Billboard Ranks Top 100 Artists of the 21st Century | Billboard News
Written by djfrosty on January 8, 2025
Billboard is ranking the Top 100 Artists of the 21st Century, and we’re giving you a look into the top three, and how many No. 1s they’ve claimed on both the Billboard 200 and Hot 100.
Who’s your No. 1 artist? Let us know in the comments!
Tetris Kelly:
Billboard has ranked the Top 100 Artists of the 21st century. And while the list is full of your favs who have been killing it since the year 2000, right now we’re giving you a taste with the top three. At No. 3 is Rihanna. During the period, the Barbados queen grabbed 2 No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 and 14 No. 1 singles on the Hot 100. At No. 2 is Drake. The “6 God” grabbed 13 No. 1s on the Billboard 200 and 13 No. 1 singles on the Hot 100! And making the 21st century her own era at No. 1 is Taylor Swift. Even with the country-turned-pop superstar not making her Billboard chart debut until July 1, 2006 — Swift has rung up 14 No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200, the most among women of all time, and 12 chart-topping songs on the Hot 100. Billboard’s top artists of the 21st century recaps reflect performance on weekly charts dated Jan. 1, 2000, through Dec. 28, 2024. Stay tuned for the Top Albums and Top Songs coming soon.