Biggest Artists of 2016 by Billboard Lyrics
1. Drake
2. Justin Bieber
3. The Weeknd
4. Bryson Tiller
5. Adele
6. Selena Gomez
7. Shawn Mendes
8. The Chainsmokers
9. Rihanna
10. Fetty Wap
11. twenty one pilots
12. Meghan Trainor
13. Flo Rida
14. Kevin Gates
15. G-Eazy
16. DNCE
17. Alessia Cara
18. Charlie Puth
19. Beyonce
20. Thomas Rhett
21. Zayn
22. Lukas Graham
23. Taylor Swift
24. Yo Gotti
25. Mike Posner
26. Future
27. Jeremih
28. Ariana Grande
29. Chris Brown
30. Tory Lanez
31. Post Malone
32. Ellie Goulding
33. Prince
34. Elle King
35. Daya
36. Fifth Harmony
37. James Bay
38. Zara Larsson
39. DJ Snake
40. Luke Bryan
41. Travi$ Scott
42. Major Lazer
43. Coldplay
44. Cole Swindell
45. Desiigner
46. Rachel Platten
47. Wiz Khalifa
48. Florida Georgia Line
49. Young Thug
50. Tim McGraw
51. One Direction
52. Sam Hunt
53. Blake Shelton
54. Brett Eldredge
55. Silento
56. Maren Morris
57. Dierks Bentley
58. Troye Sivan
59. Robin Schulz
60. Carrie Underwood
61. Demi Lovato
62. Kanye West
63. Chris Young
64. Old Dominion
65. Zac Brown Band
66. Nick Jonas
67. Ruth B
68. Jason Derulo
69. J. Cole
70. Granger Smith
71. Sia
72. Rascal Flatts
73. O.T. Genasis
74. Disturbed
75. Keith Urban
76. Brothers Osborne
77. Kelly Clarkson
78. Fall Out Boy
79. R. City
80. Jason Aldean
81. Chris Stapleton
82. Kid Ink
83. DLOW
84. Kelsea Ballerini
85. LoCash
86. DeJ Loaf
87. Dustin Lynch
88. Nelly
89. Gwen Stefani
90. Randy Houser
91. Jana Kramer
92. Missy Elliot
93. Iggy Azalea
94. Belly
95. Lil Dicky
96. Andy Grammer
97. Skrillex & Diplo
98. Fat Joe
99. P!nk
100. DJ Luke Nasty
Out. 2 Chainz
Out. Chase Bryant
Out. iLoveMemphis
Out. Cam
Out. Shakira
Out. Mariah Carey
Out. Dawin
Out. Halsey
Out. Tori Kelly
Out. David Bowie
Out. Brenda Lee
Out. Jordan Smith
Out. Rudimental
Out. Rae Sremmurd
Out. David Guetta
Out. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
2. Justin Bieber
3. The Weeknd
4. Bryson Tiller
5. Adele
6. Selena Gomez
7. Shawn Mendes
8. The Chainsmokers
9. Rihanna
10. Fetty Wap
11. twenty one pilots
12. Meghan Trainor
13. Flo Rida
14. Kevin Gates
15. G-Eazy
16. DNCE
17. Alessia Cara
18. Charlie Puth
19. Beyonce
20. Thomas Rhett
21. Zayn
22. Lukas Graham
23. Taylor Swift
24. Yo Gotti
25. Mike Posner
26. Future
27. Jeremih
28. Ariana Grande
29. Chris Brown
30. Tory Lanez
31. Post Malone
32. Ellie Goulding
33. Prince
34. Elle King
35. Daya
36. Fifth Harmony
37. James Bay
38. Zara Larsson
39. DJ Snake
40. Luke Bryan
41. Travi$ Scott
42. Major Lazer
43. Coldplay
44. Cole Swindell
45. Desiigner
46. Rachel Platten
47. Wiz Khalifa
48. Florida Georgia Line
49. Young Thug
50. Tim McGraw
51. One Direction
52. Sam Hunt
53. Blake Shelton
54. Brett Eldredge
55. Silento
56. Maren Morris
57. Dierks Bentley
58. Troye Sivan
59. Robin Schulz
60. Carrie Underwood
61. Demi Lovato
62. Kanye West
63. Chris Young
64. Old Dominion
65. Zac Brown Band
66. Nick Jonas
67. Ruth B
68. Jason Derulo
69. J. Cole
70. Granger Smith
71. Sia
72. Rascal Flatts
73. O.T. Genasis
74. Disturbed
75. Keith Urban
76. Brothers Osborne
77. Kelly Clarkson
78. Fall Out Boy
79. R. City
80. Jason Aldean
81. Chris Stapleton
82. Kid Ink
83. DLOW
84. Kelsea Ballerini
85. LoCash
86. DeJ Loaf
87. Dustin Lynch
88. Nelly
89. Gwen Stefani
90. Randy Houser
91. Jana Kramer
92. Missy Elliot
93. Iggy Azalea
94. Belly
95. Lil Dicky
96. Andy Grammer
97. Skrillex & Diplo
98. Fat Joe
99. P!nk
100. DJ Luke Nasty
Out. 2 Chainz
Out. Chase Bryant
Out. iLoveMemphis
Out. Cam
Out. Shakira
Out. Mariah Carey
Out. Dawin
Out. Halsey
Out. Tori Kelly
Out. David Bowie
Out. Brenda Lee
Out. Jordan Smith
Out. Rudimental
Out. Rae Sremmurd
Out. David Guetta
Out. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis