Special Report

Most Popular Bands of the Last 10 Years

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The last 10 years saw the evolution of several genres of music along with big changes in how we get our songs. Rap, indie rock, electronic, country, and all sorts of combinations of them have dominated the charts over the last 10 years. Big trends included the return of traditional instruments like mandolin and banjo in indie rock by the likes of Mumford and Sons and Vance Joy and the meteoric rise of K-pop and reggaeton on the world stage. Meanwhile, Rap music became the most listened to genre in the United States.

The ways we consume music have changed drastically over the years. Recordings have evolved through several different mediums including 78s and vinyl discs, four-track and cassette tapes, and CDs — with vinyl recently making a limited comeback. As things went digital in the early 2000s, sales of recorded music slipped thanks to the ease of pirating. Legitimate streaming services soon found a way to give listeners easy access to enormous libraries of music for decent monthly rates, and sites like SoundCloud made it even easier for unknown artists to get their music out there. 

To determine which bands have had the most success over the past decade, 24/7 Tempo developed an index based on chart performance, certified album and single sales, monthly Spotify listeners, and Wikipedia pageviews. (These are the most popular hit singles of the 21st century.)

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Many of the musicians on our list got their start in previous decades but had big moments in the past 10 years. Some groups, like Blink-182 and Paramore, have enjoyed a resurgence in popularity. Others had a couple massive hit songs that were enough to land them on this list. Big names like One Direction and the Jonas Brothers had their moment in the sun, but the former is now on indefinite hiatus and the latter broke up in 2013 — before reuniting in 2019 and releasing a song that became their first No. 1 Billboard single. (These are the most popular rock bands of all time)

To determine the most popular bands of the last 10 years, 24/7 Tempo developed an index based on chart performance, certified album and single sales, monthly Spotify listeners, and Wikipedia pageviews for the period between August 2011 and September 2021. An inverted ranking of a band’s performance on the Billboard Hot 100 — giving a song at position No. 100 for one week one point, a song at position No. 99 two points, and so on up to a song at position No. 1 worth 100 points — was computed and given full weight. A band’s total certified U.S. album and single sales came from the Recording Industry Association of America and were each given half weight. Average monthly Spotify listener count and daily Wikipedia pageview count came from music data platform Chartmetric and were given full weight. Only bands with at least three songs that charted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the last 10 years were included. 

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40. LMFAO
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 3 songs, 104 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: Party Rock Anthem
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: <500k albums, <500k singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 6.9 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 1,310

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39. City Girls
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 4 songs, 42 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: Act Up
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: <500k albums, 4.5m singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 7.6 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 1,845

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38. Pentatonix
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 4 songs, 22 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: Hallelujah
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: 4m albums, 3.5m singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 3.3 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 1,805

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37. Florence + The Machine
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 3 songs, 23 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: Shake It Out
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: <500k albums, <500k singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 10.5 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 1,895

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36. Foster The People
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 3 songs, 57 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: Pumped Up Kicks
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: <500k albums, 2m singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 13 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 936

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35. Rascal Flatts
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 8 songs, 116 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: Easy
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: 500k albums, 4.5m singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 7.8 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 1,038

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34. The Script
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 3 songs, 54 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: Hall Of Fame
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: <500k albums, 2.5m singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 13.5 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 522

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33. Little Big Town
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 7 songs, 106 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: Girl Crush
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: 2.5m albums, 9.0m singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 4.9 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 810

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32. The Black Keys
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 3 songs, 29 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: Lonely Boy
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: 2.5m albums, 3m singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 8.4 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 3,592

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31. Gym Class Heroes
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 3 songs, 70 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: Stereo Hearts
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: <500k albums, 2m singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 13.3 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 681

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30. X Ambassadors
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 3 songs, 71 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: Unsteady
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: 1m albums, 9m singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 10.6 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 380

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29. Blink-182
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 3 songs, 4 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: Up All Night
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: 500k albums, 500k singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 12.7 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 5,173

