Billboard's Greatest Pop Stars

The Greatest Pop Stars is an annual list ranking the most important and impactful music artists in the United States, selected by a panel of editors of Billboard magazine. It differs from the Billboard Year-End Top Artist chart, which ranks artists based on statistical performances on the Billboard charts. The Greatest Pop Stars list is based on a more variety of factors, such as cultural importance, industry influence and overall omnipresence over popular music. The list was first published in 2019, with retrospective annual rankings back to 1981, the year MTV premiered, which Billboard noted as the start of "modern pop stardom". In 2024, Billboard published the Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century list, a ranking of 25 most important and impactful popular music artists from 2000 to 2024, with Beyoncé being listed at number one.

History

In 2019, American music magazine Billboard began publishing a list of the greatest pop star of every year since 1981, with essay tributes for each artist.[1] The first year of 1981 was chosen as "the year that forever changed modern stardom", with the premiere of MTV which established music videos as an essential element for popular music iconicity.[1] In 2024, to mark the end of the first quarter of the 21st century, Billboard decided to make a list of the artists who have defined popular culture, music and stardom, and been the "most important and most impactful" over the past 25 years.[2][3]

Criteria

The Greatest Pop Stars list is not exclusively determined using chart positions, streams or sales numbers. It also uses factors such as acclaimed works, music videos, live performances, social media presence, cultural importance, industry influence and overall omnipresence. The 21st century list are measured over the years of 2000 to 2024.[2] Billboard used the term "pop star" in a broad definition, not only top-40 type pop music soloists like Madonna and Michael Jackson, but also other popular music types of performers such as rappers, singer-songwriters, rock bands, or R&B groups.[1]

List of artists

By year

Blondie was named the first Greatest Pop Star (1981).
Taylor Swift was named the Greatest Pop Star three times (2015, 2021, and 2023).

The following artists are crowned the Greatest Pop Star of the year by Billboard. Madonna, Janet Jackson, Beyoncé, Rihanna, and Taylor Swift are the only acts to top multiple years, with Swift remains the only one to top three different calendar years.[1]

21st century

Beyoncé was named the Greatest Pop Star of the 21st Century.

Billboard launched the project in on August 14, 2024, releasing a list of 25 honorable mentions. From August to December, Billboard incrementally rolled out the full ranked list. For each artist, an essay was released recapping their careers and explaining why they have "exemplified pop greatness" over the period, as well as podcast and video discussions of the chosen stars' careers and legacies.[2] The full ranked list of the 25 greatest pop stars of the 21st century are as follows:[4]

  1. Beyoncé
  2. Taylor Swift
  3. Rihanna
  4. Drake
  5. Lady Gaga
  6. Britney Spears
  7. Kanye West
  8. Justin Bieber
  9. Ariana Grande
  10. Adele
  11. Usher
  12. Eminem
  13. Nicki Minaj
  14. Justin Timberlake
  15. Miley Cyrus
  16. Jay-Z
  17. Shakira
  18. The Weeknd
  19. BTS
  20. Bruno Mars
  21. Lil Wayne
  22. One Direction
  23. Bad Bunny
  24. Ed Sheeran
  25. Katy Perry

Honorable mentions

The 26th through 50th greatest pop stars on the 21st century were listed alphabetically as honorable mentions.[2]

Statistics

Female musicians dominated Billboard's Greatest Pop Star lists, showing the omnipresent of women within popular music in post-Madonna era.[1] Madonna became the first act to be named the Greatest Pop Star twice (1985 and 1989). Women were also ranked highly on the 21st century list as only three men made into the top ten, with Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Rihanna appearing in the top three.

Appearances by types of artists
List Male Female Group Total
Greatest Pop Stars By Year 15 21 8 44
Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century 12 11 2 25

Controversy

After Taylor Swift was placed at number 2 on the 21st century list, some Swifties were accused of sending racial abuse to Beyoncé, the assumed number-one pick. The hashtag #SwiftieRacism later trended on Twitter, with some Swifties facing backlash for racist behavior in the past.[5][6][7] Various Swifties also criticized Billboard for including a clip from Kanye West's 2016 music video for "Famous", which included a nude wax figure resembling Swift, in a tribute video to Swift, although the video in question was covered in detail in the article about Kanye West. In response, Billboard removed the clip and apologized on social media.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Anderson, Trevor; Atkinson, Katie; Flores, Griselda; Kaufman, Gil; Lipshutz, Jason; Lynch, Joe; Mitchell, Gail; Unterberger, Andrew; Werthman, Christine (November 26, 2024). "The Greatest Pop Stars By Year: 1981-2024 (Updated Staff Picks)". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d Unterberger, Andrew (August 14, 2024). "The 25 Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century: Honorable Mentions". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  3. ^ Unterberger, Andrew (November 16, 2024). "Best Pop Singers, Rappers & Groups of 21st Century". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  4. ^ Bond, Nick (November 27, 2024). "Winners and losers in ranking of greatest pop stars of the 21st century". News.com.au.
  5. ^ "Swiftie racism against Beyoncé after Billboard ranking controversy, #SwiftieRacism trends on X". The Express Tribune. November 29, 2024. Archived from the original on November 30, 2024. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  6. ^ "Taylor Swift's Fans Make Racist Comments For Beyonce, Internet Calls Out #SwiftieRacism". The Times of India. November 29, 2024. Archived from the original on November 29, 2024. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  7. ^ Jennn, London (November 28, 2024). "Beyoncé's Beehive Swarms Racist Taylor Swift Fans Over Top Pop Nod". AllHipHop. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  8. ^ "Taylor Swift fans enraged as Billboard uses Kanye's 'Famous' naked clip in her tribute video; apology issued". The Economic Times. November 28, 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved November 29, 2024.

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