The Longest Careers

Here is a list of the artists that have more than 20 years between the first and last entry in the charts. Beware that this table tracks the name of the artist, so multiple artists with the same name (like Jimmie Rodgers) will be listed with their total length of career, see the individual artist's pages for details. The "most hits" page shows the same information but ordered by the number of hits each artist has.

#	Artist	Career Length	From Year	To Year	# Albums	# Songs
1	Enrico Caruso	95	1904	1999	1	40
2	Duke Ellington	87	1926	2013	34	248
3	Bing Crosby	86	1926	2012	24	335
4	Louis Armstrong	80	1923	2003	32	224
5	London Symphony Orchestra	80	1932	2012	33	4
6	Glenn Miller	75	1935	2010	27	180
7	Ella Fitzgerald	75	1936	2011	40	90
8	Billie Holiday	75	1934	2009	20	107
9	Mantovani	75	1935	2010	48	27
10	Disney	74	1940	2014	114	60
11	Judy Garland	74	1936	2010	23	37
12	Frank Sinatra	73	1942	2015	125	266
13	Al Jolson	71	1912	1983	6	98
14	Vera Lynn	71	1939	2010	8	49
15	Edith Piaf	70	1937	2007	18	22
16	Hank Williams	69	1947	2016	60	85
17	Peggy Lee	69	1941	2010	18	58
18	Nat King Cole	68	1940	2008	48	187
19	Miles Davis	67	1947	2014	81	34
20	Perry Como	66	1943	2009	31	164
21	Count Basie	66	1936	2002	20	71
22	Frankie Laine	65	1946	2011	9	99
23	Tennessee Ernie Ford	65	1949	2014	9	22
24	Ray Charles	64	1949	2013	65	111
25	BB King	64	1951	2015	38	81
26	Doris Day	64	1947	2011	15	88
27	John Williams	64	1952	2016	45	18
28	Dean Martin	63	1947	2010	47	84
29	Tony Bennett	62	1950	2012	51	78
30	Muddy Waters	62	1948	2010	14	81
31	Elvis Presley	61	1954	2015	239	261
32	The Drifters	60	1953	2013	16	74
33	Johnny Cash	59	1955	2014	85	94
34	Petula Clark	59	1949	2008	22	114
35	Simon & Garfunkel	59	1957	2016	24	34
36	James Brown	58	1956	2014	77	151
37	Aretha Franklin	58	1956	2014	53	86
38	Jerry Lee Lewis	58	1956	2014	36	31
39	Andy Williams	57	1956	2013	58	64
40	Kenny Rogers	57	1958	2015	58	42
41	Etta James	57	1955	2012	20	34
42	George Jones	57	1956	2013	37	10
43	Johnnie Ray	57	1951	2008	2	40
44	Johnny Mathis	56	1957	2013	90	49
45	Paul Anka	56	1957	2013	22	97
46	Jim Reeves	56	1953	2009	48	47
47	Shirley Bassey	56	1953	2009	46	38
48	Buddy Holly	56	1956	2012	25	51
49	Jimmy Barnes	56	1959	2015	18	6
50	Roy Orbison	55	1956	2011	40	68
51	Charles Aznavour	55	1953	2008	39	25
52	Patsy Cline	55	1957	2012	18	16
53	Mario Lanza	55	1949	2004	17	15
54	Bob Dylan	54	1962	2016	77	109
55	Fats Domino	54	1950	2004	13	130
56	Stevie Wonder	54	1962	2016	31	108
57	Tony Martin	54	1938	1992	1	65
58	Engelbert Humperdinck	54	1953	2007	32	33
59	The Whispers	54	1955	2009	16	24
60	Judy Collins	54	1961	2015	21	13
61	Cliff Richard	53	1958	2011	90	168
62	Barbra Streisand	53	1962	2015	65	55
63	Marvin Gaye	53	1962	2015	36	62
64	Glen Campbell	53	1961	2014	34	41
65	Paul Simon	53	1963	2016	26	44
66	The Platters	53	1955	2008	9	45
67	Quincy Jones	53	1957	2010	20	26
68	The Rolling Stones	52	1963	2015	70	143
69	The Beach Boys	52	1961	2013	72	107
70	The Temptations	52	1960	2012	58	84
71	The Four Seasons	52	1962	2014	33	53
72	The Everly Brothers	52	1957	2009	28	56
73	Herb Alpert	52	1962	2014	37	43
74	Merle Haggard	52	1964	2016	40	17
75	The Beatles	51	1963	2014	94	168
76	Dusty Springfield	51	1963	2014	29	47
77	Neil Sedaka	51	1958	2009	21	54
78	John Coltrane	51	1957	2008	51	11
79	The Scorpions	51	1964	2015	31	30
80	Peter Alexander	51	1955	2006	9	48
81	Sammy Davis Jr	51	1954	2005	15	30
82	The Who	50	1964	2014	45	79
83	John Lee Hooker	50	1948	1998	18	51
84	The Monkees	50	1966	2016	24	34
85	Dalida	50	1957	2007	14	39
86	Carole King	50	1962	2012	21	30
87	Die Flippers	50	1961	2011	38	8
88	The Cardigans	50	1958	2008	7	20
89	David Bowie	49	1966	2015	66	139
90	Johnny Hallyday	49	1960	2009	58	74
91	Adriano Celentano	49	1959	2008	37	74
92	Grateful Dead	49	1967	2016	82	25
93	Jimi Hendrix	49	1966	2015	59	38
94	Van Morrison	49	1967	2016	44	41
95	Cher	49	1964	2013	28	53
96	Ricky Nelson	49	1957	2006	14	62
97	Smokey Robinson	49	1965	2014	27	41
98	Bobby Vee	49	1959	2008	15	48
99	The Animals	49	1964	2013	21	36
100	Nina Simone	49	1957	2006	24	32
101	Leonard Cohen	49	1966	2015	27	23
102	Del Shannon	49	1961	2010	6	26
103	The Seekers	49	1964	2013	18	13
104	Neil Diamond	48	1966	2014	64	76
105	Dinah Washington	48	1944	1992	11	78
106	Bob Marley	48	1965	2013	34	46
107	Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band	48	1966	2014	22	51
108	James Taylor	48	1967	2015	27	41
