Britney Spears as #2 or #3 makes SO MUCH more sense than Billboard's actual ranking of #6. Thank you for putting respect on her name as THE Pop Star of our generation.
Olivia's first album is the most streamed female album in history, has set multiple records for sales, streaming and radio. She exploded onto the scene in a more successful way than Ariana. Both are great but you can't deny Olivia's success.
I'm equally ambivalent towards men in pop music lol, but for my top 10, I would probably swap out Billie and Olivia for Justin Bieber if we want to talk about not only songs, but the sheer chokehold he had on the music industry between 2009 and maybe 2016-2017 is unmatched. Even the yummyfication of Bieber produced hits.
y’all don’t talk about consistency though 😭 taylor went from country to having a country pop album to full pop and experimenting with alternative music. the connection with fans, playing a stadium with her second album, winning aoty with her second album. pulling out her music from spotify to fight for artist rights and re recording her albums. the reputation comeback and branding it with snakes. the drama of it all. i love gaga but if you’re thinking about it, gaga made so much impact especially with her first albums. billboard takes consider the consistency of fame and music release as well. taylor has 11 albums and it’s hard and rare for an artist to keep that relevancy and she did, like, that’s superstar shit right there 😭
i’ll give you fashion impact, certainly, but there’s no way you can listen to Picture to Burn, I Knew You Were Trouble, Exile, Midnight Rain, and The Black Dog and claim Taylor doesn’t have the versatility. There’s no way you can see The Eras Tour (even from outside the stadiums) and claim she doesn’t have the star quality, and there’s no way you can remember Snake Gate (#TaylorSwiftIsOverParty) and claim she doesn’t have the pop culture hold, let’s be real here. Love her or hate her, Taylor has always made an impact on the people.
I definitely see how people love taylor, but Beyonce IS number one to me. There has never been a shift in my lifetime in pop like that Self-Titled drop. She changed the DAY OF THE WEEK music was released. And she has never given me relatable, but she isn't trying to. She's the popstar, because no popstar in the past 20 years has refused to give her her flowers
I feel like Dua Lipa should have been on here on the low end or an honorable mention. She literally revitalized pop in 2019 and has dominated ever since.
She only was icon status during future nostalgia, and 1 era isn't enough. Plus future nostalgia was filled with samples from start to finish. Not very original. She's definitely modeled after Katy Perry by her management. Speaking of Katy Perry, she should have been on the list.
omg when steele started and said "she only has two albums" the fear in me thinking he was gonna say dua lipa lmaoo I think she actually has three albums anyway and I do like dua but wow that scared me haha
Ariana in honorable? Oh my God… Problem, Break Free, One Last Time, God Is A Woman, No Tears Left To Cry, 7 Rings, Thank U Next… All of that was a HUGE hit
Well 21st century Mariah was way out of her zone in music quality, vocal quality and relevance. She even barely cracked Palmer's top 10 due to bias as she's his favorite singer of all time.
they are not that big, a huge hit would be something like blank space, crazy in love, rolling in the deep, poker face, we found love etc those are massive hits
@@TheMolabola have u forgotten how big of a hit thank u next was?? And problem is the most illegally downloaded song with over 15 million downloads. Whatever go off.
@TheMolabola and the teenage dream singles alone can face off with the singles you just named in terms of success, yet they're by 1 artist. So how is Katy Perry not here and Olivia Rodrigo is lol
This is 21st century. Madonna disappeared off the face of the earth and is only known for botched plastic surgeries and cringe in the 21st century. She's definitely the number 1 of the 80s though.
