Stats: Billboard Top 10 Artists by year (since 1981)
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Billboard Top 10 Artists of the year
1981:
1. REO Speedwagon
2. Kenny Rogers
3. Pat Benatar
4. AC/DC
5. Daryl Hall & John Oates
6. The Police
7. STYX
8. Kim Carnes
9. Bruce Springsteen
10. Rolling Stones
1982:
1. Go-Go’s
2. Rolling Stones
3. Foreigner
4. Olivia Newton-John
5. J. Geils Band
6. Journey
7. John Cougar
8. Rick Springfield
9. Asia
10. Kenny Rogers
1983:
1. Michael Jackson
2. Men At Work
3. The Police
4. Duran Duran
5. Def Leppard
6. Journey
7. Daryl Hall & John Oates
8. Alabama
9. Lionel Richie
10. Prince
1984:
1. Lionel Richie
2. Michael Jackson
3. Culture Club
4. Prince
5. Duran Duran
6. Huey Lewis & The News
7. Billy Idol
8. Van Halen
9. The Police
10. Billy Joel
1985:
1. Madonna
2. Bruce Springsteen
3. Prince & The Revolution
4. Phil Collins
5. Bryan Adams
6. Wham!
7. Tears For Fears
8. Tina Turner
9. Billy Ocean
10. The Pointer Sisters
1986:
1. Whitney Houston
2. Madonna
3. John Cougar Mellencamp
4. Sade
5. ZZ Top
6. Phil Colins
7. Heart
8. Janet Jackson
9. Miami sound Machine
10. Mr. Mister
1987:
1. Bon Jovi
2. U2
3. Whitney Houston
4. Madonna
5. Whitesnake
6. Huey Lewis and the News
7. Janet Jackson
8. Bruce Hornsby & the Range
9. Genesis
10. Beastie Boys
1988:
1. George Michael
2. Def Leppard
3. INXS
4. Michael Jackson
5. Debbie Gibson
6. Guns ‘N Roses
7. Whitney Houston
8. Richard Marx
9. Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
10. Rick Astley
1989:
1. New Kids on the Block
2. Bobby Brown
3. Guns N’ roses
4. Paula Abdul
5. Milli Vanilli
6. Bon Jovi
7. Fine Young Cannibals
8. Madonna
9. Richard Marx
10. Debbie Gibson
1990:
1. New Kids On The Block
2. Janet Jackson
3. Phil Collins
4. Paula Abdul
5. Michael Bolton
6. M.C. Hammer
7. Aersomith
8. Bell Biv Devoe
9. Taylor Dayne
10. Wilson Phillips
1991:
1. Mariah Carey
2. Garth Books
3. C&C Music factory
4. Michael Bolton
5. Wilson Phillips
6. Whitney Houston
7. Vanilla Ice
8. Paula Abdul
9. Amy Grant
10. Madonna
1992:
1. Garth Brooks
2. Mariah Carey
3. Guns N’ Roses
4. Boyz II Men
5. Michael Bolton
6. Michael Jackson
7. Genesis
8. En Vogue
9. Red Hot Chilli Peppers
10. Color Me Badd
1993:
1. Garth Brooks
2. Kenny G
3. Pearl Jam
4. Eric Clapton
5. Billy Ray Cyrus
6. Janet Jackson
7. Michael Bolton
8. Dr. Dre
9. Spin Doctors
10. Reba McEntire
1994:
1. Ace of Base
2. Mariah Carey
3. Toni Braxton
4. Janet Jackson
5. R. Kelly
6. All-4-One
7. Celine Dion
8. Salt-N-Pepa
9. Snoop Doggy Dogg
10. Aerosmith
1995:
1. TLC
2. Boyz II Men
3. Hootie & The Blowfish
4. Real McCoy
5. Sherly Crow
6. Madonna
7. Brandy
8. Bon Jovi
9. Notorious B.I.G.
10. Melissa Etheridge
1996:
1. Alanis Morissette
2. Mariah Carey
3. Celine Dion
4. Hootie & The Blowfish
5. LL Cool J
6. Tracy Chapman
7. R. Kelly
8. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
9. The Smashing Pumpkins
10. Coolio
1997:
1. Leann Rimes
2. Spice Girls
3. Jewel
4. Toni Braxton
5. Celine Dion
6. Puff daddy
7. Notorious B.I.G.
8. Hanson
9. Dru Hill
10. The Wallflowers
1998:
1 – Usher
2 – Shania Twain
3 – Savage Garden
4 – LeAnn Rimes
5 – Next
6 – Backstreet Boys
7 – Celine Dion
8 – Spice Girls
9 – Janet
10 – Monica
1999:
1 – Backstreet Boys
2 – TLC
3 – Britney Spears
4 – Shania Twain
5 – Ricky Martin
6. Sugar Ray
7. Cher
8. 98 Degrees
9. Whitney Houston
10. Goo Goo Dolls
2000:
1 – Destiny’s Child
2 – Santana
3 – ‘N Sync
4 – Christina Aguilera
5 – Faith Hill
6 – Sisqo
7 – Creed
8 – Marc Anthony
9 – Britney Spears
10 – Savage Garden
2001:
1 – Destiny’s Child
2 – Shaggy
3 – Jennifer Lopez
4 – Nelly
5 – Lifehouse
6 – Janet
7 – Ja Rule
8 – Lenny Kravitz
9 – Alicia Keys
10 – Dido
2002:
1 – Nelly
2 – Ashanti
3 – Eminem
4 – Creed
5 – P!nk
6 – Usher
7 – Nickelback
8 – Ja Rule
9 – Linkin Park
10 – Avril Lavigne
2003:
1 – 50 Cent
2 – R. Kelly
3 – Sean Paul
4 – Justin Timberlake
5 – Christina Aguilera
6 – Beyoncé
7 – Norah Jones
8 – 3 Doors Down
9 – Avril Lavigne
10 – Shania Twain
2004:
1 – Usher
2 – Alicia Keys
3 – Outkast
4 – Maroon 5
5 – Beyoncé
6 – Kanye West
7 – Toby Keith
8 – Twista
9 – Jay-Z
10 – Linkin Park
2005:
1 – 50 Cent
2 – Kelly Clarkson
3 – Mariah Carey
4 – Green Day
5 – Gwen Stefani
6 – The Black Eyed Peas
7 – Ciara
8 – Destiny’s Child
9 – Eminem
10 – The Game
2006:
1. CHRIS BROWN
2. NICKELBACK
3. RASCAL FLATTS
4. SEAN PAUL
5. NE-YO
6. THE PUSSYCAT DOLLS
7. RIHANNA
8. MARY J. BLIGE
9. THE FRAY
10. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
2007:
1. AKON
2. FERGIE
3. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
4. DAUGHTRY
5. CARRIE UNDERWOOD
6. BEYONCE
7. NICKELBACK
8. AVRIL LAVIGNE
9. T-PAIN
10. GWEN STEFANI
2008:
1. CHRIS BROWN
2. LIL WAYNE
3. RIHANNA
4. ALICIA KEYS
5. TAYLOR SWIFT
6. LEONA LEWIS
7. MILEY CYRUS
8. JORDIN SPARKS
9. JONAS BROTHERS
10. T.I.
2009:
1. TAYLOR SWIFT
2. BEYONCE
3. LADY GAGA
4. THE BLACK EYED PEAS
5. MILEY CYRUS
6. KANYE WEST
7. BRITNEY SPEARS
8. T.I.
9. NICKELBACK
10. P!NK
2010:
1. LADY GAGA
2. TAYLOR SWIFT
3. EMINEM
4. LADY ANTEBELLUM
5. KE$ HA
6. USHER
7. THE BLACK EYED PEAS
8. JUSTIN BIEBER
9. RIHANNA
10. DRAKE
2011:
1. Adele
2. Rihanna
3. Katy Perry
4. Lady Gaga
5. Lil Wayne
6. Bruno Mars
7. Nicki Minaj
8. Taylor Swift
9. Justin Bieber
10. Chris Brown
2012:
1. Adele
2. Rihanna
3. Taylor Swift
4. Drake
5. Justin Bieber
6. Nicki Minaj
7. Katy Perry
8. Maroon 5
9. LMFAO
10. One Direction
2013:
1. BRUNO MARS
2. TAYLOR SWIFT
3. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
4. RIHANNA
5. MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS
6. P!NK
7. IMAGINE DRAGONS
8. ONE DIRECTION
9. MILEY CYRUS
10. MAROON 5
2014:
1. ONE DIRECTION
2. KATY PERRY
3. BEYONCE
4. TAYLOR SWIFT
5. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
6. IGGY AZALEA
7. ARIANA GRANDE
8. MILEY CYRUS
9. PHARRELL WILLIAMS
10. EMINEM
Note: 1983 & 1984 were the only years without any females in the top 10.
