2015 in music
Who ruled 2015? The Weeknd was Artist of the Year on the Billboard Hot 100 and Ed Sheeran on the UK Singles Chart. Every #1 song of 2015, the biggest songs and the top artists.
Billboard Hot 100
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Weeknd | 229 | 22 | 36 |
| 2 | Taylor Swift | 210 | 22 | 33 |
| 3 | Fetty Wap | 169 | 1 | 35 |
| 4 | Ed Sheeran | 159 | 0 | 21 |
| 5 | Maroon 5 | 129 | 0 | 22 |
| 6 | Meghan Trainor | 123 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Ellie Goulding | 106 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Drake | 105 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Justin Bieber | 99 | 7 | 15 |
| 10 | Mark Ronson | 99 | 0 | 0 |
| First week at #1 | Song | Artist | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2015 | Blank Space | Taylor Swift | 2 |
| Jan 17, 2015 | Uptown Funk! | Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars | 14 |
| Apr 25, 2015 | See You Again | Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth | 12 |
| Jun 6, 2015 | Bad Blood | Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2015 | Cheerleader | OMI | 6 |
| Aug 22, 2015 | Can't Feel My Face | The Weeknd | 3 |
| Sep 19, 2015 | What Do You Mean? | Justin Bieber | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2015 | The Hills | The Weeknd | 6 |
| Nov 14, 2015 | Hello | Adele | 7 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trap Queen | Fetty Wap | #2 | 53 | 117.1 |
| 2 | The Hills | The Weeknd | #1 | 48 | 114.2 |
| 3 | See You Again | Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth | #1 | 52 | 102.4 |
| 4 | Love Yourself | Justin Bieber | #1 | 41 | 102.3 |
| 5 | Watch Me | Silento | #3 | 51 | 99.7 |
| 6 | Sorry | Justin Bieber | #1 | 42 | 97.0 |
| 7 | Stitches | Shawn Mendes | #4 | 52 | 96.7 |
| 8 | Can't Feel My Face | The Weeknd | #1 | 41 | 95.1 |
| 9 | Stressed Out | twenty one pilots | #2 | 52 | 93.1 |
| 10 | Sugar | Maroon 5 | #2 | 42 | 91.8 |
UK Singles Chart
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ed Sheeran | 154 | 7 | 22 |
| 2 | The Weeknd | 149 | 8 | 22 |
| 3 | Jess Glynne | 128 | 2 | 18 |
| 4 | Sam Smith | 119 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 | Justin Bieber | 118 | 10 | 17 |
| 6 | Years & Years | 108 | 5 | 13 |
| 7 | James Bay | 103 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Ellie Goulding | 99 | 1 | 11 |
| 9 | Hozier | 98 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | OMI | 84 | 4 | 10 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What Do You Mean? | Justin Bieber | #1 | 62 | 100.2 |
| 2 | Sorry | Justin Bieber | #1 | 68 | 95.9 |
| 3 | Lean On | Major Lazer feat. Mo & DJ Snake | #2 | 78 | 92.2 |
| 4 | Love Yourself | Justin Bieber | #1 | 64 | 89.4 |
| 5 | Can't Feel My Face | The Weeknd | #3 | 53 | 76.4 |
| 6 | Stitches | Shawn Mendes | #1 | 67 | 75.1 |
| 7 | How Deep Is Your Love | Calvin Harris & Disciples | #2 | 45 | 74.1 |
| 8 | The Hills | The Weeknd | #3 | 56 | 71.2 |
| 9 | Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix) | OMI | #1 | 47 | 69.4 |
| 10 | Where Are U Now | Skrillex, Diplo & Justin Bieber | #3 | 56 | 69.2 |
Artist of the Year and the rankings are the ChartReign Power model: the artist with the most chart power over the year, not the most #1s. Crowns are weeks crowned Artist of the Week. How it works