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	39
2	Duke Ellington	87	1926	2013	34	248
3	Bing Crosby	86	1926	2012	24	334
4	Louis Armstrong	80	1923	2003	32	224
5	London Symphony Orchestra	80	1932	2012	33	4
6	Glenn Miller	75	1935	2010	26	180
7	Ella Fitzgerald	75	1936	2011	40	90
8	Billie Holiday	75	1934	2009	20	107
9	Mantovani	75	1935	2010	46	27
10	Disney	74	1940	2014	114	60
11	Judy Garland	74	1936	2010	23	37
12	Frank Sinatra	73	1942	2015	127	266
13	Al Jolson	71	1912	1983	6	98
14	Vera Lynn	71	1939	2010	8	49
15	Edith Piaf	70	1937	2007	19	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	68	1947	2015	81	34
20	Perry Como	66	1943	2009	31	163
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	66	111
25	BB King	64	1951	2015	38	81
26	Doris Day	64	1947	2011	15	88
27	John Williams	64	1952	2016	48	18
28	Dean Martin	63	1947	2010	47	84
29	Elvis Presley	62	1954	2016	249	261
30	Tony Bennett	62	1950	2012	51	78
31	Muddy Waters	62	1948	2010	14	81
32	Charles Aznavour	61	1953	2014	40	25
33	The Drifters	60	1953	2013	16	74
34	Udo Jurgens	60	1956	2016	49	40
35	Johnny Cash	59	1955	2014	87	94
36	Petula Clark	59	1949	2008	22	114
37	Buddy Holly	59	1953	2012	25	53
38	Simon & Garfunkel	59	1957	2016	25	34
39	James Brown	58	1956	2014	77	151
40	Aretha Franklin	58	1956	2014	53	86
41	Jerry Lee Lewis	58	1956	2014	36	31
42	Andy Williams	57	1956	2013	58	64
43	Kenny Rogers	57	1958	2015	58	43
44	George Jones	57	1956	2013	37	10
45	Johnnie Ray	57	1951	2008	2	40
46	Johnny Mathis	56	1957	2013	90	49
47	Paul Anka	56	1957	2013	22	97
48	Jim Reeves	56	1953	2009	48	47
49	Shirley Bassey	56	1953	2009	48	38
50	Peter Alexander	56	1955	2011	15	52
51	Joan Baez	56	1960	2016	36	21
52	Jimmy Barnes	56	1959	2015	18	6
53	Roy Orbison	55	1956	2011	41	68
54	Patsy Cline	55	1957	2012	18	16
55	Mario Lanza	55	1949	2004	17	15
56	Bob Dylan	54	1962	2016	82	110
57	Fats Domino	54	1950	2004	13	130
58	Stevie Wonder	54	1962	2016	32	108
59	Barbra Streisand	54	1962	2016	69	55
60	Engelbert Humperdinck	54	1953	2007	32	36
61	Tony Martin	54	1938	1992	1	65
62	The Whispers	54	1955	2009	16	24
63	Judy Collins	54	1961	2015	21	13
64	The Beatles	53	1963	2016	99	168
65	Cliff Richard	53	1958	2011	92	171
66	The Rolling Stones	53	1963	2016	88	147
67	Marvin Gaye	53	1962	2015	36	62
68	Glen Campbell	53	1961	2014	34	41
69	Paul Simon	53	1963	2016	26	44
70	The Platters	53	1955	2008	9	45
71	Quincy Jones	53	1957	2010	20	27
72	The Beach Boys	52	1961	2013	74	107
73	The Temptations	52	1960	2012	58	84
74	The Four Seasons	52	1962	2014	33	53
75	The Everly Brothers	52	1957	2009	28	56
76	Herb Alpert	52	1962	2014	37	43
77	Ennio Morricone	52	1964	2016	28	17
78	The Who	51	1964	2015	48	79
79	Dusty Springfield	51	1963	2014	29	47
80	Neil Sedaka	51	1958	2009	21	54
81	The Scorpions	51	1964	2015	33	33
82	John Coltrane	51	1957	2008	51	11
83	Sammy Davis Jr	51	1954	2005	15	30
84	David Bowie	50	1966	2016	69	142
85	John Lee Hooker	50	1948	1998	18	51
86	Die Flippers	50	1961	2011	41	25
87	The Monkees	50	1966	2016	24	34
88	Leonard Cohen	50	1966	2016	30	24
89	Dalida	50	1957	2007	14	39
90	Vicky Leandros	50	1965	2015	12	41
91	Carole King	50	1962	2012	21	30
92	Marianne Faithfull	50	1964	2014	16	18
93	The Cardigans	50	1958	2008	7	20
94	Johnny Hallyday	49	1960	2009	58	74
95	Pink Floyd	49	1967	2016	30	85
96	Adriano Celentano	49	1959	2008	38	74
97	Grateful Dead	49	1967	2016	83	25
98	Jimi Hendrix	49	1966	2015	59	38
99	Van Morrison	49	1967	2016	45	41
100	Cher	49	1964	2013	30	56
101	Ricky Nelson	49	1957	2006	14	62
102	Smokey Robinson	49	1965	2014	27	41
103	Bobby Vee	49	1959	2008	15	48
104	The Animals	49	1964	2013	21	36
105	Jeff Beck	49	1967	2016	18	14
106	Del Shannon	49	1961	2010	6	26
107	The Seekers	49	1964	2013	18	13
108	Neil Diamond	48	1966	2014	65	77
109	The Kinks	48	1964	2012	48	88
110	Status Quo	48	1968	2016	50	72
111	Neil Young	48	1968	2016	54	49
112	Deep Purple	48	1968	2016	56	41
113	Dinah Washington	48	1944	1992	11	78
114	Bob Marley	48	1965	2013	34	46
