Taylor Swift. With barely a week into the new year, Swift has already earned an accolade as she is the No. 1 artist of the 21 century, according to Billboard. This is not to be confused with their editorial list,

Noah Kahan had the year's most popular single with "Stick Season," which generated the equivalent of 1.99 million sales in Britain.

Gold Derby’s top news stories for Jan. 8, 2025 Taylor Swift reigns as Billboard’s No. 1 artist of century’s first 25 years To the surprise of no one, Taylor Swift has emerged as the No. 1 musical artist on Billboard’s recap of the first 25 years of the 21st century,