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BUMP - 2018 YEAR-END CHARTS
Just 1 year left in the chart decade! When all is said and done, who will be Billboard's Artist of the Decade?
While Taylor and Adele seemed like the only logical options all decade long, and still may turn out on top, Drake has entered the fold. His dominance on streaming contrasts Adele and Taylor's in album sales. Adele was #1 for 2011, 2012, and 2016, presumably with huge leads (but as far as I know, wasn't ranked for 2010 or 2014). Taylor Swift has been in the Top 10 every year of the decade, until dipping to #16 in 2016 and #25 in 2017, and #1 in 2015.
Other artists named Billboard's Artist of the Year are Lady Gaga (2010), Bruno Mars (2013), One Direction (2014), and Ed Sheeran (2017).
2019 will certainly be big for Ariana Grande, continued success for Drake, Post, and Cardi. Expecting new music from Rihanna (maybe?) and Gaga.
Below are the year-by-year ranks for all artists who placed in the year-end top 10 since 2010.
ADELE
2010 - N/A
2011 - #1
2012 - #1
2013 - #48
2004 - N/A
2015 - #60
2016 - #1
2017 - #47
2018 - N/A
ARIANA GRANDE
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - #44
2014 - #7
2015 - #11
2016 - #7
2017 - #15
2018 - #14
BEYONCE
2010 - #50
2011 - #25
2012 - #48
2013 - #37
2014 - #3
2015 - #24
2016 - #4
2017 - #59
2018 - #42
BLACK EYED PEAS
2010 - #7
2011 - #11
2012 - N/A
2013 - N/A
2014 - N/A
2015 - N/A
2016 - N/A
2017 - N/A
2018 - N/A
BRUNO MARS
2010 - #22
2011 - #6
2012 - #19
2013 - #1
2014 - #26
2015 - #30
2016 - N/A
2017 - #2
2018 - #9
BTS
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - N/A
2014 - N/A
2015 - N/A
2016 - N/A
2017 - #10
2018 - #8
CAMILA CABELLO
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - N/A
2014 - N/A
2015 - N/A
2016 - #99
2017 - #68
2018 - #10
CARDI B
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - N/A
2014 - N/A
2015 - N/A
2016 - N/A
2017 - #51
2018 - #5
CHRIS BROWN
2010 - #55
2011 - #10
2012 - #22
2013 - #51
2014 - #29
2015 - #38
2016 - #39
2017 - #44
2018 - #52
COLDPLAY
2010 - N/A
2011 - #42
2012 - #12
2013 - N/A
2014 - #36
2015 - N/A
2016 - #9
2017 - #11
2018 - N/A
DRAKE
2010 - #10
2011 - #23
2012 - #4
2013 - #11
2014 - #16
2015 - #4
2016 - #3
2017 - #3
2018 - #1
ED SHEERAN
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - #54
2014 - #24
2015 - #2
2016 - #90
2017 - #1
2018 - #3
EMINEM
2010 - #3
2011 - #12
2012 - #35
2013 - #17
2014 - #10
2015 - N/A
2016 - #69
2017 - #58
2018 - #13
FETTY WAP
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - N/A
2014 - N/A
2015 - #8
2016 - #24
2017 - N/A
2018 - N/A
FUTURE
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - #66
2014 - N/A
2015 - #39
2016 - #12
2017 - #8
2018 - #75
IGGY AZALEA
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - N/A
2014 - #6
2015 - #62
2016 - N/A
2017 - N/A
2018 - N/A
IMAGINE DRAGONS
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - #7
2014 - #19
2015 - #49
2016 - N/A
2017 - #14
2018 - #7
JUSTIN BIEBER
2010 - #8
2011 - #9
2012 - #5
2013 - #12
2014 - #18
2015 - #15
2016 - #2
2017 - #7
2018 - N/A
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - #3