115	Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band	48	1966	2014	22	51
116	James Taylor	48	1967	2015	27	41
117	Mireille Mathieu	48	1966	2014	16	45
118	Cat Stevens	48	1966	2014	23	37
119	Herbie Hancock	48	1962	2010	33	23
120	The Detroit Spinners	48	1961	2009	19	36
121	Harry Belafonte	48	1953	2001	27	26
122	Percy Sledge	48	1966	2014	8	24
123	Mina	47	1960	2007	61	71
124	The Hollies	47	1963	2010	31	84
125	Fleetwood Mac	47	1968	2015	39	66
126	Tom Jones	47	1965	2012	43	56
127	Joe Cocker	47	1968	2015	35	64
128	Santana	47	1969	2016	46	45
129	The Isley Brothers	47	1959	2006	35	54
130	Slade	47	1958	2005	21	64
131	Nana Mouskouri	47	1961	2008	46	34
132	Dolly Parton	47	1969	2016	51	28
133	Will Tura	47	1959	2006	0	78
134	Howard Carpendale	47	1969	2016	34	43
135	Jethro Tull	47	1968	2015	37	39
136	Led Zeppelin	47	1969	2016	24	47
137	George Benson	47	1966	2013	29	36
138	Ray Conniff	47	1957	2004	54	10
139	Bobby Darin	47	1957	2004	10	54
140	Iggy Pop	47	1969	2016	18	23
141	War	47	1967	2014	20	20
142	Conway Twitty	47	1957	2004	17	23
143	John Barry	47	1960	2007	22	17
144	Thelonious Monk	47	1946	1993	25	13
145	Elton John	46	1970	2016	48	125
146	Rod Stewart	46	1969	2015	53	94
147	Bee Gees	46	1967	2013	47	94
148	Connie Francis	46	1955	2001	24	94
149	Eric Clapton	46	1970	2016	50	65
150	Dionne Warwick	46	1962	2008	46	62
151	Paul McCartney	46	1970	2016	30	70
152	The Shadows	46	1960	2006	51	48
153	Roberto Carlos	46	1960	2006	5	76
154	Linda Ronstadt	46	1968	2014	33	45
155	Sam Cooke	46	1957	2003	14	58
156	Yes	46	1969	2015	31	37
157	ZZ Top	46	1970	2016	27	41
158	Black Sabbath	46	1970	2016	32	26
159	Rosemary Clooney	46	1950	1996	4	42
160	Nirvana	46	1967	2013	14	30
161	Buck Owens	46	1960	2006	22	15
162	Boz Scaggs	46	1969	2015	16	21
163	Diana Ross & The Supremes	46	1967	2013	17	17
164	Chicago	45	1969	2014	38	59
165	Roger Whittaker	45	1967	2012	65	22
166	Gladys Knight & The Pips	45	1961	2006	30	55
167	Peter Maffay	45	1970	2015	46	37
168	Alice Cooper	45	1969	2014	34	49
169	Claude Francois	45	1963	2008	23	58
170	Willie Nelson	45	1971	2016	61	14
171	The Ink Spots	45	1936	1981	4	71
172	Dave Clark Five	45	1963	2008	21	48
173	George Harrison	45	1969	2014	18	39
174	Gianni Morandi	45	1962	2007	17	39
175	The Allman Brothers Band	45	1969	2014	30	24
176	Uriah Heep	45	1970	2015	28	24
177	The Searchers	45	1963	2008	20	30
178	Freddy Quinn	45	1956	2001	7	42
179	Patti LaBelle	45	1963	2008	26	19
180	Three Dog Night	45	1969	2014	19	26
181	Ringo Starr	45	1970	2015	18	26
182	Bonnie Raitt	45	1971	2016	21	21
183	Tommy James & the Shondells	45	1966	2011	2	39
184	Charley Pride	45	1968	2013	24	11
185	The Band	45	1968	2013	14	21
186	The Faces	45	1970	2015	10	9
187	James Last	44	1967	2011	131	5
188	Genesis	44	1970	2014	31	61
189	Carpenters	44	1969	2013	31	49
190	Udo Lindenberg	44	1972	2016	43	18
191	Salvatore Adamo	44	1963	2007	6	46
192	Donny Osmond	44	1971	2015	19	26
193	Reinhard Mey	44	1972	2016	37	3
194	Rick Springfield	44	1972	2016	14	25
195	Bill Withers	44	1971	2015	16	22
196	Nancy Sinatra	44	1962	2006	10	26
197	UFO	44	1971	2015	20	15
198	Albert Hammond	44	1972	2016	6	18
199	Leon Russell	44	1970	2014	12	9
200	Queen	43	1973	2016	50	86
201	Michael Jackson	43	1971	2014	47	73
202	The Doors	43	1967	2010	31	49
203	Lynyrd Skynyrd	43	1973	2016	38	29
204	Steve Miller Band	43	1968	2011	25	29
205	John Farnham	43	1967	2010	19	30
206	The Righteous Brothers	43	1963	2006	20	28
207	The Young Rascals	43	1965	2008	11	27
208	Vangelis	43	1973	2016	22	14
209	Janis Joplin	43	1969	2012	13	15
210	Richard Thompson	43	1972	2015	20	4
211	Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich	43	1965	2008	5	17
212	Eric Burdon & War	43	1970	2013	7	4
213	Richard Rodgers	43	1954	1997	4	0
214	Bruce Springsteen	42	1973	2015	45	92
215	Aerosmith	42	1973	2015	33	65
216	Kiss	42	1974	2016	40	53
217	Jimmie Rodgers	42	1927	1969	3	90
218	Pat Boone	42	1955	1997	12	74
219	Earth, Wind & Fire	42	1971	2013	31	51
220	Rush	42	1973	2015	34	34
