Billboard recently revealed their #1 Billboard’s Top Artist for the last 20 years in Pop Charts history, and coming in the number one spot is none other than pop princess herself Rihanna. While first coming on the scene in 2005, Rihanna have since appeared the most on the chart with 34 appearances, have the most top 10s than any other artist with 21, and is tied for the most number 1′s alongside Katy Perry with 9 singles. Check out the list of the top 40 artist below.
- 40 JEWEL
- 39 TAYLOR SWIFT
- 38 FERGIE
- 37 KE$HA
- 36 HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH
- 35 TLC
- 34 SHERYL CROW
- 33 NO DOUBT
- 32 BRUNO MARS
- 31 GOO GOO DOLLS
- 30 3 DOORS DOWN
- 29 BOYZ II MEN
- 28 CELINE DION
- 27 FLO RIDA
- 26 DESTINY’S CHILD
- 25 ALANIS MORISSETTE
- 24 ‘N SYNC
- 23 EMINEM
- 22 CHRIS BROWN
- 21 NELLY
- 20 AVRIL LAVIGNE
- 19 MAROON 5
- 18 JENNIFER LOPEZ
- 17 BACKSTREET BOYS
- 16 BEYONCE
- 15 MATCHBOX TWENTY
- 14 NICKELBACK
- 13 JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
- 12 CHRISTINA AGUILERA
- 11 LADY GAGA
- 10 MADONNA
- 9 JANET JACKSON
- 8 THE BLACK EYED PEAS
- 7 USHER
- 6 KATY PERRY
- 5 MARIAH CAREY
- 4 KELLY CLARKSON
- 3 BRITNEY SPEARS
- 2 P!NK
- 1 RIHANNA
“Shut Up and Drive”, “Don’t Stop the Music”, “Cheers (Drink to That)”, and “Talk That Talk” all contain samples from other artist.