Special Report
The Real Names of the Most Popular Rock and Pop Stars
December 13, 2021 7:00 pm
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21. Janis Ian
> Birth name: Janis Eddy Fink
> Biggest hit: At Seventeen (peak: 3, weeks on the Hot 100: 20)
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22. Billy Idol
> Birth name: William Michael Albert Broad
> Biggest hit: Mony Mony (peak: 1, weeks on the Hot 100: 22)
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23. Joan Jett
> Birth name: Joan Marie Larkin
> Biggest hit: I Love Rock ‘N Roll (peak: 1, weeks on the Hot 100: 20)
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24. Elton John
> Birth name: Reginald Kenneth Dwight
> Biggest hit: Candle In The Wind 1997/Something About The Way You Look Tonight (peak: 1, weeks on the Hot 100: 42)
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25. Chaka Khan
> Birth name: Yvette Marie Stevens
> Biggest hit: I Feel For You (peak: 3, weeks on the Hot 100: 26)
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