The top five acts on this week’s Billboard Artist 100 are either male soloists or all-male groups.
The #6 act is Ariana Grande.
Grande is celebrating a third consecutive week as the chart’s highest-ranking artist.
Cardi B, who appears at #9 on the overall listing, is the second-highest-ranking female act.
The late Aretha Franklin is #3 among females and #15 among all acts; Nicki Minaj takes #4 for females and #18 on the overall chart.
Positioned at #19 on the overall chart, Ella Mai is the week’s #5 female act.
Other high-ranking female acts include Taylor Swift (#6 female, #20 overall), Camila Cabello (#7 female, #24 overall), Selena Gomez (#8 female, #32 overall), Bebe Rexha (#9 female, #35 overall), and Dua Lipa (#10 female, #46 overall).
The Artist 100 ranks the top artists in America based on factors like album sales, song consumption and social media activity.