221	Judas Priest	42	1974	2016	28	38
222	Wings	42	1971	2013	11	53
223	The Doobie Brothers	42	1972	2014	18	38
224	Bette Midler	42	1972	2014	25	26
225	Jackson Browne	42	1972	2014	18	32
226	Bad Company	42	1974	2016	15	29
227	Roberta Flack	42	1970	2012	16	20
228	Randy Newman	42	1968	2010	12	22
229	Kansas	42	1974	2016	15	16
230	Bob Wills & his Texas Playboys	42	1936	1978	2	25
231	Ry Cooder	42	1970	2012	19	5
232	Burt Bacharach	42	1963	2005	15	4
233	Frank Sinatra & Sammy Davis Jr	42	1962	2004	6	1
234	Diana Ross	41	1970	2011	48	83
235	Billy Joel	41	1973	2014	30	71
236	Abba	41	1973	2014	39	60
237	John Denver	41	1970	2011	41	37
238	John Lennon	41	1969	2010	27	49
239	Al Martino	41	1952	1993	23	48
240	Bryan Ferry	41	1973	2014	17	50
241	Chris de Burgh	41	1975	2016	30	36
242	Al Green	41	1967	2008	37	28
243	The Ramones	41	1975	2016	20	42
244	The O'Jays	41	1963	2004	22	39
245	Creedence Clearwater Revival	41	1968	2009	29	28
246	Donovan	41	1965	2006	25	31
247	Nazareth	41	1973	2014	29	20
248	Lou Reed	41	1972	2013	31	17
249	The Mamas & The Papas	41	1965	2006	19	26
250	Lulu	41	1964	2005	10	34
251	Sandie Shaw	41	1964	2005	6	35
252	Rainbow	41	1975	2016	18	20
253	Frankie Valli	41	1966	2007	7	19
254	Blue Oyster Cult	41	1972	2013	15	10
255	Savage & Akon	41	1964	2005	0	2
256	Benny Goodman	40	1931	1971	9	150
257	Electric Light Orchestra	40	1972	2012	27	69
258	Barry Manilow	40	1974	2014	52	42
259	Mike Oldfield	40	1974	2014	37	40
260	Frank Zappa	40	1966	2006	45	28
261	The Jackson 5	40	1969	2009	26	45
262	Boney M	40	1975	2015	24	44
263	Smokie	40	1975	2015	33	34
264	Wolfgang Petry	40	1976	2016	29	33
265	Roxy Music	40	1972	2012	19	42
266	Heart	40	1976	2016	21	39
267	The Alan Parsons Project	40	1976	2016	22	31
268	Jimmy Buffett	40	1973	2013	38	12
269	Sheila	40	1963	2003	5	45
270	Gordon Lightfoot	40	1962	2002	20	28
271	Patti Smith Group	40	1974	2014	14	25
272	John Hiatt	40	1974	2014	22	4
273	Rory Gallagher	40	1971	2011	22	0
274	John Fogerty	40	1973	2013	12	9
275	Donna Summer	39	1974	2013	24	70
276	AC/DC	39	1975	2014	31	52
277	Kool & The Gang	39	1969	2008	30	46
278	Blondie	39	1975	2014	19	47
279	Tina Turner	39	1975	2014	16	46
280	Vicente Celestino	39	1916	1955	0	58
281	Motorhead	39	1977	2016	33	23
282	The Commodores	39	1974	2013	21	35
283	Roland Kaiser	39	1977	2016	30	25
284	Meat Loaf	39	1977	2016	24	30
285	Joni Mitchell	39	1968	2007	22	31
286	Jean-Michel Jarre	39	1977	2016	27	21
287	Manfred Mann	39	1964	2003	17	31
288	Kraftwerk	39	1970	2009	12	36
289	Cheap Trick	39	1977	2016	20	27
290	Jose Feliciano	39	1968	2007	20	25
291	Steve Winwood	39	1971	2010	12	22
292	The Yardbirds	39	1964	2003	10	20
293	Cream	39	1966	2005	13	16
294	Art Garfunkel	39	1973	2012	12	16
295	The New Seekers	39	1970	2009	9	18
296	Ted Nugent	39	1975	2014	17	8
297	Jim Croce	39	1972	2011	8	15
298	Michael Crawford	39	1974	2013	12	2
299	Prince	38	1978	2016	46	119
300	Hall & Oates	38	1973	2011	25	51
301	Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	38	1976	2014	23	49
302	The Mills Brothers	38	1931	1969	3	69
303	Golden Earring	38	1965	2003	18	53
304	Kate Bush	38	1978	2016	14	55
305	Anne Murray	38	1970	2008	36	29
306	Toto	38	1978	2016	26	39
307	Carly Simon	38	1971	2009	26	37
308	Foreigner	38	1977	2015	23	35
309	Natalie Cole	38	1975	2013	23	33
310	Tom Waits	38	1973	2011	24	27
311	Wolfgang Ambros	38	1974	2012	37	13
312	Demis Roussos	38	1971	2009	21	29
313	Supertramp	38	1974	2012	20	29
314	Luciano Pavarotti	38	1975	2013	36	3
315	Al Jarreau	38	1976	2014	16	17
316	Ben E King	38	1960	1998	5	26
317	Peter Frampton	38	1972	2010	14	15
318	The Small Faces	38	1965	2003	8	21
319	The Coasters	38	1956	1994	2	25
320	LOVE	38	1966	2004	9	16
321	Little Feat	38	1970	2008	14	10
322	The Andrews Sisters	37	1937	1974	4	110
323	Michel Sardou	37	1970	2007	40	41
324	Peter Gabriel	37	1977	2014	27	52
325	Brenda Lee	37	1957	1994	18	61
326	T Rex	37	1968	2005	23	53
327	Simple Minds	37	1979	2016	26	44
328	Van Halen	37	1978	2015	16	50