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28. AJR
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 5 songs, 71 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: Bang!
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: 500k albums, 7.5m singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 9.9 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 2,396

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27. Mumford & Sons
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 9 songs, 73 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: I Will Wait
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: 3m albums, 3.5m singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 8.7 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 1,779

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26. Old Dominion
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 9 songs, 166 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: One Man Band
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: 1.5m albums, 11m singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 5.5 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 369

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25. Paramore
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 3 songs, 45 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: Ain’t It Fun
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: 1.5m albums, 5.5m singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 13.1 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 2,147

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24. Zac Brown Band
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 13 songs, 173 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: Knee Deep
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: 2m albums, 5m singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 7.5 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 1,012

23. Internet Money
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 3 songs, 31 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: Lemonade
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: 500k albums, 3.5m singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 19.2 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 417

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22. Daft Punk
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 3 songs, 85 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: Starboy
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: 1m albums, 4m singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 15.6 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 4,191

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21. BLACKPINK
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 6 songs, 11 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: Kill This Love
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: <500k albums, 500k singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 14.6 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 9,282

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20. Train
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 6 songs, 94 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: Drive By
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: 1m albums, 10.5m singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 14.9 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 984

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19. fun.
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 3 songs, 118 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: Some Nights
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: 3m albums, 19m singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 7.8 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 2,097

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18. Fifth Harmony
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 8 songs, 142 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: Work From Home
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: 2m albums, 12.5m singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 9.4 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 2,461

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17. The Lumineers
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 3 songs, 89 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: Ho Hey
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: 4m albums, 6.5m singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 12.8 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 869

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16. Little Mix
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 3 songs, 20 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: Black Magic
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: <500k albums, 1m singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 23.9 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 4,454

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15. 5 Seconds Of Summer
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 14 songs, 140 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: Youngblood
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: 500k albums, 10.5m singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 19.4 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 1,673

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14. Jonas Brothers
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 7 songs, 124 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: Sucker
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: 1m albums, 6.5m singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 18.0 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 3,706

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13. Linkin Park
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 5 songs, 45 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: In The End
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: 2.5m albums, 3m singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 21.2 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 6,585

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12. Fall Out Boy
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 8 songs, 127 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: Centuries
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: 2m albums, 16m singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 19.1 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 2,795

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11. Panic! At The Disco
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 11 songs, 92 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: High Hopes
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: 4m albums, 21.5m singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 19.6 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 1,794

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10. Black Eyed Peas
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 5 songs, 64 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: Just Can’t Get Enough
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: <500k albums, 2m singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 34.3 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 2,963

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9. BTS
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 21 songs, 90 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: Dynamite
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: 2.5m albums, 6m singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 31.0 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 1,773

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8. Dan + Shay
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 11 songs, 259 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: Tequila
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: 2m albums, 24m singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 14.9 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 3,554

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7. Migos
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 42 songs, 348 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: Bad And Boujee
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: 3m albums, 17m singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 20.7 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 2,299

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6. OneRepublic
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 9 songs, 163 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: Counting Stars
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: 1m albums, 11.5m singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 32.6 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 2,834

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5. Florida Georgia Line
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 24 songs, 510 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: Meant To Be
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: 4.5m albums, 51.5m singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 13.9 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 1,182

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4. twenty one pilots
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 11 songs, 159 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: Stressed Out
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: 7m albums, 45.5m singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 23.1 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 5,297

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3. The Chainsmokers
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 17 songs, 291 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: Closer
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: 4.5m albums, 49.5m singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 30.0 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 1,261

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2. One Direction
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 29 songs, 279 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: What Makes You Beautiful
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: 12.0m albums, 13.5m singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 25.1 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 6,314

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1. Imagine Dragons
> Billboard Hot 100 performance in the last 10 years: 16 songs, 446 weeks
> Most successful single of the last 10 years: Radioactive
> Certified unit sales in the last 10 years: 5m albums, 32m singles
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 39.5 million
> Daily Wikipedia pageviews: 3,233

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