Bruno Mars Tops Rihanna, Katy Perry, and Taylor Swift For Billboard’s ‘Artist of the Year’

Published: Friday 13th Dec 2013 by Rashad

As 2013 draws to close, the onslaught of year-in-review charts are making their way online.  For music fans everywhere, however, there is only one set of charts that truly matter – Billboard’s year end charts.

Based solely on commercial performance, the tallies are always a list of ‘who’s who’ of the year set to close.  With this year’s headlines being dominated by the likes of Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, P!nk (Billboard’s ‘Woman of the Year’), and newcomers Lorde and Macklemore, many assumed one of the aforementioned would lead as the tally’s ‘artist of the year’.

However, as it has been revealed via the full chart’s unveiling today, the chart’s champion is indeed Bruno Mars.  Listing four Grammy nominations, top-selling tour, #1 singles and the # 1 album ‘Unorthodox Jukebox’ to his credit, Mars’ has had a year that was unquestionably out of this world.

But, now that you know who’s #1, do you care to know where your fave landed on the listing?  Tuck in below and sound off:

Via Billboard:

‘[Chart is based on] an artist’s chart performance on the Billboard Hot 100 (which includes airplay, sales, and streaming data) and the Billboard 200 albums chart, as well as Boxscore touring revenue, Social 50 chart activity and ringtone sales.’

1)    Bruno Mars

2)    Taylor Swift

3)    Justin Timerlake

4)    Rihanna

5)    Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

6)    P!nk

7)    Imagine Dragons

8)    One Direction

9)    Miley Cyrus

10)Maroon 5

11)Drake

12)Justin Bieber

13)Luke Bryan

14)Katy Perry

15)Florida Georgia Line

16)Blake Shelton

17)Eminem

18)Jay Z

19)Robin Thicke

20)The Lumineers

21)Lil Wayne

22)Mumford & Sons

23)Baauer

24)Lorde

25)Lady Gaga

See the full 100 here.

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  1. The Boy Toy December 13, 2013

    Rih b**** this R8 era better SLAY! I need it to be on point like the GGGB and Loud eras!!! Congrats to Bruno! Well deserved!!! 😀

  2. rihanna is getting bigger and beyonce is decreasing. December 13, 2013

    Gilberto,

    I thought rih did not make the tp 10? LOL LOL SEETHE, MOTHERFUKCER, SEETHE.

  3. rihanna is getting bigger and beyonce is decreasing. December 13, 2013

    R 8 WILL SLAY no more sloppy promo’s or late videos. TRUST IT WILL BE GGGB AND RAY OR LIGHT IN ONE AND BEYONCE WILL FINALLY COME TO AN END.

  4. rihanna is getting bigger and beyonce is decreasing. December 13, 2013

    RIH CAME BEFORE MILEY with an old album. BUT, BUT, BUT…I thought MILEY WAS GONNA END HER CAREER?

  5. Lily December 13, 2013

    My fav sitting #4 No Album 2013. And I love this s***. Congrats to you All. Merry Christmas.

  6. rihanna is getting bigger and beyonce is decreasing. December 13, 2013

    lol lol blow will be beyonce ist single. LOL AT THEM SAYING IT WILL SLAY COS OF ROBIN THICKE.

    Blurred lines was more funky and uptempo

    HE WAS WHITE MALE

    WITH TOPLESS WHITE MODELS

    THAT WAS THE ONLY REASON IT SLAYED, HIS RACE AND TOPLESS WHITE WOMEN.

    LOL LOL BEYONCE IS THE QUEEN OF PICKING HIT SINGLES.

  7. Touché December 13, 2013

    Congrats Bruno! 😀

  8. rihanna is getting bigger and beyonce is decreasing. December 13, 2013

    AND ROBIN THICKE, being a white male was given insane pop AIRPLAY. BEYONCE WONT GET THAT.

  9. FutureCIARA December 13, 2013

    Thank God!!!

    These females need to step their p****** up!!

    WELL DESERVED BRUNO!!!! I LOVE HIM!

  10. NAVY COMMANDER December 13, 2013

    LORDE NOT IN THE TOP TEN? WHAT TYPE OF INJUSTICE

  11. THE Z SQUARES FLOP T***** December 13, 2013

    WHERE IS CI-ERROR????

  12. THE Z SQUARES FLOP T***** December 13, 2013

    CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO ME PLEASE????? WHERR IS CI-ERROR??? DID CI-ERROR GO WOOD??? WHAT HAPPENED TO MY T***** FAV???

  13. Molly December 13, 2013

    Lmao at lady gaga getting outshined by everybody.

  14. MuiMui December 13, 2013

    Rihanna is a part of the music fabric of our lives.And to those who got something negative to say because you are bothered, by it then ,tell it to the big oak tree.

  15. MuiMui December 13, 2013

    Bruno did great,they all did great,always happy to see
    Ms Fenty holding court in the top five.

  16. MuiMui December 13, 2013

    Funny how Ri is holding court top five,and there has been about a dozen who was sent to put her out to pasture,and shes still going strong.

  17. Grump December 13, 2013

    Explain this flop chart to me again, Britney spears who’s singles and album has tanked is higher that people who had better performing singles and albums? How?

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  19. Nicki Minaj the queen December 14, 2013

    Congratz Bruno 🙂 and Ciara fans can just stfu cause their faborite ain´t on the list #justsaying

  20. JOHNVIDAL December 15, 2013

    Congrats to bruno Mars! Not many times we get to see true talent at the very top nowadays.

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