Cher Ranks On Billboard's Greatest Hot 100 Acts Of All-Time

Cher first hit the Billboard Hot 100 on 03 July 1965 with 'All I Really Want To Do', and as a solo artist has racked up 33 hits on the chart - including four number ones. This places her among the most successful Hot 100 acts of all-time.

The singer placed 12 singles on the Top 10 of the chart during four decades of her solo career, including: the 1966 #2 'Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)'; 1970's #1's 'Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves', 'Half Breed' and 'Dark Lady'; 1989 #3 'If I Could Turn Back Time'; and her biggest hit, 1998 #1 'Believe'. The singer's latest Hot 100 placement was 2002's 'Song For Lonely', which hit #85.

Billboard's list of its Greatest Hot 100 Acts Of All-Time places Cher as its 16th highest female solo singer.

1 The Beatles

2 Madonna

3 Elton John

4 Elvis Presley

5 Mariah Carey

6 Stevie Wonder

7 Janet Jackson

8 Michael Jackson

9 Whitney Houston

10 The Rolling Stones

11 Paul Mccartney

12 Bee Gees

13 Rihanna

14 Usher

15 Chicago

16 The Supremes

17 Daryl Hall John Oates

18 Prince

19 Rod Stewart

20 Olivia Newton-John

21 Aretha Franklin

22 Marvin Gaye

23 Phil Collins

24 Katy Perry

25 Billy Joel

26 Diana Ross

27 The 4 Seasons

28 The Temptations

29 Donna Summer

30 The Beach Boys

31 Lionel Richie

32 Neil Diamond

33 Carpenters

34 Taylor Swift

35 Boyz II Men

36 The Jacksons

37 Connie Francis

38 Kenny Rogers

39 Beyonce

40 Brenda Lee

41 Barbra Streisand

42 Bryan Adams

43 Cher

44 Maroon 5

45 George Michael

46 The Black Eyed Peas

47 Bobby Vinton

48 John Mellencamp

49 Three Dog Night

50 Huey Lewis & The News

51 Gloria Estefan

52 Bon Jovi

53 P!Nk

54 Chubby Checker

55 Ray Charles

56 Foreigner

57 Kool & The Gang

58 Ricky Nelson

59 Duran Duran

60 Commodores

61 Bruno Mars

62 Eagles

63 TLC

64 Paul Anka

65 Barry Manilow

66 Dionne Warwick

67 Chris Brown

68 Lady Gaga

69 Gladys Knight And The Pips

70 Heart

71 Nelly

72 The Everly Brothers

73 Bobby Darin

74 R. Kelly

75 James Brown

76 Paula Abdul

77 Alicia Keys

78 Linda Ronstadt

79 Kelly Clarkson

80 Richard Marx

81 Starship

82 Destiny's Child

83 Celine Dion

84 The Miracles

85 Eminem

86 Jay Z

87 Bob Seger

88 Fleetwood Mac

89 Kanye West

90 Justin Timberlake

91 Neil Sedaka

92 Bruce Springsteen

93 The Pointer Sisters

94 John Denver

95 Four Tops

96 Tony Orlando & Dawn

97 50 Cent

98 The 5th Dimension

99 Captain & Tennille

100 Andy Gibb

'Billboard' explained how they compiled the list: "First, we used a sliding scale to rank each title: A No. 1 record would get X amount of points, a No. 2 a little less and so on. Second, since chart rules and chart behavior changed over time, we weighed the years and eras differently. For example, songs and albums moved up and down the charts faster in the 1970s than in other eras, so a record that was No. 1 for five weeks in 1975 would be granted a higher point value than a record that was No. 1 for the same duration in 2010."

If Sonny & Cher's 18 US Hot 100 hits - including #1 'I Got You Babe' and four other Top 10's - were included towards Cher's ranking, she would undoubtedly be higher on the list.