2014 - #5
2014 - #61
2016 - #30
2017 - #96
2018 - #24
KATY PERRY
2010 - #11
2011 - #3
2012 - #7
2013 - #14
2014 - #2
2015 - #21
2016 - #91
2017 - #49
2018 - N/A
KENDRICK LAMAR
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - #32
2014 - N/A
2015 - #37
2016 - #56
2017 - #4
2018 - #15
KESHA
2010 - #5
2011 - #19
2012 - N/A
2013 - #45
2014 - N/A
2015 - N/A
2016 - N/A
2017 - #95
2018 - N/A
LADY ANTEBELLUM
2010 - #4
2011 - #20
2012 - #28
2013 - #60
2014 - #59
2015 - N/A
2016 - N/A
2017 - N/A
2018 - N/A
LADY GAGA
2010 - #1
2011 - #4
2012 - #17
2013 - #25
2014 - #23
2015 - #95
2016 - #76
2017 - #26
2018 - #65
LIL WAYNE
2010 - #20
2011 - #5
2012 - #21
2013 - #21
2014 - N/A
2015 - N/A
2016 - N/A
2017 - N/A
2018 - #43
LMFAO
2010 - N/A
2011 - #24
2012 - #9
2013 - N/A
2014 - N/A
2015 - N/A
2016 - N/A
2017 - N/A
2018 - N/A
MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - #5
2014 - N/A
2015 - N/A
2016 - N/A
2017 - N/A
2018 - N/A
MAROON 5
2010 - #67
2011 - #40
2012 - #8
2013 - #10
2014 - #28
2015 - #6
2016 - #79
2017 - #48
2018 - #16
MEGHAN TRAINOR
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - N/A
2014 - #30
2015 - #7
2016 - #15
2017 - N/A
2018 - N/A
MILEY CYRUS
2010 - #24
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - #9
2014 - #8
2015 - #65
2016 - N/A
2017 - #64
2018 - N/A
NICKI MINAJ
2010 - #35
2011 - #7
2012 - #6
2013 - #33
2014 - #21
2015 - #10
2016 - #54
2017 - #50
2018 - #26
ONE DIRECTION
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - #10
2013 - #8
2014 - #1
2015 - #5
2016 - #26
2017 - N/A
2018 - N/A
PHARRELL WILLIAMS
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - #79
2014 - #9
2015 - N/A
2016 - N/A
2017 - N/A
2018 - N/A
P!NK
2010 - #58
2011 - #16
2012 - #39
2013 - #6
2014 - N/A
2015 - N/A
2016 - #77
2017 - #78
2018 - #21
POST MALONE
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - N/A
2014 - N/A
2015 - N/A
2016 - N/A
2017 - #17
2018 - #2
RIHANNA
2010 - #9
2011 - #2
2012 - #2
2013 - #4
2014 - #47
2015 - #26
2016 - #6
2017 - #19
2018 - #86
SAM SMITH
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - N/A
2014 - #13
2015 - #9
2016 - N/A
2017 - #76
2018 - #25
SHAWN MENDES
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - N/A
2014 - N/A
2015 - #45
2016 - #10
2017 - #9
2018 - #30
TAYLOR SWIFT
2010 - #2
2011 - #8
2012 - #3
2013 - #2
2014 - #4
2015 - #1
2016 - #16
2017 - #25
2018 - #4
THE CHAINSMOKERS
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - N/A
2014 - N/A
2015 - N/A
2016 - #13
2017 - #6
2018 - N/A
THE WEEKND
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - #94
2014 - N/A
2015 - #3
2016 - #8
2017 - #5
2018 - #23
TWENTY ONE PILOTS
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - N/A
2014 - N/A
2015 - #79
2016 - #5
2017 - #31
2018 - #87
USHER
2010 - #6
2011 - #21
2012 - #27
2013 - N/A
2014 - N/A
2015 - #90
2016 - N/A
2017 - N/A
2018 - N/A
XXXTENTACION
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - N/A
2014 - N/A
2015 - N/A
2016 - N/A
2017 - #55
2018 - #6
Just 1 year left in the chart decade! When all is said and done, who will be Billboard's Artist of the Decade?
