Music Artists You Didnt Know Are Jewish

Christmas classics may vastly out-number Hanukkah hits, but there's been no shortage of Jewish artists that have topped the Billboard charts over the years. With Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, outset on the evening of Midweek, November 27, at present is the perfect fourth dimension to celebrate the Jewish musicians who have made the biggest affect on the Hot 100 over the decades. We've gathered the Tribe'due south biggest Billboard stars on our meridian 30 countdown.

The ranking is based on actual operation on the weekly Billboard Hot 100 since the chart launched in August 1958. Songs are ranked based on an inverse indicate system, with weeks at No. i earning the greatest value and weeks at No. 100 earning the to the lowest degree. Prior to the Hot 100's implementation in 1991 of enhanced radio and sales data from Nielsen BDS and Nielsen SoundScan, songs had shorter reigns at No. one and shorter chart lives. To ensure equitable representation of the biggest hits from the by 55 years, earlier time frames were each weighted to account for the difference between turnover rates from those decades and the turnover rates that take occurred since the appearance of Nielsen Music data.

30. David Guetta
The French DJ, whose Moroccan father is Jewish, helped EDM make a mainstream crossover with hit productions such as the Black Eyed Peas' 2009 track "I Gotta Feeling" and his ain smash "Turn Me On," which features Nicki Minaj.
Highest Charting Hot 100 Hits: "Turn Me On" (No. 4, peak date: Feb. iv, 2012); "Without You" feat. Usher (No. 4, summit date: Nov. 26, 2011)

29. Lenny Kravitz
Kravitz, whose dad is Jewish and mom is Christian, fired upwards a vintage stone sound that earned multiplatinum status on albums such as 1993's "Are You Gonna Go My Way" and 1998's "Five."
Highest Charting Hot 100 Hit: "It Ain't Over 'Til Information technology's Over" (No. 2, peak date: Aug. 24, 1991)

28. Osculation
Both Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of the larger-than-life difficult-rock act are Jewish. The grouping exploded afterward 1975 live fix "Alive!," bringing songs such as "Stone and Roll All Nite" — and the ring's e'er-present glam-rock makeup — to an audience of millions. "Beth" brought Kiss to the top 10 of the Hot 100 in 1976; "Forever," which peaked at No. viii, returned them to the top 10 order in 1990.
Highest Charting Hot 100 Striking: "Beth" (No. seven, peak appointment: December. four, 1976)

27. Donald Fagen (Steely Dan)
Co-founded by Fagen, Steely Dan stands as of the '70s' most enigmatic groups. The band infused their sharp, sometimes sarcastic rock with jazz chops and studio perfectionism on albums such as key 1975 set up "Katy Lied."
Highest Charting Hot 100 Hit: "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" (No. 4, pinnacle date: Aug. 3, 1974)

26. Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits)
Knopfler and Dire Straits hitting the top 10 of the Hot 100 with 1979's "Sultans of Swing" merely the MTV-era brought the rockers their biggest hit, "Money For Nothing," which name-checks the music channel and features backing vocals by Sting.
Highest Charting Hot 100 Hit: "Coin For Nothing" (No. 1 for 3 weeks, peak date: Sept. 21, 1985)

25. Bob Dylan
Few artists take carried more influence or been more than provocative in the stone era than Dylan, born Robert Zimmerman, whose '60s protest songs gave fashion to an electric epiphany and later, a gospel period every bit 1979's "Tiresome Train Coming" marked his conversion to Christianity.
Highest Charting Hot 100 Hits: "Like A Rolling Stone" (No. 2, peak date: Sept. four, 1965); "Rainy Twenty-four hour period Women #12 & #35" (No. 2, pinnacle engagement: May 21, 1966)

24. The J. Geils Band
A alive juggernaut, the difficult-touring group (of which four members are Jewish) drew upon soul, blues and rock throughout the '70s. The band'southward 1981 album "Freeze-Frame," spawned 2 singles that reached the top v of the Hot 100: the championship song and "Centerfold."
Highest Charting Hot 100 Hit: "Centerfold" (No. 1 for 6 weeks, peak engagement: Feb. 6, 1982)

23. Eric Carmen
After '70s ability-pop beginnings with the Raspberries (and a Hot 100 No. ii solo hit with "All By Myself), the rocker wrote hits for the "Fancy-free" and "Dirty Dancing" soundtracks, hitting the top 5 with his own "Hungry Eyes" in 1988.
Highest Charting Hot 100 Hit: "All Past Myself" (No. 2, peak date: March six, 1976)

