
Rihanna is Billboard's Hot 100 Artist of the Year, topping the year-end overall singles chart. Flo Rida lands at number-two, followed by Nicki Minaj at number-three.
Drake is at number-nine on the Hot 100 Artist list, but his "The Moto" is number-one in the Top Rap Song category. Landing at number-two on that list is "Mercy" from Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz, followed by "[N-word] in Paris" from Jay-Z and Kanye. Kirko Bangz's "Drank in My Cup" and Drake's "Take Care" round out the Top 5.
ADELE, DRAKE & MORE: Make Billboard's Best Of 2012 Lists
Billboard’s Year-End charts are in and Adele ties with Drake as the top-ranked artist among nine Best of 2012 categories each.
Billboard’s Year-End charts are in and Adele ties with Drake as the top-ranked artist among nine Best of 2012 categories each.
Adele nabbed the top spot in six all-genre categories including the Top Artists, Billboard 200 Artists and Digital Songs Artists. She’s also number-one among AC Artists, Catalog Albums for 19 and Top Canadian Albums for 21.
Drake is number-one in nine R&B/Hip-Hop and Rap categories, ranking number-one among the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artists, R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Artists and Rap Albums Artists.
Mumford & Sons follows, claiming the top spot in eight Best of 2012 categories. Babel is number-one among the Rock Albums, Alternative Albums and Folk Albums list.
Gotye is number-one in six categories. His smash hit “Somebody I Used To Know” topped the Hot 100 Songs, Radio Songs, Digital Songs, Adult Pop Songs, Alternative Songs and Canadian Hot 100 lists.
Taylor Swift nabbed the top spot in three Best of 2012 country categories. T is the Top Country Artist of the year, and Red is the number-one Country Album. The Country Albums Artists category also has Taylor at number-one.





