(Gray News) – Taylor Swift has been named the No. 1 artist of the 21st century.
Billboard comprised a list of the top artists of the century, based on their album performances on the Billboard 200 chart and their song performances on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The list looked at data from Jan. 1, 2000, through Dec. 28, 2024.
Billboard said Swift topped the list, even though she didn’t make her Billboard chart debut until July 1, 2006, with her first single “Tim McGraw.”
Since the start of the century, Swift has rung up 14 No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 – the most from any female artist in history – and 12 No. 1 songs on the Hot 100.
The superstar is also the first artist to be named Billboard’s No. 1 artist of the year four times, including in 2009, 2015, 2023 and 2024.
She also became the first artist in history to claim all top 10 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 in a single week after she released her album “Midnights” in 2022. She then accomplished this again in 2024 when she released her album “The Tortured Poets Department.”
According to Billboard, these are the top 10 artists of the 21st century so far, based on chart performances:
10. Usher
9. Bruno Mars
8. Justin Bieber
7. Beyonce
6. The Weeknd
5. Eminem
4. Post Malone
3. Rihanna
2. Drake
1. Taylor Swift
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