{"id":65255,"date":"2023-12-28T18:03:43","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T23:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2023\/12\/28\/heres-every-top-new-artist-of-the-year-since-1977\/"},"modified":"2023-12-28T18:03:43","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T23:03:43","slug":"heres-every-top-new-artist-of-the-year-since-1977","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2023\/12\/28\/heres-every-top-new-artist-of-the-year-since-1977\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s Every Top New Artist of the Year Since\u00a01977"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tEvery week, Billboard<\/em> celebrates artists making their first chart appearances with our \u201c10 First-Timers\u201d spotlight.<\/p>\n

\n\tTen a week \u2026 times 52 \u2026 equals over 500 acts new to Billboard<\/em> charts every year.<\/p>\n

\n\tOf those, one stands highest at year\u2019s end \u2014 No. 1 on Billboard<\/em>\u2019s Top New Artists chart.<\/p>\n

\n\tAs of 2023, the Top New Artists recap ranks the year\u2019s best-performing breakthrough acts based on activity on the Billboard 200<\/a> albums chart and the Billboard Hot 100<\/a> songs survey, as well as Billboard Boxscore, which reflects touring data. All winners have been published in each year-end Billboard<\/em> issue since the category began in 1977.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tZach Bryan Is Billboard’s Top New Artist of\u00a02023\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n

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\n\tRock ruled the Top New Artists retrospective\u2019s first three years, with Foreigner winning in 1977, Meat Loaf in 1978 and The Knack in 1979. In 2023, the genre reigns again, thanks to Zach Bryan<\/a>, who has found success on both rock and country charts. He also topped both the Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100 for the first time this year, thanks to his self-titled album and its lead single, \u201cI Remember Everything,\u201d with Kacey Musgraves.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe 2020s, meanwhile, feature a variety of styles at No. 1 on Top New Artists. Prior to Bryan, rappers Latto and Roddy Ricch won in 2022 and 2020, respectively, while Olivia Rodrigo\u2019s alt\/pop album Sour<\/em> sparked her triumph in 2021.<\/p>\n

\n\tBelow, browse below every reigning rookie, and some of the most notable feats, in the history of Billboard<\/em>\u2019s Top New Artists chart. In many cases, acts\u2019 breakout years were only the start of more chart greatness ahead, with many eventual pop culture cornerstones among the award\u2019s winners.<\/p>\n