109	Cat Stevens	48	1966	2014	23	37
110	Joan Baez	48	1960	2008	35	21
111	Herbie Hancock	48	1962	2010	33	23
112	The Detroit Spinners	48	1961	2009	19	36
113	Harry Belafonte	48	1953	2001	25	26
114	Percy Sledge	48	1966	2014	8	24
115	Jeff Beck	48	1967	2015	17	14
116	The Kinks	47	1964	2011	47	88
117	Mina	47	1960	2007	61	71
118	Pink Floyd	47	1967	2014	28	85
119	The Hollies	47	1963	2010	29	82
120	Fleetwood Mac	47	1968	2015	37	65
121	Neil Young	47	1968	2015	53	46
122	The Isley Brothers	47	1959	2006	35	54
123	Santana	47	1969	2016	43	44
124	Slade	47	1958	2005	21	63
125	Will Tura	47	1959	2006	0	78
126	George Benson	47	1966	2013	29	36
127	Ray Conniff	47	1957	2004	54	10
128	Bobby Darin	47	1957	2004	10	54
129	War	47	1967	2014	20	20
130	Conway Twitty	47	1957	2004	17	23
131	John Barry	47	1960	2007	22	17
132	Thelonious Monk	47	1946	1993	25	13
133	Iggy Pop	47	1969	2016	16	20
134	Elton John	46	1970	2016	49	125
135	Rod Stewart	46	1969	2015	52	89
136	Bee Gees	46	1967	2013	47	92
137	Connie Francis	46	1955	2001	24	94
138	Dionne Warwick	46	1962	2008	46	62
139	Eric Clapton	46	1970	2016	42	65
140	The Shadows	46	1960	2006	51	48
141	Paul McCartney	46	1970	2016	29	68
142	Roberto Carlos	46	1960	2006	5	76
143	Linda Ronstadt	46	1968	2014	33	43
144	Sam Cooke	46	1957	2003	14	58
145	Rosemary Clooney	46	1950	1996	4	42
146	Nirvana	46	1967	2013	13	30
147	Buck Owens	46	1960	2006	22	15
148	Boz Scaggs	46	1969	2015	16	21
149	Diana Ross & The Supremes	46	1967	2013	17	17
150	Tom Jones	45	1965	2010	41	57
151	Chicago	45	1969	2014	40	58
152	Gladys Knight & The Pips	45	1961	2006	30	55
153	Claude Francois	45	1963	2008	23	58
154	Deep Purple	45	1968	2013	39	40
155	Dolly Parton	45	1969	2014	50	28
156	Willie Nelson	45	1971	2016	61	14
157	The Ink Spots	45	1936	1981	4	71
158	Dave Clark Five	45	1963	2008	21	48
159	Yes	45	1969	2014	28	37
160	George Harrison	45	1969	2014	18	39
161	Gianni Morandi	45	1962	2007	17	39
162	The Allman Brothers Band	45	1969	2014	30	24
163	The Searchers	45	1963	2008	20	30
164	Patti LaBelle	45	1963	2008	26	19
165	Three Dog Night	45	1969	2014	19	26
166	Ringo Starr	45	1970	2015	18	26
167	Bonnie Raitt	45	1971	2016	21	21
168	Tommy James & the Shondells	45	1966	2011	2	39
169	Charley Pride	45	1968	2013	24	11
170	The Band	45	1968	2013	14	21
171	Marianne Faithfull	45	1964	2009	13	18
172	James Last	44	1967	2011	112	5
173	Michael Jackson	44	1971	2015	44	72
174	Joe Cocker	44	1968	2012	33	58
175	Carpenters	44	1969	2013	31	49
176	ZZ Top	44	1970	2014	22	41
177	Salvatore Adamo	44	1963	2007	6	46
178	Donny Osmond	44	1971	2015	19	26
179	Rick Springfield	44	1972	2016	14	25
180	Nancy Sinatra	44	1962	2006	10	26
181	Bill Withers	44	1971	2015	15	20
182	Leon Russell	44	1970	2014	12	9
183	Status Quo	43	1968	2011	44	71
184	The Doors	43	1967	2010	31	49
185	Led Zeppelin	43	1969	2012	22	47
186	Black Sabbath	43	1970	2013	30	25
187	Steve Miller Band	43	1968	2011	25	28
188	The Righteous Brothers	43	1963	2006	20	28
189	John Farnham	43	1967	2010	18	29
190	The Young Rascals	43	1965	2008	11	26
191	Janis Joplin	43	1969	2012	12	15
192	Richard Thompson	43	1972	2015	20	4
193	Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich	43	1965	2008	5	17
194	Richard Rodgers	43	1954	1997	4	0
195	Bruce Springsteen	42	1973	2015	38	91
196	Queen	42	1973	2015	39	85
197	Jimmie Rodgers	42	1927	1969	3	90
198	Pat Boone	42	1955	1997	12	74
199	Earth, Wind & Fire	42	1971	2013	31	51
200	Alice Cooper	42	1969	2011	31	49
201	Rush	42	1973	2015	34	34
202	Roger Whittaker	42	1967	2009	50	16
203	Lynyrd Skynyrd	42	1973	2015	37	29
204	The Doobie Brothers	42	1972	2014	18	38
205	Bette Midler	42	1972	2014	25	26
206	Jackson Browne	42	1972	2014	18	32
207	Bad Company	42	1974	2016	15	29
208	Roberta Flack	42	1970	2012	16	20
209	Randy Newman	42	1968	2010	12	22
210	Bob Wills & his Texas Playboys	42	1936	1978	2	25
211	Ry Cooder	42	1970	2012	19	5
212	Burt Bacharach	42	1963	2005	15	4
213	Frank Sinatra & Sammy Davis Jr	42	1962	2004	6	1
214	Diana Ross	41	1970	2011	48	83
215	Billy Joel	41	1973	2014	30	70
216	Abba	41	1973	2014	35	59
217	John Denver	41	1970	2011	41	37
218	John Lennon	41	1969	2010	27	49
219	Bryan Ferry	41	1973	2014	17	49
220	Al Green	41	1967	2008	37	28
221	The O'Jays	41	1963	2004	22	39
222	Creedence Clearwater Revival	41	1968	2009	28	28
223	Donovan	41	1965	2006	25	31
224	Peter Maffay	41	1970	2011	33	15
225	Lou Reed	41	1972	2013	30	16
226	The Mamas & The Papas	41	1965	2006	19	25
227	Lulu	41	1964	2005	10	34
