Artists Ranking – ASR – Overall
The ASR (Artist Success Rating) represents the cumulative success of an artist, regardless of how the value of the discography has been exploited. Each figure is a key indicator, without any unit. For a better readability, it is given in base 1000.
Please keep in mind that some artists are missing, because their analysis has not been done yet. The complete list is available here. All figures reflect the value as collected at the time of the artist’s respective articles.
1. Michael Jackson – 1000 (as of Sep 2017)
2. The Beatles – 928 (as of Mar 2017)
3. Queen – 843 (as of Jan 2020)
4. Elvis Presley – 696 (as of Sep 2018)
5. Eagles – 639 (as of Dec 2017)
6. Led Zeppelin – 583 (as of Aug 2016)
7. ABBA – 582 (as of Nov 2016)
8. Madonna – 552 (as of Aug 2017)
9. Pink Floyd – 551 (as of Jun 2017)
10. The Rolling Stones – 551 (as of Dec 2016)
11. Simon & Garfunkel – 542 (as of May 2018)
12. Elton John – 542 (as of Feb 2018)
13. AC/DC – 507 (as of Feb 2018)
14. Bee Gees – 501 (as of Apr 2017)
15. U2 – 497 (as of Aug 2016)
16. Céline Dion – 490 (as of Sep 2016)
17. Whitney Houston – 463 (as of May 2017)
18. Fleetwood Mac – 463 (as of Oct 2016)
19. Rod Stewart & Faces – 458 (as of Nov 2019)
20. Phil Collins – 455 (as of Apr 2018)
21. Bon Jovi – 444 (as of Nov 2016)
22. Bob Marley – 440 (as of Nov 2017)
23. Mariah Carey – 426 (as of Apr 2017)
24. The Police – 419 (as of Jun 2020)
25. Eminem – 416 (as of Jun 2021)
26. Garth Brooks – 409 (as of Jan 2019)
27. Billy Joel – 408 (as of Oct 2016)
28. Guns N’ Roses – 403 (as of Mar 2018)
29. Bruce Springsteen – 402 (as of Jul 2017)
30. The Doors – 396 (as of Mar 2019)
31. Metallica – 382 (as of Feb 2019)
32. Santana – 376 (as of Aug 2020)
33. Dire Straits – 375 (as of Mar 2018)
34. Aerosmith – 365 (as of Jun 2018)
35. Adele – 357 (as of Oct 2021)
36. Nirvana – 349 (as of Jul 2017)
37. Creedence Clearwater Revival – 343 (as of Jan 2019)
38. Jimi Hendrix – 341 (as of Dec 2021)
39. Bryan Adams – 339 (as of Mar 2019)
40. Barbra Streisand – 333 (as of Mar 2018)
41. Journey – 322 (as of Sep 2019)
42. Backstreet Boys – 318 (as of Feb 2017)
43. Stevie Wonder – 316 (as of Mar 2021)
44. Britney Spears – 314 (as of Apr 2019)
45. Shania Twain – 305 (as of Dec 2016)
46. Prince – 304 (as of Oct 2018)
47. George Michael & Wham! – 302 (as of May 2017)
48. Bob Dylan – 294 (as of Oct 2016)
49. David Bowie – 292 (as of Jan 2017)
50. Deep Purple – 283 (as of Aug 2021)
51. Van Halen – 270 (as of Dec 2020)
52. Coldplay – 269 (as of Jun 2021)
53. John Lennon – 260 (as of Oct 2018)
54. Red Hot Chili Peppers – 257 (as of Mar 2018)
55. Ed Sheeran – 251 (as of Oct 2021)
56. Sade – 250 (as of Jul 2020)
57. Black Sabbath – 247 (as of Mar 2020)
58. Alanis Morissette – 244 (as of Jun 2018)
59. Supertramp – 242 (as of Aug 2019)
60. Enya – 242 (as of Feb 2018)
61. R.E.M. – 241 (as of Sep 2021)
62. Meat Loaf – 234 (as of Jun 2018)
63. Linkin Park – 233 (as of Jun 2017)
64. Iron Maiden – 230 (as of Nov 2021)
65. Green Day – 228 (as of Mar 2017)
66. Sting – 227 (as of Jun 2020)
67. Rihanna – 227 (as of Jun 2021)
68. Lady Gaga – 225 (as of Dec 2020)
69. Paul McCartney – 223 (as of Dec 2018)
70. Justin Bieber – 222 (as of May 2022)
71. Robbie Williams – 217 (as of Dec 2019)
72. Taylor Swift – 216 (as of May 2021)
73. Crosby Stills & Nash – 214 (as of May 2021)
74. Cher – 213 (as of Aug 2017)
