base talk Bigger Male Pop Act of the 2020s: Harry Styles or The Weeknd?

[Blackout2006]

With this decade, we have seen many pop acts dominate the scene but two major male pop acts have managed to carve a very strong and impactful presence so far into the decade- Harry Styles and The Weeknd

 

Both have had successful albums, sales, hits, acclaim, smash tours, iconic moments, longevity, dedicated and massive fanbases, etc. However, which one of these two are currently bigger than their counterpart? Vouch for your opinion in the poll 

[vale9001]

The one can open number ones movies at the box office too and is not doing Europhia carbon copy television. 

[Into The Void]

honestly kinda hard to say i think The Weeknd but Harry is sure riding on his coat tails

[Planet Mars]

The Weeknd. He's the #1 male act of the decade thus far, maybe with the exception of Drake.

[XAMJ]

Neither its bad bunny

[Josh]

1 minute ago, XAMJ said:

Neither its bad bunny

His music is bigger than Bad Bunny the person. No one cares who sings his songs they're disposable

[Rev8]

The Weeknd overall

but Harry will probably be bigger this decade

 

 

Love them both best pop boys

[unclefloprry]

Bad bunny 

 

#2. The Weeknd 

 

the industry plant is nothing without payola, look Golden and MFASR

[XAMJ]

9 minutes ago, Josh said:

His music is bigger than Bad Bunny the person. No one cares who sings his songs they're disposable

bad bunny is huge, he has a mega following. you are just delusional and out of touch.

[Tropez]

2 minutes ago, XAMJ said:

bad bunny is huge, he has a mega following. you are just delusional and out of touch.

Are we talking global? Or just in Latin America/USA. Because Bad Bunny is big in Latin America/USA. But in Europe, Asia and Australia I don't think thats the case. 

[RihFenty20]

The Weeknd overall. But currently, Bad Bunn y is trending better. So, I'd say it's a tie. We have to see how their next efforts perform. I have high expectations for both tho. 

[Rev8]

7 minutes ago, Tropez said:

Are we talking global? Or just in Latin America/USA. Because Bad Bunny is big in Latin America/USA. But in Europe, Asia and Australia I don't think thats the case. 

And they have the audacity to say We are out of touch

[XAMJ]

10 minutes ago, Tropez said:

Are we talking global? Or just in Latin America/USA. Because Bad Bunny is big in Latin America/USA. But in Europe, Asia and Australia I don't think thats the case. 

it doesnt matter when he is pulling bigger numbers than these two. latin america is part of the world so u can STAY deluded.

 

 

1 minute ago, Rev8 said:

And they have the audacity to say We are out of touch

yes you are

[Tropez]

1 minute ago, XAMJ said:

it doesnt matter when he is pulling bigger numbers than these two. latin america is part of the world so u can STAY deluded.

 

 

yes you are

That’s not how it works. Because to dominate you need to dominate the globe. Not just one part of it. Bad Bunny is literally not relevant in Europe or Asia. 

[Gorjesspazze9]

Harry’s domination is exaggerated. He had 2 hits and one smash album and suddenly people are calling him King of Pop

in the same span of time the Weekend actually has one of the biggest Songs of all time. 3 Smash era’s in the last 7 years, and actually has impact on music scene. It’s not really a competition. Harry just has a fan base, and One D clout from a decade ago. 

[XAMJ]

57 minutes ago, Tropez said:

That’s not how it works. Because to dominate you need to dominate the globe. Not just one part of it. Bad Bunny is literally not relevant in Europe or Asia. 

what an ignorant take

[vale9001]

30 minutes ago, Gorjesspazze9 said:

Harry’s domination is exaggerated. He had 2 hits and one smash album and suddenly people are calling him King of Pop

in the same span of time the Weekend actually has one of the biggest Songs of all time. 3 Smash era’s in the last 7 years, and actually has impact on music scene. It’s not really a competition. Harry just has a fan base, and One D clout from a decade ago. 

As it was is coming for Blinding lights total on Spotify. The fact you don't understand the streaming market and how it becames bigger and bigger and you call every #1 of the most recent year the biggest song of all time. 

[Tropez]

3 minutes ago, XAMJ said:

what an ignorant take

you're not only being ignorant, but obtuse. 

[Winged]

Different demographics but the Weeknd

[Feanor]

Well, according to the IFPI, The Weeknd is leading out of these 2 names:

 

2020: #4 The Weeknd | N/A Harry Styles

2021: #6 The Weeknd | N/A Harry Styles

 

I believe Harry will 100% chart on the 2022 list, probably in the top 5 even.

But The Weeknd may too, in the lower half perhaps, and even if he doesn't, he'd still have those first two years where he was above Harry, so I'd say The Weeknd is still leading as of now.

