Billboard Decade-End#1990s
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{{short description|Decade-end rankings published by Billboard}}
Billboard Decade-End is a series of music charts reflecting the most popular artists, albums, and songs in the United States throughout a decade.{{cite web|author=Preezy Brown |url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/drake-billboard-top-artist-2010s-decade-1234619523/ |title=Drake Named Billboard's Top Artist of the Decade – |publisher=Vibe.com |date= 13 May 2021|accessdate=2022-08-09}} Billboard first published their first decade-end rankings in December 1970, listing the artists with the most number ones of the 1960s. The Beatles was named the Top Pop LP Artist of the Decade and the Top Pop Singles Artist of the Decade. In the 1980s, Billboard decade-end rankings were based on the magazine reader's votes, with Madonna becoming the Pop Artist of the Decade. In December 1999, Billboard published decade-end lists based on statistical performances on weekly Billboard charts, with Mariah Carey being dubbed the Pop Artist of Decade. Other artists receiving the honor in the following decades are Eminem (2000s) and Drake (2010s).
1960s
File:The Beatles members at New York City in 1964.jpg|The Beatles was named the Top Pop LP and Singles Artist of the Decade (1960s)
File:Buck Owens.jpg|Buck Owens was named the Top Country LP and Singles Artist of the Decade (1960s)
File:The-Temptations (1964 publicity photo by Kriegsmann).jpg|The Temptations was named the Top Soul LP Artist of the Decade (1960s)
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|+List of artists of the 1960s decade (most number ones){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1970/Billboard-1970-12-26.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412013317/https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1970/Billboard-1970-12-26.pdf#page=45|title=Top Artists of the Decade|magazine=Billboard|date=December 26, 1970|archive-date=April 12, 2024|access-date=January 7, 2025}} ! Category ! LP Artist of the Decade ! Singles Artist of the Decade |
| scope="row"| Pop |
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| scope="row"| Country |
| scope="row"| Soul |
1980s
In December 1989, Billboard published their lists of most popular artists, albums, and songs of the 1980s decade in various genres. The magazine readers submitted their votes through the December 23, 1989 edition of the magazine. A trophy was given to the winner of each categories.{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/95938524/ |title=The San Bernardino County Sun from San Bernardino, California on May 26, 1990 · Page 44 |publisher=Newspapers.com |date= |accessdate=2022-08-09}} At the 55th anniversary of the Billboard Hot 100 in 2013, Billboard retrospectively named Madonna the Artist of the 1980s based on the chart performance during the decade.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/5557804/hot-100-55th-anniversary-top-100-songs-word-cloud-top-artists|title=Hot 100 55th Anniversary: Top 100 Songs Word Cloud, Top Artists Map & More|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806002751/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/5557804/hot-100-55th-anniversary-top-100-songs-word-cloud-top-artists|archive-date=August 6, 2013}} In 2019, Billboard also named "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John as the Top Song of the 1980s based on an inverse point system on the Hot 100 chart.{{cite web|last=Trust |first=Gary |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8507052/olivia-newton-john-physical-tops-billboards-top-80s-songs-chart/ |title=Olivia Newton-John's 'Physical' Crowns Billboard's Top Songs of the '80s Chart | Billboard – Billboard |publisher=Billboard.com |date= |accessdate=2022-08-09}}
File:Madonna in concert wearing fishnets 1987 colorized (cropped).jpg|Madonna was named the Pop Artist of the Decade (1980s)
File:Michael Jackson 1984 (enhanced).jpg|Michael Jackson's Thriller was named the Pop Album of the Decade (1980s)
File:The Police Clockwise (All Members).jpg|The Police's "Every Breath You Take" was named the Pop Single of the Decade (1980s)
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|+List of artists, albums, and singles of the 1980s decade (popular voting) ! Category ! Artist of the Decade ! Album of the Decade ! Single of the Decade |
| scope="row"| Pop
| Madonna | Thriller by Michael Jackson | "Every Breath You Take" by The Police |
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| scope="row"| Dance
| Madonna | — | "Into the Groove" by Madonna |
| scope="row"| Black
| Thriller by Michael Jackson | "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson |
| scope="row"| Adult Contemporary
| — | "That's What Friends Are For" by Dionne Warwick & friends |
| scope="row"| Gospel
| Age to Age by Amy Grant | — |
| scope="row"| Jazz
| Kenny G | — |
| scope="row"| Country
| Alabama | Always & Forever by Randy Travis | "Always on My Mind" by Willie Nelson |
| scope="row"| Classical
