How to simplify this into a "for" function(?) with variables

Hey guys, i need help simplifying this piece of code right here using "for (i=0,i<numberOfArtists,i++) ;in order to make it dynamic by passing a variable for the amount of artists via XML. Cant seem to get the correct grammar going, anyone know how to?

labelArtist1.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(1);
labelArtist2.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(2);
labelArtist3.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(3);
labelArtist4.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(4);
labelArtist5.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(5);
labelArtist6.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(6);
labelArtist7.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(7);
labelArtist8.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(8);
labelArtist9.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(9);
labelArtist10.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(10);
labelArtist11.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(11);
labelArtist12.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(12);
labelArtist13.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(13);
labelArtist14.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(14);
labelArtist15.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(15);
labelArtist16.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(16);
labelArtist17.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(17);
labelArtist18.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(18);
labelArtist19.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(19);
labelArtist20.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(20);
labelArtist21.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(21);
labelArtist22.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(22);
labelArtist23.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(23);
labelArtist24.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(24);
labelArtist25.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(25);
labelArtist26.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(26);

thanx in advanced!