329	Joe Loss Orchestra	37	1940	1977	4	54
330	Bonnie Tyler	37	1976	2013	24	31
331	Thin Lizzy	37	1972	2009	23	30
332	Sparks	37	1971	2008	15	36
333	Joe Jackson	37	1978	2015	19	29
334	Whitesnake	37	1978	2015	27	20
335	The Orioles	37	1948	1985	1	46
336	Saxon	37	1979	2016	24	20
337	The Osmonds	37	1971	2008	18	22
338	REO Speedwagon	37	1974	2011	17	19
339	Mick Jagger	37	1970	2007	6	19
340	Boston	37	1976	2013	7	17
341	Mr Big	37	1977	2014	8	13
342	J J Cale	37	1972	2009	13	7
343	David Gilmour	37	1978	2015	6	9
344	U2	36	1980	2016	31	88
345	Depeche Mode	36	1981	2017	34	70
346	Cab Calloway & his Cotton Club Orchestra	36	1930	1966	0	94
347	The Moody Blues	36	1964	2000	26	48
348	Olivia Newton-John	36	1971	2007	27	44
349	Luther Vandross	36	1976	2012	24	40
350	Def Leppard	36	1979	2015	17	39
351	Little Richard	36	1951	1987	7	48
352	Journey	36	1975	2011	22	30
353	Exile	36	1977	2013	7	44
354	10cc	36	1970	2006	17	33
355	Yello	36	1980	2016	18	27
356	The Stylistics	36	1971	2007	15	29
357	George Baker Selection	36	1969	2005	5	36
358	Pat Metheny Group	36	1975	2011	24	16
359	Isaac Hayes	36	1969	2005	19	20
360	Emmylou Harris	36	1975	2011	26	12
361	Sammy Hagar	36	1977	2013	19	16
362	Saga	36	1978	2014	26	8
363	John Mayall	36	1965	2001	27	6
364	The Partridge Family	36	1970	2006	10	16
365	Rickie Lee Jones	36	1979	2015	14	11
366	Blue	36	1977	2013	6	17
367	Lucinda Williams	36	1980	2016	13	8
368	Leonard Bernstein	36	1958	1994	5	1
369	Iron Maiden	35	1980	2015	45	82
370	Julio Iglesias	35	1972	2007	52	50
371	Scooter	35	1981	2016	26	52
372	Phil Collins	35	1981	2016	23	54
373	Lawrence Welk	35	1937	1972	35	40
374	Eagles	35	1972	2007	21	42
375	Bryan Adams	35	1980	2015	18	44
376	John Cougar Mellencamp	35	1979	2014	22	38
377	Reinhard Fendrich	35	1981	2016	31	22
378	Dire Straits	35	1978	2013	15	36
379	Dr Hook	35	1972	2007	21	28
380	Ultravox	35	1977	2012	13	36
381	The Carter Family	35	1928	1963	3	45
382	Alabama	35	1980	2015	33	13
383	America	35	1972	2007	17	29
384	Motley Crue	35	1981	2016	14	23
385	Enigma	35	1981	2016	10	27
386	Sonny Rollins	35	1952	1987	31	2
387	Dan Fogelberg	35	1974	2009	13	18
388	Kate Smith	35	1931	1966	5	26
389	Marius Muller Westernhagen	35	1981	2016	25	5
390	Don McLean	35	1972	2007	11	14
391	Robert Cray Band	35	1980	2015	14	3
392	Donny Osmond & Marie Osmond	35	1974	2009	8	7
393	Celine Dion	34	1982	2016	31	53
394	George Strait	34	1981	2015	44	37
395	Bobby Vinton	34	1962	1996	25	49
396	Sting	34	1982	2016	21	52
397	Nena	34	1982	2016	29	38
398	Marillion	34	1982	2016	25	40
399	New Order	34	1981	2015	17	47
400	Duran Duran	34	1981	2015	20	38
401	The Sweet	34	1971	2005	14	41
402	Steely Dan	34	1972	2006	19	35
403	Vic Damone	34	1947	1981	2	48
404	Ozzy Osbourne	34	1980	2014	22	24
405	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	34	1972	2006	21	25
406	King Crimson	34	1969	2003	20	19
407	Joan Armatrading	34	1976	2010	19	18
408	Billy Ocean	34	1976	2010	9	28
409	Ten Years After	34	1967	2001	15	6
410	John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John	34	1978	2012	2	5
411	Madonna	33	1982	2015	27	111
412	REM	33	1981	2014	27	83
413	The Cure	33	1978	2011	29	80
414	Elvis Costello	33	1977	2010	33	74
415	Metallica	33	1983	2016	22	80
416	The Fall	33	1978	2011	28	58
417	Chris Rea	33	1978	2011	29	48
418	Janet Jackson	33	1982	2015	17	51
419	INXS	33	1982	2015	16	51
420	Barry White	33	1973	2006	32	34
421	Herbert Gronemeyer	33	1983	2016	19	42
422	Otis Redding	33	1962	1995	19	40
423	Sarah Vaughan	33	1946	1979	18	41
424	Gary Moore	33	1979	2012	27	28
425	Fred Waring & the Pennsylvanians	33	1924	1957	1	54
426	David Essex	33	1973	2006	21	33
427	Gianna Nannini	33	1980	2013	25	24
428	Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark	33	1980	2013	14	35
429	Styx	33	1972	2005	20	27
430	Leo Sayer	33	1973	2006	15	30
431	The Human League	33	1978	2011	13	32
432	Grace Jones	33	1975	2008	13	31
433	Suzi Quatro	33	1973	2006	10	33
434	Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung	33	1983	2016	19	23
