When ScHoolboy Q’s “THat Part” hit #40 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart this week, it became Kanye West’s fortieth appearance in the Top 40, according to the publication. That accolade launched him into the Top 10 for male artists with the most hits of all time, past Michael Jackson and Frankie Valli, who were tied at tenth with 39 hits each.
Yeezy may have dethroned the King Of Pop, but he’s still only half way to matching The King himself, Elvis Presley, who leads the pack with 80 hits. Still, it shouldn’t be too tough for the “Famous” rapper to continue to further climb up the list especially since both Marvin Gaye’s and James Brown’s hitmaking ability has been impacted by their deaths.
Hip Hop has done exceptionally well on the list, with Lil Wayne, Drake and Jay Z taking the second, fourth and sixth spots, respectively.
Check out the list below.
80, Elvis Presley
69, Lil Wayne
57, Elton John
53, Drake
46, Stevie Wonder
45, Jay Z
44, James Brown
42, Chris Brown
41, Marvin Gaye
40, Kanye West
The way hip hop people rank this is just shameless, you’re all so desperate for hip hop to be big you’ll include dumb writing, guest spots, and producer credits in this shit. Even Lil Wayne is dubious. “Ah shouldn’t be hard for Yeezy to beat Marvin Gaye now, cuz he’s dead. Keep ya head up Yeezus!”
– says the loser on a hiphop site
And that’s when you know that tast for good music is fucked up.
In all fairness, past artist didn’t collab on songs as much as current artist. The same way streaming didn’t exist in order to boost the numbers up. However, it is what it is!
Quality over quantity – Jackson made far greater impact and much bigger hits than West would never dream of making in his lifetime. People back then appreciated real music, too. Put Kanye in the 80s and 90s and he’ll get laughed at, along with all the clowns that just rap gibberish nowadays. So to say “he dethroned the king of pop” is pathetic. The low standards people have for real hip-hop pushed Kanye there, not the quality of the material he puts out.
People listen to the noise of talentless punks these days, so this means nothing. Early per-weirdness Jackson wrote some incredible music that still stands strong today
ummm MJ was NEVER a song writer the brain behind his biggest hits was Rod Temperton from heat wave…kanye dont write either
Can/Should it still count when you’re a featured guest on a song? I don’t remember Michael Jackson making that many cameos to account for his chart appearances. The worst part about this though, is Kanye’s gonna remind everyone of this little bit of (useless) info for years to come now, ugh…
That dont even count. The Top40 today isn’t what it was in the 80s and 90s. You crazy for comparing these times to then. Back then the compitition was real. The music was real. The experience was real. Nowadays its microwave music and we’ve all become a single based nation focused on that quick fix. So fuck comparing MJ numbers with Kanye numbers. And I’m sure Kanye would say the same. And I’m a big Kanye fan too. Nigga’s a genius
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I agree with everything you said except “I’m sure Kayne would say the same”. You’re giving him waaaay too much credit. This clown thinks he’s done more for music than the fucking Beatles.
Drake will retire with the second most behind Elvis. Elvis is overrated the only greats on that list are Drake, Stevie and Marvin.
College Dropout and Late Registration were GREAT. Everything else really has just been “OK OK OK OK OK OK”
life of pablo is a masterpiece. i listen life of pablo nonstop since it dropped.
KANYE changed my life. HIS music is very beautiful. I listened Life of Pablo album and it cured my suicidal idealization.
That kinda shows you how wack music is now. A lot has to do with streaming now which they didn’t have back in the day or as many radio stations .. of all the legendary artist since the invention of music lil Wayne and drake is top 5 is absurd.
The people is just becoming dumber and dumber so the music its a reflect of that, the 60s had amazing music and amazing musicians, since then everything goes down hill to more simple music with simple lyrics or just plain mumbling on copycat beats, wake the fuck up and go back to the classics
Kanye west is a fucking retard literally, he used to make music that was hip pop and now he is not even able to produce or write, he just talk crazy shit and people love to hear that; i am Picasso!, i am walt Disney!, Im better tan the Beatles!, I married a prostitute!, My jaw is fucked up!, I have retarded eyes!, I like fingers inside my anus!, Please buy tidal and let us win!
Kanye been out for like 14 years and Drake still has more hits than him. Jay been out for damn near 30 and in the same boat. “The Throne” is TRASH
Misleading stat. With technology, music is created a lot faster than it used to. Plus, half these cats today throwing 40 shit songs at the wall to see if 1 sticks….MJ took his time and had geniuses like Quincy Jones carefully craft a song.