2000s
34 artists
Taylor Swift
Over 200 million records sold. The Eras Tour is the highest-grossing tour ever at over 1 billion dol...
Kendrick Lamar
Won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2018, the first non-classical or jazz artist. Over 70 million re...
Adele
Over 120 million records. 21 sold 31 million copies. Someone Like You was the first song to debut at...
Ed Sheeran
Over 150 million records. Shape of You is the most streamed song on Spotify. Divide tour was the hig...
Arctic Monkeys
Their debut was the fastest-selling debut album in UK history. Alex Turner evolved from teenage obse...
Amy Winehouse
Back to Black sold 20 million copies. Won 5 Grammys in one night. Rehab was her signature song. Over...
Tame Impala
Kevin Parker is the sole member, playing every instrument. Over 10 million records. Currents transfo...
The Weeknd
Over 75 million records. Blinding Lights is the most played song on Spotify ever. After Hours revive...
Drake
Over 170 million records. The most streamed artist on Spotify for years. In My Feelings Challenge wa...
Rihanna
Over 250 million records. 9 Grammy Awards. Umbrella was number one for 10 weeks in the UK. Became a ...
Lady Gaga
Over 130 million records. The meat dress is iconic. Bad Romance is a pop masterpiece. Born This Way ...
Bruno Mars
Over 130 million records. 15 Grammy Awards. Uptown Funk was number one for 14 weeks. 24K Magic defin...
The Black Keys
Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney from Akron, Ohio. Over 15 million records. Brothers won 3 Grammys. L...
Audioslave
Chris Cornell with the instrumentalists from Rage Against the Machine. Over 10 million records. Like...
J Cole
The first artist signed to Roc Nation. Over 30 million records. 2014 Forest Hills Drive went platinu...
Travis Scott
Astroworld was named after the defunct Houston theme park. Over 40 million records. Sicko Mode is hi...
Tyler the Creator
Founded Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All. Over 15 million records. Igor won Best Rap Album despite...
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My Chemical Romance
Welcome to the Black Parade is the emo Bohemian Rhapsody.. Gerard Way created the visual aesthetic o...
Fall Out Boy
Sugar Were Goin Down was inescapable in 2005.. Centuries became a stadium anthem. Pete Wentz bass an...
Panic At The Disco
I Write Sins Not Tragedies is a pop masterpiece. Over 15 million records. Brendon Urie vocal range i...
Paramore
Hayley Williams is one of rocks greatest frontwomen. Over 15 million records. Misery Business define...
Twenty One Pilots
Stressed Out and Heathens defined 2010s alternative. Over 30 million records. Tyler Joseph and Josh ...
Imagine Dragons
Radioactive was the biggest rock hit of the 2010s. Over 75 million records. Believer was in a billio...
MGMT
Kids and Time to Pretend defined indie blog era. Over 5 million records. Oracular Spectacular is a d...
Vampire Weekend
A-Punk and Oxford Comma launched them. Over 5 million records. Father of the Bride won a Grammy. Ezr...
Arcade Fire
Win Butler and Regine Chassagne are married. Over 10 million records. Funeral is considered one of t...
Florence and the Machine
Florence Welch voice is a force of nature. Over 10 million records. Dog Days Are Over was the breakt...
Lana Del Rey
Video Games went viral and defined a new aesthetic. Over 15 million records. Born to Die was a criti...
Frank Ocean
Blonde is considered one of the greatest albums of the 2010s. Over 10 million records. Originally pa...
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LCD Soundsystem
James Murphy is the unlikely dance hero. Over 5 million records. Losing My Edge is the definitive hi...
Gary Clark Jr
The savior of modern blues according to many. Over 2 million records. This Land is a powerful statem...