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https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2023/3/the-weeknd-is-officially-the-worlds-most-popular-artist-741774 So happy for him!

What songs are you most thankful for? Which song helped you through a tough time? The song you can't live without? The one that's always stuck in your head? We want to hear your responses! Some may even make an appearance on our socials!

ATRL Civics Rules & Guidelines The ATRL Civics section is dedicated to empowering discussion around politics, current events, and elections across the world. While we welcome spirited debate for this section, respectful boundaries must be maintained. To that end, see the below rules regarding proper conduct in the ATRL Civics forum. Conduct Members are free to criticize politicians and/or political ideologies. Debates should be constructive. Personal attacks, trolling, and/or baiting other members is not acceptable. While we welcome participation of those across the political spectrum, citing political to evade the established Zero Tolerance Policy (ZTP) meant to combat racism, sexism, xenophobia, and other forms of bigotry is not legitimate. In short, the ZTP will be enforced. While discussion can naturally become heated, we hope that you practice ignoring members if you feel you are getting too worked up. Remember, you do not need to respond to everyone. Personal disagreement is natural and crossing the line on ATRL is not worth it. Targeted reporting of members whose political ideology is different from your own is highly discouraged and can be met with a WP. Political Base Threads First, it is important to establish that members will engage in the Civics section for countless reasons. Grossly speaking, we believe most members will want to participate in Civics to (i) casually chat about current events in the (political) world and (ii) debate on politics, current events, and the geopolitical climate at large Casual conversations and heavy debate on subjects relevant to the Civics section is welcome and legitimate. However, we want to ensure that this section is safe and welcome for members who want to participate in both of these modes. To this end, we distinguish between political base threads meant more for casual conversations and political base threads where debate is more welcome. Political Base Threads for Casual Conversation. These threads are not meant to allow for intense back-and-forth discussion. Reserve debates for the other Politics Base Threads. General & Casual Politics Thread Political Base Threads for Debates and thorough Discourse. US Politics Thread Social Democratic & Democratic Socialists Thread Sometimes it is natural that debate may spark up in threads meant for for casual conversation. This is likely to be an awkward tightrope that we will actively work on in time. Please be flexible with us as we all get the hang of it. FAQ Can members say "F**k [insert politician here]"? Yes. Outside of the Civics section, similar comments would be met with a WP. However, politicians and pop stars are not comparable and discussion surrounding them should be viewed differently. Can members express bad feelings for a politician? Generally yes. Politicians are not pop stars. Political leaders are people that can have immensely harmful impacts on our lives. People are allowed to express negative feelings towards said politicians. Wishing death upon them though is beyond the pale and will be warned accordingly.