Olivia is cool and all but she hasn’t really done anything to note worthy or distinct in her career as of yet to even be considered. Katy Perry, Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, Bruno Mars, The Weeknd or Christina Aguilera would’ve made more sense
My ranking is quite different, coming from someone who didn't grow up listening to nearly as much pop music. Sorry y'all, but Britney at 2 and 3 is way too high, let alone 6 :D 1. Taylor Swift - others are right, she didn't have a pop culture hold (until recently), instead she had a *US culture* hold, she is well respected *and well known* in more genres and more sub-cultures of the US than Lady Gaga. My grandmother who likes country music likes Taylor Swift. That is why Lady Gaga is #2 and not #1 for me. Taylor doesn't have the fashion niche because she doesn't *have to* have fashion; she's that good. 2. Lady Gaga 3. Adele 4. Kelly Clarkson 5. Beyonce - No disrespect to the great Beyonce, but I feel like she is more well known among a certain group of the US that is into music in general. If you go outside music lovers, you don't see people who know much about her recent music, including Lemonade. While this may be criminal, it's also the sad reality. My parents didn't even know Beyonce was still doing music, lol. I do feel like Beyonce is having a resurgence again though, so perhaps she will move up the list again. 6. Billie Eilish 7. Olivia Rodrigo 8. Ariana Grande 9. Britney Spears 10. Justin Timberlake Honorable Mentions: Rihanna Pink Avril Lavigne FINNEAS - He's not given enough credit for helping to define, alongside Billie, the new generation of music. He is well-respected by Billie fans, and is gaining a following of his own. He's going to be part of the upcoming generation of pop-stars alongside Olivia and Billie. Lewis Capaldi
@@NFTProductions I'm well aware of what they said. I am allowed to have a different ranking than them. *As I said* , I grew up in a different culture, in the midwest, where we didn't listen to Britney Spears all that much. Lady Gaga cut through because of Glee and Joanne, and has went even further because of A Star Is Born and Hold My Hand. Britney just doesn't have much of that (sure, she was on Glee, but yeah). Regardless, putting Britney above Taylor, Adele, and Kelly Clarkson just doesn't make any sense. Those three go outside the bounds of pop culture, pop music culture, and especially the cultures of the coasts. Britney, again, just doesn't, and isn't nearly as long-lasting as the others. The fact that I put Britney at #9 when personally I would have put her below 10 is just a testament to the fact that I realize she was popular in the very early 2000s, and she is recognized more by older people, but that's about it.
What truly makes Taylor powerful is her consistency, Lady Gaga had MASSIVE like astronomical grip over the world and music but it lasted for few years.
Taylor Swift is that versatile? She's done nothing but pop music. Even her "country" music is pop in composition with like a cello on top. What genres other than pop or pop dominant crossovers has she done? Even Beyonce is more versatile than Taylor. Let's not even talk about Lady Gaga who's made actual country music, 2 authentic collaborative jazz albums with one of the greatest jazz crooners of all time (Tony Bennet), metal infused dance with Born This Way to name a few. Swift can be your number 1, but she's not versatile and is easily the weakest singer in terms of voice in the whole list. Tbh your whole list is kinda crazy lol Olivia Rodrigo hasn't done nearly enough to cement her legacy to be put above BRITNEY SPEARS omg how young are you
@@jeremiahmcfarland9734 people could & have literally taught college classes about Taylor’s impact on the music & entertainment industry but as usual your idiot fan base likes to bury your head in the sand because you literally aren’t smart enough to understand how she’s changed the game. I think you guys are sounding like the Trumpers
@@Marooned1016Just because her new album is no longer charting automatically means her entire discography disappeared? You sounds ditzy as a motherfuck. Renaissance and Lemonade was a cultural phenomenon that even her peers went to witness. And both of those were off of ONE album mind you. Not some tour like Taylor’s where she combined all of her hits to get people in seats. Nowadays Taylor is just riding Lana’s coattails and trying to be more “edgy” to cling onto success. Hopefully Olivia snuffs the life out of her really soon.
Mine would be... *drumroll please* 10. Lana Del Rey 9. Miley Cyrus 8. Justin Bieber 7. Ariana Grande 6. Nicki Minaj (yes this one counts!) 5. Christina Aguilera 4. Rihanna 3. Beyonce 2. Britney Spears 1. Lady Gaga
Hot take but "Beyonce" the brand is bigger than the musician. She's what people care about, not necessarily the music. She's more of a celebrity than anything. Which sucks since her music is actually great and the only person that is on her level of talent on this list is gaga yet still Beyonce is a celeb more than an artist.