While Taylor and Adele seemed like the only logical options all decade long, and still may turn out on top, Drake has entered the fold. His dominance on streaming contrasts Adele and Taylor's in album sales. Adele was #1 for 2011, 2012, and 2016, presumably with huge leads (but as far as I know, wasn't ranked for 2010 or 2014). Taylor Swift has been in the Top 10 every year of the decade, until dipping to #16 in 2016 and #25 in 2017, and #1 in 2015.
Other artists named Billboard's Artist of the Year are Lady Gaga (2010), Bruno Mars (2013), One Direction (2014), and Ed Sheeran (2017).
2019 will certainly be big for Ariana Grande, continued success for Drake, Post, and Cardi. Expecting new music from Rihanna (maybe?) and Gaga.
Below are the year-by-year ranks for all artists who placed in the year-end top 10 since 2010.
ADELE
2010 - N/A
2011 - #1
2012 - #1
2013 - #48
2004 - N/A
2015 - #60
2016 - #1
2017 - #47
2018 - N/A
ARIANA GRANDE
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - #44
2014 - #7
2015 - #11
2016 - #7
2017 - #15
2018 - #14
BEYONCE
2010 - #50
2011 - #25
2012 - #48
2013 - #37
2014 - #3
2015 - #24
2016 - #4
2017 - #59
2018 - #42
BLACK EYED PEAS
2010 - #7
2011 - #11
2012 - N/A
2013 - N/A
2014 - N/A
2015 - N/A
2016 - N/A
2017 - N/A
2018 - N/A
BRUNO MARS
2010 - #22
2011 - #6
2012 - #19
2013 - #1
2014 - #26
2015 - #30
2016 - N/A
2017 - #2
2018 - #9
BTS
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - N/A
2014 - N/A
2015 - N/A
2016 - N/A
2017 - #10
2018 - #8
CAMILA CABELLO
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - N/A
2014 - N/A
2015 - N/A
2016 - #99
2017 - #68
2018 - #10
CARDI B
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - N/A
2014 - N/A
2015 - N/A
2016 - N/A
2017 - #51
2018 - #5
CHRIS BROWN
2010 - #55
2011 - #10
2012 - #22
2013 - #51
2014 - #29
2015 - #38
2016 - #39
2017 - #44
2018 - #52
COLDPLAY
2010 - N/A
2011 - #42
2012 - #12
2013 - N/A
2014 - #36
2015 - N/A
2016 - #9
2017 - #11
2018 - N/A
DRAKE
2010 - #10
2011 - #23
2012 - #4
2013 - #11
2014 - #16
2015 - #4
2016 - #3
2017 - #3
2018 - #1
ED SHEERAN
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - #54
2014 - #24
2015 - #2
2016 - #90
2017 - #1
2018 - #3
EMINEM
2010 - #3
2011 - #12
2012 - #35
2013 - #17
2014 - #10
2015 - N/A
2016 - #69
2017 - #58
2018 - #13
FETTY WAP
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - N/A
2014 - N/A
2015 - #8
2016 - #24
2017 - N/A
2018 - N/A
FUTURE
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - #66
2014 - N/A
2015 - #39
2016 - #12
2017 - #8
2018 - #75
IGGY AZALEA
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - N/A
2014 - #6
2015 - #62
2016 - N/A
2017 - N/A
2018 - N/A
IMAGINE DRAGONS
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - #7
2014 - #19
2015 - #49
2016 - N/A
2017 - #14
2018 - #7
JUSTIN BIEBER
2010 - #8
2011 - #9
2012 - #5
2013 - #12
2014 - #18
2015 - #15
2016 - #2
2017 - #7
2018 - N/A
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - #3
2014 - #5
2014 - #61
