British boy band One Direction have been named as the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) Global Recording Artists of 2013.
The new chart is based on the popularity of acts across music downloads, streaming and sales of physical product for the year.
One Direction enjoyed great success across 2013 with their latest album Midnight Memories topping the Billboard Top 200 chart. Videos for Best Song Ever attracted almost 200m YouTube views while Story of My Life's video was watched over 100m times.
Niall Horan from One Direction said: ‘Incredible news! It's great to have a chart that includes everything from iTunes and record stores, to YouTube and Spotify. Again a huge thank you to all of our fans for such an amazing 2013.’
Eminem claimed the second spot in the chart after the release of his eighth studio album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 with Justin Timberlake in third following the release of his latest album, The 20/20 Experience.
The chart has been created as part of a bid to capture the popularity of artists across streaming channels, alongside digital and physical album and singles.
The IFPI’s list of top ten global recording artists of 2013 is below;
One Direction
Eminem
Justin Timberlake
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
P!nk
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
Rihanna
Michael Buble
Daft Punk
The new chart is based on the popularity of acts across music downloads, streaming and sales of physical product for the year.
One Direction enjoyed great success across 2013 with their latest album Midnight Memories topping the Billboard Top 200 chart. Videos for Best Song Ever attracted almost 200m YouTube views while Story of My Life's video was watched over 100m times.
Niall Horan from One Direction said: ‘Incredible news! It's great to have a chart that includes everything from iTunes and record stores, to YouTube and Spotify. Again a huge thank you to all of our fans for such an amazing 2013.’
Eminem claimed the second spot in the chart after the release of his eighth studio album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 with Justin Timberlake in third following the release of his latest album, The 20/20 Experience.
The chart has been created as part of a bid to capture the popularity of artists across streaming channels, alongside digital and physical album and singles.
The IFPI’s list of top ten global recording artists of 2013 is below;
One Direction
Eminem
Justin Timberlake
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
P!nk
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
Rihanna
Michael Buble
Daft Punk