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Britney Spears as #2 or #3 makes SO MUCH more sense than Billboard's actual ranking of #6. Thank you for putting respect on her name as THE Pop Star of our generation.
Britney should be No. 1 IMO. She’s just ICONIC.
I'm sorry but Ariana as honorable mention right into OLIVIA as #10?? I love my good sis Liv but the disrespect😭
right
Olivia's first album is the most streamed female album in history, has set multiple records for sales, streaming and radio. She exploded onto the scene in a more successful way than Ariana. Both are great but you can't deny Olivia's success.
@@soundsoffiction2456you mean she’s a few hit wonder. She had a couple big songs and now what? Crickets. Compare their networths
@@Ja93977 crickets? the guts tour already grossed more than ariana's highest grossing tour PLS
Luv Ari but Olivia raw emotion is just to good
Thank you for including Billie, she really is THE most influential female artist of the current generation 💙
Olivia Rodrigo at 10 and Ariana as a honorable mention is so fucking wrong....
I audibly gasped and then clicked off cuz wth
Olivia on here, but no sign of Ariana or Katy is a fucking CRIME
@@bratzscene3131 Yeah it made no sense.
Ariana grande as an HONORABLE MENTION but olivia at 10? this is a joke
Yas! Put that respect on P!nk's name!
Katy perry should be on the list guys at least top 5 and i prefer miley cyrus/ariana than olivia 🔥
I'd like to see y'all's list for top pop artists per decade. Thanks for the video, Matts!
Ooooooooooo Now Can Y'all Make Top 10 Most Underrated Pop Artist's Of The 21st
I'm equally ambivalent towards men in pop music lol, but for my top 10, I would probably swap out Billie and Olivia for Justin Bieber if we want to talk about not only songs, but the sheer chokehold he had on the music industry between 2009 and maybe 2016-2017 is unmatched. Even the yummyfication of Bieber produced hits.
Why did I just find out Matt had a cameo in the Netflix series Dahmer. 😂😂 That documentary was horrifying
I haven't watched the video yet but as soon as I saw the title on your guy's video I immediately thought to myself - "Now this is the correct list"
I AGREEEEEEEE.
BEYONCE
BEYONCE
BEYONCE
BEYONCE
BEYONCE
BEYONCE
Overrated
@ didn’t ask for your opinion, idc
No mention of KATY? That woman broke records and was the most powerful women of pop and radio for years. HIT after HIT.
but shes not in top 10
@suangoulaltonxing680 Katy is ATLEAST honorable mention
taylor above gaga is blasphemy, i love miss swift but she never had the versatility, the star quality, the fashion impact, the pop culture hold
y’all don’t talk about consistency though 😭 taylor went from country to having a country pop album to full pop and experimenting with alternative music. the connection with fans, playing a stadium with her second album, winning aoty with her second album. pulling out her music from spotify to fight for artist rights and re recording her albums. the reputation comeback and branding it with snakes. the drama of it all. i love gaga but if you’re thinking about it, gaga made so much impact especially with her first albums. billboard takes consider the consistency of fame and music release as well. taylor has 11 albums and it’s hard and rare for an artist to keep that relevancy and she did, like, that’s superstar shit right there 😭
i’ll give you fashion impact, certainly, but there’s no way you can listen to Picture to Burn, I Knew You Were Trouble, Exile, Midnight Rain, and The Black Dog and claim Taylor doesn’t have the versatility. There’s no way you can see The Eras Tour (even from outside the stadiums) and claim she doesn’t have the star quality, and there’s no way you can remember Snake Gate (#TaylorSwiftIsOverParty) and claim she doesn’t have the pop culture hold, let’s be real here. Love her or hate her, Taylor has always made an impact on the people.
I'm a huge little monster but Gaga has fallen off after Born This Way.
A meat dress does not a pop superstar make sorry to break it to you
Obv Gaga is waaayy more talented but Taylor’s consistency is just insane.
Great episode! 💙
1900's caught me so off guard 😭
Honestly Matt Palmer's list is much more factual
Oliwia instead Ariana?
Kelly Clarkson higher than Adele?