228	Sandie Shaw	41	1964	2005	6	35
229	Kansas	41	1974	2015	14	16
230	Frankie Valli	41	1966	2007	7	19
231	Savage & Akon	41	1964	2005	0	2
232	Benny Goodman	40	1931	1971	9	150
233	Barry Manilow	40	1974	2014	52	42
234	Electric Light Orchestra	40	1972	2012	27	67
235	Kiss	40	1974	2014	36	50
236	Frank Zappa	40	1966	2006	44	28
237	The Jackson 5	40	1969	2009	26	44
238	Nana Mouskouri	40	1961	2001	39	29
239	Heart	40	1976	2016	21	39
240	Judas Priest	40	1974	2014	22	37
241	Jimmy Buffett	40	1973	2013	39	12
242	Sheila	40	1963	2003	5	45
243	Gordon Lightfoot	40	1962	2002	20	29
244	Ennio Morricone	40	1964	2004	25	16
245	Patti Smith Group	40	1974	2014	14	24
246	John Hiatt	40	1974	2014	22	4
247	Joe Walsh	40	1972	2012	12	9
248	John Fogerty	40	1973	2013	12	9
249	Rory Gallagher	40	1971	2011	19	0
250	Aerosmith	39	1973	2012	32	65
251	Donna Summer	39	1974	2013	24	68
252	AC/DC	39	1975	2014	29	50
253	Kool & The Gang	39	1969	2008	29	44
254	Blondie	39	1975	2014	19	47
255	Vicente Celestino	39	1916	1955	0	58
256	The Commodores	39	1974	2013	21	35
257	Joni Mitchell	39	1968	2007	22	31
258	Cheap Trick	39	1977	2016	20	27
259	Steve Winwood	39	1971	2010	13	20
260	Cream	39	1966	2005	13	16
261	The New Seekers	39	1970	2009	9	18
262	Art Garfunkel	39	1973	2012	10	16
263	Ted Nugent	39	1975	2014	17	8
264	Jim Croce	39	1972	2011	8	15
265	The Faces	39	1970	2009	9	9
266	Michael Crawford	39	1974	2013	12	2
267	Prince	38	1978	2016	44	118
268	Hall & Oates	38	1973	2011	25	49
269	The Mills Brothers	38	1931	1969	3	69
270	Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	38	1976	2014	22	48
271	Golden Earring	38	1965	2003	18	50
272	Anne Murray	38	1970	2008	36	29
273	Carly Simon	38	1971	2009	26	37
274	Natalie Cole	38	1975	2013	23	32
275	Foreigner	38	1977	2015	20	34
276	Tom Waits	38	1973	2011	24	26
277	Demis Roussos	38	1971	2009	21	29
278	Motorhead	38	1977	2015	26	23
279	Uriah Heep	38	1970	2008	24	21
280	UFO	38	1971	2009	16	15
281	Al Jarreau	38	1976	2014	14	17
282	Ben E King	38	1960	1998	5	26
283	The Small Faces	38	1965	2003	8	21
284	The Coasters	38	1956	1994	2	25
285	Peter Frampton	38	1972	2010	13	13
286	LOVE	38	1966	2004	9	16
287	Little Feat	38	1970	2008	14	10
288	The Andrews Sisters	37	1937	1974	4	110
289	Genesis	37	1970	2007	27	61
290	Michel Sardou	37	1970	2007	40	41
291	Brenda Lee	37	1957	1994	18	61
292	Peter Gabriel	37	1977	2014	18	49
293	Van Halen	37	1978	2015	16	50
294	The Ramones	37	1975	2012	19	42
295	Toto	37	1978	2015	21	39
296	Joe Loss Orchestra	37	1940	1977	4	54
297	Chris de Burgh	37	1975	2012	27	30
298	Thin Lizzy	37	1972	2009	22	30
299	Sparks	37	1971	2008	14	36
300	The Orioles	37	1948	1985	1	46
301	The Osmonds	37	1971	2008	18	22
302	Johnnie Taylor	37	1963	2000	15	24
303	Whitesnake	37	1978	2015	18	20
304	REO Speedwagon	37	1974	2011	17	19
305	Lonestar	37	1976	2013	12	17
306	Boston	37	1976	2013	7	17
307	Mick Jagger	37	1970	2007	5	16
308	Mr Big	37	1977	2014	7	13
309	J J Cale	37	1972	2009	13	5
310	David Gilmour	37	1978	2015	6	9
311	Cab Calloway & his Cotton Club Orchestra	36	1930	1966	0	94
312	The Moody Blues	36	1964	2000	26	48
313	Jethro Tull	36	1968	2004	32	39
314	Olivia Newton-John	36	1971	2007	27	44
315	Luther Vandross	36	1976	2012	24	40
316	Def Leppard	36	1979	2015	17	38
317	Little Richard	36	1951	1987	7	48
318	Journey	36	1975	2011	22	30
319	10CC	36	1970	2006	17	33
320	Exile	36	1977	2013	6	43
321	The Stylistics	36	1971	2007	15	29
322	George Baker Selection	36	1969	2005	5	35
323	Pat Metheny Group	36	1975	2011	23	16
324	Isaac Hayes	36	1969	2005	19	20
325	Emmylou Harris	36	1975	2011	26	11
326	Luciano Pavarotti	36	1975	2011	33	3
327	Sammy Hagar	36	1977	2013	18	16
328	The Partridge Family	36	1970	2006	10	16
329	Rickie Lee Jones	36	1979	2015	14	11
330	Albert Hammond	36	1972	2008	4	17
331	Lucinda Williams	36	1980	2016	13	7
332	Leonard Bernstein	36	1958	1994	5	1
333	Iron Maiden	35	1980	2015	41	81
334	Julio Iglesias	35	1972	2007	51	49
335	Lawrence Welk	35	1937	1972	35	40
336	Mike Oldfield	35	1974	2009	32	40
337	Eagles	35	1972	2007	19	42
338	Tina Turner	35	1975	2010	15	46
339	John Cougar Mellencamp	35	1979	2014	22	38
340	Bryan Adams	35	1980	2015	17	40
341	Wolfgang Ambros	35	1974	2009	36	13
342	Meat Loaf	35	1977	2012	20	29
343	Dr Hook	35	1972	2007	21	27
344	The Carter Family	35	1928	1963	3	45
345	Nazareth	35	1973	2008	27	20
346	Alabama	35	1980	2015	33	13
347	America	35	1972	2007	17	28
348	Jose Feliciano	35	1968	2003	20	24
349	Kraftwerk	35	1970	2005	11	31
