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Most of the lists were estimated within a June-to-June scoring period, except for 1999, 2021, and 2022 when a calendar year period was used instead. [5] [6] [7] U2 became the annual highest-paid musician five times, more than any other act. They were also the highest-paid music group in a record eight different years.
The following list of best-selling music artists includes musical artists from the 20th century to the present with claims of 75 million or more record sales worldwide. The sales figures are calculated based on the formula detailed below.
Logo of Forbes magazine Vladimir Putin was ranked the most powerful person 4 times. Between 2009 and 2018 (with absence in 2017) the business magazine Forbes had compiled an annual list of the world's most powerful people. The list had one slot for every 100 million people, meaning in 2009 there were 67 people on the list, and by 2018, there ...
By Nicole Perlroth and Michael Noer, Forbes.com There are 6.8 billion people on the planet. These are the 68 who matter. We are fascinated by power. We stand in awe of those who apply it adroitly ...
Celebrity 100 was an annual list compiled and published by Forbes magazine from 1999 to 2020, preceded by the Forbes Top 40 entertainers list. Until 2014, the rankings were made based on a complex combination of factors, including earnings, social media following, magazine covers and a range of qualitative metrics, with the aim of "measuring power".
In 2020, LP records surpassed compact disc (CD) sales for the first time since 1986, LP records 28.7% ($619.6 million) with the rapid decline in CD sales by 23% ($483 million), with 62% ($1.1 billion) of revenue derived from physical music sales across the United States according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) 2020 Year ...
American rapper Jay-Z is the wealthiest music artist in the world, with Forbes estimating his net worth at US$2.5 billion in 2024.. The following is a list of music artists with the highest recorded net worth (also known as wealthiest musicians or richest musicians), based on calculations by reputable publications such as Forbes and The Sunday Times Rich List.
Rihanna scored the most number-one singles in the 2010s (nine), accumulating 41 cumulative weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. Drake had the longest cumulative run at number one in the decade (49 weeks), aided by six number-one singles, with three songs spending over 10 weeks atop the chart: " One Dance ", 2018's number-one single " God's Plan ...