| Artist | Country | Points | # Weeks | High | # Weeks at no. 1 | # Weeks in top 10 | |
| 1 | Madonna | USA | 1545 | 64 | 1 | 3 | 22 |
| 2 | Bruce Springsteen | USA | 1227 | 43 | 1 | 4 | 21 |
| 3 | Modern Talking | Germany | 854 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 4 | The Simple Minds | UK | 817 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
| 5 | Tears For Fears | USA | 787 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| 6 | Duran Duran | UK | 705 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | Gerard Joling | Netherlands | 703 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | The Talking Heads | USA | 683 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Andre Hazes | Netherlands | 616 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Eurythmics | UK | 542 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Benny Neyman | Netherlands | 536 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 12 | U2 | Ireland | 535 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 | USA For Africa | USA | 529 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 14 | Prince | USA | 525 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Propaganda | Germany | 497 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | Commodores | USA | 494 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 17 | Phil Collins | UK | 486 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 18 | Tina Turner | USA | 484 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 19 | Paul Hardcastle | UK | 480 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 20 | ZZ Top | USA | 479 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| 21 | UB 40 & Chrissie Hynde | UK | 474 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 22 | Five Star | UK | 450 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | Phil Collins & Philip Bailey | International | 426 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 24 | Koos Alberts | Netherlands | 424 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | Kate Bush | UK | 423 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| 26 | Wham! | UK | 422 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 27 | David Bowie & Mick Jagger | UK | 417 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 28 | Kool & The Gang | USA | 416 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 29 | Billy Ocean | USA | 413 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 30 | Alison Moyet | UK | 399 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| 31 | Harold Faltermeyer | Germany | 393 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 32 | Baltimora | Italy | 381 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 33 | King | UK | 377 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 34 | Foreigner | USA | 377 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 35 | Sandra | Germany | 366 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 36 | Sting | UK | 365 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| 37 | Frankie Goes To Hollywood | UK | 356 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | BZN | Netherlands | 354 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | David Bowie & Pat Metheny Group | International | 352 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 40 | Chris Rea | UK | 352 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 41 | George Baker Selection | Netherlands | 341 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| 42 | Nana Mouskouri | Greece | 325 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 43 | Murray Head | UK | 322 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 44 | Houseband | Netherlands | 315 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 45 | Georgie Davis | Netherlands | 313 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 46 | Jermaine Jackson | USA | 310 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 47 | Rah Band | UK | 303 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 48 | Debarge | USA | 302 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 49 | Rick James | USA | 302 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 50 | Jim Diamond | UK | 300 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 51 | Dead Or Alive | UK | 297 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| 52 | Ashford & Simpson | USA | 294 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 53 | Mick Jagger | UK | 293 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Opus | Austria | 288 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 55 | Depeche Mode | UK | 285 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 56 | Grace Jones | Jamaica | 284 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 57 | Normaal | Netherlands | 281 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Mary Jane Girls | USA | 262 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| 59 | Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark | UK | 260 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 60 | Sister Sledge | USA | 259 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 61 | A-ha | Norway | 257 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 62 | Pisa | Netherlands | 251 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 63 | Dolly Dots | Netherlands | 241 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Princess | UK | 240 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| 65 | Frank Boeijen Groep | Netherlands | 236 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Band Aid | UK | 231 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 67 | Elton John | UK | 229 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 68 | Tavares | USA | 229 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 69 | Jennifer Rush | USA | 227 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 70 | Godley & Creme | UK | 220 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 71 | Colonel Abrams | USA | 219 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| 72 | Killing Joke | UK | 218 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 73 | Danny de Munk | Netherlands | 214 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| 74 | Narada Michael Walden & Patti Austin | USA | 211 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 75 | Stevie Wonder | USA | 208 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | André van Duin | Netherlands | 200 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Time Bandits | Germany | 200 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | Lionel Richie | USA | 194 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 79 | Morris Day & The Time | USA | 185 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Sade | UK | 185 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Paul McCartney | UK | 184 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | Dazz Band | USA | 178 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 83 | Roberto Jacketti & The Scooters | Netherlands | 178 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | Trafassi | Netherlands | 174 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 85 | Paul Young | UK | 170 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Steve Arrington | USA | 168 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | Power Station | UK | 168 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | The Temptations | USA | 163 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | Eric Clapton | UK | 161 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Shakatak | UK | 158 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | Cool Notes | UK | 158 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | Bobbysocks | Norway | 157 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Bryan Adams | Canada | 157 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Warwick, Dionne & Friends | USA | 155 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | David Grant & Jaki Graham | UK | 154 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | Jantje Koopmans | Netherlands | 152 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | Al Hudson & One Way | USA | 149 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | Pat Benatar | USA | 149 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Jermaine Jackson & Pia Zadora | USA | 148 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 100 | Marillion | UK | 147 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | Status Quo | UK | 146 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 102 | Dan Hartman | USA | 143 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | The Cars | USA | 139 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | Artists United Against Apartheid | International | 136 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 105 | Mai Tai | Netherlands | 135 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | Scritti Politti | UK | 134 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | UB 40 | UK | 131 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | Agneta Fältskog | Sweden | 131 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | Vader Abraham | Netherlands | 130 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | Arcadia | UK | 128 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 111 | Bronski Beat & Marc Almond | UK | 127 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | The Cure | UK | 126 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 | Midge Ure | UK | 125 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 114 | John Parr | UK | 124 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | Deodato | UK | 120 