dangerousbutera Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 (edited) Female artists with the most weeks spent in the top 10 on the Official UK Singles Chart each decade. Please let me know if I've missed anyone (especially for the 80s & 90s I'm sure there must be some). 1980s: 1. Madonna: 106 weeks 2. Banarama: 40 weeks 3. Whitney Houston: 33 weeks Spoiler Rank Artist Weeks Top 10 Top 10 Hits Average Weeks T10 1 Madonna 106 22 4.818181818 2 Banarama 40 10 4 3 Whitney Houston 33 7 4.714285714 4 Kim Wilde 31 8 3.875 5 Diana Ross 27 6 4.5 6 Alison Moyet 25 6 4.166666667 7 Tina Turner 22 5 4.4 8 Irene Cara 16 2 8 9 Chaka Khan 16 4 4 10 Mel & Kim 16 4 4 11 Cyndi Lauper 15 3 5 12 Hazell Dean 12 3 4 13 Janet Jackson 10 3 3.333333333 14 Donna Summer 9 2 4.5 1990s: 1. Madonna: 76 weeks 2. Céilne Dion: 59 weeks 3. Mariah Carey: 47 weeks / Spice Girls: 47 weeks Spoiler Rank Artist Weeks Top 10 Top 10 Hits Average Weeks T10 1 Madonna 76 27 2.814814815 2 Céline Dion 59 13 4.538461538 3 Mariah Carey 47 16 2.9375 3 Spice Girls 47 9 5.222222222 5 Janet Jackson 40 11 3.636363636 6 Whitney Houston 39 7 5.571428571 7 Cher 35 6 5.833333333 8 Kylie Minogue 29 8 3.625 9 TLC 19 4 4.75 10 Shania Twain 16 4 4 11 Annie Lennox 16 4 4 12 Diana Ross 10 3 3.333333333 2000s: 1. Rihanna: 80 weeks 2. Beyoncé: 67 weeks 3. Girls Aloud: 60 weeks Spoiler Rank Artist Weeks Top 10 Top 10 Hits Average Weeks T10 1 Rihanna 80 11 7.272727273 2 Beyoncé 67 14 4.785714286 3 Girls Aloud 60 20 3 4 Sugababes 56 17 3.294117647 5 Britney Spears 55 17 3.235294118 6 Shakira 47 6 7.833333333 7 Madonna 46 15 3.066666667 8 P!nk 42 14 3 9 Lady Gaga 37 4 9.25 10 Kylie Mingoue 35 16 2.1875 11 Christina Aguilera 34 13 2.615384615 12 Leona Lewis 34 6 5.666666667 13 Destiny's Child 33 10 3.3 14 Jennifer Lopez 33 12 2.75 15 Avril Lavigne 27 7 3.857142857 16 Mariah Carey 25 8 3.125 17 Katy Perry 23 3 7.666666667 18 Alicia Keys 20 6 3.333333333 19 Missy Elliott 20 9 2.222222222 20 Kelly Clarkson 19 6 3.166666667 21 Cheryl 16 3 5.333333333 22 Fergie 15 3 5 23 Amy Winehouse 15 2 7.5 24 Sophie Ellis-Bextor 14 6 2.333333333 2010s: 1. Rihanna: 185 weeks 2. Katy Perry: 83 weeks 3. Jess Glynne: 79 weeks Spoiler Rank Artist Weeks Top 10 Top 10 Hits Average Weeks T10 1 Rihanna 185 20 9.25 2 Katy Perry 83 13 6.384615385 3 Jess Glynne 79 12 6.583333333 4 Ariana Grande 73 15 4.866666667 4 Little Mix 73 14 5.214285714 6 Rita Ora 65 13 5 7 Taylor Swift 64 12 5.333333333 8 Nicki Minaj 58 12 4.833333333 8 Ellie Goulding 58 11 5.272727273 10 Dua Lipa 49 7 7 11 Zara Larsson 48 6 8 12 Jessie J 47 10 4.7 13 Adele 46 7 6.571428571 14 Lady Gaga 43 9 4.777777778 15 Emeli Sandé 36 10 3.6 16 Camila Cabello 35 4 8.75 17 Halsey 33 3 11 17 Anne-Marie 26 4 6.5 19 Billie Eilish 25 3 8.333333333 20 Miley Cyrus 24 5 4.8 20 MØ 24 2 12 20 Kyla 23 1 23 20 Cheryl 22 6 3.666666667 24 Beyoncé 21 5 4.2 24 Kesha 21 6 3.5 26 Demi Lovato 21 6 3.5 26 Meghan Trainor 21 3 7 28 Selena Gomez 16 5 3.2 29 Ella Henderson 16 3 5.333333333 30 Mariah Carey 15 1 15 2020s: 1. Taylor Swift: 64 weeks 2. Dua Lipa: 63 weeks 3. RAYE: 53 weeks Spoiler Rank Artist Weeks Top 10 Top 10 Hits Average Weeks T10 1 Taylor Swift 64 13 4.923076923 2 Dua Lipa 63 9 7 3 RAYE 53 4 13.25 4 Olivia Rodrigo 48 7 6.857142857 5 Ariana Grande 38 7 5.428571429 6 Tate McRae 35 3 11.66666667 7 Doja Cat 34 4 8.5 8 Billie Eilish 30 7 4.285714286 9 Little Mix 30 5 6 10 Miley Cyrus 28 3 9.333333333 11 Becky Hill 27 3 9 12 SZA 23 4 5.75 13 Mariah Carey 21 1 21 14 Anne-Marie 20 3 6.666666667 15 Beyoncé 19 3 6.333333333 17 Ella Henderson 18 5 3.6 18 Ellie Goulding 18 2 9 16 Adele 17 3 5.666666667 19 Nicki Minaj 14 3 4.666666667 20 Lady Gaga 10 2 5 20 Tyla 10 1 10 Edited March 28 by dangerousbutera 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaSpring Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 why didnt you do 1970s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FolkLover1989 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Wait not Taylor #1 That's a shook. I know her album sales are excellent but doing thia good with singles omg Spoiler Some 25 weeks are from