Billboard doesn’t lie or at least money doesn’t lie and so even if your taste doesn’t coincide with the members of the zeitgeists, well here you have what the zeitgist is really like. Or was in 2013. I admire a lot of these names. And am happy to concede Timberlake as the artist of the year if not Katy Perry as best female artist.
But then again, there is no real argument: the sales figures are the sales figures are the sales figures andno name here shocks. Maybe Alan Jackson for best Christian album. Otherwise, this is a fairly obvious reflection of the Billiboard charts I analyzed all year and in black and white it ain’t that bad.
Top Artist – Justin Timberlake
Top New Artist – Lorde
Top Male Artist – Justin Timberlake
Top Female Artist – Katy Perry
Top Duo/Group – Imagine Dragons
Top Billboard 200 Artist – Justin Timberlake
Top Hot 100 Artist – Imagine Dragons
Top Digital Songs Artist – Katy Perry
Top Radio Songs Artist – Justin Timberlake
Top Touring Artist – Bon Jovi
Top Social Artist – Justin Bieber
Top Streaming Artist – Miley Cyrus
Top R&B Artist – Justin Timberlake
Top Rap Artist – Eminem
Top Country Artist – Luke Bryan
Top Rock Artist – Imagine Dragons
Top Latin Artist – Marc Anthony
Top Dance/Electronic Artist – Daft Punk
Top Christian Artist – Chris Tomlin
ALBUM AWARDS
Top Billboard 200 Album
Justin Timberlake, “The 20/20 Experience”
Top R&B Album
Justin Timberlake, “The 20/20 Experience”
Top Rap Album
Eminem, “The Marshall Mathers LP 2”
Top Country Album
Luke Bryan, “Crash My Party”
Top Rock Album
Imagine Dragons, “Night Visions”
Top Latin Album
Marc Anthony, “3.0”
Top Dance/Electronic Album
Daft Punk, “Random Access Memories”
Top Christian Album
Alan Jackson, “Precious Memories: Volume II”
SONG AWARDS
Top Hot 100 Song
Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell, “Blurred Lines”
Top Digital Song
Robin Thicke, Featuring T.I. & Pharrell “Blurred Lines”
Top Radio Song
Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell, “Blurred Lines”
Top Streaming Song (Audio)
Imagine Dragons, “Radioactive”
Top Streaming Song (Video)
Miley Cyrus “Wrecking Ball”
Top R&B Song
Robin Thicke Feat. T.I. & Pharrell, “Blurred Lines”
Top Rap Song
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Ray Dalton, “Can’t Hold Us”
Top Country Song
Florida Georgia Line Featuring Nelly, “Cruise”
Top Rock Song
Lorde, “Royals”
Top Latin Song
Marc Anthony “Vivir Mi Vida”
Top Dance/Electronic Song
Avicii “Wake Me Up!”
Top Christian Song
Matthew West “Hello, My Name Is”
