DECADE	SONGS	ROCK	R&B	POP		YEAR	SONGS	ROCK	R&B	POP		YEAR	# SONGS		ARTIST	# of songs
2020s	45	9	17	19		2025	2	0	1	1		1978	209		BEATLES	132
2010s	402	140	143	118		2024	5	0	1	4		1984	209		LED ZEPPELIN	75
2000s	424	246	114	64		2023	6	3	1	2		1983	207		ROLLING STONES	69
1990s	978	659	213	106		2022	7	2	4	1		1980	197		VAN HALEN	59
1985-89	720	403	224	93		2021	9	1	2	6		1979	193		AEROSMITH	50
1980-84	958	629	235	94		2020	16	3	8	5		1982	183		RUSH	47
1980s (T)	1677	1031	460	186		2019	20	7	2	6		1985	177		WHO	46
1970s	1666	1135	299	232		2018	18	7	5	6		1976	176		U2	44
1960s	993	567	200	226		2017	21	8	7	6		1977	175		PRINCE	43
1950s	238	68	40	130		2016	28	11	8	9		1969	174		PEARL JAM	41
1940s	49	--	--	--		2015	37	11	16	10		1975	168
1930s	38	--	--	--		2014	47	25	9	13		1971	167		BILLY JOEL	35
1920s	21	--	--	--		2013	53	26	17	10		1981	166		ELVIS PRESLEY	33
		60%	25%	15%		2012	53	18	13	22		1986	163		AC/DC	31
						2011	57	11	28	17		1973	163		STEVIE WONDER	30
						2010	63	15	32	16		1970	151		DOORS	29
						2009	41	15	14	9		1967	147		METALLICA	28
						2008	32	13	10	9		1972	141		ELTON JOHN	28
						2007	22	8	11	4		1987	136		BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN	28
						2006	50	29	17	4		1988	124		MICHAEL JACKSON	27 (42)
						2005	38	24	6	8		1968	124		POLICE	27
						2004	56	34	14	8		1974	120		ERIC CLAPTON	26
						2003	38	18	17	3		1966	119		MONKEES	25
						2002	46	30	8	8		1965	119		CHICAGO	25
						2001	55	35	15	5		1994	121		FRANK SINATRA	25
						2000	46	36	7	3		1995	116		TOM PETTY & HEARTBREAKERS	25
						1999	92	57	15	20		1991	116		FLEETWOOD MAC	24
						1998	55	34	10	11		1989	116		BEACH BOYS	24
						1997	72	46	10	16		1993	116		BEASTIE BOYS	24
						1996	72	49	14	9		1992	110		PAUL MCCARTNEY	24
						1995	116	92	14	10		1990	108		QUEEN	24
						1994	121	90	24	7		1964	106		PINK FLOYD	24
						1993	114	75	35	4		1999	91		GREEN DAY	23
						1992	110	71	32	7		1996	72		RUN DMC	22
						1991	116	86	24	6		1997	72		CARS	22
						1990	109	60	32	17		1998	55		STEELY DAN	22
						1989	116	76	27	13		1963	53		DAVID BOWIE	21
						1988	124	70	39	15		1962	49		EAGLES	21
						1987	136	66	48	22		1961	45		BOB SEGER	21
						1986	163	87	56	20		1960	40		NIRVANA	21
						1985	177	107	51	19					ALICE IN CHAINS	20
						1984	209	113	69	27					NEIL YOUNG	20
						1983	207	138	51	18					R.E.M.	20
						1982	182	129	39	14					CCR	20
						1981	166	121	27	18					JOHN MELLENCAMP	20
						1980	197	122	39	36					STONE TEMPLE PILOTS	20
						1979	193	132	40	21					JIMI HENDRIX	19
						1978	209	137	41	31					SANTANA	19
						1977	175	117	31	27					RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS	18
						1976	176	123	30	23					ALLMAN BROTHERS	18
						1975	168	116	31	21					INXS	17
						1974	120	76	27	17					ZZ TOP	17
						1973	163	122	27	14					GRATEFUL DEAD	17
						1972	140	95	23	22					J. GEILS	17
						1971	167	114	25	28					MADONNA	17
						1970	151	105	29	17					GENESIS	17
						1969	174	135	20	19					FOO FIGHTERS	16
						1968	124	69	24	31					KISS	16
						1967	147	105	20	22					SUPREMES	16
						1966	119	75	28	16					CROSBY, STILLS, NASH	16
						1965	119	73	23	23					YES	16
						1964	106	61	16	29					FRANKIE VALLI & FOUR SEASONS	16
						1963	53	27	19	17					STEVE MILLER	15
						1962	49	10	14	25					KINKS	15
						1961	45	10	21	24					GUNS N' ROSES	15
						1960	40	6	13	21					BEE GEES	15
						1959	37	3	12	182					JEFFERSON AIRPLANE/STARSHIP	16
						1958	56	18	15	23					BLACK SABBATH	15
						1957	44	13	8	23					LYNYRD SKYNYRD	15
						1956	43	18	14	11					VAN MORRISON	15
						1955	25	1	5	19					ELO	14
						1954	9								BOSTON	14
						1953	8								PAT BENATAR	14
						1952	7								PRETENDERS	14
						1951	5								DOOBIE BROTHERS	14
						1950	4								MARVIN GAYE	14
						1949	1								BAD COMPANY	14
						1948	4								ROD STEWART	14
						1947	2								JOURNEY	14
						1946	4								JANET JACKSON	13
						1945	11								BARRY MANILOW	13
						1944	8								WHITNEY HOUSTON	13
						1943	2								HALL & OATES	13
						1942	8								HEART	13
						1941	8								KOOL & THE GANG	13
						1940	4								RIHANNA	13
						1939	11								STYX	13
						1938	7								BOB MARLEY	13
						1937	2								BRUNO MARS BOB MARLEY	12
						1936	2								JAMES BROWN	12
						1935	6								STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN	12
						1934	3								EARTH, WIND & FIRE	12
						1933	1								FOREIGNER	12
						1932	1								TALKING HEADS	12
						1931	2								TEMPTATIONS	12
						1930	3								NEIL DIAMOND	12
						1929	1								SMOKEY ROBINSON (MIRACLES)	11
						1928	5								BILLY IDOL	11
						1927	6								MOODY BLUES	11
						1926	3								GODSMACK	11
						1925	2								LL COOL J	11
						1924	3								ANIMALS	11
						1923	2								CHUCK BERRY	11
						1922	2								PHIL COLLINS	11
						1921	1								ROBERT PLANT	10
						1920	1								MOTLEY CRUE	10
															SOUNDGARDEN	10
															RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE	10
															HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS	10
															NAT KING COLE	10
															OZZY OSBOURNE	10
															DONNA SUMMER	10
															JAMES TAYLOR	10
															Flo Rida	9
															Pitbull	9