350	Sonny Rollins	35	1952	1987	31	2
351	Kate Smith	35	1931	1966	5	26
352	Dan Fogelberg	35	1974	2009	13	17
353	Don McLean	35	1972	2007	11	13
354	Donny Osmond & Marie Osmond	35	1974	2009	8	7
355	U2	34	1980	2014	30	85
356	Celine Dion	34	1982	2016	30	52
357	George Strait	34	1981	2015	44	37
358	Bobby Vinton	34	1962	1996	25	49
359	Phil Collins	34	1981	2015	17	49
360	Gary Numan	34	1979	2013	25	36
361	Duran Duran	34	1981	2015	19	39
362	New Order	34	1981	2015	16	42
363	Steely Dan	34	1972	2006	19	35
364	The Sweet	34	1971	2005	12	40
365	Vic Damone	34	1947	1981	2	48
366	Ozzy Osbourne	34	1980	2014	23	24
367	Joe Jackson	34	1978	2012	17	24
368	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	34	1972	2006	20	20
369	King Crimson	34	1969	2003	19	19
370	Billy Ocean	34	1976	2010	9	28
371	Ten Years After	34	1967	2001	15	6
372	Blue	34	1977	2011	5	15
373	Robert Cray Band	34	1980	2014	13	3
374	John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John	34	1978	2012	2	5
375	Madonna	33	1982	2015	26	109
376	REM	33	1981	2014	26	82
377	Elvis Costello	33	1977	2010	34	73
378	The Fall	33	1978	2011	28	58
379	Chris Rea	33	1978	2011	29	48
380	Janet Jackson	33	1982	2015	17	51
381	Barry White	33	1973	2006	32	34
382	INXS	33	1982	2015	16	50
383	Kate Bush	33	1978	2011	12	54
384	Otis Redding	33	1962	1995	19	40
385	Sarah Vaughan	33	1946	1979	18	41
386	Smokie	33	1975	2008	27	29
387	Fred Waring & the Pennsylvanians	33	1924	1957	1	54
388	David Essex	33	1973	2006	21	33
389	Ultravox	33	1977	2010	12	35
390	Styx	33	1972	2005	20	26
391	Leo Sayer	33	1973	2006	15	29
392	Grace Jones	33	1975	2008	13	31
393	The Human League	33	1978	2011	12	32
394	Suzi Quatro	33	1973	2006	11	32
395	The Cars	33	1978	2011	9	33
396	Vikingarna	33	1975	2008	40	1
397	Ulf Lundell	33	1976	2009	36	4
398	Devo	33	1977	2010	9	31
399	Billy Idol	33	1981	2014	13	26
400	Stevie Nicks	33	1981	2014	12	21
401	Teddy Pendergrass	33	1977	2010	18	14
402	Gilbert O'Sullivan	33	1971	2004	8	24
403	Andrew Lloyd Webber	33	1971	2004	20	11
404	The Bay City Rollers	33	1971	2004	13	18
405	Don Henley	33	1982	2015	7	24
406	Mark Knopfler	33	1982	2015	11	16
407	Joan Jett & The Blackhearts	33	1980	2013	10	15
408	Air	33	1979	2012	9	14
409	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	33	1959	1992	6	17
410	Accept	33	1981	2014	14	2
411	Otto Waalkes	33	1973	2006	13	0
412	Francisco Alves	32	1920	1952	0	141
413	Metallica	32	1983	2015	18	76
414	Depeche Mode	32	1981	2013	31	62
415	Chuck Berry	32	1955	1987	24	64
416	The Pet Shop Boys	32	1984	2016	24	60
417	Silvio Caldas	32	1930	1962	0	83
418	Red Hot Chili Peppers	32	1984	2016	18	61
419	Boney M	32	1975	2007	21	41
420	Roxy Music	32	1972	2004	18	41
421	Pat Benatar	32	1979	2011	16	40
422	Gene Austin	32	1925	1957	0	54
423	Talking Heads	32	1977	2009	13	39
424	Nancy Wilson	32	1962	1994	32	11
425	Cyndi Lauper	32	1984	2016	12	28
426	The Cult	32	1984	2016	13	25
427	Slayer	32	1983	2015	13	23
428	Robert Plant	32	1982	2014	11	24
429	Lasse Stefanz	32	1977	2009	30	1
430	Queensryche	32	1983	2015	18	12
431	The Replacements	32	1981	2013	11	19
432	Los Lobos	32	1983	2015	15	14
433	WASP	32	1983	2015	13	16
434	Johnny Nash	32	1957	1989	6	23
435	The Diamonds	32	1952	1984	1	28
436	Asia	32	1982	2014	11	15
437	Tangerine Dream	32	1971	2003	21	3
438	Dexys Midnight Runners	32	1980	2012	7	15
439	Bon Jovi	31	1984	2015	24	63
440	The Clash	31	1977	2008	13	58
441	Sting	31	1982	2013	19	50
442	Madness	31	1979	2010	18	49
443	The Smurfs	31	1978	2009	47	18
444	Bill Haley & his Comets	31	1950	1981	6	58
445	Scooter	31	1981	2012	20	43
446	Dion	31	1959	1990	11	39
447	Megadeth	31	1985	2016	24	25
448	'Weird Al' Yankovic	31	1983	2014	17	30
449	Bonnie Tyler	31	1976	2007	22	24
450	Reba McEntire	31	1984	2015	29	15
451	Supertramp	31	1974	2005	18	26
452	Kenny G	31	1984	2015	26	14
453	Eddie Cochran	31	1957	1988	7	28
454	Steppenwolf	31	1968	1999	16	18
455	Frank Ifield	31	1960	1991	10	23
456	Mannheim Steamroller	31	1984	2015	30	0
457	Anthrax	31	1985	2016	14	16
458	David Cassidy	31	1972	2003	11	18
459	Roger Waters	31	1984	2015	7	8
460	The Cure	30	1978	2008	24	76
461	UB40	30	1980	2010	30	58
462	Jackie Wilson	30	1957	1987	10	62
463	John McCormack	30	1910	1940	0	72
464	Simple Minds	30	1979	2009	21	40
465	Wings	30	1971	2001	10	49
466	Kim Wilde	30	1981	2011	17	41
467	George Michael	30	1984	2014	9	45
468	The Police	30	1978	2008	11	42
469	Michael Bolton	30	1983	2013	21	29
470	Lionel Richie	30	1982	2012	15	34
