The 10 most popular music artists of 2018 so far, according to Nielsen
10. Taylor Swift
9. Eminem
Total album-equivalent consumption: 1,081,000 Album sales: 302,000 Digital songs: 917,000 Streaming on-demand audio: 1,031,565,000
8. The Weeknd
Total album-equivalent consumption: 1,104,000 Album sales: 178,000 Digital songs: 500,000 Streaming on-demand audio: 1,314,121,000
7. Kendrick Lamar
Total album-equivalent consumption: 1,264,000 Album sales: 228,000 Digital songs: 864,000 Streaming on-demand audio: 1,424,425,000
6. Ed Sheeran
Total album-equivalent consumption: 1,267,000 Album sales: 338,000 Digital songs: 1,926,000 Streaming on-demand audio: 1,103,995,000
5. J. Cole
Total album-equivalent consumption: 1,339,000 Album sales: 288,000 Digital songs: 303,000 Streaming on-demand audio: 1,530,496,000
4. XXXTentacion
Total album-equivalent consumption: 1,068,000 Album sales: 285,000 Digital songs: 986,000 Streaming on-demand audio: 1,027,226,000
3. Migos
Total album-equivalent consumption: 1,470,000 Album sales: 112,000 Digital songs: 900,000 Streaming on-demand audio: 1,903,032,000
2. Drake
Total album-equivalent consumption: 2,474,000Album sales: 71,000 Digital songs: 1,999,000 Streaming on-demand audio: 3,304,426,000
1. Post Malone
Total album-equivalent consumption: 2,624,000 Album sales: 324,000 Digital songs: 2,030,000 Streaming on-demand audio: 3,145,868,000
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