A Look At 2015's Top 10's

[DiscoHeaven23 35,007]

I've compiled a list of every week an artist spent in the top 10 in 2015. I plan to do this for each year this decade and merge the data to see which artist has had the most weeks in the top 10 this decade so far. Every song counts as a week. Therefore, if an artist has 2 songs in the top 10, it counts as 2 weeks. I think that's fair. The list contains EVERY artist who was in the Top 10 during the Billboard year of 2015, including feature artists. There's an overall list, a lead list and a feature list. Billboard counts Bruno Mars as a feature on "Uptown Funk" and thankfully counts BeBe Rexha as a featured artist on "Hey Mama" 

data from Billboard charts dated December 6, 2014 to November 28, 2015 (their 2015 year)

-the Billboard year of 2015 was clearly the year of Taylor and the Weeknd. (with Fetty Wap benefitting greatly from streaming, which thank god was reduced last week.)

 

 

OVERALL WEEKS
The Weeknd: 58 
Taylor Swift: 57
Fetty Wap: 42
Bruno Mars: 31
Mark Ronson: 31
Maroon 5: 28
Ed Sheeran: 25
Meghan Trainor: 23
Charlie Puth: 19
Wiz Khalifa: 19
Silento: 18
WALK THE MOON: 18
Justin Bieber: 17
Hozier: 16
OMI: 16
Ellie Goulding: 15
Sam Smith: 14
Kendrick Lamar: 13
Remy Boys: 12
Selena Gomez: 12
A$AP Rocky: 11
Adam Levine: 10
DJ Snake: 10
Major Lazer: 10
MO: 10
R. City: 10
Drake: 9
Jason Derulo: 9
Kanye West: 9
Nick Jonas: 9
Paul McCartney: 9
Rachel Platten: 9
Rihanna: 9
Afrojack: 8
Bebe Rexha: 8
David Guetta: 8
Nicki Minaj: 8
Ariana Grande: 7
Flo Rida: 7
Lookas: 7
Sage The Gemini: 7
Shawn Mendes: 7
Monty: 4
Ne-Yo: 4
Pitbull: 4
T-Wayne: 4
Adele: 3
Andy Grammer: 3
Diplo: 3
Skrillex: 3
Fall Out Boy: 2
Jeremih: 2
John Legend: 2
Natalie La Rose: 2
One Direction: 2
Tove Lo: 2
Elle King: 1

 

 

WEEKS AS LEAD
Taylor Swift: 57
The Weeknd: 52
Fetty Wap: 42
Mark Ronson: 31
Maroon 5: 28
Ed Sheeran: 25
Meghan Trainor: 23
Wiz Khalifa: 19
Silento: 18
WALK THE MOON: 18
Justin Bieber: 17
Hozier: 16
OMI: 16
Ellie Goulding: 15
Sam Smith: 14
Selena Gomez: 12
DJ Snake: 10
Major Lazer: 10
R. City: 10
Drake: 9
Jason Derulo: 9
Kanye West: 9
Nick Joas: 9
Paul McCartney: 9
Rachel Platten: 9
Rihanna: 9
David Guetta: 8
Ariana Grande: 7
Flo Rida: 7
Shawn Mendes: 7
Ne-Yo: 4
Pitbull: 4
T-Wayne: 4
Adele: 3
Andy Grammer: 3
Diplo: 3
Skrillex: 3
Fall Out Boy: 2
Natalie La Rose: 2
One Direction: 2
Tove Lo: 2
Elle King: 1

 

 

WEEKS AS A FEATURE
Bruno Mars: 31
Charlie Puth: 19
Kendrick Lamar: 13
Remy Boyz: 12
A$AP Rocky: 11
Adam Levine: 10
MO: 10
Afrojack: 8
Bebe Rexha: 8
Nicki Minaj: 8
Sage the Gemini: 7
Lookas: 7
The Weeknd: 6
Monty: 4
Jeremih: 2
John Legend: 2

[Mister Gaga 21,891]

6 minutes ago, DiscoHeaven23 said:

Adele: 3

she's over. flop

Great work  2015 was The Weeknd's year, indeed

[MindVomiting 303]

weeknd one of the few commercial artist that puts our magnificent music

also kendrick my jesus 

[Sizzily 14,543]

Don't let us down, Gaga 

[DiscoHeaven23 35,007]

So after doing the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2015 (random order i know), the current leader board for the most weeks in the top 10 as a lead artist this decade is. 

 

1. Katy Perry: 114
2. Rihanna: 109
3. Taylor Swift: 81
3. Maroon 5: 81
5. Bruno Mars: 65
6. Adele: 58
6. Kesha: 58
8. Lady Gaga: 57
9. Flo Rida: 56
10. The Weeknd: 52

[DiscoHeaven23 35,007]

I won't make a new thread for this, so here are 2016's so far. First number counts as lead, second as a feature

 

2016
Justin Bieber 32/0
Adele: 11/0
Alessia Cara: 11/0
Drake: 10/0
Selena Gomez: 10/0
Shawn Mendes 10/0
Meghan Trainor: 8/0
John Legend: 0/8
The Weeknd: 6/0
twenty one pilots: 5/0
The Chainsmokers: 2/0
Fetty Wap: 2/0
Remy Boyz: 0/2
Flo Rida: 1/0
Rihanna: 1/0
Taylor Swift: 1/0

 

 

So here's the updated leader board as a lead artist with 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, and 2016 combined. 2013 and 2014 coming soon...expect to see all of these acts numbers go up except for Adele and The Weeknd. 

 

1. Katy Perry: 114
2. Rihanna: 110
3. Taylor Swift: 82
4. Maroon 5: 81
5. Justin Bieber: 79
6. Adele: 69
7. Bruno Mars: 65
8. Kesha: 58
8. The Weeknd: 58
10. Lady Gaga: 57
10. Flo Rida: 57