Streams - a combination of all YouTube and Spotify plays (source: Kworb) Followers - combining Twitter and Instagram followers, to assess the size of social media fanbase Weeks at No.1 - a true test of pop regality, and a combined figure from both US and UK singles charts Album sales - global sales since 2010 (source: United World Chart) Personal fortune - including princely revenues from ticket sales and branding opportunities (source: TheRichest)
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1. Justin Bieber
So here he is, the new King of Pop and the Grand Monarch of Music as well. Justin Bieber is, according to our figures, the most-streamed artist, with the second-largest social media fanbase after Taylor Swift (160 million follows across the two networks). He's spent 18 weeks at No.1, a good portion of those within the last year, has sold in excess of 15 million albums worldwide and is estimated to be worth around $250 million. It's also worth noting that he's also the only male pop star to properly challenge the close rivals at the very top of this race, all of whom are female.
Now, should we make a statue or, as is traditional, wait for him to provide his own?
No, Michael Joseph Jackson will ALWAYS be the King Of Pop, no if, ands, or buts about it, no male artist or any artist from this current generation will surpass his success, impact, iconography, his talent, etc. stop comparing REAL legends to artist who won't stand the test of time.