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 116 | Rene & Angela | USA | 119 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 117 | The Pointer Sisters | USA | 112 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | Barbara Dickson & Elaine Paige | UK | 111 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | Simply Red | UK | 108 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 120 | Matt Bianco | UK | 103 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 121 | Fine Young Cannibals | UK | 102 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 122 | Rob de Nijs | Netherlands | 101 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 123 | Huey Lewis & The News | USA | 101 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 124 | Star Sisters | Netherlands | 101 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 125 | Kim Wilde | UK | 98 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 126 | Silver Pozzoli | Italy | 95 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 127 | Julian Lennon | UK | 93 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 128 | Go West | UK | 91 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 129 | Billy Joel | USA | 86 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 130 | Gigantjes | Netherlands | 86 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 131 | Kid Creole & The Coconuts | USA | 84 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 132 | Zinno | Belgium | 84 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 133 | Chaka Khan | USA | 81 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 134 | Rene & Angela & Kurtis Blow | Unknown | 77 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 135 | Aretha Franklin & Eurythmics | International | 76 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 136 | Adams, Bryan & Tina Turner | International | 74 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 137 | Steve Allen | Italy | 74 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 138 | Annie Schilder & Het Goede Doel & Kinderen Voor Kinderen | Netherlands | 72 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 139 | Talk Talk | UK | 71 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 140 | Fun Fun | Italy | 71 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 141 | Flash & The Pan | Australia | 69 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 142 | Ready For The World | USA | 68 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 143 | Queen | UK | 66 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 144 | Nik Kershaw | UK | 65 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 145 | Dennie Christian & Mieke | International | 65 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 146 | Feargal Sharkey | UK | 62 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 147 | Frans Peters & Het Sterrenteam | Netherlands | 62 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 148 | Tramaine | USA | 62 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 149 | Jenny Burton | USA | 61 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 150 | Diana Ross | USA | 60 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 151 | David Bowie | UK | 55 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 152 | Honeydrippers | UK | 54 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 153 | Howard Jones | UK | 53 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 154 | Stephen Tin Tin Duffy | International | 50 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 155 | Dire Straits | UK | 50 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 156 | Freddie Jackson | Unknown | 48 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 157 | Total Contrast | Unknown | 47 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 158 | The Three Degrees | USA | 45 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 159 | The Stranglers | UK | 45 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 160 | Pete Townshend | UK | 44 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 161 | Don Henley | USA | 44 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 162 | John Spencer | Netherlands | 44 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 163 | The Thomson Twins | UK | 42 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 164 | Anny Schilder | Netherlands | 42 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 165 | Bronski Beat | UK | 41 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 166 | Bryan Ferry | UK | 41 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 167 | 9.9 | USA | 40 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 168 | Pia Zadora | USA | 39 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 169 | Bad Boys Blue | International | 39 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 170 | Gary Moore & Phil Lynott | UK | 38 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 171 | Huisman, Henny & Soundmixers Voor De Zonnebloem | Netherlands | 36 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 172 | Lloyd Cole & The Commotions | UK | 36 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 173 | Yello | Switzerland | 35 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 174 | Whitney Houston | USA | 34 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 175 | Vrolijke Vagebonden | Netherlands | 34 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 176 | The Cats | Netherlands | 33 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 177 | Audrey Landers & Camilo Sesto | Unknown | 31 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 178 | Ten Sharp | Netherlands | 31 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 179 | Band Of Gold | Unknown | 28 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 180 | Curtie & Boombox | Netherlands | 27 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 181 | Aretha Franklin | USA | 27 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 182 | Kane Gang | UK | 27 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 183 | Sheila E | USA | 26 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 184 | Far Corporation | Unknown | 26 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 185 | Alan Parsons Project | UK | 26 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 186 | Meneer Kaktus | Netherlands | 26 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 187 | Peter Koelewijn (& Zijn Rockets) | Netherlands | 25 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 188 | Loose Ends | Unknown | 25 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 189 | Level 42 | UK | 24 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 190 | Glenda Peters | Unknown | 24 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 191 | Stephanie Mills | USA | 22 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 192 | Rick Springfield | Unknown | 22 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 193 | BB & Q Band | USA | 22 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 194 | Jimmy Nail | UK | 21 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 195 | Jan Boezeroen | Netherlands | 21 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 196 | Boom Boom Mancini | Unknown | 20 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 197 | Novo Band | Netherlands | 18 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 198 | Albert West | Netherlands | 18 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 199 | Dennis de Young | Unknown | 17 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 200 | Mainframe | Unknown | 17 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 201 | Limit | Unknown | 17 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 202 | Amazulu | UK | 16 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 203 | Bonnie St Claire & Jose | Netherlands | 15 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 204 | Freddie Mercury | UK | 14 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 205 | Vanessa | Netherlands | 14 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 206 | Supertramp | UK | 14 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 207 | The Pointer Sisters | USA | 13 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 208 | Sheryl Lee Ralph | Jamaica | 12 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 209 | De Deurzakkers | Netherlands | 12 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 210 | John Fogerty | USA | 10 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 211 | Olivia Newton John | Australia | 10 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 212 | L Vira | Unknown | 10 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 213 | Strawberry Switchblade | UK | 9 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 214 | Chicago | USA | 9 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 215 | Ivan | Italy | 9 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 216 | Latin Quarter | UK | 8 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 217 | Jolley & Swain | Unknown | 7 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 218 | Santana | USA | 7 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 219 | Change | International | 6 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 220 | Starship | USA | 5 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 221 | Philip Bailey | USA | 5 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 222 | Gino Vanelli | Canada | 4 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 223 | Mirage & Tracy Ackerman | Unknown | 4 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 224 | New Jersey Mass Choir | USA | 4 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 0 |