The Billboard tracking year starts and ends in November so that they can get their year-end charts out when people are still excited about it. Let’s see how some of our favourite artists did during the tracking year (+number one). The number in brackets tells you how many entries there were on that chart. Not all of the charts have been released, yet. And there are a lot of charts, so I’ll be reporting them in batches.
Top Artist (100):
1. Ed Sheehan
29. Niall Horan
38. James Arthur
42. Pentatonix
56. Harry Styles
68. Camila Cabello
69. Liam Payne
72. Zayn
Top Artist – Female (10): 1. Ariana Grande
Top Artist – Group (10): 1. The Chainsmokers
Top Artist – Male (10): 1. Ed Sheehan
Top New Artist (10):
1. Lil Uzi Vert.
3. Niall Horan
6. James Arthur
9. Harry Styles
Top Hot 100 Songs (100):
1. “Shape of You” Ed Sheehan
11. “Say You Won’t Let Go” James Arthur
26. “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” Zayn/Taylor Swift
32. “Slow Hands” Niall Horan
36. “Strip That Down” Liam Payne featuring Quavo
41. “Bad Things” Machine Gun Kelly x Camila Cabello
72. “What Ifs” Kane Brown featuring Lauren Alaina
86. “Sign of the Times” Harry Styles
96. “Havana” Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug
Radio Songs (75):
1. “Shape of You” Ed Sheehan
9. “Say You Won’t Let Go” James Arthur
18. “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” Zayn/Taylor Swift
19. “Slow Hands” Niall Horan
26. “Bad Things” Machine Gun Kelly x Camila Cabello
28. “Strip That Down” Liam Payne featuring Quavo
65. “This Town” Niall Horan
Radio Songs Artist (25):
1. Ed Sheehan
11. James Arthur
13. Niall Horan
Digital Song Sales (75):
1. “Despacito” Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber
8. “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” Zayn/Taylor Swift
9. “Say You Won’t Let Go” James Arthur
13. “Slow Hands” Niall Horan
23. “Strip That Down” Liam Payne featuring Quavo
30. “Bad Things” Machine Gun Kelly x Camila Cabello
43. “This Town” Niall Horan
56. “Sign of the Times” Harry Styles
Digital Song Sales Artist (25):
1. Ed Sheeran
8. Niall Horan
14. James Arthur
Streaming Songs (75):
1. Despacito” Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber
34. “Say You Won’t Let Go” James Arthur
51. “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” Zayn/Taylor Swift
55. “Strip That Down” Liam Payne featuring Quavo
58. “Bad Things” Machine Gun Kelly x Camila Cabello
Streaming Song Artists (25): 1. Kendrick Lamar
On-Demand Songs (50):
1. “Humble” Kendrick Lamar
41. “Say You Won’t Let Go” James Arthur
On-Demand Artist (15): 1. Kendrick Lamar
Top BB200 Albums (200):
1. “Damn” Kendrick Lamar
16. “A Pentatonix Christmas” Pentatonix
39. “Harry Styles” Harry Styles
66. “Back From the Edge” James Arthur
87. “Cry Baby” Melanie Martinez
98. “That’s Christmas to Me” Pentatonix
179. “Flicker” Niall Horan
Top BB200 Artists (100):
1. Drake
9. Pentatonix
47. Harry Styles
65. James Arthur
85. Melanie Martinez
Digital Albums (25):
1. “Divide” Ed Sheeran
13. “A Pentatonix Christmas” Pentatonix
21. “Harry Styles” Harry Styles
Independent Albums (50):
1. “Hardwired…To Self-Destruct” Metallica
34. “Rise” Danny Gokey
38. “Brave Enough” Lindsey Stirling
Independent Artist (10): 1. Metallica
Catalog Albums (50):
1. “X” Ed Sheeran
23. “That’s Christmas to Me” Pentatonix
36. “Cry Baby” Melanie Martinez
Catalog Artists (10): 1. Drake
Social 50 Artists (50):
1. BTS
11. Niall Horan
14. Louis Tomlinson
17. Zayn
18. Liam Payne
25. Lauren Jauregui
27. Camila Cabello
28. Harry Styles
39. Fifth Harmony
43. Little Mix
