Top 50 Artists of 2020

This section contains the side by side comparison of the top 50 of Billboard's top 100 artists of 2020 and Jarrett Nolan's cumulative point method (aka the Nolan Method).

Check here for the top 100 songs of 2020 (Billboards vs. Nolan Method) or this page for the breakdown in alphabetical order.

2020 Billboard Artists' Ranking vs. Nolan Method Chart

These top 50 artists of 2020 were created using data between December 2019 to the last week of November 2020.

The Billboard ranking is based on an artist's chart performance on the Billboard Hot 100, Billboard 200 and Social 50, and Boxscore touring revenue.

Meanwhile, the Nolan Method ranking is based on an artist's chart performance on the Billboard Hot 100 WITHIN the Top 40. Points for collaborations are awarded to each credited artist.