Billboard magazine is celebrating their 55th anniversary by listing the Hot 100 singles of all time, from the first Billboard issue in 1958, through today.
They have also compiled a list of the Top 100 acts in that same time frame.
According to the Billboard site:
The 55th anniversary edition of the Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs and Artists charts are based on actual performance on the weekly Billboard Hot 100, since the charts inception in August 1958 through the July 27, 2013 rankings. Songs are ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. 1 earning the greatest value and weeks at No. 100 earning the least. Due to changes in chart methodology over the Hot 100's 55 years (i.e., the inclusion of Nielsen Entertainment airplay monitoring and point-of-sales tracking and the recent inclusion of streaming data, among earlier modifications), certain eras are weighted differently to account for chart turnover rates over various periods. The Artist chart utilizes the same point system and adjusted weighting as the Songs list, but aggregates all titles for each act that charted over the course of its career.
http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/5557800/hot-100-55th-anniversary-by-the-numbers-top-100-artists-most-no
100 THE SPINNERS
99 ROY ORBISON
98 AIR SUPPLY
97 ANDY GIBB
96 CAPTAIN & TENNILLE
95 THE 5TH DIMENSION
94 MAROON 5
93 50 CENT
92 KANYE WEST
91 TONY ORLANDO & DAWN
90 FOUR TOPS
89 JOHN DENVER
88 THE POINTER SISTERS
87 TAYLOR SWIFT
86 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
85 NEIL SEDAKA
84 FLEETWOOD MAC
83 BOB SEGER
82 BRUNO MARS
81 LADY GAGA
80 THE MIRACLES
79 CELINE DION
78 CHRIS BROWN
77 LINDA RONSTADT
76 DESTINY'S CHILD
75 KELLY CLARKSON
74 STARSHIP
73 RICHARD MARX
72 ALICIA KEYS
71 NELLY
70 PAULA ABDUL
69 R. KELLY
68 JAMES BROWN
67 BOBBY DARIN
66 THE EVERLY BROTHERS
65 HEART
64 GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPS
63 DIONNE WARWICK
62 BARRY MANILOW
61 TLC
60 PAUL ANKA
59 EAGLES
58 COMMODORES
57 DURAN DURAN
56 RICK NELSON
55 KOOL & THE GANG
54 FOREIGNER
53 CHUBBY CHECKER
52 P!NK
51 RAY CHARLES
50 BON JOVI
49 GLORIA ESTEFAN
48 HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
47 THREE DOG NIGHT
46 BEYONCE
45 JOHN MELLENCAMP
44 BOBBY VINTON
43 GEORGE MICHAEL
42 THE BLACK EYED PEAS
41 CHER
40 BRYAN ADAMS
39 KATY PERRY
38 KENNY ROGERS
37 BARBRA STREISAND
36 BRENDA LEE
35 CONNIE FRANCIS
34 JACKSON 5/THE JACKSONS
33 BOYZ II MEN
32 CARPENTERS
31 NEIL DIAMOND
30 LIONEL RICHIE
29 THE BEACH BOYS
28 DONNA SUMMER
27 THE TEMPTATIONS
26 THE 4 SEASONS
25 DIANA ROSS
24 BILLY JOEL
23 PHIL COLLINS
22 MARVIN GAYE
21 ARETHA FRANKLIN
20 OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
19 ROD STEWART
18 PRINCE
17 HALL & OATES
16 THE SUPREMES
15 RIHANNA
14 USHER
13 CHICAGO
12 BEE GEES
11 PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS
10 THE ROLLING STONES
9 WHITNEY HOUSTON
8 MICHAEL JACKSON
7 JANET JACKSON
6 STEVIE WONDER
5 MARIAH CAREY
4 ELVIS PRESLEY
3 ELTON JOHN
2 MADONNA
1 THE BEATLES