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A bold, striking promotional image on a yellow background with large, stylized, dark navy text reading 'THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME.' Below the main text, a small heading says 'LIVE POWER RANKINGS,' and a sub-heading reads 'CALCULATED USING THE POPHITS ALGORITHM. NORMALIZING 70 YEARS OF BILLBOARD HISTORY TO FIND THE ULTIMATE GLOBAL POWER RANK.'
Who are the real all-time hitmakers when you fix 'Streaming Inflation'?
Normalized 70y of Billboard data. Top 3:
1: The Beatles π
2: Taylor Swift π§£
3: Madonna π
Full leaderboard:
π pophits.org/leaderboard
Methodology debate:
π reddit.com/r/pophits
#MusicStats #Billboard #TaylorSwift #TheBeatles
The #1 hit on pophits.org is still ππΊπΌby #eltonjohn π―ππΌ
Blog post: Chart analyst and author Chris Dalla Riva picks five underrated #1 hits π― #hits #hot100 #popmusic
So good. What a chorus! ππΌ
Blog post: 5 pop songs that deserved to reach #1 (but never even got close).
pophits.org/blog/editors...
"Is Morgan Wallen a greater hitmaker in a single year than Mariah was in ten? No. It means the charting system is broken".
Read our latest blog post about the "broken" pop charts in the modern era: pophits.org/blog/new-yea...
This legend is topping the Pophits.org all time hit table as we approach the holidays. This will be our ninth christmas without the thin white duke π₯β
It's that time of year again! π€ΆπΌ Time to start building the ultimate christmas playlist πποΈ
ππΌ pophits.org/blog/1958-th...
#christmasmusic
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Quality over quantity: "If I Can't Have You" by Shawn Mendes making #2 count in 2019. π₯ Check it out at pophits.org/songs/shawn-mendes-if-i-...
#pophits #Hot100 #Billboard #ShawnMendes
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Decades later and we're still here for "Pretend" by Carl Mann. Classic status confirmed! πΆ Released in 1959 Peaked at #57 on the charts Check it out at https://pophits.org/songs/carl-mann-pretend
#pophits #Hot100 #Billboard #CarlMann
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The quick strike specialist: "Wit Da Racks" by Young Thug Featuring 21 Savage, Travis Scott & Yak Gotti dominating for 1 focused weeks. π¨ Released in 2023 Peaked at #56 on the charts
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"Born Again" by Sam & Dave represents everything we love about 1969. πΊ Peaked at #92 on the charts Check it out at https://pophits.org/songs/sam-dave-born-again
#pophits #Hot100 #Billboard #SamDave
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Daily reminder: "Praying" by Kesha once owned position #22 in 2017! Check it out at https://pophits.org/songs/kesha-praying
#pophits #Hot100 #Billboard #Kesha
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The digital age soundtrack: "Desert Rose" by Sting Featuring Cheb Mami was right there with us. π» Released in 2000 Peaked at #17 on the charts Check it out at pophits.org/songs/sting-featuring-ch...
#pophits #Hot100 #Billboard #StingFeaturingChebMami
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The digital age soundtrack: "From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart" by Britney Spears was right there with us. π» Released in 2000 Peaked at #14 on the charts Check it out at pophits.org/songs/britney-spears-fro...
#pophits #Hot100 #Billboard #BritneySpears
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Decade-defining sound: "Falling In Love (Uh-Oh)" by Miami Sound Machine showing eighties creativity. π§ Released in 1986 Peaked at #25 on the charts Check it out at pophits.org/songs/miami-sound-machin...
#pophits #Hot100 #Billboard #MiamiSoundMachine
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Brief but brilliant: "Wine, Beer, Whiskey" by Little Big Town made 1 weeks count in 2020. π¨ Peaked at #100 on the charts Check it out at pophits.org/songs/little-big-town-wi...
#pophits #Hot100 #Billboard #LittleBigTown
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Decades later and we're still here for "Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day)?" by Lloyd Price. Classic status confirmed! πΆ Released in 1959 Peaked at #23 on the charts Check it out at pophits.org/songs/lloyd-price-where-...
#pophits #Hot100 #Billboard #LloydPrice
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Decades later and we're still here for "Donna" by Ritchie Valens. Classic status confirmed! πΆ Released in 1958 Peaked at #2 on the charts Check it out at https://pophits.org/songs/ritchie-valens-donna
#pophits #Hot100 #Billboard #RitchieValens
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The definition of timeless: "Bad Moon Rising" by Creedence Clearwater Revival aging like fine wine since 1969. πΆ Peaked at #2 on the charts Check it out at pophits.org/songs/creedence-clearwat...
#pophits #Hot100 #Billboard #CreedenceClearwaterRevival
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Quality music recognition: "Love Me Like You Mean It" by Kelsea Ballerini climbing to #45 in 2015. Check it out at pophits.org/songs/kelsea-ballerini-l...
#pophits #Hot100 #Billboard #KelseaBallerini
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Pure sixties artistry: "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones showing what the decade was all about. πΊ Released in 1965 Peaked at #1 on the charts Check it out at pophits.org/songs/the-rolling-stones...
#pophits #Hot100 #Billboard #TheRollingStones
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The gold standard: "Loving You Has Made Me Bananas" by Guy Marks showing what timeless really means since 1968. πΆ Peaked at #51 on the charts Check it out at pophits.org/songs/guy-marks-loving-y...
#pophits #Hot100 #Billboard #GuyMarks
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Peak performance: "Topanga" by Trippie Redd showing what #52 looks like. Released in 2018 Check it out at https://pophits.org/songs/trippie-redd-topanga
#pophits #Hot100 #Billboard #TrippieRedd
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"Hourglass" by Squeeze helped write the musical story of the eighties. π§ Released in 1987 Peaked at #15 on the charts Check it out at https://pophits.org/songs/squeeze-hourglass
#pophits #Hot100 #Billboard #Squeeze
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The standard bearer: "Eternally" by Sarah Vaughan setting the bar high since 1960. πΆ Peaked at #41 on the charts Check it out at https://pophits.org/songs/sarah-vaughan-eternally
#pophits #Hot100 #Billboard #SarahVaughan
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The soundtrack of the eighties included gems like "America" by Prince And The Revolution. π§ Released in 1985 Peaked at #46 on the charts Check it out at pophits.org/songs/prince-and-the-rev...
#pophits #Hot100 #Billboard #PrinceAndTheRevolution
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"Here We Go Again" by Aretha Franklin was part of what made the nineties so musically rich. πΏ Released in 1998 Peaked at #76 on the charts Check it out at pophits.org/songs/aretha-franklin-he...
#pophits #Hot100 #Billboard #ArethaFranklin
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"I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" by Whitney Houston was pure eighties artistry at its finest. π§ Released in 1987 Peaked at #1 on the charts Check it out at pophits.org/songs/whitney-houston-i-...
#pophits #Hot100 #Billboard #WhitneyHouston