| Artist | Country | Points | # Weeks | High | # Weeks at no. 1 | # Weeks in top 10 | |
| 1 | Madonna | USA | 1502 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 27 |
| 2 | Janet Jackson | USA | 1002 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine | USA | 734 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | Billy Ocean | USA | 733 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Cock Robin | USA | 663 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | Falco | Austria | 659 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | A-ha | Norway | 658 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Europe | Sweden | 566 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | Elton John | UK | 554 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | Wham! | UK | 552 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 11 | Feargal Sharkey | UK | 541 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 12 | Mr. Mister | USA | 535 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | David Bowie | UK | 488 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Lionel Richie | USA | 484 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Sheila E | USA | 482 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | UB 40 | UK | 481 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 17 | Queen | UK | 468 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 18 | Prince | USA | 467 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 19 | George Michael | UK | 456 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 20 | Level 42 | UK | 453 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 21 | Pet Shop Boys | UK | 437 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 22 | The Communards | UK | 435 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 23 | MC Miker G & Deejay Sven | Netherlands | 435 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 24 | Sam Cooke | USA | 410 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 25 | Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald | USA | 394 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 26 | Simply Red | UK | 389 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 27 | The Simple Minds | UK | 386 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Mai Tai | Netherlands | 381 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| 29 | Berlin | USA | 373 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 30 | Vandenberg | Netherlands | 371 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 31 | El Debarge | USA | 370 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 32 | Paul Simon | USA | 368 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 33 | Whitney Houston | USA | 362 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Matia Bazar | Italy | 360 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 35 | Michael McDonald | USA | 358 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 36 | Bruce Hornsby & The Range | USA | 353 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 37 | Cliff Richard & The Young Ones | UK | 337 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 38 | Centerfold | Netherlands | 326 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| 39 | Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark | UK | 324 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 40 | Modern Talking | Germany | 314 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 41 | Sophia George | Jamaica | 313 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 42 | Chris de Burgh | Ireland | 306 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 43 | Don Johnson | USA | 305 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 44 | The Bangles | USA | 302 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 45 | Run DMC | USA | 290 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 46 | The Rolling Stones | UK | 289 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 47 | Boris Gardiner | Jamaica | 285 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 48 | Tina Turner | USA | 280 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 49 | Peter Gabriel | UK | 277 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 50 | Alisha | USA | 275 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 51 | Moses | Italy | 272 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 52 | Farley Jackmaster Funk & Darryl Pandy | USA | 262 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 53 | Sandra Kim | Belgium | 258 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Owen Paul | UK | 251 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 55 | Albert Hammond & Albert West | International | 251 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 56 | Timex Social Club | USA | 248 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 57 | Cindy Lauper | USA | 246 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| 58 | Frankie Goes To Hollywood | UK | 246 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| 59 | Whistle | USA | 243 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 60 | Rene Shuman | Netherlands | 242 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 61 | Gerard Joling | Netherlands | 240 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 62 | Full Force | USA | 238 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| 63 | Jermaine Stewart | USA | 238 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 64 | James Brown | USA | 238 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 65 | Bananarama | UK | 235 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 66 | Rob de Nijs | Netherlands | 233 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 67 | Eurythmics | UK | 233 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne | USA | 232 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 69 | Sly Fox | USA | 230 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 70 | Jaki Graham | UK | 229 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Spandau Ballet | UK | 225 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 72 | Bon Jovi | USA | 224 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 73 | Gino Vanelli | Canada | 224 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 74 | Rod Stewart | UK | 224 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 75 | Robert Long | Netherlands | 221 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| 76 | Zangeres Zonder Naam | Netherlands | 219 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 77 | Erik Mesie | Netherlands | 218 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 78 | Andrea | Italy | 215 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 79 | Duran Duran | UK | 214 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 80 | Five Star | UK | 210 