Annual top-charting music artist in the United States
Billboard Year-End Top Artist (also known asBillboard Artist of the Year ) is the annual top-chartingmusic artist in theUnited States . The accolade has been published byBillboard magazine since 1981, based on a combined statistical performance on theweekly charts of theBillboard 200 and theBillboard Hot 100 .[ 1] Between 1963 and 1980, the top artists were separated for albums and singles. In 1963,Peter, Paul and Mary became the first annual Top Albums Artist andThe Beach Boys became the first annual Top Singles Artist. In 1981,REO Speedwagon became the first annual Top Artist of the Year.
During the 1970s and the 1980s, before the advent of theBillboard Music Awards , the Year-End Top Artists were honored with trophies as part of theBillboard Number One Awards/Trendsetter Awards. TheTop Artist category of theBillboard Music Awards has been created since 1993, although it did not always correspond with the Year-End Top Artist, due to the difference of cut-off period. The 2011 Year-End Top Artist wasAdele , butEminem received the Top Artist trophy at the2011Billboard Music Awards . Other Year-End Top Artists who have not won the trophy includeBruno Mars (2013 ),One Direction (2014 ), andBad Bunny (2022 ).
Taylor Swift has been named the Year-End Top Artist four times, more than any other act. She achieved the title in three separate decades—the 2000s, the 2010s, and the 2020s. In 1990,New Kids on the Block became the first act to top the Year-End Top Artists chart twice, and in 2016,Adele became the first act to top the chart three times. Prior to the existence of the combined artists charts,the Beatles became the first act to be simultaneously listed as the Top Albums Artist and Top Singles Artist of the Year in 1964. In 1983,Michael Jackson became the first act to achieve all the Top Artist, Top Albums Artist, and Top Singles Artists titles in the same year.
List of top artists of the year [ edit ] Taylor Swift is the Top Artist of 2009, 2015, 2023, and 2024.New Kids on the Block is the Top Artist of 1989 and 1990.Garth Brooks is the Top Artist of 1992 and 1993.Destiny's Child is the Top Artist of 2000 and 2001.Usher is the Top Artist of 1998 and 2004.50 Cent is the Top Artist of 2003 and 2005.^ "Billboard's Artists of the Year: 1981-2015" .Billboard . Archived fromthe original on 8 December 2021.^ "Top Singles Artists of 1963 / Top LP Artists of 1963" (PDF) .Billboard . pp. 54– 58. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on 13 April 2024. RetrievedDecember 30, 2024 .^ "Top Singles Artists of 1964 / Top LP Artists of 1964" (PDF) .Billboard . pp. 10– 12. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on 13 April 2024. RetrievedDecember 30, 2024 .^ "Top Singles Artists of 1965 / Top LP Artists of 1965" (PDF) .Billboard . pp. 80– 84. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on 12 April 2024. RetrievedDecember 30, 2024 .^ "Top Singles Artists of 1966 / Top LP Artists of 1966" (PDF) .Billboard . pp. 14– 20. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on 14 April 2024. RetrievedDecember 30, 2024 .^ "Top Singles Artists / Top Album Artists" (PDF) .Billboard . pp. 14– 16. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on 13 April 2024. RetrievedDecember 30, 2024 .^ "Top Singles Artists / Top Album Artists" (PDF) .Billboard . pp. 21– 22. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on 11 April 2024. RetrievedDecember 30, 2024 .^ "Top Singles Artists / Top Album Artists" (PDF) .Billboard . p. T-9. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on 13 April 2024. RetrievedDecember 30, 2024 .^ "Top Artists" (PDF) .Billboard . pp. TA18 – TA19 . Archived fromthe original (PDF) on 12 April 2024. RetrievedDecember 30, 2024 .^ Billboard 1971 World Radio HistoryArchived 2023-01-31 at theWayback Machine ^ Billboard 1972 World Radio HistoryArchived 2023-03-02 at theWayback Machine ^ Billboard 1973 World Radio HistoryArchived 2023-02-27 at theWayback Machine ^ Billboard 1974 World Radio HistoryArchived 2023-04-04 at theWayback Machine ^ Billboard 1975 World Radio HistoryArchived 2023-01-31 at theWayback Machine ^ Billboard 1976 World Radio HistoryArchived 2023-01-31 at theWayback Machine ^ Billboard 1977 World Radio HistoryArchived 2022-05-07 at theWayback Machine ^ Billboard 1978 World Radio HistoryArchived 2021-03-07 at theWayback Machine ^ Billboard 1979 World Radio HistoryArchived 2023-04-06 at theWayback Machine ^ "1980 Talent in Action – Year End Charts : Pop Singles" .Billboard . Vol. 92, no. 51. December 20, 1980. p. TIA-10.