Who are the top 10 music artists in the world right now?

[One Mic]

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Who are the top 10 BIGGEST artists in the world right now? (all genres)

Has nothing to whether you like them, or rate them, or their actual talent.

I don't listen to mainstream radio, or pay attention to the charts/sales (unless it's a specific artist I like) so I have to admit I'm not quite sure. But based on what I do know, I'd have to say...

Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Eminem, Rihanna, & Taylor Swift HAVE to be in the top 10 surely?
^ thats 5

Maybe you can help me fill in the blanks...

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i thnk these pple r up ther 2

black eyed peas
usher
ne yo
lady Antebellum
daughtry
sorta drake
sorta kesha
sorta carrie underwood
ti
pink

& som othrs not 2 sure of

[ThomasJ]

In no order :

Lady GaGa
Bruno Mars
Eminem
Rihanna
Black Eyed Peas
David Guetta (I know he's a producer, but he gets credited as a feature)
Akon
Taylor Swift
Michael Jackson (Amazing, but true)
Susan Boyle

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[NicoleEM]

I would say Eminem,Lady gaga,JB(like it or not he is ),MJ(glad he is still popular after he passed),David Guetta(lots of features),Lil Wayne,Jay-z,Usher,Rihanna,Pink(she's having a comeback it seems),Bruno Mars.
Then we have a bit of Katty Perry,Akon,Kesha,Nelly,Tinie Tempah,TI,Travie McCoy,Snoop,Black Eyed Peas(they were more popular last year).Kanye,Taylor Swift&Drake <---i don't see them beeing too known in Europe

[Cecilia21]

Lady Gaga
Justin Bieber
Eminem
Rihanna
Katy Perry
Kesha
Kanye
Beyonce
Lil Wayne (???)
Michael Jackson (until some other pop star dies) my prediction is Britney, not much time left for her

[AJS2050]

Even though Taylor Swift & Justin Bieber are nothing without North America i would still include them seeing as the US is the biggest market. Lil Wayne is also nothing without North America but isn't as big as them two right now. Kanye is big in Europe but his recent album wasn't very successful unlike his previous.

As of right now: (no order)

Rihanna
Eminem
Taylor Swift
Justin Bieber
Black Eyed Peas
Susan Boyle
Katy Perry
Pink (Sells hugely in Aus & NZ)
Beyonce
Usher

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[OneDream_89]

I live in Europe soo i think i can give you a fairly decent list of who´s big nowadays:

Eminem
Gaga
Rihanna (these 3 are the top)
Bruno Mars
MJ
Akon
Guetta
Katy Perry
Kanye
Bieber

That it i think

[momentisgolden]

Actually, "right now" is so current The Black Eyed Peas would not even make the top ten yet had the biggest album last year and are releasing soon! But anyway, using Facebook data collecting only those in the top 120, and who have songs being played on radio right now top 10 gotta be....


1. Justin Bieber
2. Katy Perry
3. Taylor Swift
4. Lady Gaga
5. Eminem
6. Linkin Park
7. Rihanna
8. Usher
9. Trey Songz
10. Bruno Mars

Maybe you could then sneak in a Selena Gomez, Kesha and Lil Wayne, Drake depending on location and age range. But the biggest brand (not surprisingly) is pop-rock because it has the most staying power.

[OneDream_89]

Actually, "right now" is so current The Black Eyed Peas would not even make the top ten yet had the biggest album last year and are releasing soon! But anyway, using Facebook data collecting only those in the top 120, and who have songs being played on radio right now top 10 gotta be....


1. Justin Bieber
2. Katy Perry
3. Taylor Swift
4. Lady Gaga
5. Eminem
6. Linkin Park
7. Rihanna
8. Usher
9. Trey Songz
10. Bruno Mars

Maybe you could then sneak in a Selena Gomez, Kesha and Lil Wayne, Drake depending on location and age range. But the biggest brand (not surprisingly) is pop-rock because it has the most staying power.

Linkin Park is a band so it doesnt count. And who the fuck is Trey Songz?
Anyways i dont think Taylor Swift has much attention outside of the States so i wouldt put her in that list

[momentisgolden]

The State is the biggest music market with the biggest brands (as shown by the artists listed above) so she could easily beat many other musicians with just her Us base. (Btw- i live in a remote part of Africa yet my own sister knows all the lyrics to 15, and her friends too)

Sorry on the linking park one. Just that they my shit right now so felt very wrong to leave them out.

[OneDream_89]

The State is the biggest music market with the biggest brands (as shown by the artists listed above) so she could easily beat many other musicians with just her Us base. (Btw- i live in a remote part of Africa yet my own sister knows all the lyrics to 15, and her friends too)

Sorry on the linking park one. Just that they my shit right now so felt very wrong to leave them out.

i hear ya.
i still wasent able to get in the mood to enjoy LPs new album.... i still see them as an metal band, thats what they are too me and this album just..... disapointed me

[trinell05]

I can't think of 10 world wide, but I'll give my best guess. Worldwide can mean people who don't even put music out anymore, like Michael Jackson and the Beatles, right? Because they're always high on the charts. So I'm just going by people who accepted to be the shit, lol.

Eminem
Justin Beiber
Susan Boyle- I don't understand her appeal, but she sells.
Miley Cyrus/Rihanna
Katy Perry, I guess.
Celine Dion/Mariah Carey- I dunno, they're like household names or some shit.
Lil Wayne, not the biggest, but I dunno. That lollipop shit was popular.
Britney Spears
FloRida, I think, not because of talent or anything, but his shit gets a lot of hits.
Black Eyed Peas

Um...I'm not sure how I'm judging this, but wow. I can't stand 70% of these people. This is actually pretty hard because there are a lot of musicians who are extremely popular worldwide that we've probably never heard of. For all we know, Tila Tequila could be loathed in the US, but worshiped around the world, lol.