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As of March 2025, American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars is the artist with the most monthly listeners. He is followed by Canadian singer-songwriter The Weeknd, who was the first artist to surpass 100 million monthly listeners, while American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift was the first female artist and second overall. [18]
Q The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending November 18, 2023. [47] R The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending December 2, 2023. [49] S The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending December 9, 2023. [64] T The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending December 23, 2023. [70]
P The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending August 10, 2024. [68] Q The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending October 19, 2024. [69] R The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending November 16, 2024. [36] S The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending December 7, 2024. [38]
The following list of best-selling music artists includes musical artists from the 20th century to the present with claims of 75 million or more record sales worldwide. The sales figures are calculated based on the formula detailed below.
The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing songs of the United States. Published by Billboard magazine, the data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single's weekly physical and digital sales, airplay, and, since 2012, streaming.
Top 10 highest-paid musicians of the 2010s decade [56] Rank Musician Nationality Earnings Adjusted earnings (in 2024 dollar) 1 Dr. Dre: United States $950 million $1,168 million 2 Taylor Swift: United States $825 million $1,015 million 3 Beyoncé: United States $685 million $842 million 4 U2: Ireland $675 million $830 million 5 Diddy: United States
Ten singers will automatically advance via the public vote, while the remaining 10 will compete for two wild-card spots in the top 12, determined by the judges.
In 2019, American music magazine Billboard began publishing a list of the greatest pop star of every year since 1981, with essay tributes for each artist. [1] The first year of 1981 was chosen as "the year that forever changed modern stardom", with the premiere of MTV which established music videos as an essential element for popular music iconicity. [1]