435	The Cars	33	1978	2011	9	33
436	Vikingarna	33	1975	2008	40	1
437	Ulf Lundell	33	1976	2009	36	4
438	Billy Idol	33	1981	2014	13	27
439	Harry Nilsson	33	1967	2000	17	20
440	Stevie Nicks	33	1981	2014	12	21
441	Teddy Pendergrass	33	1977	2010	18	14
442	Gilbert O'Sullivan	33	1971	2004	8	24
443	Andrew Lloyd Webber	33	1971	2004	20	11
444	Don Henley	33	1982	2015	7	24
445	The Bay City Rollers	33	1971	2004	10	19
446	Mark Knopfler	33	1982	2015	11	16
447	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	33	1959	1992	9	17
448	Joan Jett & The Blackhearts	33	1980	2013	10	15
449	Air	33	1979	2012	9	15
450	Roger Waters	33	1984	2017	7	10
451	Accept	33	1981	2014	14	2
452	Francisco Alves	32	1920	1952	0	141
453	Bon Jovi	32	1984	2016	25	68
454	The Pet Shop Boys	32	1984	2016	25	66
455	Chuck Berry	32	1955	1987	24	64
456	Silvio Caldas	32	1930	1962	0	83
457	Red Hot Chili Peppers	32	1984	2016	17	63
458	Pat Benatar	32	1979	2011	16	40
459	A-Ha	32	1984	2016	16	38
460	Gene Austin	32	1925	1957	0	54
461	Talking Heads	32	1977	2009	13	39
462	Nancy Wilson	32	1962	1994	32	11
463	Cyndi Lauper	32	1984	2016	12	28
464	The Cult	32	1984	2016	13	25
465	Slayer	32	1983	2015	14	23
466	Robert Plant	32	1982	2014	11	24
467	WASP	32	1983	2015	16	16
468	The Village People	32	1977	2009	9	23
469	Queensryche	32	1983	2015	19	12
470	The Waterboys	32	1983	2015	13	18
471	The Replacements	32	1981	2013	11	19
472	Europe	32	1983	2015	15	14
473	Los Lobos	32	1983	2015	15	14
474	Asia	32	1982	2014	13	16
475	Johnny Nash	32	1957	1989	6	23
476	The Diamonds	32	1952	1984	1	28
477	Tangerine Dream	32	1971	2003	21	3
478	Dexys Midnight Runners	32	1980	2012	7	15
479	Freddie Mercury	32	1984	2016	6	10
480	The Smurfs	31	1978	2009	51	21
481	The Clash	31	1977	2008	14	58
482	Madness	31	1979	2010	19	51
483	Eros Ramazzotti	31	1984	2015	22	46
484	Bill Haley & his Comets	31	1950	1981	6	58
485	Sandra	31	1985	2016	19	31
486	Dion	31	1959	1990	11	39
487	Megadeth	31	1985	2016	24	25
488	'Weird Al' Yankovic	31	1983	2014	17	30
489	Reba McEntire	31	1984	2015	29	15
490	Kenny G	31	1984	2015	27	14
491	Eddie Cochran	31	1957	1988	7	28
492	Steppenwolf	31	1968	1999	16	18
493	Frank Ifield	31	1960	1991	10	23
494	Prefab Sprout	31	1982	2013	10	23
495	Anthrax	31	1985	2016	15	16
496	Mannheim Steamroller	31	1984	2015	30	0
497	Bad Religion	31	1982	2013	18	11
498	David Cassidy	31	1972	2003	11	18
499	Dinosaur Jr	31	1985	2016	11	15
500	Dio	31	1983	2014	15	10
501	Christopher Cross	31	1980	2011	7	15
502	UB40	30	1980	2010	31	58
503	Jackie Wilson	30	1957	1987	10	62
504	John McCormack	30	1910	1940	0	72
505	Roxette	30	1986	2016	17	52
506	Simply Red	30	1985	2015	20	48
507	Erasure	30	1985	2015	22	45
508	Kim Wilde	30	1981	2011	17	46
509	George Michael	30	1984	2014	10	47
510	The Police	30	1978	2008	12	43
511	Zucchero Fornaciari	30	1986	2016	21	31
512	Lionel Richie	30	1982	2012	15	37
513	Michael Bolton	30	1983	2013	21	30
514	Helloween	30	1985	2015	24	22
515	Primal Scream	30	1986	2016	12	29
516	Huey Lewis & The News	30	1980	2010	11	30
517	Sarah Brightman	30	1983	2013	18	17
518	Chris Isaak	30	1985	2015	14	15
519	Ministry	30	1983	2013	13	15
520	Shocking Blue	30	1968	1998	6	22
521	Alphaville	30	1984	2014	8	18
522	Ornette Coleman	30	1958	1988	21	1
523	Donald Fagen	30	1982	2012	4	7
524	Jelly Roll Morton	29	1919	1948	1	78
525	Gene Pitney	29	1961	1990	18	58
526	The Stranglers	29	1977	2006	22	53
527	Morrissey	29	1988	2017	18	48
528	Whitney Houston	29	1985	2014	18	45
529	Robert Palmer	29	1974	2003	18	40
530	The Pretenders	29	1979	2008	13	41
531	Enya	29	1986	2015	13	40
532	Squeeze	29	1978	2007	16	34
533	Peppino di Capri	29	1959	1988	4	44
534	Ramsey Lewis Trio	29	1964	1993	28	18
535	Amy Grant	29	1985	2014	26	17
536	Modern Talking	29	1985	2014	18	24
537	The B52s	29	1979	2008	12	26
538	Spandau Ballet	29	1980	2009	11	27
539	Suzanne Vega	29	1985	2014	10	28
540	Joy Division	29	1979	2008	9	26
541	Randy Travis	29	1986	2015	26	7
542	Chaka Khan	29	1978	2007	11	22
