Chris Doelle’s 2020 Top Artists

Okay, so yesterday I posted the Chris Doelle’s 2020 Top Songs and will follow-up now with the artists themselves.

These are the 2020 Top Artists according to me:

Rank – Artist – plays (change from last year)

1. Maroon 5 – 162 plays (-)
2. George Strait – 157 plays (-)
3. Billy Currington – 125 plays (+1 spot)
4. Train – 108 plays (+1 spots)
5. Kenny Chesney – 106 plays (-2 spots)
6. Billy Joel – 96 plays (+8 spots)
7. Bob Seger – 83 plays (-1 spot)
8. Dierks Bentley – 78 plays (+1 spots)
9. Ed Sheeran – 73 plays (NR)
10. Zac Brown Band – 73 plays (+12 spot)
11. Luke Bryan – 72 plays (+1 spots)
12. Elton John – 71 plays (-1 spots)
13. Jim Croce – 70 plays (-6 spots)
14. Steve Miller Band – 70 plays (NR)
15. The Doobie Brothers – 65 plays (NR)
16. Florida Georgia Line – 62 plays (+3 spots)
17. Tim McGraw – 62 plays (-1 play)
18. Waylon Jennings – 57 plays (NR)
19. Imagine Dragons – 55 plays (NR)
20. Roger Miller – 53 plays (-3 plays)
21. Andy Grammer – 52 plays (-6 spots)
22. Creedence Clearwater Revival – 51 plays (NR)
23. Rod Stewart – 51 plays (NR)
24. Fleetwood Mac – 50 plays (NR)
25. Thomas Rhett – 50 plays (-15 plays)

Interesting facts from 2020

• Maroon 5 grabbed the top spot for the second year in a row and third time ever.  They have only missed being in the Top 25 one time since I started tracking
• It took the same number of plays to reach the Top 25 this year as last.
• After Andy Grammar was the 2018 #1 artist and dropping to #15 in 2019, he stayed at 15 this year
• Train is on the list for the ninth straight year (#1 for 2012, 2013 and 2017)
• 6 of the Top 25 artists were not in the last year’s chart – 4 less than last year
• 11 of the top 20 are Country artists – one more than last year
• 2019 Top Artists
• 2018 Top Artists
• 2017 Top Artists
• 2016 Top Artists
• 2015 Top Artists
• 2014 Top Artists
• 2013 Top Artists
• 2012 Top Artists
• 2011 Top Artists
• 2010 Top Artists

by Chris Doelle