| Horowitz in Moscow by Vladimir Horowitz | — |
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1990s
Mariah Carey accepted the trophy during the ceremony of the 1999 Billboard Music Awards held on December 8, 1999.{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1425184/britney-spears-backstreet-boys-ricky-martin-hold-court-at-billboard-awards/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814143111/https://www.mtv.com/news/1425184/britney-spears-backstreet-boys-ricky-martin-hold-court-at-billboard-awards/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 14, 2021 |title=Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, Ricky Martin Hold Court At Billboard Awards | News |publisher=MTV |date=1999-12-09 |accessdate=2022-08-09}}{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/556695.stm |title=ENTERTAINMENT | Britney and Backstreet Boys share glory |publisher=BBC News |date=1999-12-09 |accessdate=2022-08-09}} In 2013, Billboard retrospectively named Carey the Hot 100 Artist of the 1990s based on the chart performance of her singles throughout the decade. "One Sweet Day", a duet by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men, was named the Pop Single of the 1990s in the original issue. However, Billboard later published another two lists of top songs of the 1990s using different calculation, with "How Do I Live" by LeAnn Rimes topping the 2014 version and "Smooth" by Santana featuring Rob Thomas topping the 2019 version.{{cite web|last=Leight |first=Elias |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6297023/billboard-hot-100-1990 |title=Hot 100: Billboard Hits of the 1990s | Billboard – Billboard |publisher=Billboard.com |date= |accessdate=2022-08-09}}{{cite web|last=Trust |first=Gary |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8508482/santana-rob-thomas-smooth-billboard-top-90s-songs-chart |title=Santana & Rob Thomas' 'Smooth' Rules Billboard's Top Songs of the '90s Chart | Billboard – Billboard |publisher=Billboard.com |date= |accessdate=2022-08-09}}{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-billboards-top-songs-90s |title=Billboard's Top Songs of the '90s – Billboard |publisher=Billboard.com |date= |accessdate=2022-08-09}}
File:Mariah Carey 1999.jpg|Mariah Carey was named the Pop Artist of the Decade (1990s)
File:Alanis Morissette at Espacio Movistar 2 (cropped).jpg|Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill was named the Pop Album of the Decade (1990s)
File:Mariah Carey One Sweet Day Madison Square 1995 (cropped).jpg|Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men's "One Sweet Day" was named the Hot 100 Single of the Decade (1990s)
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|+List of artists, albums, and singles of the 1990s decade{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=SL680-PA18 |title=Billboard - Google Books |date= 25 December 1999 – 1 January 2000|accessdate=2022-08-09}} ! Category ! Artist of the Decade ! Album of the Decade ! Single of the Decade |
| scope="row"| Pop
| Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette | "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
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| scope="row"| R&B/Hip-hop
| — | — |
| scope="row"| Country
| — | — |
| scope="row"| Latin
| Selena | — | — |
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2000s
Eminem never accepted the trophy of the Artist of the Decade from the Billboard Music Awards due to the absence of the ceremony between 2007 and 2010.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/347-the-problem-with-the-billboard-music-awards/ |title=The Problem with the Billboard Music Awards |publisher=Pitchfork |date= 16 May 2014|accessdate=2022-08-09}}{{cite web|url=https://www.billboardmusicawards.com/winners-database/?winnerKeyword=Eminem |title=Winners Database |publisher=Billboard Music Awards |date= |accessdate=2022-08-09}}
File:Eminem at DJ hero party with d12-2.jpg|Eminem was named the Artist of the Decade (2000s)
File:NSYNC.jpg|NSYNC's No Strings Attached was named the Billboard 200 Album of the Decade (2000s)
File:Mariah Carey by David Shankbone.jpg|Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" was named the Hot 100 Song of the Decade (2000s)
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2010s
Drake accepted the trophy during the ceremony of the 2021 Billboard Music Awards held on May 23, 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/drakes-son-joins-rapper-during-acceptance-speech-for-artist-of-the-decade-at-billboard-music-awards-2946986 | title=Drake's son joins rapper during acceptance speech for Artist of the Decade at Billboard Music Awards | website=NME | date=24 May 2021 }}
File:Drake July 2016.jpg|Drake was named the Artist of the Decade (2010s)
File:Adele 2016.jpg|Adele's 21 was named the Billboard 200 Album of the Decade (2010s)
File:Mark Ronson and Jennifer Su, 2011 (cropped).jpg|Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk" was named the Hot 100 Song of the Decade (2010s)
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