If your base is missing and want it added, post in HQ and tag @Lee!! and it will be added. Under Construction: Updated March 25, 2024. Musical Artists: # 2NE1/CL 5 Seconds of Summer 6IX9INE A Aaliyah ABBA Adele Addison Rae aespa AJR Alanis Morissette Alec Benjamin Alessia Cara Alexandria Burke Alice Chater Alicia Keys Allie X Ally Brooke Hernandez Alfie Templeman Ananya Birla Anitta Ari Lennox Ariana Grande Ashlee Simpson Ashley Tisdale ATEEZ AURORA Ava Max Avril Lavigne Ayumi Hamasaki B Bad Bunny Bad Gyal Banks Barbra Streisand Bastille Bazzi Beach House Bebe Rexha Beck Becky G Belinda Carlisle Beyoncé Bhad Bhabie Big Sean Billie Eilish Bjork BLACKPINK Blake Shelton Bond Bonnie McKee Brandi Carlile Brandy Bree Runway Bring Me The Horizon Britney Spears BROCKHAMPTON Brooke Candy Bruce Springsteen Bruno Mars BTS C Calum Scott Calvin Harris Camila Cabello Cardi B Carly Rae Jepsen Caroline Polachek Carrie Underwood Cassie Celine Dion Chance the Rapper Charli XCX Charlie Puth Cher Cher Lloyd Childish Gambino Chlöe Chloe x Halle Christina Aguilera Christina Grimmie Ciara CL/2NE1 Clairo Coldplay Corpse Husband Cruel Youth/Natalia Kills/Teddy Sinclair Cyndi Lauper D Dan + Shay Deborah Cox Demi Lovato Dido Dinah Jane Diplo Doja Cat Dolly Parton Dominic Fike Dr. Dre Drake Dua Lipa Duncan Laurence E Eartheater Emeli Sandé Eminem Eleni Foureira Ellie Goulding Elton John Evanescence EXO F Fall Out Boy Felix Cartal Fergie Fiona Apple FKA twigs Fleetwood Mac Florence + the Machine Florida Georgia Line Foxes Frank Ocean G G-Eazy Gabby Barrett GAYLE George Michael Girls Aloud Glass Animals Green Day Grimes Gwen Stefani/No Doubt H Hailee Steinfeld Halsey Harry Styles Hatari H.E.R. Hey Violet Hilary Duff HONNE Hozier I Ice Spice Iggy Azalea Imagine Dragons Imogen Heap In This Moment J J. Balvin Jack Harlow Jacob Collier Janet Jackson Jason Derulo Jennifer Lopez Jenny Lewis Jeremy Zucker Jesse McCartney Jessie J Jhené Aiko JO1 John Legend JoJo Joe Jonas Jon Bellion Jonas Brothers Jordin Sparks Joshua Bassett Julie Bergan June's Diary Justin Bieber Justin Timberlake K Kacey Musgraves Kali Uchis Kane Brown Kanye West Katy B Katy Perry Kehlani Kelela Kendrick Lamar Kep1er Keri Hilson Kerli Kesha Kelly Clarkson Khalid Kid Cudi Kim Petras Kygo Kylie Minogue L Lady Gaga Lana Del Rey LaToya Jackson Latto Lauv Lauren Jauregui Leona Lewis Lewis Capaldi Liam Payne Lights Lil' Kim Lil Nas X Lindsay Lohan Little Mix Lizzo Lizzy McAlpine LOOΠΔ Lorde Loreen Louis Tomlinson Luke Bryan Luke Combs M M.I.A. Mabel Mac Miller Machine Gun Kelly Madison Beer Madonna Maggie Rogers Maluma MAMAMOO Mandy Moore Måneskin Maren Morris Mariah Carey Marina Maroon 5 Marshmello Mary J. Blige Megan Thee Stallion Meghan Trainor Melanie Martinez Michael Jackson Migos Miguel Miley Cyrus Missy Elliott MKS/Sugarbabes MØ Moloko / Róisín Murphy Monica Muse Mylene Farmer N N*E*R*D/Pharrell/The Neptunes Natalia Kills/Teddy Sinclair/Cruel Youth Natasha Bedingfield NCT Nelly Nelly Furtado Niall Horan Nick Jonas Nicki Minaj Nicole Scherzinger No Doubt/Gwen Stefani Noah Cyrus Normani O Olivia Rodrigo Omar Apollo One Direction OneRepublic P Pabllo Vittar Panic! at the Disco Paramore Paula Abdul Paulo Londra Pharrell/The Neptunes/N*E*R*D Phoebe Bridgers P!nk PinkPantheress Pia Mia Pitbull PJ Harvey Post Malone Prince Q Queen R Rachel Platten Radiohead Reba McEntire Rebecca Black Red Hot Chili Peppers Red Velvet Rex Orange County Ricky Martin Rihanna Rina Sawayama Rita Ora Robyn Róisín Murphy / Moloko ROSALÍA S Sabrina Carpenter Sade Sam Hunt Sam Smith Saweetie Selena Selena Gomez SEREBRO Sevdaliza Sevyn Streeter Shakira Shania Twain Shawn Mendes Shenseea Sheryl Crow SHINee Sia Sky Ferreira Slayyyter Solange SOPHIE Sophie Ellis-Bextor Stray Kids Sufjan