Who is The Biggest Band In The World RIGHT NOW?

[Anders]

Guns N’ Roses and Coldplay certainly seem to be doing well.

[tree_]

I can't believe that many people support Bieber and Sheeran. Makes me feel ashamed to be human.

[Anders]

I had a discussion about the failure of modern rock bands and artist to be the big next thing...thats why we have GNR and U2 in the same spot that 20 years ago basically.
Hip Hop artists are huge in the us but they cant seem to get going overseas...and the same with pop artists. Huge tours in the us but not the same scope in other countries.

Yes, good point.

[bodysnatcher]

those numbers are crazy.

i would like to see how they break down though. like, a 15-date tour for a band that sells tickets for $200-300 is a much different metric than a band who goes on a 50-date tour, sells tickets for $50-60, but sells out every venue. should we measure success by the total revenue of albums and tours, or by attendance and sustainability?

[Bammer]

I would have to say it’s either Imagine Drahons or 21 Pilots ... or MAYBE Coldplay.

Music sucks.

Spoiler: show

Except that “Shots” by Imagine Dragons is still really good.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

I would have to say it’s either Imagine Drahons or 21 Pilots ... or MAYBE Coldplay.

Music sucks.

Spoiler: show

Except that “Shots” by Imagine Dragons is still really good.

that song is awful you fool

[EJ]

Portugal. The Man.

[bodysnatcher]

Portugal. The Man.

biggest band in the world, not biggest band in portugal

[Bammer]

I would have to say it’s either Imagine Drahons or 21 Pilots ... or MAYBE Coldplay.

Music sucks.

Spoiler: show

Except that “Shots” by Imagine Dragons is still really good.

that song is awful you fool

It takes a real friend to be brutally honest with you.

Thank you for being my friend.

[bodysnatcher]

I would have to say it’s either Imagine Drahons or 21 Pilots ... or MAYBE Coldplay.

Music sucks.

Spoiler: show

Except that “Shots” by Imagine Dragons is still really good.

that song is awful you fool

It takes a real friend to be brutally honest with you.

Thank you for being my friend.

i just listened to (part of) it for the first time

holy feck

[lennytheweedwhacker]

I would have to say it’s either Imagine Drahons or 21 Pilots ... or MAYBE Coldplay.

Music sucks.

Spoiler: show

Except that “Shots” by Imagine Dragons is still really good.

that song is awful you fool

It takes a real friend to be brutally honest with you.

Thank you for being my friend.

i just listened to (part of) it for the first time

holy feck

i’m sorry for everything I’ve done

[surfndestroy]

I would have to say it’s either Imagine Dragons or 21 Pilots ... or MAYBE Coldplay.

Music sucks.

I think with the way bands release music and tour now that it's hard for a band to be big for a long period of time. Two and three years between albums with a whole year away from touring is not conducive to being big.

21 Pilots were huge and now they're silent in 2018 and latter half of 2017.

[BurtReynolds]

According to Google


1Justin Timberlake

2Fergie

3Drake

4Travis Scott

5Sridevi

6Rihanna

7BTS

8Tupac Shakur

9Justin Bieber

10Ed Sheeran

11Beyoncé

12Post Malone

13Bruno Mars

14Michael Jackson

15Prince

16Eminem

17Taylor Swift

18Kendrick Lamar

19Kanye West

20Selena Gomez

[LoathedVermin72]

Definitely a lot more accurate than the suggestions being tossed around. Popularity isn’t decided solely by concert ticket sales.

[BurtReynolds]

I don't think concert ticket sales have much to do with it at all.

[bodysnatcher]

Correct, payola does

[Dev]

Migos

[washing machine]

I would have to go with Florence + The Machine