IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year Top 10 Per Year

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2013:

1. One Direction
2. Eminem
3. Justin Timberlake
4. Bruno Mars
5. Katy Perry
6. Pink
7. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
8. Rihanna
9. Michael Buble
10. Daft Punk

2014:

1. Taylor Swift
2. One Direction
3. Ed Sheeran
4. Coldplay
5. AC/DC
6. Michael Jackson
7. Pink Floyd
8. Sam Smith
9. Katy Perry
10. Beyonce

2015:

1. Adele
2. Ed Sheeran
3. Taylor Swift
4. Justin Bieber
5. One Direction
6. Coldplay
7. Maroon 5
8. Sam Smith
9. Drake
10. The Weeknd

2016:

1. Drake
2. David Bowie
3. Coldplay
4. Adele
5. Justin Bieber
6. Twenty One Pilots
7. Beyonce
8. Rihanna
9. Prince
10. The Weeknd

2017:

1. Ed Sheeran
2. Drake
3. Taylor Swift
4. Kendrick Lamar
5. Eminem
6. Bruno Mars
7. The Weeknd
8. Imagine Dragons
9. Linkin Park
10. The Chainsmokers

2018:

1. Drake
2. BTS
3. Ed Sheeran
4. Post Malone
5. Eminem
6. Queen
7. Imagine Dragons
8. Ariana Grande
9. Lady Gaga
10. Bruno Mars

2019:

1. Taylor Swift
2. Ed Sheeran
3. Post Malone
4. Billie Eilish
5. Queen
6. Ariana Grande
7. BTS
8. Drake
9. Lady Gaga
10. The Beatles

2020:

1. BTS
2. Taylor Swift
3. Drake
4. The Weeknd
5. Billie Eilish
6. Eminem
7. Post Malone
8. Ariana Grande
9. Juice Wrld
10. Justin Bieber

BTS is the only non-english speaking artist to ever get on the list..... and now they've topped it!

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Daft Punk is French! But their songs do tend to be English.

Only 2 artists from non-English speaking countries have ever made the list.

Its a surprise no latin artist ever made it.

I can see just

"BTS paved the way"

I have a feeling that BTS will top it again next year

I am still not over this seriously ! Can't believe they actually topped the list . I was very pissimistic(as usual).

i should learn to listen to aliye12 more

Quote from worldlove27

Okay i changed it to who record primarly in non-english.

also for the latin part. I have a feeling that its cause this list is heavily based on pure sales. Latin artists have massive streams but not the best pure sales

also the Latin music market is smaller than people think, revenue wise. And they aren’t as omnipresent outside of the Americas.

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also the Latin music market is smaller than people think, revenue wise. And they aren’t as omnipresent outside of the Americas.

All of bad bunny, ozuna, and j balvin streams and sales are predominantly from north and South Americas. BTS is truly the only global act in music and has been since 2018.

Lol it's the same names over and over recycled every year lol. Glad BTS came along to spice things up 🏆

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I can see just

"BTS paved the way"

Oh yeah, definitely👍