As Billboard magazine celebrates the 50th anniversary of the inception of its Hot 100 Pop Chart (begun Aug. 4, 1958), the mag also compiled a list of the 100 MOST successful artists on the Hot 100 based on the artists' overall POP chart performance -- such as number of tunes to make the weekly Hot 100, weeks at #1, the rankings and wks in top 10, in top 20, in top 40, in top 100 (The Beatles are #1 partly on the strength of the fact no one has yet to top their record of 20 #1 singles, though Mariah Carey is closing in). As can be expected, many disco era artists made the cut, so I decided to list for your interest/convenience BOTH those ranked artists that primarily recorded disco tunes AND artists known for other non-disco genres of music but who recorded well-known disco-oriented tunes, just to see where some of your '70s-era faves ranked in terms of overall Hot 100 Pop chart performance -- Dr. Love.

3. Elton John
5. Stevie Wonder
8. Michael Jackson
10. Rolling Stones
11. Paul McCartney/Wings
12. Bee Gees
13. Chicago
14. Supremes
16. Prince
17. Rod Stewart
19. Aretha Franklin
20. Marvin Gaye
24. Donna Summer
25. Diana Ross
26. Frankie Valli & Four Seasons
27. Temptations
28. Beach Boys
33. Jackson 5
36. Barbara Streisand
38. Bryan Adams
39. Cher
41. Bobby Vinton
50. Kool & The Gang
53. Commodores
55. Paul Anka
57. Barry Manilow
59. Glady Knight & the Pips
64. James Brown
71. Smokey Robinson/Miracles
75. Pointer Sisters
77. Four Tops
78. Tony Orlando/Dawn
79. Fifth Dimension
82. Andy Gibb
86. Spinners
87. Queen
91. Billy Ocean
93. Earth, Wind & Fire

full list can be found at Billboard Hot 100 Chart 50th Anniversary - All-Time Top Artists