75. Jackson 5 & The Jacksons – 211 (as of Sep 2017)
76. Janet Jackson – 205 (as of Apr 2017)
77. Boston – 204 (as of Jun 2019)
78. Neil Young – 203 (as of May 2021)
79. 2Pac – 203 (as of Jan 2022)
80. Spice Girls – 203 (as of Mar 2017)
81. Maroon 5 – 201 (as of Dec 2019)
82. Tracy Chapman – 194 (as of Jun 2019)
83. Beyonce – 191 (as of May 2018)
84. Oasis – 190 (as of Dec 2017)
85. Bruno Mars – 185 (as of Jun 2019)
86. Paul Simon – 182 (as of May 2018)
87. P!nk – 177 (as of Oct 2017)
88. Norah Jones – 176 (as of Nov 2016)
89. No Doubt – 172 (as of Mar 2020)
90. Black Eyed Peas – 170 (as of Aug 2017)
91. TLC – 169 (as of Apr 2019)
92. Destiny’s Child – 165 (as of May 2018)
93. Cranberries – 162 (as of Jan 2018)
94. Shakira – 161 (as of Jun 2018)
95. Drake – 159 (as of Jul 2021)
96. Usher – 159 (as of Sep 2017)
97. Ozzy Osbourne – 157 (as of Mar 2020)
98. Katy Perry – 156 (as of Jun 2019)
99. BTS – 155 (as of May 2021)
100. Nickelback – 153 (as of Jun 2017)
101. Michael Buble – 152 (as of Dec 2016)
102. Ayumi Hamasaki – 150 (as of Sep 2019)
103. Alicia Keys – 148 (as of Nov 2016)
104. Evanescence – 147 (as of Jun 2019)
105. NSYNC – 146 (as of Feb 2018)
106. Christina Aguilera – 145 (as of Mar 2017)
107. Fugees – 141 (as of Feb 2021)
108. Avril Lavigne – 141 (as of Feb 2018)
109. Justin Timberlake – 137 (as of Feb 2018)
110. Take That – 137 (as of Dec 2019)
111. Amy Winehouse – 134 (as of Jul 2019)
112. Johnny Hallyday – 127 (as of Jan 2018)
113. Enrique Iglesias – 127 (as of Sep 2016)
114. Ariana Grande – 127 (as of Sep 2021)
115. Dido – 123 (as of Feb 2019)
116. One Direction – 123 (as of May 2017)
117. Jennifer Lopez – 123 (as of Jun 2018)
118. James Blunt – 121 (as of Feb 2019)
119. Kelly Clarkson – 117 (as of May 2018)
120. Foo Fighters – 110 (as of Oct 2017)
121. Imagine Dragons – 107 (as of Sep 2018)
122. Miley Cyrus – 107 (as of Dec 2020)
123. Ms. Lauryn Hill – 107 (as of Feb 2021)
124. The Weeknd – 106 (as of Sep 2020)
125. Kylie Minogue – 105 (as of Apr 2018)
126. Post Malone – 102 (as of Nov 2020)
127. Mannheim Steamroller – 95 (as of Dec 2020)
128. Carrie Underwood – 90 (as of Sep 2018)
129. Sam Smith – 89 (as of Oct 2017)
130. Gwen Stefani – 86 (as of Apr 2020)
131. Travis Scott – 86 (as of Apr 2022)
132. Selena Gomez – 84 (as of Mar 2021)
133. Gorillaz – 81 (as of May 2017)
134. Billie Eilish – 74 (as of Jul 2020)
135. Dua Lipa – 73 (as of Jan 2021)
136. Shawn Mendes – 73 (as of Oct 2019)
137. Blackpink – 72 (as of Sep 2021)
138. Macklemore – 72 (as of Nov 2017)
139. Buffalo Springfield – 71 (as of May 2021)
140. Kendrick Lamar – 71 (as of Apr 2019)
141. Fergie – 71 (as of Jul 2017)
142. Bad Bunny – 71 (as of Jul 2021)
143. Cardi B – 70 (as of Sep 2021)
144. Björk – 68 (as of Dec 2018)
145. Avicii – 65 (as of Apr 2018)
146. Aaliyah – 61 (as of Feb 2017)
147. Juice Wrld – 60 (as of Aug 2021)
148. Lana Del Rey – 60 (as of Aug 2017)
149. Lil Nas X – 59 (as of Sep 2021)
150. Lin-Manuel Miranda – 59 (as of Jan 2022)
151. Lewis Capaldi – 58 (as of Sep 2021)
152. Harry Styles – 55 (as of Jul 2021)
153. Lorde – 51 (as of Jun 2017)
154. Arctic Monkeys – 50 (as of May 2018)
155. Renaud – 48 (as of Nov 2017)
156. Will.i.am – 46 (as of Jul 2017)
157. Demi Lovato – 43 (as of Oct 2018)
158. Doja Cat – 34 (as of Aug 2021)
159. Little Mix – 34 (as of Feb 2020)
160. Olivia Rodrigo – 33 (as of Aug 2021)
Is Neil Diamond missing on page 17?
