The week of Oct. 3, 1992, Billboard premiered the Pop Songs radio airplay chart, as then-new Nielsen BDS-based monitoring technology allowed for unprecedented accuracy in gauging the biggest hits on mainstream top 40 radio.
Twenty years later, we're celebrating the anniversary by counting down the top 40 artists on the Pop Songs chart over the past two decades. We're also mixing in memories from those working in the format, on both the radio and records sides.
This week, Chart Beat is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Billboard's Pop Songs radio airplay chart.
Tuesday, Oct. 2: Analysis: How Lady Gaga, Katy Perry And Rihanna Came To Dominate Top 40 Radio
Yesterday, Oct. 3: The Top 100 Pop Songs 1992-2012, From No. 100 To No. 1
Today, Oct. 4: The Top 40 Pop Artists 1992-2012, From No. 40 To No. 1
And now, the biggest acts on Billboard's Pop Songs chart over the list's first 20 years ...
THE TOP 40 POP SONGS ARTISTS 1992-2012, Nos. 40-21:
40 JEWEL
39 TAYLOR SWIFT**
38 FERGIE
37 KE$HA**
"I'll never forget the day that we opened 2Pac's 'California Love' on vinyl, at KUBE in Seattle, took one listen and walked it into the studio to play at the top of the hour, every hour ... off the vinyl. Every hour, we'd put the needle on the record and spin it. I still crank it up when we play it on KIIS!" - Julie Pilat, assistant program director/music director, KIIS Los Angeles
36 HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH
35 TLC
34 SHERYL CROW
33 NO DOUBT**
32 BRUNO MARS**
31 GOO GOO DOLLS
"The Internet has changed everything about programming top 40. As a programmer, (viral hits and) new technology opens up your mind creatively to many new possibilities to entertain and engage listeners in new ways." - John Ivey, PD, KIIS Los Angeles
30 3 DOORS DOWN
29 BOYZ II MEN
28 CELINE DION
27 FLO RIDA**
26 DESTINY'S CHILD
25 ALANIS MORISSETTE**
24 'N SYNC
"Memories? When I was at WSSX in Charleston, South Carolina, a snake once fell through a ceiling tile while I was in the studio; shooting fireworks from the roof of the KHOP Modesto, California, studios; and, going on the air with Hawk and Tom at WFBC Greenville, South Carolina, and announcing that my wife and I were going to be parents. (I did that twice). My favorite thing about doing this job, though, hands down, is watching and helping people that I had invested in grow to their potential. You can't get into the hall of fame unless the next generation votes you in!" - Chase Murphy, PD, KXXM San Antonio, Texas
23 EMINEM**
22 CHRIS BROWN
21 NELLY
(How we compiled the chart: the Top 40 Pop Songs Artists 1992-2012 ranking is based on actual performance on Billboard's weekly BDS-based Pop Songs radio airplay chart dating to its inception (Oct. 3, 1992). Artists' ranks reflect their points totals of charted songs ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. 1 earning the greatest value and weeks at No. 40 earning the least. To ensure equitable representation, certain time frames were weighted to account for the difference between chart turnover rates during those years, as recurrent rules have changed multiple times.)
NEXT: 20-2
THE TOP 40 POP SONGS ARTISTS 1992-2012, Nos. 20-2:
20 AVRIL LAVIGNE**
19 MAROON 5**
18 JENNIFER LOPEZ
17 BACKSTREET BOYS
"We have to be careful not to start testing every promo with a focus group before it goes on the air. Our audience is a real person who has a pulse that I want to quicken. You don't do that do with data. You do that with personal experience that motivates and engages listeners and causes some surprise and delight." - Rick Gillette, PD, WXRK New York
16 BEYONCE**
15 MATCHBOX TWENTY
14 NICKELBACK
13 JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
12 CHRISTINA AGUILERA**
"What the Nielsen BDS-based Pop Songs chart brought to record promotion was reality: how quickly a record was developing, how many spins it was getting and what kind of audience it was really reaching, instead of what you thought it was reaching. Still, a promotions job remains the same: to get music exposed, break hit singles and have success with chart-topping songs." - Greg Thompson, EVP/marketing and promotion, EMI North America
11 LADY GAGA**
10 MADONNA**
9 JANET JACKSON**
8 THE BLACK EYED PEAS
7 USHER**
"Katy Perry's very first single, 'I Kissed a Girl,' had just recently come out and we were playing it on Z100. We started to feel an early buzz on the song, but the masses still weren't that familiar with who Katy was. We invited her to come on-stage at Z100's Jingle Ball to help introduce one of the acts performing at the show. We weren't sure if the crowd would be familiar with her by name, so we suggested that when she went out there, she should sing the hook of 'I Kissed a Girl' a capella. As soon as the crowd heard that, they sang every word along with her. Katy has told us that she'll always remember that moment." - Sharon Dastur, PD, WHTZ New York
6 KATY PERRY**
5 MARIAH CAREY**
4 KELLY CLARKSON**
3 BRITNEY SPEARS**
2 P!NK**
NEXT: No. 1
THE TOP 40 POP SONGS ARTISTS 1992-2012, No. 1:
Having first arrived on Pop Songs only as recently as 2005, her accomplishments are exceptional. She has the most chart appearances (34), the most top 10s (21) and the most No. 1s (nine, a mark she shares with the No. 6 artist, Katy Perry). She's reigned with "Umbrella" and shined with "Diamonds," the latter of which debuts this week. The top artist of Billboard's Pop Songs chart's first 20 years is ...:
1 RIHANNA
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