^ "Number One Awards – Billboard's 1981 Year-End Charts : Pop Singles" .Billboard . Vol. 93, no. 51. December 26, 1981. p. YE-9.^ "1982 Talent in Action : Top Pop Singles" .Billboard . Vol. 94, no. 51. December 25, 1982. p. TIA-20.^ "Talent Almanac 1984: Top Pop Singles" (PDF) .Billboard . Vol. 95, no. 52. December 24, 1983. p. TA-18. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on April 13, 2024.^ "Talent Almanac 1985: Top Pop Singles" .Billboard . Vol. 96, no. 51. December 22, 1984. p. TA-19.^ "1985 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles" .Billboard . Vol. 97, no. 52. December 28, 1985. p. T-21.^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc (December 27, 1986)."1986 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles" .Billboard . Vol. 98, no. 52. p. Y-21. {{cite magazine }}:|last1= has generic name (help )^ "1987 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles" .Billboard . Vol. 99, no. 52. December 26, 1987. p. Y-22.^ "1988 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles" (PDF) .Billboard . Vol. 100, no. 52. December 24, 1988. p. Y-20. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on April 11, 2024.^ "1989 The Year in Music: Top Pop Singles" (PDF) .Billboard . Vol. 101, no. 51. December 23, 1989. p. Y-22.^ "The Year In Music 1990 - Top Pop Singles" (PDF) .Billboard . Vol. 102, no. 51.Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 22, 1990. p. YE-14.ISSN 0006-2510 . RetrievedAugust 11, 2021 .The chart is on page 70 of the PDF. ^ "The Year In Music 1991 - Top Pop Singles" (PDF) .Billboard . Vol. 103, no. 51.Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 21, 1991. p. YE-14.ISSN 0006-2510 . RetrievedAugust 11, 2021 .The chart is on page 68 of the PDF. ^ "The Year in Music: Hot 100 Singles" (PDF) .Billboard . December 26, 1992. p. YE-20.^ "The Year In Music 1993 - Hot 100 Singles" (PDF) .Billboard . Vol. 105, no. 52.Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 25, 1993. p. YE-20.ISSN 0006-2510 . RetrievedAugust 11, 2021 .The chart is on page 80 of the PDF. ^ "The Year In Music 1994 - Hot 100 Singles" .Billboard . Vol. 106, no. 52.Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 24, 1994. p. YE-26.ISSN 0006-2510 . RetrievedAugust 10, 2021 .^ "The Year In Music 1995 - Hot 100 Singles" (PDF) .Billboard . Vol. 107, no. 51.Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 23, 1995. p. YE-28.ISSN 0006-2510 . RetrievedAugust 10, 2021 .^ "The Year In Music 1996 - Hot 100 Singles" .Billboard . Vol. 108, no. 52.Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 28, 1996. p. YE-32.ISSN 0006-2510 . RetrievedAugust 9, 2021 .^ "The Year In Music 1997 - Hot 100 Singles" .Billboard . Vol. 109, no. 52.Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 27, 1997. p. YE-32.ISSN 0006-2510 . RetrievedAugust 9, 2021 .^ "The Year In Music 1998 - Hot 100 Singles" .Billboard . Vol. 110, no. 52.Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 26, 1998. p. YE-42.ISSN 0006-2510 . RetrievedAugust 9, 2021 .^ "1999 The Year in Music: Hot 100 Singles" .Billboard . December 25, 1999. pp. YE48, YE50. RetrievedJune 18, 2017 .^ "The Year In Music 2000 - Hot 100 Singles & Tracks" .Billboard . Vol. 112, no. 53.Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 30, 2000. p. YE-46.ISSN 0006-2510 . RetrievedAugust 9, 2021 .^ "The Year In Music 2001 - Hot 100 Singles & Tracks" .Billboard . Vol. 113, no. 52.Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 29, 2001. p. YE-38.ISSN 0006-2510 . RetrievedAugust 10, 2021 .^ 2002 Year End Chart for Billboard ^ "2003 The Year in Music: Hot 100 Singles & Tracks" .Billboard . December 27, 2003. pp. YE-30, YE-32. RetrievedFebruary 11, 2017 .^ "Year In Music & Touring 2004 - Hot 100 Singles & Tracks" .Billboard . Vol. 116, no. 52.Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 25, 2004. p. YE-23.ISSN 0006-2510 . RetrievedAugust 10, 2021 .^ "The 2005 Year in Music & Touring" (PDF) .Billboard . Vol. 117, no. 52. December 24, 2005. p. 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