| Artist | Country | Points | # Weeks | High | # Weeks at no. 1 | # Weeks in top 10 | |
| 1 | Michael Jackson | USA | 1151 | 42 | 1 | 6 | 21 |
| 2 | UB 40 | UK | 808 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | David Bowie | UK | 710 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 4 | Culture Club | UK | 649 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 | Time Bandits | Germany | 639 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Wham! | UK | 608 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | The Shorts | Netherlands | 594 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | Nena | Germany | 573 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | Lionel Richie | USA | 521 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | Billy Joel | USA | 512 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 11 | Mike Oldfield | UK | 500 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Doe Maar | Netherlands | 494 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 13 | André van Duin | Netherlands | 481 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Spandau Ballet | UK | 474 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 15 | Dolly Parton | USA | 463 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 16 | Irene Cara | USA | 452 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 17 | Agneta Fältskog | Sweden | 448 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 18 | Bow Wow Wow | UK | 444 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 19 | Tracey Ullman | UK | 440 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 20 | Stars On 45 | Netherlands | 422 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 21 | Imagination | UK | 415 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 22 | Normaal | Netherlands | 403 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| 23 | Hans de Booy | Netherlands | 388 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 24 | Eurythmics | UK | 385 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | Kajagoogoo | UK | 374 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 26 | Het Goede Doel | Netherlands | 366 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | Divine | USA | 354 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 28 | Freee'z | UK | 337 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 29 | Rock Steady Crew | USA | 336 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 30 | Berdien Stenberg | Netherlands | 335 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 31 | Kids from Fame | USA | 327 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | Dolly Dots | Netherlands | 322 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | The Police | UK | 312 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | Vulcano | Netherlands | 307 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Paul Young | UK | 305 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 36 | Ryan Paris | France | 286 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 37 | 10CC | UK | 286 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| 38 | Toontje Lager | Netherlands | 272 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Peter Schilling | Germany | 270 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 40 | Robert Plant | UK | 270 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 41 | Wayne Wade | Jamaica | 268 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 42 | Forrest | USA | 268 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 43 | Audrey Landers | USA | 264 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 44 | New Order | UK | 259 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 45 | Andre Hazes | Netherlands | 259 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Rod Stewart | UK | 258 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 47 | Earth Wind & Fire | USA | 244 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 48 | G'Race | Netherlands | 241 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 49 | DÖF | Germany | 235 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 50 | Patricia Paay | Netherlands | 235 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 51 | Gazebo | Italy | 232 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 52 | VOF De Kunst | Netherlands | 227 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 53 | Sharon Redd | USA | 227 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 54 | Eddy Grant | UK | 224 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 55 | Duran Duran | UK | 224 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Indeep | USA | 222 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 57 | Consortium | UK | 219 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 58 | The Nits | Netherlands | 218 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 59 | Jimmy Cliff | Jamaica | 216 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 60 | Laid Back | Denmark | 215 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 61 | Daniel | Unknown | 215 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 62 | The Cats | Netherlands | 215 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Righeira | Italy | 211 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 64 | Grace Jones | Jamaica | 211 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 65 | Renee & Renato | UK | 210 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 66 | BZN | Netherlands | 210 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 67 | Yes | UK | 209 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 68 | Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson | International | 209 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 69 | The Rolling Stones | UK | 209 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 70 | KC & The Sunshine Band | USA | 208 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 71 | Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton | USA | 205 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 72 | Mireille Mathieu & Patrick Duffy | International | 204 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 73 | Yarbrough & Peoples | USA | 203 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| 74 | John Spencer | Netherlands | 199 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Belle Stars | UK | 197 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 76 | Fun Fun | Italy | 193 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 77 | Leo Sayer | UK | 193 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 78 | Robert Paul | Netherlands | 191 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 79 | Peter Tosh | Jamaica | 191 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 80 | Yello | Switzerland | 191 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 81 | Al Jarreau | USA | 190 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | Electric Light Orchestra | UK | 188 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 83 | Stray Cats | USA | 185 