471	Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark	30	1980	2010	13	33
472	Jean-Michel Jarre	30	1977	2007	22	20
473	Huey Lewis & The News	30	1980	2010	11	30
474	Nena	30	1982	2012	13	26
475	Sarah Brightman	30	1983	2013	18	17
476	Saxon	30	1979	2009	12	20
477	Vangelis	30	1973	2003	19	12
478	Chris Isaak	30	1985	2015	14	15
479	Shocking Blue	30	1968	1998	6	22
480	They Might Be Giants	30	1986	2016	17	6
481	Ornette Coleman	30	1958	1988	21	1
482	Donald Fagen	30	1982	2012	4	7
483	Jelly Roll Morton	29	1919	1948	1	78
484	Gene Pitney	29	1961	1990	18	58
485	The Stranglers	29	1977	2006	22	53
486	Erasure	29	1985	2014	20	45
487	Whitney Houston	29	1985	2014	16	45
488	Robert Palmer	29	1974	2003	17	38
489	The Pretenders	29	1979	2008	13	41
490	Enya	29	1986	2015	12	40
491	Squeeze	29	1978	2007	17	34
492	Gary Moore	29	1979	2008	22	26
493	Peppino di Capri	29	1959	1988	4	44
494	Manfred Mann	29	1964	1993	16	31
495	Ramsey Lewis Trio	29	1964	1993	28	18
496	Amy Grant	29	1985	2014	26	17
497	Crowded House	29	1986	2015	9	32
498	The B52s	29	1979	2008	12	27
499	Suzanne Vega	29	1985	2014	10	28
500	Spandau Ballet	29	1980	2009	11	26
501	Joy Division	29	1979	2008	9	26
502	Randy Travis	29	1986	2015	26	7
503	Chaka Khan	29	1978	2007	11	22
504	The Velvet Underground	29	1966	1995	10	23
505	Eddy Grant	29	1979	2008	10	18
506	Rick James	29	1978	2007	13	13
507	The Bangles	29	1982	2011	7	18
508	Dwight Yoakam	29	1986	2015	19	2
509	Wolfgang Niedecken's BAP	29	1982	2011	20	0
510	Guy Lombardo	28	1927	1955	0	226
511	Sonny Boy Williamson	28	1935	1963	1	141
512	The Four Tops	28	1964	1992	28	62
513	Carlos Galhardo	28	1933	1961	0	73
514	Henry Mancini	28	1957	1985	46	24
515	Jan Garber	28	1923	1951	0	67
516	The Jam	28	1977	2005	19	43
517	Eros Ramazzotti	28	1984	2012	18	44
518	The Beastie Boys	28	1983	2011	15	40
519	The Smiths	28	1983	2011	14	35
520	LL Cool J	28	1985	2013	14	34
521	Lou Rawls	28	1962	1990	24	23
522	Sonny & Cher	28	1965	1993	13	25
523	Sade	28	1984	2012	10	28
524	Big Country	28	1983	2011	12	24
525	Joan Armatrading	28	1976	2004	17	18
526	Herbert Gronemeyer	28	1983	2011	14	21
527	Stan Kenton	28	1944	1972	11	23
528	Underworld	28	1988	2016	10	23
529	John Mayall	28	1965	1993	26	6
530	The Waterboys	28	1983	2011	12	18
531	The Troggs	28	1966	1994	8	19
532	Xavier Cugat	28	1935	1963	3	23
533	The Game	28	1988	2016	14	10
534	Marius Muller Westernhagen	28	1981	2009	19	4
535	The Streets	28	1983	2011	6	15
536	Joe Satriani	28	1987	2015	16	2
537	Stevie Ray Vaughan	28	1983	2011	12	5
538	Tesla	28	1986	2014	11	5
539	Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris	28	1987	2015	3	0
540	Tommy Dorsey	27	1932	1959	1	180
541	Sammy Kaye	27	1937	1964	0	117
542	Woody Herman	27	1937	1964	3	75
543	T Rex	27	1968	1995	21	53
544	Kylie Minogue	27	1988	2015	23	48
545	Hot Chocolate	27	1970	1997	14	42
546	Sonic Youth	27	1982	2009	24	28
547	A-Ha	27	1984	2011	14	36
548	Dire Straits	27	1978	2005	13	37
549	Marty Robbins	27	1956	1983	15	32
550	Falco	27	1982	2009	19	26
551	Bananarama	27	1982	2009	9	31
552	Sinead O'Connor	27	1987	2014	11	27
553	Motley Crue	27	1981	2008	13	23
554	Flaming Lips	27	1987	2014	16	18
555	Harry Nilsson	27	1967	1994	17	16
556	The Tragically Hip	27	1989	2016	16	15
557	Enigma	27	1981	2008	9	22
558	Prefab Sprout	27	1982	2009	8	23
559	The Pixies	27	1987	2014	13	17
560	Traffic	27	1967	1994	13	16
561	Richard Marx	27	1987	2014	9	20
562	Faith No More	27	1988	2015	8	21
563	Air Supply	27	1976	2003	9	19
564	Tracy Chapman	27	1988	2015	10	17
565	Steve Earle	27	1984	2011	18	7
566	Dream Theater	27	1989	2016	19	5
567	Selena	27	1988	2015	17	5
568	Dio	27	1983	2010	12	10
569	Bill Evans	27	1956	1983	18	2
570	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	27	1977	2004	16	4
571	Michael McDonald	27	1982	2009	12	8
572	Mary Chapin Carpenter	27	1989	2016	14	5
573	Warren Zevon	27	1976	2003	12	5
574	Maurice Jarre	27	1963	1990	4	3
575	Nat King Cole & Dean Martin	27	1971	1998	2	0
576	Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly	27	1956	1983	0	2
577	Big Bill Broonzy	26	1930	1956	1	112
578	Marion Harris	26	1916	1942	0	99
579	Billy Vaughn	26	1955	1981	29	40
580	Simply Red	26	1985	2011	17	48
581	Roxette	26	1986	2012	15	50
582	Morrissey	26	1988	2014	18	45
583	Eddy Arnold	26	1945	1971	18	44
584	Marillion	26	1982	2008	19	39
585	Oasis	26	1984	2010	15	42
586	Brook Benton	26	1958	1984	5	48
587	Jerry Butler	26	1958	1984	15	35
588	Zucchero Fornaciari	26	1986	2012	18	28