😅😂 ok
I definitely see how people love taylor, but Beyonce IS number one to me. There has never been a shift in my lifetime in pop like that Self-Titled drop. She changed the DAY OF THE WEEK music was released. And she has never given me relatable, but she isn't trying to. She's the popstar, because no popstar in the past 20 years has refused to give her her flowers
totally agree with your top 3
1. beyonce
2. britney spears
3. taylor swift
My list: personal + numbers
1-2. Taylor:12 #1 hits (59 top 10). 14 #1 (17 top 10) album
1-2. Drake: 13 #1 hits(78 top 10), 13 #1 (16 top 10) album
3-7. Beyonce (solo): 8 #1 hits, 9 #1 albums
3-7. Eminen: 5 #1 hits (23 top 10), 11 # 1 albums
3-7. Rihanna: 14 #1 hits, 2 #1 albums (7 top 5 albums)
3-7 Justin B. 8#1 hits. 8 #1 albums
3-7 Arianna. 9 #1 hits. 6 #1 albums
8-9. The weekend: 7 #1 hits. 4 #1 albums
8-9. Kanye: 5 #1 hits, 11 #1 albums
10-11. Britney: 5 #1 hits, 6 #1 albums (10 top 4 album)
10-11. Lady gaga: 5 #1 hits, 6 # 1 albums
12-13. Adele: 5 #1 hits, 3 #1 albums
12-13. BTS: 6 #1 hits, 6 #1 albums
14-15. Justin T.: 5 #1 hits, 4 #1 albums
14-15. Nicki: 3 #1 hits, 3 #1 albums
16-18. Coldplay: 2 #1 hits, 4 #1 albums
16-18. Miley: 2 #1 hits, 5 #1 albums
Y’all better PREACH 🐝🐝🐝🐝🔥🔥🫅 No 1
YES Alicia Keys. Great pick. So underrated these days.
Britney and Beyonce are definitely top two! The impact to Pop is insane
I feel like Dua Lipa should have been on here on the low end or an honorable mention. She literally revitalized pop in 2019 and has dominated ever since.
the last album flopped hard with no hits. era ended after the first week.
if ari didnt make it, dua should as hell be left out in the dust 🤭
dua dominated during her future nostalgia only
She only was icon status during future nostalgia, and 1 era isn't enough. Plus future nostalgia was filled with samples from start to finish. Not very original. She's definitely modeled after Katy Perry by her management. Speaking of Katy Perry, she should have been on the list.
only honorable mention for ariana? girl
Top 5:
Katy
Britney
Taylor
Gaga
Rihanna
Ari and Shakira snubs
omg when steele started and said "she only has two albums" the fear in me thinking he was gonna say dua lipa lmaoo I think she actually has three albums anyway and I do like dua but wow that scared me haha
Agree with your top 3!
I keep thinking of others though- very hard to just pick 10
Not the Frank erasure re: Amy. Without Frank, there is no Back to Black.
Ariana in honorable? Oh my God…
Problem, Break Free, One Last Time, God Is A Woman, No Tears Left To Cry, 7 Rings, Thank U Next… All of that was a HUGE hit
Vote Blue! Pleeeeease!!!
ariana as honorable mention OH THAT'S SPICY 😂
WILD
Xtina, Ashanti, Leona, Sia!
flops
mariah carey at 10 is blasphemous i did not expect that from y’all
Well 21st century Mariah was way out of her zone in music quality, vocal quality and relevance. She even barely cracked Palmer's top 10 due to bias as she's his favorite singer of all time.
Number one is the correct answer.
the way janet jackson should've been on this list had it not been for the superbowl
Taylor has to be my personal #1 because the only reason I know about Two Gay Matts is because the algorithm learned she's click bait for me.
Can we make suggestions for your listens?
No mention about Miley Cyrus?
Matt Palmer better be on this list
Omg I just watched you in Monster Jeffrey Dahmer Story 😭😆
Waiting for a big hit? Do you know how many number ones Ariana has?
they are not that big, a huge hit would be something like blank space, crazy in love, rolling in the deep, poker face, we found love etc those are massive hits
@@TheMolabola have u forgotten how big of a hit thank u next was?? And problem is the most illegally downloaded song with over 15 million downloads. Whatever go off.
