Jan 5, 2025·1 reply
SWAN
The Bad Benny Denial just feels like racism at this point idk
Jan 5, 2025
jack johnsonDo you agree that Bad Bunny is the most popular male artist in the world since Michael Jackson in 1983?
not now, in 2022 his peak was the biggest.
His album literally streamed 3B more than the next album. He did stadium tours and before Bey/Taylor recent tour had 3 of the 5 biggest single grossing concerts without a word in english concerts.
- Jan 5, 2025·5 replies
this whole music s*** is so fickle
did everyone suddenly forget about how Ed Sheeran dominated streaming, radios and music in general from 2014 to 2019
it was lowkey a pandemic... and I like Ed! but it was too much. can't stand Perfect to this day
now he's nowhere near popular as he once was and then suddenly "the biggest artist in the world!" is the new big guy on streaming after Ed's run ended... whos next?
- Jan 5, 2025TheFader
The Bad Benny Denial just feels like racism at this point idk
i dont think its coming from a bad place. People just don't realize how crazy that 2022 peak was.
It broke barriers. People don't realize how crazy this s*** is.
"Un Verano Sin Ti is also the first album to spend its first six months on the chart in the top two, since the Billboard 200 began publishing in 1956."
He averaged 10M+ per show in US and resale was probably close to 15M+ easy. For Mexico City he had 4.5M people in queue.
- SWAN 💜Jan 5, 2025·1 replyjack johnson
this whole music s*** is so fickle
did everyone suddenly forget about how Ed Sheeran dominated streaming, radios and music in general from 2014 to 2019
it was lowkey a pandemic... and I like Ed! but it was too much. can't stand Perfect to this day
now he's nowhere near popular as he once was and then suddenly "the biggest artist in the world!" is the new big guy on streaming after Ed's run ended... whos next?
ngl u do have a point. ed’s 2017 was absolutely insane. it probably beats bad bunny’s 2022 in worldwide sales
- Jan 5, 2025
Here is a personal anecdote.
I went to see Bad Bunny and Weeknd at the same venue (Cowboys stadium) within few weeks apart. I had floor tickets for both. Weeknd tickets were half the price and Bad Bunny resale was going for 2K+.
I am a bigger Weeknd fan and I realized this s*** was wild.
Jan 5, 2025·1 replyjack johnsonthis whole music s*** is so fickle
did everyone suddenly forget about how Ed Sheeran dominated streaming, radios and music in general from 2014 to 2019
it was lowkey a pandemic... and I like Ed! but it was too much. can't stand Perfect to this day
now he's nowhere near popular as he once was and then suddenly "the biggest artist in the world!" is the new big guy on streaming after Ed's run ended... whos next?
Tbf modern male popstars aren’t even real artists nor do they speak to real people and experiences so they don’t warrant any loyalty outside of their huge hits
- Jan 5, 2025·1 replySWAN
ngl u do have a point. ed’s 2017 was absolutely insane. it probably beats bad bunny’s 2022 in worldwide sales
Yeah def bigger in Europe/Asia for sure but i think collectively Bad Bunny 2022 is more impressive.
His s*** is so far ahead of anyone else when it comes to streaming plus his tour was a stadium tour doing 10M+ a show. When it comes to pure numbers, Ed has wider range but people aren't going crazy over him. His fandom was casual.
Bad Bunny broke boundaries. He made spanish music global to a point unlike ever before.
It's even more impressive than afro-beats because the language is different.
- Jan 5, 2025·1 replyBRAVE
Tbf modern male popstars aren’t even real artists nor do they speak to real people and experiences so they don’t warrant any loyalty outside of their huge hits
bad bunny does
he literally dropped an album today with half the songs about colonization of PR and decline of culture there. - Jan 5, 2025Expert
bad bunny does
he literally dropped an album today with half the songs about colonization of PR and decline of culture there.I’m never talking about the god when I say that. But he def f***ed up with that heel turn s*** thinking he Kanye
Jan 5, 2025jack johnsonthis whole music s*** is so fickle
did everyone suddenly forget about how Ed Sheeran dominated streaming, radios and music in general from 2014 to 2019
it was lowkey a pandemic... and I like Ed! but it was too much. can't stand Perfect to this day
now he's nowhere near popular as he once was and then suddenly "the biggest artist in the world!" is the new big guy on streaming after Ed's run ended... whos next?
They didn’t forget
He just stopped making hits
What is his biggest song of the last five years, dancing with my eyes closed? Shivers? Bad Habits?- Jan 5, 2025·1 reply
also i be going out and bad bunny is always being played.