589	Level 42	26	1980	2006	14	31
590	Ray Stevens	26	1961	1987	14	29
591	Harry Connick Jr	26	1989	2015	26	16
592	Fred Astaire	26	1929	1955	1	41
593	Phish	26	1988	2014	36	5
594	Richard Clayderman	26	1978	2004	39	1
595	Sarah McLachlan	26	1989	2015	16	24
596	Randy Crawford	26	1979	2005	18	20
597	Victor Young	26	1931	1957	3	35
598	Ted Weems	26	1922	1948	0	35
599	Curtis Mayfield	26	1970	1996	17	17
600	Melissa Etheridge	26	1988	2014	14	18
601	Offspring	26	1989	2015	11	21
602	Gloria Gaynor	26	1974	2000	11	20
603	Babyface	26	1989	2015	10	21
604	Luis Miguel	26	1984	2010	18	12
605	Mike & The Mechanics	26	1985	2011	9	21
606	The Staple Singers	26	1959	1985	12	17
607	New Kids On The Block	26	1987	2013	10	18
608	Indigo Girls	26	1989	2015	18	9
609	Europe	26	1983	2009	11	14
610	Frankie Goes To Hollywood	26	1983	2009	5	18
611	Yanni	26	1990	2016	19	3
612	Vince Gill	26	1990	2016	16	4
613	Alphaville	26	1984	2010	4	14
614	Lyle Lovett	26	1986	2012	13	2
615	Ratt	26	1984	2010	8	7
616	Rick Wakeman	26	1973	1999	10	1
617	Inoue Positive Water	26	1973	1999	7	0
618	Henry Burr	25	1903	1928	0	98
619	Vaughn Monroe	25	1940	1965	3	77
620	Mariah Carey	25	1990	2015	20	54
621	Green Day	25	1990	2015	21	52
622	BZ	25	1990	2015	18	55
623	Al Martino	25	1952	1977	23	47
624	Claudio Villa	25	1947	1972	0	69
625	Bjork	25	1990	2015	16	50
626	The Byrds	25	1965	1990	19	43
627	Alan Jackson	25	1990	2015	29	26
628	Caterina Valente	25	1954	1979	2	53
629	Ike & Tina Turner	25	1960	1985	18	36
630	Lenny Kravitz	25	1989	2014	11	43
631	Shakin' Stevens	25	1980	2005	17	36
632	Teresa Brewer	25	1950	1975	2	43
633	Blur	25	1990	2015	11	31
634	Peter, Paul & Mary	25	1962	1987	15	26
635	James	25	1985	2010	13	26
636	Seal	25	1990	2015	12	25
637	PJ Harvey	25	1991	2016	11	26
638	Al Stewart	25	1970	1995	10	25
639	Billy Bragg	25	1983	2008	14	18
640	Michael W Smith	25	1991	2016	25	5
641	Soundgarden	25	1989	2014	10	20
642	The Village People	25	1977	2002	9	21
643	Poison	25	1986	2011	13	16
644	Alison Moyet	25	1984	2009	10	19
645	Loreena McKennitt	25	1985	2010	9	17
646	Inner Circle	25	1979	2004	6	17
647	Skid Row	25	1970	1995	5	14
648	The Blues Brothers	25	1979	2004	9	8
649	Jane's Addiction	25	1986	2011	8	9
650	Neil Young & Crazy Horse	25	1987	2012	4	0
651	Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams	25	1978	2003	2	2
652	Orlando Silva	24	1935	1959	0	114
653	The Smashing Pumpkins	24	1990	2014	16	46
654	American Quartet	24	1900	1924	0	62
655	Wilson Pickett	24	1963	1987	18	43
656	R Kelly	24	1992	2016	15	43
657	Gloria Estefan	24	1989	2013	21	35
658	The Eurythmics	24	1981	2005	12	41
659	Die Toten Hosen	24	1988	2012	21	26
660	The Prodigy	24	1991	2015	13	34
661	Frankie Vaughan	24	1953	1977	4	42
662	Freddy Quinn	24	1956	1980	3	41
663	Dierzte	24	1988	2012	19	24
664	Nine Inch Nails	24	1989	2013	15	27
665	Bob Crosby & his Orchestra	24	1935	1959	0	41
666	Manhattan Transfer	24	1975	1999	16	24
667	Sandra	24	1985	2009	13	26
668	Charles Mingus	24	1954	1978	35	3
669	Garth Brooks	24	1990	2014	19	19
670	Kastelruther Spatzen	24	1988	2012	34	1
671	The Manhattans	24	1965	1989	13	19
672	Barenaked Ladies	24	1992	2016	16	14
673	Procol Harum	24	1967	1991	12	18
674	Edwin Starr	24	1965	1989	6	24
675	Paul Hardcastle	24	1984	2008	4	22
676	Grover Washington Jr	24	1972	1996	20	5
677	Dinosaur Jr	24	1985	2009	9	15
678	Ani DiFranco	24	1990	2014	18	5
679	Scarface	24	1991	2015	15	8
680	Pantera	24	1990	2014	9	11
681	Gary US Bonds	24	1960	1984	4	16
682	Clint Black	24	1989	2013	12	5
683	Hoagy Carmichael	24	1927	1951	0	17
684	Paul Whiteman	23	1920	1943	0	320
685	Jimmy Dorsey	23	1935	1958	2	105
686	Radiohead	23	1993	2016	17	58
687	Chubby Checker	23	1959	1982	12	47
688	Tori Amos	23	1991	2014	16	39
689	Mario Reis	23	1928	1951	0	49
690	Lonnie Donegan	23	1955	1978	6	42
691	XTC	23	1977	2000	15	32
692	Snoop Dogg	23	1993	2016	18	28
693	Wilco	23	1992	2015	13	33
694	Yello	23	1980	2003	15	27
695	Boyz II Men	23	1991	2014	15	26
696	Tears For Fears	23	1982	2005	7	34
697	Jefferson Airplane	23	1966	1989	13	26
698	The Pogues	23	1984	2007	12	24
699	Sly & The Family Stone	23	1964	1987	11	25
700	Culture Club	23	1982	2005	11	24
701	Gary Glitter	23	1972	1995	5	30
702	Keith Sweat	23	1988	2011	13	19
703	Charlie Barnet	23	1936	1959	3	29
704	Barclay James Harvest	23	1974	1997	17	13
705	Alice In Chains	23	1990	2013	13	17
706	Peter & Gordon	23	1964	1987	11	18
707	Live	23	1991	2014	9	17
708	Trisha Yearwood	23	1991	2014	14	11
