Armed with his biggest album and tour(s) yet, El Conejo Malo united global audiences and pushed pop music forward in 2022, dominating the entire year.
With a historic album debut and the most chaos-inducing tour announcement of the decade, Swift proved herself in a commercial class of her own this year.
With yet another pop culture-shattering album and No. 1s galore, Queen Bey's latest reinvention added another jewel to her crown.
The do-everything musical force proved she was no mainstream one-year wonder, with wide-ranging cultural impact and one of the summer's biggest hits.
Hip-hop's most beloved astronaut touched down on the charts and the culture in a huge way this year.
The longtime Queen of Rap reaffirmed her royalty in 2022.
Billboard counts down their staff picks for the 10 defining pop stars of 2022 -- starting with those who just missed the cut.