Ed is more of a stay at home/target music vibes. 
Jan 5, 2025·1 replyjack johnsonthis whole music s*** is so fickle
did everyone suddenly forget about how Ed Sheeran dominated streaming, radios and music in general from 2014 to 2019
it was lowkey a pandemic... and I like Ed! but it was too much. can't stand Perfect to this day
now he's nowhere near popular as he once was and then suddenly "the biggest artist in the world!" is the new big guy on streaming after Ed's run ended... whos next?
It’s crazy how he fell off
He went from having basic pop hits with 1B+ views to trying to make hits with UK Drill rappers lol
But his detriment, he was the typical White Guy With A Guitar that wasn’t really interesting outside of the music
Jan 6, 2025TheFaderUsing Google trends to prove a popularity argument will never not be nonsensical and corny
Un Verano Sin Ti is the most streamed album of all time and it released less than 3 years ago. (And it’s still the 7th highest streamed album daily right now btw).
That nigga was out the stratosphere in 2022.
Harry’s House and Un Verano Sin Ti released within two weeks of each other and Un Verano has, quite literally, 10 billion more streams
- Jan 6, 2025
Just heard DBmF
This nigga is running the charts again
i dont even care about the performance in the billboard, this dude is gonna have all 17 songs be hits here in hispanic countries
Jan 6, 2025Billboard 200 top 10 this week:
- Jan 6, 2025·1 reply
Basically we need pop Batman
- Jan 6, 2025·edited
Let it begin
I’m guessing 200k 
Jan 6, 2025·1 replyBRAVEBasically we need pop Batman
Mk.gee?
- Jan 6, 2025Expert
also i be going out and bad bunny is always being played.
Ed is more of a stay at home/target music vibes.Ed doesn't make going out music though? he makes chill at home music
- Jan 6, 2025·edited·1 replyExpert
Yeah def bigger in Europe/Asia for sure but i think collectively Bad Bunny 2022 is more impressive.
His s*** is so far ahead of anyone else when it comes to streaming plus his tour was a stadium tour doing 10M+ a show. When it comes to pure numbers, Ed has wider range but people aren't going crazy over him. His fandom was casual.
Bad Bunny broke boundaries. He made spanish music global to a point unlike ever before.
It's even more impressive than afro-beats because the language is different.
There is no way Bad Bunny's 2022 was more impressive man, Ed literally took over the whole world. I honestly think that's the most a western artist has dominated asia in 20+ years. Yet it wasn't even just asia, he had ALL of Europe & US in a chokehold too
I don't think any artist has come close to that dominance in the last 10 years
- Jan 6, 2025·1 replyTheFader
Even if you look at the Billboard 200 right now, UVST is still at #130 and Harry’s House is nowhere to be found.
Maybe it’s a bit of a stretch to say he had the biggest male peak ever (still arguable), it’s an absolute joke to claim that Harry Styles was bigger than him in 2022 and your source is Google search trends when every stat correlated with the actual music proves otherwise
Why are you looking at Billboard 200 right now whilst discussing the biggest artist of 2022 lol
Jan 6, 2025jack johnsonthis whole music s*** is so fickle
did everyone suddenly forget about how Ed Sheeran dominated streaming, radios and music in general from 2014 to 2019
it was lowkey a pandemic... and I like Ed! but it was too much. can't stand Perfect to this day
now he's nowhere near popular as he once was and then suddenly "the biggest artist in the world!" is the new big guy on streaming after Ed's run ended... whos next?
Now that you've mentioned it, where is Ed Sheeran?
- Jan 6, 2025·2 repliesTheFader
I said it may be a stretch to say that, but it is arguable. He has the biggest peak for a male artist in the streaming era, which is going on a decade at this point.
What I know for sure is that Harry Styles wasn’t bigger than Bad Bunny in 2022 lmao
rofl you've started 2025 being even crazier than 2024 even
biggest peak for a male artist
Also for someone who cares soo much about longevity, you sure aren't talking about Bad bunny's, who has fallen off a cliff since 2022
- Jan 6, 2025mangotflu
There is no way Bad Bunny's 2022 was more impressive man, Ed literally took over the whole world. I honestly think that's the most a western artist has dominated asia in 20+ years. Yet it wasn't even just asia, he had ALL of Europe & US in a chokehold too
I don't think any artist has come close to that dominance in the last 10 years
Bruh has been touring January - September every year since 2022 for an album and that’s after his already massive tour for an even bigger album before that
what are people even tryna compare