@TheMolabola and the teenage dream singles alone can face off with the singles you just named in terms of success, yet they're by 1 artist. So how is Katy Perry not here and Olivia Rodrigo is lol
@@romanarts6645 and after that it is all crickets
@@PrakharMishra-ww8kq all ariana is known for is changing races talk to me when an album of hers gets a fraction of the success of Teenage Dream
no kylie??
My top 3 is Gaga Beyonce and Britney, but respectable top 3 I guess.
who is jojo( the one who re recorded her masters)
Why is Billie ahead of Adele? And ahead of Ariana who isn't on the list? lol
Im sorry but where is miley cyrus y'all???
21ST CENTURY POP STARS AND NO XTINA NO AVRIL NOT EVEN HONOURABLE MENTIONS WHATTTTT
Literally Xtina is the VOICE OF A GENERATION! THIS GENERATION! Meaning 2000s onward. She literally influenced music and pop culture so much .
Avril was a one album wonder
my top 3 is riri bey and taylor
You boys have no clue
Billboard tut number 6...🤬 Rihanna, Madonna and Britney!queens!❤
What about madonna the mother of them all 🤣
maybe on last century’s list
This is 21st century. Madonna disappeared off the face of the earth and is only known for botched plastic surgeries and cringe in the 21st century. She's definitely the number 1 of the 80s though.
@ wait for them to reach madonna age and we will talk about their surgeries as well dont be stupid
wdym Ariana is not there yet but Olivia is at #10??? dont piss me offffff
its giving ragebait im not even kidding
@@santiagocano5322 fr! And NO mention of Katy Perry! Ragebait content
Olivia is cool and all but she hasn’t really done anything to note worthy or distinct in her career as of yet to even be considered.
Katy Perry, Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, Bruno Mars, The Weeknd or Christina Aguilera would’ve made more sense
"A MAN MAN???" 🤣🤣
Ariana grande to me is above Olivia and Billie… as far as impact in pop culture
No Justin Bieber is WILD
Ok! Because Billboard's list was trash.
NO for ME.. Justin 💀🔕
Ariana below Olivia??? Give us all a massive break please
Beyonce n1 is the only right answer. Good night
Not Beyonce
Please react to Shakira you wil fall in ❤
😁💗🙏🏾👌🏾
Ariana grande no top 10 ? Wtf
My ranking is quite different, coming from someone who didn't grow up listening to nearly as much pop music. Sorry y'all, but Britney at 2 and 3 is way too high, let alone 6 :D
1. Taylor Swift - others are right, she didn't have a pop culture hold (until recently), instead she had a *US culture* hold, she is well respected *and well known* in more genres and more sub-cultures of the US than Lady Gaga. My grandmother who likes country music likes Taylor Swift. That is why Lady Gaga is #2 and not #1 for me. Taylor doesn't have the fashion niche because she doesn't *have to* have fashion; she's that good.
2. Lady Gaga
3. Adele
4. Kelly Clarkson
5. Beyonce - No disrespect to the great Beyonce, but I feel like she is more well known among a certain group of the US that is into music in general. If you go outside music lovers, you don't see people who know much about her recent music, including Lemonade. While this may be criminal, it's also the sad reality. My parents didn't even know Beyonce was still doing music, lol. I do feel like Beyonce is having a resurgence again though, so perhaps she will move up the list again.
6. Billie Eilish
7. Olivia Rodrigo
8. Ariana Grande
9. Britney Spears
10. Justin Timberlake
Honorable Mentions:
Rihanna
Pink
Avril Lavigne
FINNEAS - He's not given enough credit for helping to define, alongside Billie, the new generation of music. He is well-respected by Billie fans, and is gaining a following of his own. He's going to be part of the upcoming generation of pop-stars alongside Olivia and Billie.
Lewis Capaldi
As they said, Britney at #6 triggered them to make their own ranking. Placing her at #9 is a crime.
