Most Successful Eras of All Time

Question

Here are the top Era's of all time in Order of #1 singles

Positions- Ariana Grande

4 #1 Singles (1 #1 Debut and 4 self replacements at #1)

8 Top 5 Singles

11 Top 10 Singles

14 Top 20 Singles

The Entire album charted within the top 20 of the chart with every track being certified 3x Platinum of higher. 8 of the 14 tracks are in the top 50 songs of all time and 11 charted within the top 100 YEC of 2020. The album has the most #1 singles in history and is the #1 album of all time being certified 2x Diamond + 2x Platinum while also being the longest running #1 Album.

The Bodyguard- Whitney Houston

2 #1 Singles

3 Top 5 Singles

5 Top 10 Singles

5 Top 20 Singles

This album is the #3 Album of all time and the #1 Album of 2020, it also the album with the most chart points and is one of the longest charting albums. It has 2 #1 singles both of which have huge records attached to them, one is the #1 single of all time while also being the longest running #1 single and the other has the biggest jump to #1 record that is yet to be broken despite reaching #1 almost a year ago.

The Boy Is Mine- Monica

2 #1 Singles (1 #1 Debut)

4 Top 5 Singles

6 Top 10 Singles

6 Top 20 Singles

This album is the only album to debut at #1 and stay there for another week, it now has spent 5 weeks at #1 and is projected to continue its streak with this weeks chart becoming the only entry including the artist, album and song charts to spend its first 5 weeks at #1. It is also the 2nd album in history to ever have its lead single and the album debut at #1 in the same week. "Angel of Mine" which is the 2nd single is the longest running #1 hit of 2021 and the 2nd longest #1 (tied) of all time while also being the #1 song of the YEC for 2021 while already being in the top 15 songs of all time despite only being on the chart for 5 weeks.

What's the 411?- Mary J Blige

2 #1 Singles (2 #1 Debuts)

2 Top 5 Singles

2 Top 10 Singles

2 Top 20 Singles

This album made Mary J Blige the only artist to have all of their singles be #1 and debut atop the charts. She has the 2nd most consecutive #1 singles and the most consecutive #1 debuts.

Over It- Summer Walker (1 #1 Debut)
1 #1 Single

1 Top 5 Single

2 Top 10 Singles

4 Top 20 Singles

This album became the first album to ever debut at #1 and also has the first true #1 debut (meaning it didn't debut at #1 in the charts first week). The album has spent 26 non-consecutive weeks at #1 and is certified 5x Platinum. Its lead single "Come Thru (Feat. Usher) made the album the first album to ever have its lead single and the parent album debut #1 on the same week which Monica's "The Boy Is Mine" has also done now. The album is the most successful RNB album released in the last 3 years.


Mariah Carey- Mariah Carey

0 #1 Singles

3 Top 5 Singles

4 Top 10 Singles

7 Top 20 Singles

Mariah Carey has the 2nd most successful debut album in terms of chart points and weeks at #1 but is the best selling debut album being the #2 album of all time. Its single "I Don't Wanna Cry" is one of the most successful singles of all time with the 4th most chart points of all time. The song spent 4 weeks top 5, 8 weeks top 10 and 15 weeks Top 20., it is the 4th best selling single of all time. "Love Takes Time" is similar having one of the biggest debuts of all time and keeping the record for biggest debut for 15 weeks until Ariana Grande broke it with "needy" and "7 rings" which both had their records broke this week by Mary J Blige's "Sweet Thing"

Answer 1

1. thank u, next by Ariana

Peak: #1 (22x) | Weeks: 115
Streams: +7.5B
Pure Sales: 12,922,000 | SPS: 22,920,000

SINGLES:

#1. (8x) 7 rings | 13,5M SPS | Streams: 1.6B
#1. (7x) thank u, next | 11,2M SPS | Streams: 1.3B
#1. (5x) break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored | 9,2M SPS | Streams: 1.1B
#1. (4x) bad idea | 5,5M SPS | Streams: 683M
#1. (1x) bloodline | 5,7M SPS | Streams: 709M
#1. (1x) NASA | 5,1M SPS | Streams: 622M

- 7 Top 1 Songs
- 11 Top 5 Songs
- 12 Top 10 Songs
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2. Sweetener by Ariana Grande

Peak: #1 (22x) | Weeks: 112
Streams: +6.3B
Pure Sales: 13,012,000 | SPS: 22,126,000

SINGLES:

#1. (3x) no tears left to cry | 10,7M SPS | Streams: 1.3B
#1. (5x) God is a woman | 9,4M SPS | Streams: 1.2B
#1. (2x) breathin | 7,3M SPS | Streams: 940M

- 5 Top 1 Songs
- 14 Top 5 Songs
- 15 Top 10 Songs
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3. WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? by Billie Eilish

Peak: #1 (9x) | Weeks: 72
Streams: +4.9B
Pure Sales: 6,534,000 | SPS: 12,644,000

SINGLES:

#1. (4x) bad guy | 8M SPS | Streams: 1B
#1. (1x) ilomilo | 3,8M SPS | Streams: 480M
#3. (1x) bury a friend | 5,7M SPS | Streams: 751M
#4. (1x) when the party's over | 3,4M SPS | Streams: 452M
#6. (1x) xanny | 3,6M SPS | Streams: 478M
#7. (1x) all the good girls go to hell | 3,6M SPS | Streams: 476M
#9. (2x) you should see me in a crown | 3,7M SPS | Streams: 489M

- 2 Top 1 Songs
- 13 Top 10 Songs