Billboard publishes a comprehensive, all-time ranking of the greatest music artists, and this list is created by analyzing each artist’s complete history on the weekly Billboard Hot 100 chart. The evaluation includes factors such as the number of hit singles they’ve released, how high those songs climbed on the chart, how long their tracks stayed there, and their overall consistency and impact across different musical eras. By combining decades of chart performance data, Billboard determines which artists have made the most significant and lasting mark on popular music.