709	kd Lang	23	1988	2011	13	12
710	Rick Astley	23	1987	2010	7	18
711	Jack Smith	23	1926	1949	0	24
712	Wham!	23	1983	2006	6	13
713	SWV	23	1993	2016	6	12
714	Neneh Cherry	23	1989	2012	5	12
715	Dr Dre	23	1992	2015	5	11
716	Takeuchi Ball And	23	1980	2003	7	1
717	Billy Murray	22	1903	1925	0	134
718	Peerless Quartet	22	1904	1926	0	104
719	Pearl Jam	22	1991	2013	43	49
720	Tim McGraw	22	1994	2016	22	43
721	Toby Keith	22	1993	2015	24	37
722	Mary J Blige	22	1992	2014	19	42
723	Nelson Goncalves	22	1941	1963	0	59
724	Mireille Mathieu	22	1966	1988	14	42
725	Moby	22	1991	2013	14	37
726	Percy Faith	22	1950	1972	19	28
727	Jan & Dean	22	1958	1980	12	35
728	Domenico Modugno	22	1954	1976	3	43
729	Gilberto Alves	22	1938	1960	0	42
730	Martina McBride	22	1994	2016	18	23
731	Primal Scream	22	1986	2008	10	29
732	Weezer	22	1994	2016	14	23
733	Ethel Waters	22	1921	1943	0	31
734	Frankie Avalon	22	1954	1976	1	29
735	Bill Cosby	22	1964	1986	22	7
736	Annie Lennox	22	1992	2014	7	21
737	Freddy Cannon	22	1959	1981	1	27
738	Anita Baker	22	1983	2005	8	17
739	Too Short	22	1985	2007	15	9
740	Jason Donovan	22	1988	2010	7	16
741	Eric Carmen	22	1975	1997	5	17
742	Soft Cell	22	1981	2003	6	15
743	Sepultura	22	1987	2009	10	9
744	Jeff Buckley	22	1994	2016	7	10
745	Wilson Phillips	22	1990	2012	5	11
746	Freddie Mercury	22	1984	2006	5	10
747	Dion & The Belmonts	22	1958	1980	2	13
748	Tachiro Yamashita	22	1980	2002	8	1
749	Fats Waller	21	1922	1943	0	133
750	Patti Page	21	1947	1968	7	102
751	Freddy Martin	21	1933	1954	1	86
752	Beck	21	1993	2014	11	63
753	Russ Morgan	21	1935	1956	0	62
754	Paul Weller	21	1991	2012	20	35
755	The Foo Fighters	21	1995	2016	18	35
756	Jefferson Starship	21	1970	1991	16	30
757	Usher	21	1994	2015	10	35
758	Sheena Easton	21	1980	2001	9	36
759	Kenny Loggins	21	1977	1998	13	29
760	Mr Children	21	1993	2014	9	33
761	Margaret Whiting	21	1946	1967	1	40
762	Garbage	21	1995	2016	8	30
763	Andrea Bocelli	21	1994	2015	28	8
764	Modern Talking	21	1985	2006	14	22
765	Guns n' Roses	21	1987	2008	8	28
766	Johnny Tillotson	21	1958	1979	3	32
767	Suede	21	1992	2013	9	25
768	E-40	21	1993	2014	26	7
769	Bahiano	21	1902	1923	0	33
770	TLC	21	1992	2013	7	22
771	Brian McKnight	21	1992	2013	14	14
772	Pur	21	1991	2012	15	12
773	New Edition	21	1983	2004	8	19
774	Vanessa Williams	21	1988	2009	8	19
775	The Goo Goo Dolls	21	1995	2016	11	14
776	Monica	21	1995	2016	7	18
777	Average White Band	21	1973	1994	12	12
778	Pavement	21	1989	2010	11	13
779	Deftones	21	1995	2016	10	14
780	DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince	21	1987	2008	8	16
781	David Gray	21	1993	2014	9	14
782	Wu-Tang Clan	21	1993	2014	8	14
783	311	21	1994	2015	15	6
784	The Go Gos	21	1980	2001	5	16
785	Paula Abdul	21	1988	2009	4	16
786	Pete Townshend	21	1972	1993	9	9
787	Joe	21	1993	2014	13	0
788	Bert Ambrose & his Orchestra	20	1929	1949	0	95
789	Leo Reisman	20	1921	1941	0	79
790	The Pointer Sisters	20	1973	1993	18	41
791	The Manic Street Preachers	20	1991	2011	14	42
792	Lionel Hampton	20	1936	1956	7	49
793	George Olsen	20	1925	1945	0	49
794	Sheryl Crow	20	1993	2013	11	34
795	Take That	20	1991	2011	11	31
796	Wet Wet Wet	20	1988	2008	10	32
797	The Charlatans	20	1990	2010	14	27
798	Gene Krupa	20	1936	1956	2	39
799	Arthur Collins	20	1900	1920	0	40
800	Gastao Formenti	20	1927	1947	0	40
801	NAS	20	1992	2012	13	25
802	The Chemical Brothers	20	1995	2015	11	26
803	The Tremeloes	20	1963	1983	2	35
804	Paul Young	20	1983	2003	9	27
805	Bert Williams	20	1902	1922	0	36
806	Cannonball Adderley	20	1955	1975	30	5
807	Black Crowes	20	1990	2010	13	22
808	Cal Stewart	20	1901	1921	0	35
809	Shania Twain	20	1995	2015	8	26
810	Marilyn Manson	20	1995	2015	14	19
811	Rainbow	20	1975	1995	13	20
812	The Three Degrees	20	1965	1985	9	23
813	Funkadelic	20	1969	1989	15	16
814	Run DMC	20	1983	2003	10	21
815	Massive Attack	20	1990	2010	8	21
816	The Sex Pistols	20	1976	1996	6	23
817	Die Fantastischen Vier	20	1992	2012	12	16
818	Anne Shelton	20	1941	1961	0	28
819	Ice Cube	20	1990	2010	14	13
820	Counting Crows	20	1994	2014	12	15
821	Common	20	1994	2014	9	16
822	No Doubt	20	1992	2012	6	18
823	The Roots	20	1994	2014	13	9
824	Dead Or Alive	20	1983	2003	5	17
825	The Shangri-Las	20	1964	1984	2	20
826	NWA	20	1987	2007	7	14
827	Johnny Horton	20	1956	1976	2	18
828	Taylor Dayne	20	1988	2008	4	14
829	Yumi Matsutoya	20	1981	2001	14	3
830	Sky	20	1979	1999	13	2
831	Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs	20	1965	1985	4	11