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | BZN | Netherlands | 207 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | Marilyn Martin | USA | 205 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 83 | Two Man Sound | Belgium | 199 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| 84 | Anita Meyers & Lee Towers | Netherlands | 195 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 85 | Nicole (usa) | USA | 195 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 86 | Het Goede Doel | Netherlands | 194 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | Hollywood Beyond | UK | 193 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| 88 | Samantha Fox | UK | 193 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 89 | Art Of Noise | UK | 185 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | John Mayall | UK | 183 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | Cameo | USA | 180 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 92 | Nu Shooz | USA | 180 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Anya | Unknown | 177 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 94 | Bruce Springsteen | USA | 171 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 95 | SOS Band | USA | 170 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | Golden Earring | Netherlands | 168 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 97 | Commodores | USA | 167 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 98 | Artists United Against Apartheid | International | 165 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 99 | Cutting Crew | UK | 163 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 100 | E.G. Dailey | USA | 159 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | Talk Talk | UK | 155 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | Pete Townshend | UK | 153 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 103 | Miquel Brown | Canada | 153 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | Clannad & Bono | Ireland | 150 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 | Outfield | UK | 148 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | The Doobie Brothers | USA | 148 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | Chris Norman | UK | 146 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | Culture Club | UK | 146 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | The Human League | UK | 143 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | Status Quo | UK | 141 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 111 | Drum Theatre | UK | 139 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | Johnny Nash | USA | 139 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 | King MC & Screaming K | USA | 138 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 114 | Ken Laszlo | Italy | 138 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | Paul Young | UK | 134 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 116 | Iron Maiden | UK | 132 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 117 | Corry & Koos Alberts | Netherlands | 132 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | Doug E Fresh & Get Fresh Crew | UK | 130 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | Huey Lewis & The News | USA | 127 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 120 | Stan Ridgway | USA | 126 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 121 | David Grant & Jaki Graham | UK | 126 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 122 | The Smiths | UK | 125 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 123 | Sting | UK | 123 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 124 | Bruce & Bongo | Germany | 119 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 125 | Dolly Dots | Netherlands | 119 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 126 | Jennifer Rush | USA | 117 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 127 | Elvis Costello (& The Attractions) | UK | 114 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 128 | The Real Thing | UK | 114 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 129 | Sandra | Germany | 109 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 130 | Dire Straits | UK | 109 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 131 | Time Bandits | Germany | 104 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 132 | Novo Band | Netherlands | 104 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 133 | Fancy | Italy | 99 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 134 | Frank Ashton | Netherlands | 94 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 135 | Marvin Gaye | USA | 94 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 136 | Kate Bush & Peter Gabriel | UK | 93 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 137 | Isley/Jasper/Isley | USA | 92 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 138 | Starship | USA | 90 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 139 | Peter Cetera | USA | 87 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 140 | The Pretenders | UK | 85 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 141 | Style Council | UK | 85 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 142 | The Police | UK | 85 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 143 | The Waterboys | UK | 81 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 144 | Satisfy | Netherlands | 77 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 145 | Normaal | Netherlands | 77 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 146 | Housemartins | UK | 76 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 147 | Frizzle Sizzle | Netherlands | 74 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 148 | Earth Wind & Fire | USA | 73 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 149 | Steve Winwood | UK | 70 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 150 | Andre Hazes | Netherlands | 69 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 151 | Henny Huisman | Netherlands | 69 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 152 | Bronski Beat | UK | 69 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 153 | Jan Hammer | Czech Republic | 69 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 154 | Gemini | Unknown | 66 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 155 | Frank Boeijen Groep | Netherlands | 65 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 156 | Teddy Pendergrass & Whitney Houston | USA | 63 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 157 | Depeche Mode | UK | 63 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 158 | Colonel Abrams | USA | 62 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 159 | Amazulu | UK | 61 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 160 | Frank Duval & Kalina