22. Lesley Gore
The '60s vocaliser was a successful solo voice during the girl-grouping era with songs such as "Information technology'due south My Political party" and 1964's "You lot Don't Ain Me" — an influence on decades of independent women to come.
Highest Charting Hot 100 Hitting: "Information technology'due south My Party" (No. 1 for 2 weeks, pinnacle appointment: June one, 1963)

21. Carole Male monarch
The prolific songwriter rose to fame notching hits for Aretha Franklin, the Crystals and other '60s stars, and she proved her solo chops with 1971's big-selling "Tapestry" and the smash "Information technology's As well Tardily / I Feel The World Motility."
Highest Charting Hot 100 Hit: "It's Too Late / I Experience The Earth Movement" (No. ane for 5 weeks, elevation date: June 19, 1971)

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20. Bette Midler
The Divine Miss G showcased her many talents on stage and screen. Her biggest striking encompassed both talents: 1989's "Wind Below My Wings," which reached No. 1, was from the flick "Beaches," in which the singer too co-starred.
Highest Charting Hot 100 Hit: "Wind Beneath My Wings" (No. ane, top date: June ten, 1989)

19. David Lee Roth (Van Halen)
Exuberant frontman David Lee Roth singing atop Eddie Van Halen's Olympic-level guitar solos helped the difficult-stone deed dominate the late '70s/early '80s rock scene, earning a No. 1 hitting with "Jump" in 1984.
Highest Charting Hot 100 Hit: "Jump" (No. one, acme date: Feb. 25, 1984)

18. Chris Stein (Blondie)
New York punk/new moving ridge rockers Blondie wouldn't have been Blondie without both Debbie Harry AND guitarist Chris Stein. From 1979 to 1981, the group scored a whopping four Hot 100 No. 1s including "Heart of Glass," "Call Me," "The Tide Is High," and "Rapture."
Highest Charting Hot 100 Hit: "Call Me" (No. 1 for 6 weeks, summit date: April 19, 1980)

17. Drake
The "Nothing Was The Same" MC, whose mom is Jewish, celebrated his heritage alongside Young Money label boss Lil Wayne in the Bar Mitzvah-themed video for "HYFR" last yr. His biggest Hot 100 celebration so far has been his featured spot on Rihanna's No. 1 hitting "What'south My Name?"
Highest Charting Hot 100 Hitting: "What's My Name?" Rihanna feat. Drake (No. ane, peak date: Nov. 20, 2010)

16. Susanna Hoffs (Bangles)
Led past singer-guitarist Susanna Hoffs, the all-female ring became synonymous with the '80s thank to songs such as "Manic Mon" and "Walk Similar an Egyptian."
Highest Charting Hot 100 Hit: "Walk Similar An Egyptian" (No. ane for 4 weeks, peak date: Dec. 20, 1986)

15. Herb Alpert
The band leader reached the top 10 with The Tijuana Brass in the early '60s, but he rose to No. 1 with a memorable version of Burt Bacharach and Hal David's "This Guy's In Love With You" in 1968 and once again with "Ascent" in 1979.
Highest Charting Hot 100 Hit: "This Guy's In Beloved With You" (No. 1 for iv weeks, peak date: June 22, 1968)

14. Carly Simon
With "You're And then Vain," the '70s singer/songwriter posed a pop civilization question that'due south nonetheless to be answered — who is the song about? — and scored a huge No. 1 hit in a decade where she too notched several other Hot 100 top 10s.
Highest Charting Hot 100 Hit: "You're And so Vain" (No. 1 for 3 weeks, top engagement: Jan. 6, 1973)

xiii. Paul Simon
Paul Simon has been such a forcefulness in popular music, he's earned a spots on this list both as a member of Simon & Garfunkel and for his own rich solo career. His reached the Hot 100 top 10 for songs such as "Mother and Child Reunion" and "Kodachrome," but the singer/songwriter's height solo hitting came in 1976 with the No. 1 song "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover."
Highest Charting Hot 100 Hit: "fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover" (No. 1 for 3 weeks, peak engagement: Feb. 7, 1976)

12. Taylor Dayne
With debut album "Tell It To My Eye," the dance-pop singer went double platinum and landed a handful of top 10 hits, including a No. 7 showing in 1988 with the synth-powered title track. She rose the highest, however, two years later with the carol "Dear Volition Lead Y'all Back," which hit the superlative.
Highest Charting Hot 100 Hitting: "Love Will Lead You Back" (No. 1, peak date: April vii, 1990)

xi. Helen Reddy
The '60s and '70s vocaliser-actress had 14 top 40 hits, with chart-toppers such as "Delta Dawn," "Angie Baby" and "I Am Woman."
Highest Charting Hot 100 Hits: "I Am Adult female" (No. 1, pinnacle date: Dec. 9, 1972); "Delta Dawn" (No. 1, peak engagement: Sept. 15, 1973); "Angie Babe" (No. i, meridian date: Dec. 28, 1974)

