    @gow3u 4 года назад +574

    psy: h-
    psy: oh wait wrong chart

  • @titanvision.studio413
    @titanvision.studio413 Месяц назад +1

    What program do you use to make a video like this?

  • @pizzaman7995
    @pizzaman7995 8 месяцев назад +9

    Michael is the best artist by far no one is going to change my mind

  • @mikebeast5835
    @mikebeast5835 4 года назад +470

    Michael Jackson was on the chart for 2 decades 1979-1999! Damn mj! He ruled the 20th century! What a talented musician!

    • @kamlo3178
      @kamlo3178 4 года назад

      Not true 1982 queen was top for a bit

    • @cristiansamblas
      @cristiansamblas 4 года назад +5

      True, and Elvis and The Beatles from ‘69 to 93

    • @emmaarden893
      @emmaarden893 4 года назад +11

      Kam Lo no one gives a shit he means Michael was relevant for 20 years and queen was on top for like 1 week in 1982 and then thriller came out and queen was over. Michael is the best and I love queen but you don’t need to defend him all the time and think he is the best all the time MJ ruled and that’s facts!

    • @emmaarden893
      @emmaarden893 4 года назад +1

      Cristian Samblás true

    • @Aman-nm4sg
      @Aman-nm4sg 4 года назад +5

      Kam Lo queen was top in UK only but MJ was top chart world wide ..

  • @lom4013
    @lom4013 4 года назад +529

    Eminem 2005: Now this looks like a job for me

    • @dervarport
      @dervarport 4 года назад +4

      so everybody..

    • @GaboxRox15
      @GaboxRox15 4 года назад +5

      Just follow me

    • @dervarport
      @dervarport 4 года назад

      @@tappavapahvi6184?

    • @imonsanyal
      @imonsanyal 4 года назад +4

      @@GaboxRox15 cause we need a little

    • @bibhubratadash1836
      @bibhubratadash1836 4 года назад +3

      Controversy, cos it feels so empty without me

  • @paulosilvafilho5222
    @paulosilvafilho5222 6 месяцев назад +12

    This video just made me remember how big were Celine Dion and Britney Spears. They were huge, true phenomenons. I think today people doesn't realize the enormity of them at their peak!

  • @garrisoncornwell9585
    @garrisoncornwell9585 9 месяцев назад +17

    Early 2000 was the peak of rap. Eminem in his prime and lil Wayne, and kanye were coming into the game and legends like snoop, jay z, dre, 50 cent were on top of their game. It’s also incredible to see someone as controversial as Eminem be on top for over 10 years

  • @pangisang513
    @pangisang513 4 года назад +313

    Psy: aight imma head in
    Psy 2 seconds later: aight imma head out

    • @SoSheolH
      @SoSheolH 4 года назад

      nice stolen comment

  • @mrcldrkwsk
    @mrcldrkwsk 4 года назад +505

    Psy:
    *opens the door*
    "Hi and Goodbye!"
    *closes the door *

    • @gamer_girl99_
      @gamer_girl99_ 4 года назад +1

      Topicfly Music really 😂😂

    • @bionox007
      @bionox007 4 года назад

      @@gamer_girl99_ Exo ❤

    • @ahyes1627
      @ahyes1627 4 года назад

      Sorry, I'm lazy to find. Can u tell me where is it? Thanks

    • @journeyinspirit
      @journeyinspirit 4 года назад +2

      @@ahyes1627 8:15

    • @miraaajane
      @miraaajane 4 года назад

      BTS: **kicks the door** Love Yourself b*tch

  • @riturajbhuyan1734
    @riturajbhuyan1734 Год назад +5

    Michael Jackson is the king of 80s era🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @izzyrov5814
    @izzyrov5814 5 месяцев назад +3

    Suddenly MJ flew out of nowhere and stayed at the top for a long time! ❤ Anyway, we have lots of awesome artists especially 70s, 80s, and 90s, my favorite era of music. I STOPPED WATCHING WHEN 2000 ENTERED. 😑

  • @f4ny_
    @f4ny_ 4 года назад +503

    Can we talk about how fast Michael Jackson get to the top of the chart and being here long as hell? That's so cool