other stats US Top 10 Digital Artists by Year (2004-2020)

[Green]

Here are the best selling digital Artists by year in the US since 2004

 

* For 2006-2011 I used the Soundscan reports numbers but for the rest of the years I had to use the Billboard year-end charts lists because Soundscan didn't post the Top 10 selling Digital Artists for those years (2004-2005; 2012-2020).

 

 

2004

 

 

1. MAROON 5

2. OUTKAST

3. BLACK EYED PEAS

4. USHER

5. HOOBASTANK

6. BRITNEY SPEARS

7. AVRIL LAVIGNE

8. ASHLEE SIMPSON

9. EMINEM

10. JET

 

 

 

2005

 

 

1. BLACK EYED PEAS

2. GREEN DAY

3. KELLY CLARKSON

4. GWEN STEFANI

5. 50 CENT

6. THE KILLERS

7. MARIAH CAREY

8. CIARA

9. KANYE WEST

10. WEEZER

 

 

2006

 

 

1. Rascal Flatts  3,792,277 

2. Nickelback  3,715,579 

3. Fray  3,625,140 

4. All-American Rejects  3,362,528 

5. Justin Timberlake  3,290,523 

6. Pussycat Dolls  3,277,709 

7. Red Hot Chili Peppers  3,254,306 

8. Nelly Furtado  3,052,457 

9. Eminem  2,950,113 

10. Sean Paul  2,764,505 

 

 

 

2007

 

 

 1. Fergie     7,537,000
2. Timbaland     5,933,000
3. Rihanna     5,547,000
4. Justin Timberlake     5,412,000
5. Akon     5,275,000
6. Avril Lavigne     5,044,000
7. Nickelback     4,835,000
8. Kanye West     4,674,000
9. Fall Out Boy     4,423,000
10. Linkin Park     4,317,000 

 

 

2008

 

 

 1. Rihanna     9,941,000
2. Taylor Swift     8,793,000
3. Kanye West    6,876,000
4. Chris Brown     6,811,000
5. Britney Spears     6,284,000
6. Jonas Brothers     6,058,000
7. Coldplay     5,933,000
8. Katy Perry     5,840,000
9. Leona Lewis     5,027,000
10. Jordin Sparks     4,918,000 

 

 

 

2009

 

 

1. Lady Gaga - 15,297,000
2. Black Eyed Peas - 12,988,000
3. Michael Jackson - 12,355,000
4. Taylor Swift - 12,302,000
5. Beyoncé - 9,261,000
6. Flo Rida - 8,402,000
7. Miley Cyrus - 8,327,000
8. Britney Spears - 7,424,000
9. Eminem - 6,283,000
10. T.I. - 6,277,000

 

 

 

Bonus: Top 10 Digital Artists of the 00's (2004-2009)

 

1. Taylor Swift - 24,329,000

2. Rihanna - 23,577,000
3. Black Eyed Peas - 22,493,000
4. Kanye West - 21,842,000
5. Beyoncé - 21,637,000
6. Nickelback - 20,366,000
7. Michael Jackson - 19,225,000
8. Britney Spears - 18,961,000
9. T.I. - 18,153,000
10. Eminem - 17,941,000

 

 

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2010

 

 

1. Eminem  15,673,000

2. Ke$ha  13,497,000

3. Lady Gaga  11,891,000

4. Katy Perry  11,837,000

5. Black Eyed Peas  11,337,000

6. Usher  10,717,000

7. Glee Cast  10,654,000

8. Rihanna  10,099,000

9. Taylor Swift  9,912,000

10.  B.o.B.  9,118,000

 

 

 

2011

 

 

 1. Katy Perry     15,187,000
2. Adele     14,247,000
3. Rihanna     13,918,000
4. Glee Cast     13,580,000
5. Lady Gaga     12,768,000
6. Lil Wayne     12,335,000
7. LMFAO     10,507,000
8. Bruno Mars     10,443,000
9. Eminem     9,264,000
10. Chris Brown     8,770,000 

 

 

 

2012

 

 

1. Adele
2. Taylor Swift
3. Flo Rida
4. Nicki Minaj
5. Maroon 5
6. Rihanna
7. Carly Rae Jepsen
8. Katy Perry
9. fun.
10. LMFAO

 

 

2013

 

 

1. Bruno Mars
2. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
3. Imagine Dragons
4. Taylor Swift
5. Justin Timberlake
6. Rihanna
7. Florida Georgia Line
8. Miley Cyrus
9. Katy Perry
10. P!nk

 

 

2014

 

 

1. Pharrell Williams
2. Katy Perry
3. Jason Derulo
4. Iggy Azalea
5. John Legend
6. Sam Smith
7. OneRepublic
8. Taylor Swift
9. Lorde
10. Ariana Grande