2016 - #30
2017 - #96
2018 - #24
KATY PERRY
2010 - #11
2011 - #3
2012 - #7
2013 - #14
2014 - #2
2015 - #21
2016 - #91
2017 - #49
2018 - N/A
KENDRICK LAMAR
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - #32
2014 - N/A
2015 - #37
2016 - #56
2017 - #4
2018 - #15
KESHA
2010 - #5
2011 - #19
2012 - N/A
2013 - #45
2014 - N/A
2015 - N/A
2016 - N/A
2017 - #95
2018 - N/A
LADY ANTEBELLUM
2010 - #4
2011 - #20
2012 - #28
2013 - #60
2014 - #59
2015 - N/A
2016 - N/A
2017 - N/A
2018 - N/A
LADY GAGA
2010 - #1
2011 - #4
2012 - #17
2013 - #25
2014 - #23
2015 - #95
2016 - #76
2017 - #26
2018 - #65
LIL WAYNE
2010 - #20
2011 - #5
2012 - #21
2013 - #21
2014 - N/A
2015 - N/A
2016 - N/A
2017 - N/A
2018 - #43
LMFAO
2010 - N/A
2011 - #24
2012 - #9
2013 - N/A
2014 - N/A
2015 - N/A
2016 - N/A
2017 - N/A
2018 - N/A
MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - #5
2014 - N/A
2015 - N/A
2016 - N/A
2017 - N/A
2018 - N/A
MAROON 5
2010 - #67
2011 - #40
2012 - #8
2013 - #10
2014 - #28
2015 - #6
2016 - #79
2017 - #48
2018 - #16
MEGHAN TRAINOR
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - N/A
2014 - #30
2015 - #7
2016 - #15
2017 - N/A
2018 - N/A
MILEY CYRUS
2010 - #24
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - #9
2014 - #8
2015 - #65
2016 - N/A
2017 - #64
2018 - N/A
NICKI MINAJ
2010 - #35
2011 - #7
2012 - #6
2013 - #33
2014 - #21
2015 - #10
2016 - #54
2017 - #50
2018 - #26
ONE DIRECTION
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - #10
2013 - #8
2014 - #1
2015 - #5
2016 - #26
2017 - N/A
2018 - N/A
PHARRELL WILLIAMS
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - #79
2014 - #9
2015 - N/A
2016 - N/A
2017 - N/A
2018 - N/A
P!NK
2010 - #58
2011 - #16
2012 - #39
2013 - #6
2014 - N/A
2015 - N/A
2016 - #77
2017 - #78
2018 - #21
POST MALONE
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - N/A
2014 - N/A
2015 - N/A
2016 - N/A
2017 - #17
2018 - #2
RIHANNA
2010 - #9
2011 - #2
2012 - #2
2013 - #4
2014 - #47
2015 - #26
2016 - #6
2017 - #19
2018 - #86
SAM SMITH
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - N/A
2014 - #13
2015 - #9
2016 - N/A
2017 - #76
2018 - #25
SHAWN MENDES
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - N/A
2014 - N/A
2015 - #45
2016 - #10
2017 - #9
2018 - #30
TAYLOR SWIFT
2010 - #2
2011 - #8
2012 - #3
2013 - #2
2014 - #4
2015 - #1
2016 - #16
2017 - #25
2018 - #4
THE CHAINSMOKERS
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - N/A
2014 - N/A
2015 - N/A
2016 - #13
2017 - #6
2018 - N/A
THE WEEKND
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - #94
2014 - N/A
2015 - #3
2016 - #8
2017 - #5
2018 - #23
TWENTY ONE PILOTS
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - N/A
2014 - N/A
2015 - #79
2016 - #5
2017 - #31
2018 - #87
USHER
2010 - #6
2011 - #21
2012 - #27
2013 - N/A
2014 - N/A
2015 - #90
2016 - N/A
2017 - N/A
2018 - N/A
XXXTENTACION
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - N/A
2013 - N/A
2014 - N/A
2015 - N/A
2016 - N/A
2017 - #55
2018 - #6