 

[Moonlight Nation]

20 minutes ago, Gorjesspazze9 said:

Harry’s domination is exaggerated. He had 2 hits and one smash album and suddenly people are calling him King of Pop

in the same span of time the Weekend actually has one of the biggest Songs of all time. 3 Smash era’s in the last 7 years, and actually has impact on music scene. It’s not really a competition. Harry just has a fan base, and One D clout from a decade ago. 

 

And let's not forget the fact "As It Was" - Harry's biggest hit - would have never been created had "Blinding Lights" not become the era-defining smash it did. The direct influence is so transparent and blatant 

 

Harry Styles is a talented guy and has everything to carve a nice path for himself. His self-titled debut and "Fine Line" are wonderful showcases of his potential. But this forced overhyping by the industry needs to stop, especially at the expense of non-white artists like Bad Bunny and The Weeknd, who let the music speak for itself instead of having PR fluff pieces shoving their so-called 'boundary-pushing greatness' down our throats.

 

OT: The one who has 10 songs from four different projects doing 1B+ streams on Spotify Global these past few days - three of them being deep cuts (including an interlude) which got viral traction thanks to TikTok and have consistently stuck around for more than six months (and "After Hours" title track - with 6:01 in length, should follow a similar trajectory). The one who got a track from 6 years ago set to become a hit in 2023. The one who was the fourth most streamed artist on Spotify this year despite his latest album underperforming (Harry is not in the top 5 despite having the most streamed song of the year).

 

As far as biggest male pop acts of the 2020s go, Bad Bunny is the only one able to challenge The Weeknd...

 

 

 

 

[inmymendes]

If they were both to release albums and singles tomorrow, Harry would debut at #1 and definitely outsell The Weeknd, especially in pure sales & vinyl.

 

Harry is bigger and more famous right now 

[Virgos Groove]

25 minutes ago, vale9001 said:

As it was is coming for Blinding lights total on Spotify. The fact you don't understand the streaming market and how it becames bigger and bigger and you call every #1 of the most recent year the biggest song of all time. 

That's not why people call it the biggest song of all time tho. BL was given that title because it spent 57 weeks in the top-10.

 

8 minutes ago, Moonlight Nation said:

 

And let's not forget the fact "As It Was" - Harry's biggest hit - would have never been created had "Blinding Lights" not become the era-defining smash it did. The direct influence is so transparent and blatant 

 

Harry Styles is a talented guy and has everything to carve a nice path for himself. His self-titled debut and "Fine Line" are wonderful showcases of his potential. But this forced overhyping by the industry needs to stop, especially at the expense of non-white artists like Bad Bunny and The Weeknd, who let the music speak for itself instead of having PR fluff pieces shoving their so-called 'boundary-pushing greatness' down our throats.

 

OT: The one who has 10 songs from four different projects doing 1B+ streams on Spotify Global these past few days - three of them being deep cuts (including an interlude) which got viral traction thanks to TikTok and have consistently stuck around for more than six months (and "After Hours" title track - with 6:01 in length, should follow a similar trajectory). The one who got a track from 6 years ago set to become a hit in 2023. The one who was the fourth most streamed artist on Spotify this year despite his latest album underperforming (Harry is not in the top 5 despite having the most streamed song of the year).

 

As far as biggest male pop acts of the 2020s go, Bad Bunny is the only one able to challenge The Weeknd...

 

 

 

 

Clock them with the receipts

[evrimerve]

7 minutes ago, Moonlight Nation said:

 

And let's not forget the fact "As It Was" - Harry's biggest hit - would have never been created had "Blinding Lights" not become the era-defining smash it did. The direct influence is so transparent and blatant 

 

Harry Styles is a talented guy and has everything to carve a nice path for himself. His self-titled debut and "Fine Line" are wonderful showcases of his potential. But this forced overhyping by the industry needs to stop, especially at the expense of non-white artists like Bad Bunny and The Weeknd, who let the music speak for itself instead of having PR fluff pieces shoving their so-called 'boundary-pushing greatness' down our throats.

 

OT: The one who has 10 songs from four different projects doing 1B+ streams on Spotify Global these past few days - three of them being deep cuts (including an interlude) which got viral traction thanks to TikTok and have consistently stuck around for more than six months (and "After Hours" title track - with 6:01 in length, should follow a similar trajectory). The one who got a track from 6 years ago set to become a hit in 2023. The one who was the fourth most streamed artist on Spotify this year despite his latest album underperforming (Harry is not in the top 5 despite having the most streamed song of the year).

 

As far as biggest male pop acts of the 2020s go, Bad Bunny is the only one able to challenge The Weeknd...

 

 

 

 

Harry has 35 songs total as a solo artist, 4 of them has over 1B streams

[Cloudy]

This is disrespectful to The Weeknd