 

 

2015

 

 

1. Taylor Swift
2. The Weeknd
3. Ed Sheeran
4. Meghan Trainor
5. Maroon 5
6. Mark Ronson
7. Fetty Wap
8. Hozier
9. Sam Smith
10. Drake

 

 

2016

 

 

1. Justin Bieber
2. Drake
3. twenty one pilots
4. Adele
5. The Chainsmokers
6. Prince
7. Meghan Trainor
8. Rihanna
9. Beyonce
10. Flo Rida

 

 

2017

 

 

1. Ed Sheeran
2. Bruno Mars
3. Imagine Dragons
4. Taylor Swift
5. The Chainsmokers
6. Sam Hunt
7. Shawn Mendes
8. Niall Horan
9. Kendrick Lamar
10. Lady Gaga

 

 

2018

 

 

1. Imagine Dragons
2. Drake
3. Ed Sheeran
4. Post Malone
5. Camila Cabello
6. Cardi B
7. Maroon 5
8. Florida Georgia Line
9. Halsey
10. Bebe Rexha

 

 

2019

 

 

1. Post Malone
2. Lil Nas X
3. Ariana Grande
4. Halsey
5. Lizzo
6. Lady Gaga
7. Luke Combs
8. Taylor Swift
9. Jonas Brothers
10. Billie Eilish

 

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Bonus: Top 10 Digital Artists of the 10's (2010-2019)

 

 

 

 

 

2020

 

 

1. BTS
2. The Weeknd
3. Justin Bieber
4. Billie Eilish
5. Post Malone
6. Megan Thee Stallion
7. Tones And I
8. Maroon 5
9. Lewis Capaldi
10. Harry Styles

[LosingHimWasBlue]

Taylor Swift ruled 00’s and 10’s

[naval23]

Katy and Gaga selling 15M in 1 year - the fact that Teenage Dream still crossed 3M pure and The Fame 5M pure is soo impressive considering all the singles  they sold 

[istan4badgalriri]

Rihanna the #2 female in both decades and that's not even including her features.  

[KillingYourCareer]

So happy Katy dominated a year 2011 for sales and 2014 for streams!

[DesiredConsternation]

Taylor 

[fridayteenage]

taylor queen of sales, we knew this

[Michael196]

Tay & Rih haven’t let anyone breathe since they came out 

I love most of these artists and that every year it got someone different! 

songs about jane

GGGB

the fame

recovery

teenage dream

21

unorthodox jukebox

happy/girl

1989

purpose

divide

Evolve

beerbongs/hollywood

 

They really defined this century so far!!

but the fact that the person who never ruled any year is the billboard artist of the decade is a mess!! And even though I love Taylor so much and she deserves it too BUT Drake really deserves it since he smashed non stop throughout the decade and the way he blew up even more after hotline bling/ work/one dance/views was INSANE!!

Edited January 3, 2021 by Michael196

[rihannabiggestfan]

Rihanna queen of quality, that's what I stan  and the success is only a bonus

[Hunter_13]

Taylor 

[Jynx]

Ah yes. Rihanna the queen of pop. 

[Rev8]

Britney having the oldest career out of the females of the 2000s list

[Beyonnaise]

Taylor not letting her foot off necks since her debut  Rih will surely return to this list if she drops this year

[bad guy]

Rihanna's digital sale dominance 

 

Billie being #4 in 2020 with no album out 

[Zs2236]

Tricon and Taylor slaying 

where's the queen (nicki)?

[LastKiss]

Taylor & Rihanna  QUEENS of sales AND streams 

[slw84]

13 hours ago, Rev8 said:

Britney having the oldest career out of the females of the 2000s list

Also not showcasing her prime years. This is literally post prime

 

It's the longevity for me...

[Icarus]

Most years top 10

Taylor-9

 

Rihanna-7

 

Katy Perry-6

 

Eminem-5

Lady Gaga-5

Maroon 5-5

 

Black Eyed Peas-4

 

Adele-3

Ed Sheeran-3

Imagine Dragons-3

Drake-3

Flo Rida-3

Britney-3

Kanye-3

Justin Timberlake-3

Post Malone-3

 

[TrieLz]

BTS saving the digital sales from collapse this year 

 

Taylor Queen of sales

Britney consistency untill 2010s

[Twilish]

and people try and say Katy Perry had no impact  glad the receipts say otherwise.

[drmkng]

Britney and BTS  definition of success

[Yuanyu]

Eminem 

 

[Luckitty]

Bebe 

[slw84]

@Green I hope you are considering saving and remaking this thread after the reset. I know Itunes is kind of irrelevant now but it still is in use.

 

Thanks.