Way back in March 2012, Billboard made a huge step forward, introducing streams into the Hot 100.
Less than a decade later, streaming got so dominant in the music industry that it is now difficult to identify pure sales data. We’re fixing it.
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There are some artists that are around for a while, without ever being a major selling force, who suddenly just happen to become one. Drake is one of those artist.
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If you wonder how big Eminem is, just think that among the artists who debuted in the last 30 years, he is the obvious #1.
The iconic rapper shaped an entire generation with songs that are still massively popular today, such as The Real Slim Shady, Lose Yourself, Without Me, and Love The Way You Lie.
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Barbadian superstar Rihanna has been the ultimate hit machine since she began her career in the mid 2000s. No matter what your age is, you know songs like Umbrella, Don’t Stop the Music and We Found Love. It’s hard to believe this woman is only 33 years old!
Since 2006, all of her studio albums have featured at least one massive number one hit. Often regarded as a singles artist, we’ll now find out how true (or false) this claim is!
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She was undoubtedly the queen of download era. Does Rihanna dominate the streaming world just as much? Or is she down to more common numbers today now that she is well over a decade into her career?
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As years pass, the stature of Taylor Swift continues to grow. She is one of the most powerful woman on Earth as well as one of the most successful female artists of all-time.
The thing is, she made it to this level at barely 31. She is still very active and the general public interest in her remains incredible.
Today, we review her career in numbers to see where she stands against her peers at the moment and how high she may end up. Results are stunning.
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When everyone though streaming was going to end with teen singers like Justin Bieber, the Canadian superstar crushed records in this format thanks to 2015’s Purpose.
How successful was his last effort from this year, Changes? Home of Yummy and Intentions, its impact doesn’t seem as impressive.
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The query “monthly listeners” spotify, with the double quotes, gives you over 2 million results on Google, the perfect illustration of a statistic that is more and more popular. Yet, it’s irrelevant.
Get to know why so and why the unrecognized Popularity Index, that we now share with this page updated daily, makes a whole lot more sense instead.
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The MENA region (short for Middle East and North Africa) has been a place of mystery for very long with no official charts and very few certifications ever coming out.
This resulted in very little awareness of sales happening there. Luckily these days are now over with streaming taking over the industry.
In this article, we will list the most popular international stars in the region, where does your favorite one lands?
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So, are you ready to see a countdown of the best selling artists of the 2010s?
A decade ago, the music industry was completely different. We still had record players at home, downloads was the big thing, Adele and Drake were promising newcomers at best and nobody had heard about streaming platforms.
For artists, that’s the tricky part. A decade is long enough to see a completely new generation of music consumers replace the former one.
That’s why it takes you a lot of appeal to remain on top and why this list is made of the truly biggest artists in the World…
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