Maloyer | Unknown | 61 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 161 | In Tua Nua | Ireland | 59 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 162 | Far Corporation | Unknown | 57 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 163 | Silver Pozzoli | Italy | 57 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 164 | Wax | International | 57 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 165 | Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung | Germany | 55 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 166 | Boston | USA | 54 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 167 | Big Country | UK | 54 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 168 | Mel & Kim | UK | 51 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 169 | Juliane Werding | Germany | 49 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 170 | The Talking Heads | USA | 47 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 171 | Grace Jones | Jamaica | 46 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 172 | Kissing The Pink | UK | 45 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 173 | Gwen Guthrie | USA | 44 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 174 | Bob Geldof | Ireland | 42 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 175 | André van Duin | Netherlands | 41 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 176 | Tippa Irie | Jamaica | 40 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 177 | Kate Bush | UK | 39 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 178 | Voices Of America | Unknown | 39 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 179 | Total Contrast | Unknown | 39 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 180 | Münchener Freiheit | Germany | 38 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 181 | Kool & The Gang | USA | 35 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 182 | Demis Roussos | Greece | 35 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 183 | Hear 'n Aid | International | 35 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 184 | Millie Scott | Netherlands | 34 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 185 | Bucks Fizz | UK | 31 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 186 | Daryl Hall | USA | 30 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 187 | Matt Bianco | UK | 30 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 188 | Fine Young Cannibals | UK | 27 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 189 | Haagse Harry & Hollandseveldse Hendrik | Netherlands | 26 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 190 | Koos Alberts | Netherlands | 26 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 191 | Sade | UK | 26 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 192 | Frank Affolter | Netherlands | 24 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 193 | Everything But The Girl | UK | 22 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 194 | The Tommies | Unknown | 22 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 195 | Anita | Unknown | 22 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 196 | Chris Rea | UK | 22 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 197 | Hipsway | UK | 21 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 198 | Ruby Turner | Unknown | 20 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 199 | Genesis | UK | 19 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 200 | Nick Kamen | UK | 19 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 201 | The Three Degrees | USA | 19 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 202 | George Benson | USA | 19 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 203 | Brilliant | Unknown | 19 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 204 | Maarten Peters | Netherlands | 19 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 205 | Aretha Franklin | USA | 18 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 206 | Normaal & Zangeres Zonder Naam | Netherlands | 17 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 207 | Robert Palmer | UK | 17 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 208 | Stephanie | Unknown | 16 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 209 | De Deurzakkers | Netherlands | 15 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 210 | Toto | USA | 13 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 211 | Warwick, Dionne & Friends | USA | 12 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 212 | New London Chorale | UK | 12 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 213 | Dan Hartman | USA | 12 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 214 | I've Got The Bullets | Netherlands | 12 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 215 | Nat Augustin | Unknown | 11 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 216 | Topper Headon | UK | 11 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 217 | Carmel | UK | 11 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 218 | Danny de Munk | Netherlands | 10 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 219 | Kinderen Voor Kinderen & Edwin Rutten | Netherlands | 10 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 220 | Engelbert Humperdinck | UK | 10 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 221 | The Blow Monkeys | UK | 10 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 222 | The Stranglers | UK | 9 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 223 | Sigue Sigue Sputnik | UK | 9 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 224 | Pasadena Dream Band | Netherlands | 9 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 225 | Solomon Burke | USA | 9 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 226 | Herman van Veen | Netherlands | 8 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 227 | Jantje Koopmans | Netherlands | 8 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 228 | Frank & Mirella | Netherlands | 8 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 229 | Robbie Nevil | USA | 7 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 230 | Flip | Unknown | 7 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 231 | Lori Spee & Gary Brooker | International | 7 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 232 | The Cure | UK | 6 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 233 | John Spencer | Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 234 | Koto | Italy | 5 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 235 | Vrolijke Vagebonden | Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 236 | Heart (USA) | USA | 4 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 237 | Arcadia | UK | 2 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 |