Stevens Sugarbabes/MKS Summer Walker SZA T t.A.T.u. Tamar Braxton Tame Impala Tate McRae Taylor Swift Teddy Sinclair/Cruel Youth/Natalia Kills Teyana Taylor TLC The 1975 The Chainsmokers The Band CAMINO The Beatles The Kid LAROI The Marías The Neptunes/N*E*R*D/Pharrell The Pretty Reckless The Pussycat Dolls The Saturdays The Veronicas The Weeknd Thomas Rhett Tinashe Tiziano Ferro Tones and I Toni Braxton Tori Amos Tori Kelly Tove Lo Troye Sivan TXT twenty one pilots TWICE Tyler, the Creator U Usher V Vampire Weekend Vanessa Carlton W Wallows Whitney Houston Why Don't We WILLOW X Y Yaeji Yoko Ono YoungBoy Never Broke Again Yungblud Z Zara Larsson Zayn Zedd Zendaya Music Threads: 60s Music Discussion Thread 70's Music Discussion Thread 80's Music Discussion Thread 90's Music Discussion Thread 00's Music Discussion Thread 10's Music Discussion Thread Classical Music Base Country/Folk/Americana Music Discussion Thread Emo/ Pop / Punk Rock Base indieheauxs J-Pop Discussion Thread K-Pop Thread LGBTQ+ Music Discussion Thread Metal and Heavy Metal Discussion Thread R&B/Soul Discussion Rock and Alternative Rock Music Discussion Thread The EDM Discussion Thread The Female Rap Base The Hip-Hop/Rap Thread Vinyl Talk Entertainers: Angelina Jolie Judy Garland Nigella Lawson Tom Holland Wendy Williams

Welcome to the inaugural 2021 ATRL Members' Poll! This is a new event that we, the staff at ATRL, expect to conduct at this time every year moving forward. So what exactly is it? It's a quick, simple poll where members vote in various categories (one entry per category), as a way to do a year-end review of music, TV, and pop culture in general. At the end of the polling period, the staff will count each vote, and the summation of those votes will be the final result of the poll. We will post the results after counting each vote. It should be an easy alternative for some members who would like to take part in Best Of events, but don't have the time to create elaborate and detailed Best Of threads. It should also just be a fun event for the entire forum to take part in; consider this as a large-scale rate of the year. So, here are all 28 of this year's categories: Music TV/Film Various Quick Q&A How do we get our ballots? Please PM @ATRL Ballots asking for a ballot, and the ballot link should be sent to you. It doesn't have to be formally written; you can just say "hi" and a ballot will be sent. Do we have to vote in every category? No. Only vote in the categories you want to. What is the eligibility frame for music, TV, and films? The eligibility frame is from January 1 to December 31, 2021. We decided this in order to accommodate for any late surprises that one may want to vote for. So when does the voting end? It closes at 12am GMT on December 31, 2021. You may send in your ballots before then, of course, but you may also edit your ballots. Strategic voting? It's not like we can do anything about it. Go for it. Joke ballots? If you submit a ballot with something like "Not ___" in every "Best" category (i.e. deliberate and obvious trolling), your entire ballot will be deleted and you'll be told to do a new ballot. We are manually counting these ballots for the most part; we do not want to sift through joke votes before actually getting to count honest votes. Hotel? Trivago. Happy voting, and make sure to check back after the New Year to see the results of the poll!

Banner made by the amazing @supaspaz of course. You know what's funny? Two of the artists above simply... do not appear in the official list! You all really surprised me/us with your tastes! Who's ready for close calls?