@@NFTProductions I'm well aware of what they said. I am allowed to have a different ranking than them. *As I said* , I grew up in a different culture, in the midwest, where we didn't listen to Britney Spears all that much. Lady Gaga cut through because of Glee and Joanne, and has went even further because of A Star Is Born and Hold My Hand. Britney just doesn't have much of that (sure, she was on Glee, but yeah). Regardless, putting Britney above Taylor, Adele, and Kelly Clarkson just doesn't make any sense. Those three go outside the bounds of pop culture, pop music culture, and especially the cultures of the coasts. Britney, again, just doesn't, and isn't nearly as long-lasting as the others.
The fact that I put Britney at #9 when personally I would have put her below 10 is just a testament to the fact that I realize she was popular in the very early 2000s, and she is recognized more by older people, but that's about it.
Kelly above Beyonce? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHH
What truly makes Taylor powerful is her consistency, Lady Gaga had MASSIVE like astronomical grip over the world and music but it lasted for few years.
Taylor Swift is that versatile? She's done nothing but pop music. Even her "country" music is pop in composition with like a cello on top. What genres other than pop or pop dominant crossovers has she done? Even Beyonce is more versatile than Taylor. Let's not even talk about Lady Gaga who's made actual country music, 2 authentic collaborative jazz albums with one of the greatest jazz crooners of all time (Tony Bennet), metal infused dance with Born This Way to name a few. Swift can be your number 1, but she's not versatile and is easily the weakest singer in terms of voice in the whole list. Tbh your whole list is kinda crazy lol Olivia Rodrigo hasn't done nearly enough to cement her legacy to be put above BRITNEY SPEARS omg how young are you
A man man? 😂😂
Olivia be in the top 10 this early in her career is truly astonishing ❤❤❤
Beyonce is not number 1 by any metric, I know this is your opinion, but TS and Britney are bigger.
@@omargonzalezortiz320 taylor is overrated
@@jeremiahmcfarland9734 Cowboy Carter is no longer charting, that woman’s name is bigger than her music. If anybody is overrated it’s her
@ impact>charts. Taylor is mediocre & has no talent other than writing. Her fan base are like trump supporters, support anything she says
@@jeremiahmcfarland9734 people could & have literally taught college classes about Taylor’s impact on the music & entertainment industry but as usual your idiot fan base likes to bury your head in the sand because you literally aren’t smart enough to understand how she’s changed the game. I think you guys are sounding like the Trumpers
@@Marooned1016Just because her new album is no longer charting automatically means her entire discography disappeared? You sounds ditzy as a motherfuck. Renaissance and Lemonade was a cultural phenomenon that even her peers went to witness. And both of those were off of ONE album mind you. Not some tour like Taylor’s where she combined all of her hits to get people in seats. Nowadays Taylor is just riding Lana’s coattails and trying to be more “edgy” to cling onto success. Hopefully Olivia snuffs the life out of her really soon.
Beyoncé #1 is the right choice but we know Billboard is going to get that wrong
Chart-wise, she is not that huge
The nerve to include Olivia over Ariana. Olivia is still in diapers. XOXO
Boo
Mine would be... *drumroll please*
10. Lana Del Rey
9. Miley Cyrus
8. Justin Bieber
7. Ariana Grande
6. Nicki Minaj (yes this one counts!)
5. Christina Aguilera
4. Rihanna
3. Beyonce
2. Britney Spears
1. Lady Gaga
I agree with you Beyonce is The Greatest Artist Of this century
Olivia at #10 is just insane…she’s been around for 3 years likeee give her some time!!
But BEYONCÉ is a secret killer😂😂😂
absolutely disliking
All I needed to hear was Beyonce at number one!!!!! I'd swop out a few *cough cough* where's Katy? But we all have to agree that Beyonce is Queen.
Hot take but "Beyonce" the brand is bigger than the musician. She's what people care about, not necessarily the music. She's more of a celebrity than anything. Which sucks since her music is actually great and the only person that is on her level of talent on this list is gaga yet still Beyonce is a celeb more than an artist.
Taylor #1
I will burn the world to the ground if shes No. 1, I swear to g o d
Ain't gonna vote for Kamala but still gonna watch your vid. Peace
Taylor deserves 1 but love yall