Black History Month celebrates pop music’s chart champs
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Michael Jackson
- 2/24
Whitney Houston
- 3/24
Prince
- 4/24
Mariah Carey
- 5/24
Janet Jackson
- 6/24
Drake
- 7/24
Boyz II Men
- 8/24
Beyoncé
- 9/24
Rihanna
- 10/24
Stevie Wonder
- 11/24
50 Cent
- 12/24
Nicki Minaj
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Jay-Z
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Destiny’s Child
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Pharrell Williams
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John Legend
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Usher
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Future
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Ashanti
- 20/24
The Supremes
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Otis Redding
- 22/24
Louis Armstrong
- 23/24
Johnny Mathis
- 24/24
Chubby Checker
Paul Grein
·Writer
Black artists have been setting records on the pop music charts virtually as long as there have been pop music charts; this week, the Kendrick Lamar-curated Black Panther soundtrack stays atop the Billboard 200, while Drake’s “God’s Plan” repeats at No. 1 on the Hot 100. To commemorate Black History Month in its final week, here are two dozen black artists who have made chart history.