The administration would like to thank moderator @eaucitronnée for spearheading the revamp of the charts forum. This was a herculean effort and he excelled in every way. If you have feedback about the new section rules, please utilize the ATRL HQ thread. If you are unable to access the thread, PM @Ryan or @Lee!!. Please see the revisions as of September 3, 2020: General Discussion in the Charts forum should be more serious compared to the discussions that you would find in Base. Prediction threads and argumentative threads should be posted in Base, including threads about an album, EP, or song's underperformance on the charts. Please make sure to provide a source if available. If you want to take over from a neglectful thread starter, send a help request. Social media achievements should be posted in Base. TV ratings and box office figures should be posted in Entertainment. Chart prediction threads should be posted in Base. Procedure of weekly chart threads In order to streamline the Charts forum to make it easier to navigate, a procedure for weekly chart threads will be implemented, with slight differences based upon the source involved. This procedure is the nearly same procedure that was done on Old ATRL, just with one slight difference. Example dates will be used to make it easier to understand. Procedure for the weekly Billboard chart thread Every week, one thread for the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 will be created on Sunday when the article announcing the Billboard 200 top 10 is posted by a member sourcing Billboard. The same thread with the Billboard 200 top 10 information will become the thread for all of the Billboard charts of the week when the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 is announced. On the following Sunday when the next Billboard 200 top 10 thread is posted, the Billboard charts thread will be renamed to "Billboard Charts (Week of [date of Saturday])" and will be closed. Procedure for the weekly Hits Daily Double (HDD) album chart threads Every week, one thread for the weekly HDD predictions will be created on Friday, when HDD posts their album unit predictions. The HDD thread will be left open until the respective Billboard 200 is announced, which is when it will be renamed to "HDD Predictions (Week of [date of Saturday])" and will be closed. Procedure for weekly Billboard chart prediction threads To prevent spam of chart predictions by a bunch of people, a Billboard chart prediction thread for the week can be made. These threads will follow the same schedule as the Billboard threads. Any threads about Billboard chart predictions outside of the main chart prediction thread will be merged into the main chart prediction thread. About first week chart threads We understand that you guys are excited about first week numbers from your faves. However, in order to keep the forum streamlined and to prevent duplicate threads (or new threads being made every day), we request that members who open first week numbers threads (such as daily Spotify streaming updates) must continuously update them until the first week is done. After the first week, the thread will be closed. If a member does not continuously update a first week thread that they created, members are allowed to post their own daily updates within the same thread. Any extra thread(s) created (such as new threads made every day of the first week) will be merged into the main first week threads. About "stealing threads" Staff has taken notice to members who post threads far too ahead of time to get a "hit thread", to a point where it's essentially hogging threads. In turn, this creates unnecessary confusion for members. We will take these steps to help stop this. Members who open a thread and then rename it to something that goes in direct contention with the Billboard chart thread or the HDD predictions thread will have their thread locked. If they remake their locked thread, they will be issued a 0-point reminder to read the Charts forum rules. Should they violate this rule again, they will be issued a 30-day 1-point warning for violating Charts forum rules. As already stated, members who post a thread that should be part of the weekly Hits Daily Double or Billboard threads will have that thread merged into the appropriate thread. If they remake the thread, they will be issued a 0-point reminder to read the Charts forum rules. Should they violate this rule again, they will be issued a 30-day 1-point warning for violating Charts forum rules. About posting threads for a single chart movement (applies to every official chart including Billboard) Threads about one song/album/EP/etc's chart movement separate from the main chart thread of the week will be merged, or locked if the thread is already popular. Should the thread be locked, a post will be made by a member of the staff to redirect all conversation to the main chart thread of the week. An exception to this rule is if it involves a record (breaking it, matching it, or being close to it). Example titles of such threads: Mariah Carey scores record-tying 19th Hot 100 #1 with 'AIWFCIY' Rihanna extends her record for the most weeks in Hot 100 top 10 Adele's "25" debuts #1 on BB200 with record sales of 3.38mil First day, week, and month figures are also allowed. Example titles of such threads: Artist breaks US 1st day streaming record with X streams Artist sells X copies 1st week in the US Artist pulls X Spotify streams 1st month Posting achievements and milestones Staff has taken notice to trends in posting threads about small chart milestones and achievements. To combat this, we've decided to set rules for when and when not to post threads celebrating milestones. For all streaming figures on any streaming service Only milestones for 100 000 000, 500 000 000, and every 1 000 000 000 are allowed. (i.e. 100 million → 500 million → 1 billion → 2 billion → 3 billion, and so forth) For other milestones, keep it to the appropriate