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| 84 | Beat | UK | 184 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| 85 | Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack | USA | 183 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 86 | Clubhouse | Italy | 183 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| 87 | Willeke & Willy Alberti | Netherlands | 182 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 88 | Pigbag | UK | 182 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 89 | Vandenberg | Netherlands | 182 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Genesis | UK | 180 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 91 | Phil Collins | UK | 179 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 92 | Monyaka | USA | 179 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 93 | Rita Coolidge | USA | 179 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 94 | Patti Austin & James Ingram | USA | 178 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 95 | Lisa Boray | Netherlands | 178 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 96 | Vanessa | Netherlands | 173 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 97 | Grandmaster Flash & Furious Five | Barbados | 172 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 98 | Hot Chocolate | UK | 171 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Carola | Sweden | 169 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 100 | Leidse Sleutelgaten | Netherlands | 169 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 101 | Barry Biggs | Jamaica | 168 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 102 | Bap | Germany | 168 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 103 | Frank & Mirella | Netherlands | 168 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | Dire Straits | UK | 167 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 105 | Janse Bagge Bend | Netherlands | 167 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 106 | Elton John | UK | 166 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 107 | Drukwerk | Netherlands | 166 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 108 | Herbie Hancock | USA | 163 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 109 | Carlos Santana & Willie Nelson | USA | 160 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 110 | Mezzoforte | Iceland | 158 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 111 | Broads | Netherlands | 153 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 112 | Kim Wilde | UK | 152 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 113 | U2 | Ireland | 151 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 114 | Michael Sembello | USA | 150 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | Nathalie | Belgium | 146 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 116 | Dutch Boys | Netherlands | 146 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 117 | Chaps | UK | 144 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 118 | Donna Summer | USA | 144 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | Bonnie St. Claire | Netherlands | 143 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 120 | De Havenzangers | Netherlands | 141 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 121 | Peter Koelewijn (& Zijn Rockets) | Netherlands | 141 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 122 | Kool & The Gang | USA | 138 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 123 | Motels | USA | 138 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 124 | Musical Youth | UK | 135 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 125 | New Edition | USA | 132 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 126 | Maisonettes | UK | 131 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 127 | Hazell Dean | UK | 128 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 128 | Robin Gibb | Australia | 126 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 129 | Pussycat | Netherlands | 123 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 130 | Anita Meyer | Netherlands | 121 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 131 | Miquel Brown | Canada | 120 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 132 | Noodweer | Netherlands | 120 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 133 | Tineke Schouten | Netherlands | 119 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 134 | Aristakes & Ciska Peters | Netherlands | 119 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 135 | Alain Delon & Shirley Bassey | International | 118 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 136 | Taco | Germany | 117 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 137 | Space Monkey | Unknown | 115 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 138 | Trans X | Canada | 113 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 139 | Little Steven & Disciples of Soul | USA | 111 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 140 | Big Country | UK | 111 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 141 | Bucks Fizz | UK | 110 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 142 | Paul Carrack | UK | 110 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 143 | Future World Orchestra | Netherlands | 109 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 144 | Clannad | Ireland | 106 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 145 | Golden Earring | Netherlands | 106 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 146 | Prince | USA | 105 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 147 | Men At Work | Australia | 104 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 148 | Greg Kihn | USA | 102 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 149 | Christopher Cross | USA | 100 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 150 | Arie Ribbens | Netherlands | 97 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 151 | Randy Crawford | USA | 94 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 152 | Marvin Gaye | USA | 93 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 153 | La Fleur | Unknown | 90 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 154 | SOS Band | USA | 89 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 155 | The Pretenders | UK | 88 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 156 | Barbra Streisand | USA | 84 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 157 | Frank Boeijen Groep | Netherlands | 84 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 158 | Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton | International | 83 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 159 | Sergio Mendes & Joe Pizzulo & Leza Miller | International | 79 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 160 | Klein Orkest | Netherlands | 79 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 161 | Kitty Grant | Unknown | 79 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 162 | Kinderen Voor Kinderen | Netherlands | 78 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 163 | Phil Fearon & Galaxy | UK | 78 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 164 | Nicole | Germany | 78 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 165 | Flash & The Pan | Australia | 77 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 166 | Gwen McCrae | USA | 76 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 167 | Roman Holiday | UK | 75 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 168 | Arne Jansen | Netherlands | 74 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 169 | George Baker Selection | Netherlands | 73 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 170 | Marcia Griffiths | Jamaica | 73 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 171 | The Thomson Twins | UK | 71 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 172 | Risqué | Netherlands | 71 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 173 | The Bee Gees | Australia | 71 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 174 | Vicky Leandros | Greece | 70 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 175 | Bonnie Tyler | UK | 70 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 176 | Babe | Netherlands | 69 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 177 | ABBA | Sweden | 68 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 178 | Shakin' Stevens | UK | 68 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 179 | Spargo | Netherlands | 67 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 180 | Corinne Hermes | Unknown | 66 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 181 | Mark Knopfler | UK | 65 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 182 | Class Action | Unknown | 64 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 183 | Kadanz | Netherlands | 64 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 184 | Corry Konings | Netherlands | 63 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 185 | Geier Sturzflug | Germany | 63 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 186 | Chic | USA | 59 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 187 | Alan Parsons Project | UK | 57 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 188 | Status Quo | UK | 57 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 189 | Flirts | Unknown | 57 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 190 | Unique | Unknown | 57 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 191 | Shakatak | UK | 55 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 192 | America | USA | 55 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 193 | Canyon | Netherlands | 55 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 194 | Public Image Limited | UK | 54 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 195 | Boystown Gang | USA | 54 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 196 | D-Train | USA | 53 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 197 | Stevie Nicks | USA | 52 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 198 | Ruddy Thomas & Barry Biggs | Unknown | 51 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 199 | The Dutch | Netherlands | 50 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 200 | Earth & Fire | Netherlands | 49 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 201 | Central Line | Unknown | 48 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 202 | Loz Netto's Bzar | Unknown | 46 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 203 | Men Without Hats | Canada | 46 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 204 | Gary Low | Italy | 45 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 205 | The Kinks | UK | 44 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 206 | Fun Boy Three | UK | 41 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 207 | Robert Palmer | UK | 41 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 208 | Pisa | Netherlands | 41 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 209 | Adam Ant | UK | 40 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 210 | Spider Murphy Gang | Germany | 40 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 211 | Jodelles | Unknown | 40 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 212 | Slade | UK | 39 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 213 | Yazoo | UK | 39 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 214 | Daniel Sahuleka & Ad Visser | Unknown | 39 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 215 | Heaven 17 | UK | 39 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 216 | Bennet & Bee | Unknown | 38 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 217 | Gary Byrd & GB Experience | USA | 38 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 218 | Tina Turner | USA | 37 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 219 | Vitesse | Netherlands | 37 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 220 | Franky Boy | Netherlands | 34 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 221 | Ricchi & Poveri | Italy | 34 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 222 | Andy | Netherlands | 34 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 223 | Chris Rea | UK | 33 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 224 | Eartha Kitt | USA | 30 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 225 | Bernadette | Netherlands | 30 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 226 | Cherry | Netherlands | 29 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 227 | Kelly Page | Unknown | 27 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 228 | Henk Wijngaard | Netherlands | 27 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 229 | Klique | Unknown | 25 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 230 | Weather Girls | Unknown | 25 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 231 | Powerplay | Unknown | 23 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 232 | The Jam | UK | 22 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 233 | George Benson | USA | 21 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 234 | Paul Simon | USA | 20 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 235 | The Human League | UK | 18 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 236 | Daniel Sahuleka | Netherlands | 17 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 237 | What Fun | Netherlands | 16 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 238 | Denny Christian & Roy Black | Germany | 12 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 239 | Aristakes | Netherlands | 10 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 240 | Frank Stallone | USA | 4 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 241 | Tina Trucker | Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 242 | Kid Creole & The Coconuts | USA | 3 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 243 | Vanity 6 | USA | 1 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 |