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Kanye West now has more Top 40 songs than Michael Jackson
This past week Kanye West's feature on ScHoolboy Q's "That Part" earned him his 40th Top 40 song on Billboard's list.
That's more than Michael Jackson's and Frankie Valli's 39 Top 40 hits.
In West's 2013 song "I Am a God," he said he is "the only rapper who compared to Michael."
West is currently 10th for most top 40 hits by a male artist all-time.
Elvis Presley still reigns in the top position with 80 Top 40 songs.
Here are other popular musicians' accomplishments on the same list, which dates back to the Hot 100's inception 58 years ago:
69 — Lil Wayne
57 — Elton John
53 — Drake
46 — Stevie Wonder
45— Jay Z
44 — James Brown
42 — Chris Brown
41 — Marvin Gaye
57 — Elton John
53 — Drake
46 — Stevie Wonder
45— Jay Z
44 — James Brown
42 — Chris Brown
41 — Marvin Gaye
Read more about some of West's biggest Billboard hits here.
