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2020 was a strange year in entertainment, as all the verticals were spent, but music followed. While the live segment of the industry was largely reduced, recorded music went nowhere, as billions of people around the world continued to stream their favorite songs and buy albums. from their favorite musicians and solo bands. Now, a definitive list of the best names has been released, and while there are the most famous pop stars and rappers, one has to go ahead of the rest.
The IFPI (International Federation of Phonographic Industry), an organization that represents the needs and aspirations of the global music industry, has published its annual report of the biggest names in the industry in the previous year, and the latest winner should come as a shock to anyone who pays close attention to the industry.
BTS will land at No. 1 on IFPI report of the top 10 recording artists in the world in 2020, according to social media posts released by the group. The group cited the fact that South Korean pop band released three lengths last year and broke countless records in their own country as well as internationally.
The IFPI did not immediately share numbers associated with each artist, but since the rankings were only targeted at the top 10 recording artists in the world, it is safe to accept the data used. to create the list including sales and streams.
Coming in second place was Taylor Swift, who delivered more than one record in 2020. The impressive production of both Swift and BTS certainly helped them rise to the top, not to mention their unique fan bases .
Drake features the next thing at No. 3, even though it was a very quiet year for him, as he was only sharing a mixtape that seemed to come and go relatively quickly. , and although it came to more than one single smash, 2020 was not yet the most productive year. The fact that the rapper could end up in third place during a period called low time proves just how popular he is to this day.
The half-time Super Bowl player of The Weeknd is in fourth place, having his single “Blinding Lights” as one of the greatest songs in the world in 2020. Billie Eilish rounds out the top five height, and her high position is also a surprise, as she did not make the record release in 2020. Her first record is full-time When we all fall asleep, where do we go?? it continued as one of the most popular endeavors, even though it came out in mid-2019, even though it shared a handful of commercially successful solo songs.
The bottom half of the top 10 is surrounded by Eminem (No. 6), Post Malone (No. 7), Ariana Grande (No. 8), Juice WRLD (No. 9) and Justin Bieber (No. 10). .
American musicians take over six of the 10 places on the IFPI list. Canadians pick up three more, while one South Korean name cuts … and the bill belongs to them.
They were the top 10 recording artists in the world in 2020, according to IFPI.
No. 1 – BTS
No. 2 – Taylor Swift
No. 3 – Drake
No. 4 – The Week
No. 5 – Billie Eilish
No. 6 – Eminem
No. 7 – Malone Post
No. 8 – Ariana Grande
No. 9 – WRLD Juice
No. 10 – Justin Bieber