543	The Velvet Underground	29	1966	1995	10	23
544	The Pixies	29	1987	2016	14	18
545	Mike & The Mechanics	29	1985	2014	10	21
546	Eddy Grant	29	1979	2008	12	18
547	Loreena McKennitt	29	1985	2014	12	17
548	Rick Astley	29	1987	2016	9	18
549	Rick James	29	1978	2007	13	13
550	The Bangles	29	1982	2011	8	18
551	Frankie Goes To Hollywood	29	1983	2012	6	18
552	Wolfgang Niedecken's BAP	29	1982	2011	21	0
553	Dwight Yoakam	29	1986	2015	19	2
554	Guy Lombardo	28	1927	1955	0	226
555	Sonny Boy Williamson	28	1935	1963	1	141
556	The Four Tops	28	1964	1992	28	62
557	Carlos Galhardo	28	1933	1961	0	73
558	Henry Mancini	28	1957	1985	46	25
559	Jan Garber	28	1923	1951	0	67
560	Dierzte	28	1985	2013	24	38
561	The Jam	28	1977	2005	19	43
562	Hot Chocolate	28	1970	1998	16	44
563	The Beastie Boys	28	1983	2011	15	41
564	The Smiths	28	1983	2011	14	36
565	LL Cool J	28	1985	2013	14	35
566	Lou Rawls	28	1962	1990	24	23
567	Nine Inch Nails	28	1989	2017	16	28
568	Crowded House	28	1987	2015	9	33
569	Kastelruther Spatzen	28	1988	2016	40	1
570	Sonny & Cher	28	1965	1993	13	25
571	Sade	28	1984	2012	10	28
572	Big Country	28	1983	2011	13	24
573	Underworld	28	1988	2016	10	26
574	Melissa Etheridge	28	1988	2016	16	19
575	Stan Kenton	28	1944	1972	11	23
576	De La Soul	28	1988	2016	9	20
577	Patricia Kaas	28	1988	2016	17	10
578	The Troggs	28	1966	1994	8	19
579	Xavier Cugat	28	1935	1963	3	23
580	The Game	28	1988	2016	15	10
581	Tanita Tikaram	28	1988	2016	8	14
582	The Streets	28	1983	2011	6	16
583	Joe Satriani	28	1987	2015	17	2
584	Stevie Ray Vaughan	28	1983	2011	12	5
585	Tesla	28	1986	2014	11	5
586	Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris	28	1987	2015	3	0
587	Tommy Dorsey	27	1932	1959	1	180
588	Sammy Kaye	27	1937	1964	0	117
589	Woody Herman	27	1937	1964	3	75
590	Kylie Minogue	27	1988	2015	28	49
591	Sonic Youth	27	1982	2009	24	28
592	Falco	27	1982	2009	20	27
593	Marty Robbins	27	1956	1983	15	32
594	Bananarama	27	1982	2009	9	32
595	Sinead O'Connor	27	1987	2014	12	28
596	Guns n' Roses	27	1987	2014	9	28
597	Flaming Lips	27	1987	2014	16	18
598	The Boomtown Rats	27	1977	2004	9	24
599	The Tragically Hip	27	1989	2016	16	15
600	Traffic	27	1967	1994	13	18
601	Richard Marx	27	1987	2014	9	21
602	Faith No More	27	1988	2015	8	21
603	Air Supply	27	1976	2003	9	19
604	Dream Theater	27	1989	2016	21	6
605	Tracy Chapman	27	1988	2015	10	17
606	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	27	1977	2004	21	4
607	Steve Earle	27	1984	2011	18	7
608	Selena	27	1988	2015	17	5
609	Bill Evans	27	1956	1983	18	2
610	Mary Chapin Carpenter	27	1989	2016	14	6
611	Michael McDonald	27	1982	2009	12	8
612	Warren Zevon	27	1976	2003	12	5
613	Maurice Jarre	27	1963	1990	6	3
614	Nat King Cole & Dean Martin	27	1971	1998	2	0
615	Neil Young & The Bluenotes	27	1988	2015	2	0
616	Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly	27	1956	1983	0	2
617	Big Bill Broonzy	26	1930	1956	1	112
618	Marion Harris	26	1916	1942	0	99
619	Green Day	26	1990	2016	21	55
620	Billy Vaughn	26	1955	1981	30	40
621	Eddy Arnold	26	1945	1971	18	44
622	Oasis	26	1984	2010	15	43
623	Brook Benton	26	1958	1984	5	48
624	Jerry Butler	26	1958	1984	15	35
625	Richard Clayderman	26	1978	2004	46	1
626	Level 42	26	1980	2006	14	31
627	Kelly Family	26	1979	2005	16	28
628	Ray Stevens	26	1961	1987	14	29
629	Harry Connick Jr	26	1989	2015	26	16
630	Fred Astaire	26	1929	1955	1	41
631	Phish	26	1988	2014	36	5
632	Randy Crawford	26	1979	2005	20	21
633	Sarah McLachlan	26	1989	2015	16	24
634	Victor Young	26	1931	1957	3	35
635	Ted Weems	26	1922	1948	0	35
636	Curtis Mayfield	26	1970	1996	17	17
637	Nockalm Quintett	26	1990	2016	32	0
638	Gloria Gaynor	26	1974	2000	11	21
639	Offspring	26	1989	2015	11	21
640	Babyface	26	1989	2015	10	21
641	Luis Miguel	26	1984	2010	18	12
642	The Staple Singers	26	1959	1985	12	17
643	Jennifer Rush	26	1984	2010	10	19
644	New Kids On The Block	26	1987	2013	10	19
645	Indigo Girls	26	1989	2015	18	9
646	A Tribe Called Quest	26	1990	2016	8	18
