other stats Female artists with the longest gap between first & latest #1 album on BB200

[Feanor]

 

These are the female artists with the longest gaps between their first and most recent #1 albums on the Billboard 200 chart. The years, in which the albums went #1 are in parentheses and the cutoff for the list was 10 years…

 

 

51 years, 10 months, 18 days

Barbra Streisand

'People' (1964) → 'Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway' (2016)

 

 

34 years, 6 months, 12 days

Madonna

'Like A Virgin' (1985) → 'Madame X' (2019)

 

 

29 years, 3 months, 20 days

Janet Jackson

'Control' (1986) → 'Unbreakable' (2015)

 

 

23 years, 6 months, 12 days

Whitney Houston

'Whitney Houston' (1986) → 'I Look To You' (2009)

 

 

23 years, 1 month, 26 days

Celine Dion

'Falling Into You' (1996) → 'Courage' (2019)

 

 

20 years, 9 month, 2 days

Beyoncé

'Dangerously In Love' (2003) → 'COWBOY CARTER' (2022)

 

 

17 years, 2 months, 2 days

Mariah Carey

'Mariah Carey' (1991) → 'E=MC²' (2008)

 

 

15 years, 5 months, 6 days

Taylor Swift

'Fearless' (2008) → 'THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT' (2024)

 

 

14 years, 10 months, 15 days

Shania Twain

'Up!' (2002) → 'Now' (2017)

 

 

12 years, 2 months, 18 days

Britney Spears

'..Baby One More Time' (1999) → 'Femme Fatale' (2011)

 

 

11 years, 10 months, 19 days

Kelly Clarkson

'Thankful' (2003) → 'Piece By Piece' (2015)

 

 

11 years, 5 months, 2 days

Alicia Keys

'Songs In A Minor' (2001) → 'Girl On Fire' (2012)

 

 

10 years, 10 months, 20 days

Carrie Underwood

'Carnival Ride' (2007) → 'Cry Pretty' (2018)

 

 

10 years, 8 months, 23 days

Adele

'21' (2011) → '30' (2021)

 

 

10 years, 8 months, 2 days

Mary J. Blige

'Share My World' (1997) → 'Growing Pains' (2008)

 

 

Any surprises?

 

 

Edited August 2 by Feanor

[popjunkie]

Beyoncé Celine 

[John Slayne]

Madonna 

[GentleEarthquake]

Who is mary j blige

[Holiest Dreams]

Barbra  

[UnusualBoy]

No one is snatching Barbra

[byzantium]

This list is nothing but legends.  It really demonstrates how hard even getting to 10 years of still being able to top the charts is.  

[Ken Lee]

Barbra's legendary career  ATRL needs to get into ha

[anti-bitch]

Damn, Barbara has been around forever.  Queen tho.

[MESSIAH13]

2 hours ago, byzantium said:

This list is nothing but legends.  It really demonstrates how hard even getting to 10 years of still being able to top the charts is.  

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[eli's_rhythm]

I really appreciate how you chose great photos for everyone

 

No big surprises because Gaga, Katy, Pink, Rihanna etc. got their first #1s too late in their careers to make the cut. Gaga and Rih are shoe-ins to make the list with their next albums though. Anybody else on the cusp?

Edited December 6, 2022 by eli's_rhythm

[lovemehateme]

That top 10 is legendary! 

[FreeXone]

Janet did THAT

[skyandground]

6 hours ago, Ken Lee said:

Barbra's legendary career  ATRL needs to get into ha

 

Discovering her album Wet this year... I like it

 

 

[sugarysunflower]

2 hours ago, FreeXone said:

Janet did THAT

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[BnPac]

Barbra.

What a legend.

[Genius1111]

I am just reminded that it has been 7 years since Kelly's last #1 album. 

 

Hopefully she will be lucky enough to snatch a #1 with her divorce album, and the gap will become 19/20 years.

[Armani?]

16 hours ago, GentleEarthquake said:

Who is mary j blige

Im guessing you didnt watch this year's Superbowl Halftime?

[Raptus]

Barbara being number 1 yet having the  weakest, most forgotten discography 

[Feanor]

11 hours ago, eli's_rhythm said:

I really appreciate how you chose great photos for everyone

 

No big surprises because Gaga, Katy, Pink, Rihanna etc. got their first #1s too late in their careers to make the cut. Gaga and Rih are shoe-ins to make the list with their next albums though. Anybody else on the cusp?

Besides those two (Rihanna & Gaga), Ariana Grande should definitely make it too with her next album. Her first #1 album turns 10 next August. P!nk is a likely candidate as well, her next album comes out in February and her past 3 albums all went #1. 

 

Less likely, but possible if competition is weak, is Miley Cyrus. Her most recent album was blocked from #1.

[eli's_rhythm]

14 minutes ago, Feanor said:

Besides those two (Rihanna & Gaga), Ariana Grande should definitely make it too with her next album. Her first #1 album turns 10 next August. P!nk is a likely candidate as well, her next album comes out in February and her past 3 albums all went #1. 

 

Less likely, but possible if competition is weak, is Miley Cyrus. Her most recent album was blocked from #1.

Thanks! Yeah I don't see Miley getting there, but you never know. It's so crazy how P!nk didn't get a #1 album until 10+ years in given how big she was in the 2000s.

[GentleEarthquake]

1 hour ago, Armani? said:

Im guessing you didnt watch this year's Superbowl Halftime?

There was one this year?

[FreeXone]

On 12/5/2022 at 5:15 PM, GentleEarthquake said:

Who is mary j blige

The queen of rnb. Please go educate yourself. 

[FreeXone]

I hope Black Diamond goes number one next year. Janet deserves another number one album! It would be 37 year span!

[GreatestLoveofAll]

Barbra my gosh