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10. Simon & Garfunkel
Cheers to "The Sounds of Silence," the New York duo comprised of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel became known equally perceptive, golden-voiced icons of the '60s folk movement (and earned two weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100 in 1966 with the song while they were at information technology).
Highest Charting Hot 100 Hit: "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (No. 1 for 6 weeks, peak engagement: Feb. 28, 1970)

9. Michael Bolton
The "Fourth dimension, Dear and Tenderness" singer took developed contemporary to a new level when his 1990 vocal "How Am I Supposed To Alive Without You" and his 1991 cover of "When a Homo Loves a Woman," which both became Hot 100 No. 1 hits.
Highest Charting Hot 100 Hitting: "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You lot" (No. one for 3 weeks, peak date: Jan. xx, 1990)

8. Adam Levine (Maroon 5)
Since early hits such as 2002's "This Love," the pop-rockers have fabricated climbing the charts routine, with the band'south success extending to frontman Adam Levine'due south role every bit a coach on "The Phonation."
Highest Charting Hot 100 Hit: "One More than Night" (No. 1 for 9 weeks, peak date: Sept. 29, 2012)

7. Neil Sedaka
The singer and composer's songs landed him his starting time "American Bandstand" advent in 1958, with '60s hit "Breaking Upwardly Is Hard to Practise" covered by anybody from the Partridge Family to the Iv Seasons.
Highest Charting Hot 100 Striking: "Bad Blood" (No. one for 3 weeks, summit date: Oct. 11, 1975)

six. Paula Abdul
The award-winning choreographer and "Directly Upwardly" singer, who was a regular on the Hot 100 in the tardily '80s and early '90s, found her next flare-up of fame every bit Simon Cowell'south foil at the judge's table on the game-irresolute "American Idol."
Highest Charting Hot 100 Striking: "Rush Rush" (No. 1 for five weeks, summit appointment: June 15, 1991)

5. Barry Manilow
The "I Write the Songs" vocaliser had his beloved brand of pop immortalized on the stage and screen in the musical "Copacabana."
Highest Charting Hot 100 Hits: "Mandy" (No. i, peak engagement: Jan. 18, 1975); "I Write The Songs" (No. 1, peak appointment: January. 17, 1976); "Looks Similar We Made Information technology" (No. i, peak date: July 23, 1977)

iv. P!nk
The "Become the Party Started" singer has become 1 of the decade'south biggest, boldest pop divas, offering sass in hits including "So What" and "Blow Me (One Last Osculation)." Her biggest hit (so far) came equally a huge collab with boyfriend singers Christina Aguilera, Mya, and Lil Kim on a 2001 cover of "Lady Marmalade."
Highest Charting Hot 100 Hit: "Lady Marmalade" w/ Christina Aquilera, Lil Kim, Mya (No. 1 for v weeks, elevation date: June 2, 2001)

3. Barbra Streisand
With a career spanning pic, Broadway and music, the "Funny Girl" star has released No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 across decades — and picked up Oscars and Grammys along the way.
Highest Charting Hot 100 Hits: "The Way We Were" (No. ane for three weeks, acme date: Feb. 2, 1974); "Woman In Love" (No. 1 for 3 weeks, peak date: Oct. 25, 1980); "Evergreen ( Love Theme From 'A Star Is Built-in')" (No. 1 for 3 weeks, peak date: March 5, 1977)

2. Neil Diamond
Penning the Monkees' "I'thousand a Laic" fabricated him a songwriting star, but solo hits such as "Sweet Caroline" and "Song Sung Blue" made him a music legend in his own right.
Highest Charting Hot 100 Hit: "You lot Don't Bring Me Flowers" w/ Barbra Streisand (No. 1 for 2 weeks, peak engagement: Dec. 2, 1978)

1. Billy Joel
The "Piano Human being" and Stone and Roll Hall of Famer boasts vii Hot 100 pinnacle five hits — spanning decades — including a trio of No. 1s: "We Didn't Offset The Burn down," It's Still Rock And Ringlet To Me" and "Tell Her About It."
Highest Charting Hot 100 Hits: "It'southward Still Rock and Roll To Me" (No. one for 2 weeks, peak date: July nineteen, 1980); "We Didn't First The Fire" (No. one for ii weeks, peak date: Dec. 9, 1989)

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