Eminem named artist of the decade

[axl_on_drums]

Rap star Eminem has been named artist of the decade by US music magazine Billboard.

He is ranked as the best performing act between 4 December 1999 and 28 November 2009 with hits including his debut My Name Is and Lose Yourself.

In total, he has had 28 entries on US chart the Hot 100 since 1999.

This made him automatically Billboard's male artist of the decade, while the female honour went to Beyonce. Nickelback were named top group.

Carey double

Beyonce has notched up 23 Hot 100 singles in the last 10 years, including Crazy In Love and If I Were A Boy.

Usher was named the top Hot 100 artist with 13 consecutive top 20 singles, including seven which went to number one. Those seven singles collectively spent 41 weeks at the top of the chart - the most weeks at number one for any act in the decade.

Mariah Carey was top of the Hot 100 songs list with We Belong Together, which spent 14 weeks at the top of the chart. She was also top of the same list the previous decade for her duet with Boyz II Men, One Sweet Day.

Timbaland was top of the Hot 100 Songwriters decade-end list - there were 63 hits written or co-written by him in the last 10 years that made the singles chart.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8424964.stm

Best of the deacde without a doubt.

Next ten are gonna be rough though

[Conor]

Too right he is

Nickelback being the top group though? Somehow I think not. They've had one or two well known singles, certainly not band of the decade. I think that'd go to Muse or Green Day.

Edited December 26, 2009 by Conor

[Guest Satanisk_Slakt]

Hard to argue against.

[Jumpin' Jack Flash]

Surprisingly, I agee. Billboard is still shite, though.

EDIT: I only agree with the bit about Slim. Everything else is complete bullshit.

Edited December 26, 2009 by Jumpin' Jack Flash

[Spoon87]

Wait, why do I laugh, this is shocking... Well, at least Beyoncé can sing.

[Takeshi]

Eminem is only famous because he's white. Beyonce is only famous because she has a huge ass. Nickleback are only famous because they are the biggest douche bags in the history of human civilization. They are the holy trinity of suck and the real reason why the music industry is in the toilet.

Damn kids. Get off my lawn.

[Bansidhe]

Aye right.

[sweetness]

Nickelback top group? Really? REALLY?

[axl_on_drums]

Eminem is only famous because he's white. Beyonce is only famous because she has a huge ass. Nickleback are only famous because they are the biggest douche bags in the history of human civilization. They are the holy trinity of suck and the real reason why the music industry is in the toilet.

Damn kids. Get off my lawn.

The fail in this post is non stop.

Well I agree with you said about Nickleback

Edited December 26, 2009 by axl_on_drums

[fillmore]

what a pathetic decade. very forgettable. i guess this is what happens when i quit paying attention.

[FuddMckagan]

Weren't Nickleback named worst act of the decade by some english magazine? I think that title is much more appropriate.

[Axzeal]

a7x are hands down the top group of the decade. Nickelback didn't do jackshit except create another era of cheezy rock and a rise in hiphop/pop and evangelic country.

[BassLikeHot]

Eminem?

Encore?

D-12.

Most of The Eminem Show.

"Lose Yourself".

WHAT?!

[kevdo242]

Eminem has got balls, whereas Kanye and others just stayed safe with their music. Writing a song about killing your wife, in graphic detail, was pretty brave. Marshall Mathers LP is definately one of the best of the decade.

Nickelback cater to old women, and people who find Coldplay too abrasive. Those people also buy music, I'd say real music fans don't buy as much music.

[Vogstar90_G'N'R]

I would agree with that list except for Nickelback. I Wouldn't even call myself a Green Day fan but I would have thought that they would have been given "Band of the Decade".

[LightningBolt]

I'd say real music fans don't buy as much music.

I'd say that's a pretty screwed up thing to say and a baseless assumption.

[Powerage5]

I'd agree about Eminem, one of the few rappers I listen to past the 80's stuff. Don't follow any female artists, so I'm indifferent to Beyonce. Nickelback, lolz.

[ColdHeartBreaker]

I like Em, so this is cool, I think it's well deserved. I find most of the other artists mentioned forgettable however.

[illusions]

Nickelback top group? Really? REALLY?

You seem suprised by this?

[sweetness]

Nickelback top group? Really? REALLY?

You seem suprised by this?

i knew they were big but as far as musicianship goes i thought people would be able to recognize a few other great bands from this decade...

[Tater Totts]

Nickelback top group? Really? REALLY?

You seem suprised by this?

i knew they were big but as far as musicianship goes i thought people would be able to recognize a few other great bands from this decade...

Yeah but arent these awards based on the billboard album sales and alike?

Which is why Nickelback did so well compared to like Green Day, Nickelback sold consistent numbers of albums through the decade whereas Green Day had a poor start with Warning and it wasnt until 2005 with American Idiot they sold alot.

[kevdo242]

I'd say real music fans don't buy as much music.

I'd say that's a pretty screwed up thing to say and a baseless assumption.

Not really.

[LightningBolt]

I'd say real music fans don't buy as much music.

I'd say that's a pretty screwed up thing to say and a baseless assumption.

Not really.

I'd say so.

[kevdo242]

I'd say real music fans don't buy as much music.

I'd say that's a pretty screwed up thing to say and a baseless assumption.

Not really.

I'd say so.

Cool.

[F*ck Fear]

Nickleback