yes, he hasn’t been studied, but he’s definitely sold a lot
“Please keep in mind that some artists are missing, because their analysis has not been done yet.”
I’m genuinely stunned by the amount of people who comment on articles without having read them, I think it’s literally most of the comments on the “Request Your Artists” page…
I remembered it had been studied by confusing it with Neil Young
will you be updating michael jackson any time soon?
Ajournal a. cross published list about artists who have sold their songs. Latest is Drake, maybe biggest star in world now, priced at 400 $ million and continues to be Universal company. And now Pink Floyd is just selling their songs. Very interesting. Lets say now is bit bad time, war in Ukraine, inflation among others. That’s running list: Bob Dylan 550$ million (400 $ million publishing), Bruce Springsteen 550 $ dollar. And next Drake 400 $ million. Neil Diamond, Sting, Paul Simon all about 300 $ million. Neil Young 150 $ million, David Bowie 250 $ million, only publishing… Read more »
“As you can see, no Divas.”
No Beatles or Michael Jackson either, so your attempt at trolling is likely to fail. Also, I’m pretty sure Tina Turner and Stevie Nicks qualify as “divas”.
Ok, i will add. Madonna made a deal with Warner 2021, but the price had been kept quit. Why?Madonna’s composer partner sold her stake in the same deal.
No has rap music been worthy of investors until now, Drake.
Music business professionals will the help record company add value to the music. It is a auction and the one thats pays the most wins. I only write what i know. That’s it.
I appreciate the work that you guys are doing. I can tell without a doubt that Chartmasters is the most accurate website for music statistics. I’ve read all your articles regarding formulas. All the formulas set are very well-thought. But I humbly disagree with some points that I think is a mistake and I would kindly like to mention them and I hope you will consider them: (1) Featured songs: It’s not correct to give equal value to lead songs and featured songs as only singing a few lines gives them the full value. For the featured artist, either it… Read more »
Oh, another thing about features: In my humble opinion, feature of a singer under a DJ should be considered a lead song for the singer too as the singer sings the whole song in order to know the true popularity of the artist. It doesn’t make any difference when listening to the song whether the DJ is credited as lead, feature or as producer.
Hi RS! Thanks for the nice words and thanks for the clear and non-partisan views, this is the kind of critics which are pleasing to read! We are constantly thinking about adjustments as the market evolves. For example, I used to consider features were correctly considered, because the featured act gets only CSPC units from singles formats (physical, download, streams), while the lead artist got most of the units from album formats (the studio album, compilations, lives, videos). I often used the example of Love The Way You Lie, where Rihanna effectively had way less units from it than Eminem… Read more »
Where I live, I have to pay to use Spotify. On the other hand, YouTube allows me to listen to music for free. For this reason, many people will use YouTube instead of Spotify to listen to music. So I think the YouTube view rate and audio streaming rate should be the same. Thank you for your good comments. Whenever I entered Chartmaster, I always felt uncomfortable at the thought that the YouTube view rate was too low. Hopefully it will be improved in a reasonable way.
Just out of interest regarding ASR, is the baseline (Michael Jackson) being continually reevaluated as other artists are being updated?
I see, for example, that The Beatles are now up to 928. Is this against the baseline as it is now (May 2022) or from the date when Michael Jackson was first studied/calculated?
Thanks.