647	Sepultura	26	1987	2013	14	9
648	Yanni	26	1990	2016	19	3
649	Vince Gill	26	1990	2016	16	4
650	Lyle Lovett	26	1986	2012	13	2
651	Ratt	26	1984	2010	8	7
652	Rick Wakeman	26	1973	1999	10	1
653	Henry Burr	25	1903	1928	0	98
654	Vaughn Monroe	25	1940	1965	3	77
655	Mariah Carey	25	1990	2015	20	54
656	BZ	25	1990	2015	18	55
657	Die Toten Hosen	25	1988	2013	28	43
658	Claudio Villa	25	1947	1972	0	69
659	Bjork	25	1990	2015	16	50
660	Mary J Blige	25	1992	2017	19	44
661	The Byrds	25	1965	1990	19	43
662	Lenny Kravitz	25	1989	2014	11	50
663	Alan Jackson	25	1990	2015	29	26
664	Ike & Tina Turner	25	1960	1985	18	36
665	Shakin' Stevens	25	1980	2005	17	37
666	Pur	25	1990	2015	16	31
667	Teresa Brewer	25	1950	1975	2	43
668	Blur	25	1990	2015	13	31
669	Peter, Paul & Mary	25	1962	1987	15	26
670	Seal	25	1990	2015	13	27
671	Helmut Lotti	25	1991	2016	17	20
672	PJ Harvey	25	1991	2016	11	26
673	Al Stewart	25	1970	1995	11	25
674	Billy Bragg	25	1983	2008	14	18
675	Michael W Smith	25	1991	2016	25	5
676	Alison Moyet	25	1984	2009	11	19
677	Soundgarden	25	1989	2014	9	21
678	Poison	25	1986	2011	13	16
679	Lisa Stansfield	25	1989	2014	8	21
680	Gerry Rafferty	25	1978	2003	9	17
681	Inner Circle	25	1979	2004	6	18
682	The Blues Brothers	25	1979	2004	11	8
683	Skid Row	25	1970	1995	5	14
684	Neneh Cherry	25	1989	2014	6	12
685	Jane's Addiction	25	1986	2011	7	10
686	Neil Young & Crazy Horse	25	1987	2012	4	0
687	Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams	25	1978	2003	2	2
688	Orlando Silva	24	1935	1959	0	114
689	Radiohead	24	1993	2017	15	64
690	Beck	24	1993	2017	11	65
691	The Smashing Pumpkins	24	1990	2014	13	51
692	Wilson Pickett	24	1963	1987	18	44
693	American Quartet	24	1900	1924	0	62
694	R Kelly	24	1992	2016	15	45
695	Paul Weller	24	1991	2015	23	35
696	Gloria Estefan	24	1989	2013	21	35
697	The Eurythmics	24	1981	2005	12	44
698	Caterina Valente	24	1954	1978	2	53
699	The Prodigy	24	1991	2015	12	35
700	Wilco	24	1992	2016	13	33
701	Frankie Vaughan	24	1953	1977	4	42
702	Die Fantastischen Vier	24	1992	2016	19	26
703	Texas	24	1989	2013	9	32
704	Bob Crosby & his Orchestra	24	1935	1959	0	41
705	Manhattan Transfer	24	1975	1999	16	24
706	Charles Mingus	24	1954	1978	35	3
707	Garth Brooks	24	1990	2014	19	19
708	Suede	24	1992	2016	10	27
709	Bihse Onkelz	24	1992	2016	29	7
710	The Manhattans	24	1965	1989	13	19
711	Barenaked Ladies	24	1992	2016	16	14
712	Procol Harum	24	1967	1991	12	18
713	Edwin Starr	24	1965	1989	6	24
714	Paul Hardcastle	24	1984	2008	4	22
715	Scarface	24	1991	2015	15	8
716	Pantera	24	1990	2014	9	11
717	Gary US Bonds	24	1960	1984	4	16
718	Clint Black	24	1989	2013	12	5
719	Hoagy Carmichael	24	1927	1951	0	17
720	Starsound	24	1981	2005	4	10
721	Paul Whiteman	23	1920	1943	0	320
722	Jimmy Dorsey	23	1935	1958	2	105
723	Chubby Checker	23	1959	1982	12	47
724	The Manic Street Preachers	23	1991	2014	15	42
725	Tori Amos	23	1991	2014	17	39
726	DJ BoBo	23	1993	2016	22	31
727	Mario Reis	23	1928	1951	0	49
728	Lonnie Donegan	23	1955	1978	6	42
729	XTC	23	1977	2000	15	32
730	Snoop Dogg	23	1993	2016	18	28
731	Take That	23	1991	2014	12	33
732	Boyz II Men	23	1991	2014	15	26
733	Tears For Fears	23	1982	2005	7	34
734	Paul Young	23	1983	2006	11	29
735	Jefferson Airplane	23	1966	1989	13	26
736	The Pogues	23	1984	2007	12	24
737	Sly & The Family Stone	23	1964	1987	11	25
738	Gary Glitter	23	1972	1995	5	30
739	Culture Club	23	1982	2005	10	24
740	Keith Sweat	23	1988	2011	14	19
741	Charlie Barnet	23	1936	1959	3	29
742	Barclay James Harvest	23	1974	1997	18	13
743	Alice In Chains	23	1990	2013	12	17
744	Peter & Gordon	23	1964	1987	11	18
745	Annie Lennox	23	1992	2015	7	22
746	Live	23	1991	2014	9	18
747	Trisha Yearwood	23	1991	2014	14	11
748	kd Lang	23	1988	2011	13	12
749	Jack Smith	23	1926	1949	0	24
750	Dr Alban	23	1991	2014	6	16
751	Wham!	23	1983	2006	6	13
752	Dr Dre	23	1992	2015	7	11
753	SWV	23	1993	2016	6	12
754	Billy Murray	22	1903	1925	0	134
755	Peerless Quartet	22	1904	1926	0	104
756	Pearl Jam	22	1991	2013	40	51
