Adele has been named by the IFPI as the most popular global recording artist in 2015 following the success of her record-breaking third album, 25.
The singer/songwriter is the third recipient of the IFPI Global Recording Artist of the year award. According to the IFPI, the ‘unique accolade’ reflects Adele’s popularity across physical formats, downloads and streams.
Her most recent success includes single Hello which reached number one in more than 30 countries across the word. Adele’s album 25 followed in November and to date has notched up worldwide sales of over 15m.
Commenting on the award, IFPI chief executive Frances Moore said: ‘I’m delighted to be able to honour Adele as the most popular global recording artist of 2015.
‘Her album 25 has been the runaway global sensation of the year, breaking records across the world and reaching a vast audience of fans. All of the artists in our top 10 chart have achieved incredible success - and Adele’s achievement is simply phenomenal.’
IFPI’s Global Recording Artist award and top 10 chart is the first and only ranking to accurately capture the popularity of artists across streaming channels, alongside digital and physical album and singles sales on a global basis. One Direction and Taylor Swift were the recipients in 2013 and 2014, respectively.
The top 10 global recording artists of 2015 are:
Adele
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
Justin Bieber
One Direction
Coldplay
Maroon 5
Sam Smith
Drake
The Weeknd
The singer/songwriter is the third recipient of the IFPI Global Recording Artist of the year award. According to the IFPI, the ‘unique accolade’ reflects Adele’s popularity across physical formats, downloads and streams.
Her most recent success includes single Hello which reached number one in more than 30 countries across the word. Adele’s album 25 followed in November and to date has notched up worldwide sales of over 15m.
Commenting on the award, IFPI chief executive Frances Moore said: ‘I’m delighted to be able to honour Adele as the most popular global recording artist of 2015.
‘Her album 25 has been the runaway global sensation of the year, breaking records across the world and reaching a vast audience of fans. All of the artists in our top 10 chart have achieved incredible success - and Adele’s achievement is simply phenomenal.’
IFPI’s Global Recording Artist award and top 10 chart is the first and only ranking to accurately capture the popularity of artists across streaming channels, alongside digital and physical album and singles sales on a global basis. One Direction and Taylor Swift were the recipients in 2013 and 2014, respectively.
The top 10 global recording artists of 2015 are:
Adele
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
Justin Bieber
One Direction
Coldplay
Maroon 5
Sam Smith
Drake
The Weeknd