CS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idkwiam Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Tina Turner and Diana Ross smashed well in their late 30s / 40s in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fridayteenage Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Kween Taylor Interesting how big raye apparently is, in the us not at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOTF Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 The Black Madonna and The White Rihanna, Queens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerousbutera Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 28 minutes ago, DonnaSpring said: why didnt you do 1970s? Honestly just haven't got round to it lol. It's coming! Side note: Taylor & Dua are neck and neck for the 2020s atm, Dua is currently top 10 with Training Season so she may tie Taylor in the coming weeks, plus they both have albums dropping soon. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aspookykid Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Adele has 17 (I think) weeks for the 20s 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makeme Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 local Janet Jackson #5 for the 90s? Above global icon Kylie Minogue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cain Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Rih topping 2 decades Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeandga Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 (edited) Girls Aloud & Cheryl Edited March 29 by Keeandga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevyy Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 So far: Mariah: #3 - 1990s #16 - 2000s #30 - 2010s #13 - 2020s Eternally relevant Queen. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facelessboy Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 (edited) 47 minutes ago, makeme said: local Janet Jackson #5 for the 90s? Above global icon Kylie Minogue? She barely released that decade while Kyle released double the albums Janet did. If anything it's more impressive Janet has that many with how little she released nice try babe Edited March 28 by Facelessboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makeawish Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 1 hour ago, fridayteenage said: Kween Taylor Interesting how big raye apparently is, in the us not at all a lot of RAYE's uk hits are as a vocalist on dance tracks, which is obvs a much bigger thing over here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abelfenty Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 (edited) The 00s top 3>>> RAYE the hitmaker you are Edit: Just noticed the gap Rih had in the 10s Edited March 28 by abelfenty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Jenner Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Wait Raye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezebelvictoria Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Spice Girls did that with only 9 singles too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TayDuaStan Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Taylor & Dua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heart.me Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Rih and Madonna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakeyourbombom Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Rank Artist Weeks Top 10 Top 10 Hits Average Weeks T10 6 Shakira 47 6 7.833333333 Wow! Only 6 Top 10s but the total weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelW Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Great List / Research Nice to see Cher on it when she was in her 40's and 50's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jjang Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 are Rih and Madonna the biggest girls in the UK overall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
family.guy123 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Beyoncé a top hit maker in THREE DECADES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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