757	Tim McGraw	22	1994	2016	22	43
758	Toby Keith	22	1993	2015	24	37
759	Nelson Goncalves	22	1941	1963	0	59
760	The Foo Fighters	22	1995	2017	13	45
761	Moby	22	1991	2013	14	38
762	Percy Faith	22	1950	1972	19	28
763	Laura Pausini	22	1993	2015	17	30
764	Jan & Dean	22	1958	1980	12	35
765	Usher	22	1994	2016	11	35
766	Domenico Modugno	22	1954	1976	3	43
767	Garbage	22	1995	2017	7	35
768	Martina McBride	22	1994	2016	17	23
769	Weezer	22	1994	2016	14	24
770	Korn	22	1994	2016	15	21
771	Ethel Waters	22	1921	1943	0	31
772	Frankie Avalon	22	1954	1976	1	29
773	Bill Cosby	22	1964	1986	22	7
774	Freddy Cannon	22	1959	1981	1	27
775	Anita Baker	22	1983	2005	8	17
776	Too Short	22	1985	2007	15	9
777	Jason Donovan	22	1988	2010	7	16
778	Soft Cell	22	1981	2003	7	15
779	Eric Carmen	22	1975	1997	5	17
780	Jeff Buckley	22	1994	2016	7	10
781	Wilson Phillips	22	1990	2012	5	11
782	Dion & The Belmonts	22	1958	1980	2	13
783	Tachiro Yamashita	22	1980	2002	8	1
784	Fats Waller	21	1922	1943	0	133
785	Patti Page	21	1947	1968	7	102
786	Freddy Martin	21	1933	1954	1	86
787	Russ Morgan	21	1935	1956	0	62
788	Jay-Z	21	1996	2017	19	41
789	Placebo	21	1995	2016	13	43
790	Jefferson Starship	21	1970	1991	16	30
791	Sheena Easton	21	1980	2001	9	36
792	Mr Children	21	1993	2014	9	33
793	Kenny Loggins	21	1977	1998	13	28
794	Margaret Whiting	21	1946	1967	1	40
795	The Chemical Brothers	21	1995	2016	11	29
796	Andrea Bocelli	21	1994	2015	28	9
797	Hansi Hinterseer	21	1995	2016	35	1
798	Johnny Tillotson	21	1958	1979	3	32
799	E-40	21	1993	2014	26	7
800	Bahiano	21	1902	1923	0	33
801	TLC	21	1992	2013	7	22
802	Brian McKnight	21	1992	2013	14	14
803	New Edition	21	1983	2004	8	19
804	Vanessa Williams	21	1988	2009	8	19
805	The Goo Goo Dolls	21	1995	2016	11	14
806	Monica	21	1995	2016	7	18
807	Average White Band	21	1973	1994	12	12
808	Pavement	21	1989	2010	11	13
809	Deftones	21	1995	2016	10	14
810	DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince	21	1987	2008	8	16
811	David Gray	21	1993	2014	9	14
812	Wu-Tang Clan	21	1993	2014	8	15
813	311	21	1994	2015	15	6
814	Paula Abdul	21	1988	2009	4	16
815	George McCrae	21	1974	1995	3	13
816	Joe	21	1993	2014	13	0
817	Bert Ambrose & his Orchestra	20	1929	1949	0	95
818	Leo Reisman	20	1921	1941	0	79
819	Robbie Williams	20	1996	2016	22	51
820	The Pointer Sisters	20	1973	1993	18	40
821	Shakira	20	1996	2016	18	39
822	Lionel Hampton	20	1936	1956	7	49
823	George Olsen	20	1925	1945	0	49
824	Ash	20	1995	2015	7	39
825	Sheryl Crow	20	1993	2013	11	34
826	Andre Rieu	20	1993	2013	39	4
827	The Corrs	20	1996	2016	12	31
828	The Charlatans	20	1990	2010	14	28
829	Wet Wet Wet	20	1988	2008	10	32
830	Rammstein	20	1995	2015	12	29
831	Gene Krupa	20	1936	1956	2	39
832	Arthur Collins	20	1900	1920	0	40
833	Gastao Formenti	20	1927	1947	0	40
834	Snap	20	1990	2010	8	31
835	Black Crowes	20	1990	2010	13	25
836	NAS	20	1992	2012	13	25
837	Shania Twain	20	1995	2015	12	25
838	The Tremeloes	20	1963	1983	2	35
839	Marilyn Manson	20	1995	2015	14	22
840	Bert Williams	20	1902	1922	0	36
841	Cannonball Adderley	20	1955	1975	30	5
842	The Backstreet Boys	20	1996	2016	11	24
843	Cal Stewart	20	1901	1921	0	35
844	Run DMC	20	1983	2003	11	22
845	Massive Attack	20	1990	2010	9	23
846	The Three Degrees	20	1965	1985	9	23
847	The Sex Pistols	20	1976	1996	6	23
848	Counting Crows	20	1994	2014	12	16
849	Anne Shelton	20	1941	1961	0	28
850	Ice Cube	20	1990	2010	14	13
851	Common	20	1994	2014	9	16
852	No Doubt	20	1992	2012	6	18
853	Mogwai	20	1996	2016	13	10
854	The Roots	20	1994	2014	13	9
855	The Shangri-Las	20	1964	1984	2	20
856	NWA	20	1987	2007	7	14
857	Johnny Horton	20	1956	1976	2	18
858	Taylor Dayne	20	1988	2008	4	14
859	Yumi Matsutoya	20	1981	2001	14	3
860	In Flames	20	1996	2016	13	3
861	Sky	20	1979	1999	13	2
862	Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs	20	1965	1985	4	11
863	Machine Head	20	1994	2014	10	4

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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.