thread in the Music section, the appropriate artist base thread, or the appropriate receipts thread. For all sales figures from any country/region Milestones for every 50 thousand copies (physical, digital, or combined) sold are allowed. For other milestones, keep it to the appropriate thread in the Music section, the appropriate artist base thread, or the appropriate receipts thread. We ask that you keep international SPS units milestone threads to the relevant receipt threads unless a record is broken. Statistics such as "[album] has sold 15mil worldwide SPS units" are sometimes purposefully vague. Different countries have different methods of counting units for certifications and sales tallying: in the US (RIAA), 150 streams are equivalent to 1 sale, while in the Netherlands (NVPI), 215 streams are equivalent to 1 sale. This complicates attempts at making global SPS unit tallies. For that reason, global SPS unit tallies aren't accurate and should only either be posted in receipt threads, if a record is broken, or if it's a weekly/monthly/yearly chart (like Mediatraffic's year-end global chart). Do not use these numbers for milestone threads. For chart achievements from small markets We understand your excitement about your fave's song going top 10 on iTunes in Mongolia, but the fact is that most smaller markets lack any official chart, and thus lack reliable information. Small markets without official charts and/or information beyond digital sales charts should not be posted. Threads where the title is something like "[song] goes #1!" and then the OP is "… on iTunes in [very small country]" will be locked. Discussions of these charts should be limited to the appropriate receipts, artist Base, or Music thread. Finally, we suggest that you tag all threads about achievements and records with the Achievement tag, for the sake of organization. Structure of Charts forum Official Charts Countries' official charts and genre charts, such as the Billboard Hot 100 or the Official Charts Company UK Top 100 Singles. Other official charts that are updated on a weekly or monthly basis are included. Official year-end charts. News stories related to any of the above. Discussions Threads about chart metrics that are updated daily or continuously (iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, station countdowns, etc.) Achievements and news stories not related to a single official chart (e.g. certifications, sales milestones, touring grosses). Discussions about chart methodology. Artist Stats One thread per artist to collect all of the receipts. Discussion is limited to these threads. Achievements Threads about records and achievements should use this tag. Other Stats Any other music-related stats (such as the yearly industry revenue reports from the Recording Industry Association of America), or those that you have compiled yourself.

Welcome to ATRL's Best of 2018! It's the most wonderful time of the year, and it's time for you to give us your best. You are invited to share all of the music, entertainment, and moments that defined your year. Guidelines for Best of 2018: 1. It's your show You get one thread per year to share your stuff. No one else gets to vote on your lists and countdowns, your thread is all about you. 2. Start with an intro Use your first post to tell us what you're going to do. Will you list your top songs, singles, videos, albums, artists, concerts, TV shows, movies, video games, whatever? It's all up to you. Let us know first, and get into the actual list later. 3. Don't post all at once You want to post your countdown(s) in installments. For example, if you have one list of 50 songs, post it in daily blocks of 5 or so. The suspense makes things interesting. 4. Use words and pictures Your thread will be more fun to follow if you put some effort into it. Describe every item on your list with at least a full sentence. If you add pictures and graphics, that's even better. 5. Actively participate We encourage you to support each other. Reply with your comments to let them know you're reading. If someone is taking the time to read your thread, try and return the favor. Be supportive and have fun. 6. Limited time only This year, the Best of 2018 forum will be open until January 21st, 2019. Finish up before then! If you need inspiration, take a look at ATRL's Best of 2017!

Welcome to ATRL's Best of 2017! It's the most wonderful time of the year, and it's time for you to give us your best. You are invited to share all of the music, entertainment, and moments that defined your year. Guidelines for Best of 2017: 1. It's your show You get one thread per year to share your stuff. No one else gets to vote on your lists and countdowns, your thread is all about you. 2. Start with an intro Use your first post to tell us what you're going to do. Will you list your top songs, singles, videos, albums, artists, concerts, TV shows, movies, video games, whatever? It's all up to you. Let us know first, and get into the actual list later. 3. Don't post all at once You want to post your countdown(s) in installments. For example, if you have one list of 50 songs, post it in daily blocks of 5 or so. The suspense makes things interesting. 4. Use words, pictures Your thread will be more fun to follow if you put some effort into it. Describe every item on your list with at least a full sentence. If you add pictures and graphics, that's even better. 5. Actively participate We encourage you to support each other. Reply with your comments to let them know you're reading. If someone is taking the time to read your thread, try and return the favor. Be supportive and have fun. 6. Limited time only This year, the Best of 2017 forum will be open until January 14, 2018. Finish up before then! 7. Prizes The moderators will choose the ten best threads and highlight them in the last week. Winners will also receive ATRL+ status for themselves, or for a friend if they already have it. Now, it's your turn. Start posting!