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12 May 2017

Enrico Caruso 1999???

Enrico Carusos career laster until 1999 He died in 1926 So much for this lists credibility

Plenty of people have hits after they are dead, sometimes dying is a really good career move

6 Sep 2016

where is.

And where is petula clark she is now 83 and a chart hit this week

Our charts are loaded up to aobout 2011. If you want more recent charts look at chart2000.com

26 Feb 2016

Mylène Farmer

Mylène Farmer should be added to this! First LP Cendres de Lune 1986 most recent Interstellaires 2015!

You misunderstand. This list is not edited it is generated, from the data. We can't just add an entry, the source data has to support it.

Mylene Farmer's first hit (in the available data) was "Ainsi Soit-Je" in 1988, "Cendres De Lune" was not a hit until 1989. the last hit album we have was "No. 5 On Tour" in 1989. So she has a career of 21 years. However, the other criteria is that to be in this list the artist must either be in the top 1000 song or album artists, she is well outside that.

7 Oct 2015

Stasys Povilaitis

1962-2015

5 Aug 2015

This list sucks

Nirvana hasn't been around s once the 60s, they started in 1989 and broke upin 93' after Kurt cobain killed himself you stupid assholes

No, the band Nirvana was formed in 1965 and had a hit with "Pentecost Hotel". You could of just clicked on the name to find the details and not sent the insult, but obviously you are the type of American that doesn't do that

27 Jul 2013

Missing

The Backstreet Boys...

Are you claiming that The Backstreet Boys have a career longer than 20 years?

Their first hit was 1996, when they have a hit in 2016 (and it is listed on this site) then they might show up on this page

18 Apr 2013

not quite right

when the top entry, enrico caruso, died well before the end of his recording career, it definitely raises a red flag. also, that is not the only incorrect end of an artists recording career in this list. dunno what the deal is but it ain't right.

tim

This site lists hits in the charts, artists can have hits after they die (indeed for some, like Elvis and Michael Jackson death was a good career move)

Some artists (like Freddie Mercury, John Lennon and Nat King Cole) released new records after they died. Your claim that this is in some way "incorrect" shows your lack of understanding.