Considering bad taste never goes out of fashion, I can see BEP being #1 as likely as Lady Gaga :P

Damn, forgot Adele stalled at #2 with Chasing Pavements. Guess that just leaves Calvin. She'll definitely be amongst the 00's acts to get a 20's top ten hit though (as well as Taylor, Gaga, Katy, Rihanna, Beyonce and Kanye).

 

It seems like a rarer achievement than I was thinking. Looking at the list, there was only Robbie Williams, Take That, Britney Spears and Usher who all managed the 90s-00s-10s hatrick. The only 80s-90s-00s hatrickers were Madonna, Kylie and U2 so it was actually a little up with Queen hitting a four decade run of number ones from the '70s to the '00s. Elton John boasts number ones in the 70s, 90s and 00s but missed the 80s.

Edited January 25, 20205 yr by Jamie Barkley

I'm gonna call it. Ne-Yo will get another #1 in the 20s!

Top 10 Hits across three decades

 

6

Cliff Richard (50s-60s-70s-80s-90s-00s)

 

5

Elvis Presley (50s-60s-70s-80s-00s)

Cher (60s-70s-80s-90s-00s)

Diana Ross (60s-70s-80s-90s-00s)

LuLu (60s-70s-80s-90s-00s)

Tom Jones (60s-70s-80s-90s-00s)

David Bowie (60s-70s-80s-90s-10s)

Michael Jackson (70s-80s-90s-00s-10s)

Tina Turner (60s-70s-80s-90s-10s)

Elton John (70s-80s-90s-00s-10s)

 

4

Andy Williams (50s-60s-70s-90s)

Beatles (60s-70s-80s-90s)

Bee Gees (60s-70s-80s-90s)

Status Quo (60s-70s-80s-90s)

Stevie Wonder (60s-70s-80s-90s)

John Lennon (70s-80s-90s-00s)

Queen (70s-80s-90s-00s)

Kate Bush (70s-80s-00s-10s)

Kylie Minogue (80s-90s-00s-10s)

Whitney Houston (80s-90s-00s-10s)

Eminem (90s-00s-10s-20s)

 

3

Perry Como (50s-60s-70s)

Shirley Bassey (50s-60s-70s)

The Shadows (50s-60s-70s)

 

Frank Sinatra (50s-60s-80s)

Nat ‘King’ Cole (50s-60s-80s)

Petula Clark (50s-60s-80s)

 

Bing Crosby (50s-70s-80s)

 

Beach Boys (60s-70s-80s)

Fleetwood Mac (60s-70s-80s)

Kenny Rogers (60s-70s-80s)

Marvin Gaye (60s-70s-80s)

Rolling Stones (60s-70s-80s)

The Who (60s-70s-80s)

 

Nancy Sinatra (60s-70s-00s)

 

Aretha Franklin (60s-80s-90s)

Roy Orbison (60s-80s-90s)

 

Barbra Streisand (70s-80s-90s)

Blondie (70s-80s-90s)

Bob Marley & The Wailers (70s-80s-90s)

Donna Summer (70s-80s-90s)

Madness (70s-80s-90s)

Mike Oldfield (70s-80s-90s)

Olivia Newton-John (70s-80s-90s)

Rod Stewart (70s-80s-90s)

Sarah Brightman (70s-80s-90s)

 

George Harrison (70s-80s-00s)

Leo Sayer (70s-80s-00s)

 

Paul McCartney (70s-80s-10s)

 

Candi Staton (70s-90s-00s)

Tony Christie (70s-90s-00s)

 

Bon Jovi (80s-90s-00s)

Depeche Mode (80s-90s-00s)

Duran Duran (80s-90s-00s)

Erasure (80s-90s-00s)

Enya (80s-90s-00s)

George Michael (80s-90s-00s)

Iron Maiden (80s-90s-00s)

Janet Jackson (80s-90s-00s)

Madonna (80s-90s-00s)

Meat Loaf (80s-90s-00s)

Morrissey (80s-90s-00s)

Pet Shop Boys (80s-90s-00s)

Proclaimers (80s-90s-00s)

Simply Red (80s-90s-00s)

U2 (80s-90s-00s)

Wet-Wet-Wet (80s-90s-00s)

 

Prince (80s-90s-10s)

 

The Pogues (80s-00s-10s)

Kirsty McColl (80s-00s-10s)

 

Boyzone (90s-00s-10s)

Brandy (90s-00s-10s)

Britney Spears (90s-00s-10s)

Busta Rhymes (90s-00s-10s)

Christina Aguilera (90s-00s-10s)

Craig David (90s-00s-10s)

Daft Punk (90s-00s-10s)

David Baddiel & Frank Skinner (90s-00s-10s)

Destiny’s Child (90s-00s-10s)

Dr. Dre (90s-00s-10s)

Enrique Iglesias (90s-00s-10s)

Fatboy Slim (90s-00s-10s)

Jay-Z (90s-00s-10s)

Jennifer Lopez (90s-00s-10s)

Lightning Seeds (90s-00s-10s)

Mariah Carey (90s-00s-10s)

PJ & Duncan/Ant & Dec (90s-00s-10s)

R. Kelly (90s-00s-10s) :puke2:

Robbie Williams (90s-00s-10s)

Robyn (90s-00s-10s)

Snoop Dogg (90s-00s-10s)

Take That (90s-00s-10s)

Usher (90s-00s-10s)

Westlife (90s-00s-10s)

 

Albums wise I’m hoping Steps can do it with their new album which would give them #1 albums in the 90s 00s 10s and 20s! Their last one was close at #2 and sold 30+k in its first week, a lot of them physicals, if they can replicate that they have a great chance!

I think an older artist like Take That or Robbie could still get a top 10/no1 this decade for some big cultural or novelty/charity recording. You always get them every decade.