From the first list in 1981 to 2024, browse every act that has dominated the annual Top Artists chart, as revealed in every year-end Billboard issue, encompassing superstars in pop, country ...

and check out our recently rebuilt list of our picks for the Greatest Pop Star by Year from 1981 to 2023 — which we’ll be ...

“The Girl Is Mine” debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 6th ... with its popularity culminating in the summer of 1981, during the “Urban Cowboy” craze, just as MTV was being ...

((In 2018, the Billboard staff released a list project of its choices for the Greatest Pop Star of every year, going back to ...

Chappell Roan is the latest act to rank at No. 1. By Gary Trust Every week, Billboard celebrates artists making their first chart appearances with our “10 First-Timers” spotlight. Ten a week ...

since the category launched in 1981. Previously, only Swift and Adele were the year-end Top Artist three times. During the 2024 chart year, Swift placed 11 albums on the Billboard 200 – the most ...

(In 2018, the Billboard staff released a list project of its choices for the Greatest Pop Star of every year, going back to 1981. Read our entry below on why Rihanna was our Greatest Pop Star of ...

(In 2018, the Billboard staff released a list project of its choices for the Greatest Pop Star of every year, going back to 1981 - along with a handful of sidebar columns and lists on other ...