Billboard is celebrating their 125th anniversary by putting out a list of the top 125 music artists of all time, based on chart performance. The Beatles are #1, followed by The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Mariah Carey, and Madonna.
To figure this out, they used a formula that included performance on several charts, including the Billboard 200 album chart and the Hot 100. Click here to check out the full list of 125…
Here’s the Top 25:
1. The Beatles
2. The Rolling Stones
3. Elton John
4. Mariah Carey
5. Madonna
6. Barbra Streisand
7. Michael Jackson
8. Taylor Swift
9. Stevie Wonder
10. Chicago
11. Whitney Houston
12. Paul McCartney
13. Elvis Presley
14. Janet Jackson
15. Rod Stewart
16. Drake
17. Prince
18. Rihanna
19. Billy Joel
20. Garth Brooks
21. Herb Alpert
22. Eminem
23. Usher
24. Bruce Springsteen
25. Neil Diamond
