I n news that surprises absolutely no one, Billboard has crowned Taylor Swift the biggest artist of the 21st century. With a career that has shattered records, redefined pop cultu

Women artists etched some of the most vaunted records ever on Billboard ’s charts over the first quarter of the 21st century, sparking their status among the 100 Top Women Artists of the 21st Century, based on performance on the Billboard 200 albums chart and the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart.

Billboard names Taylor Swift the most successful female artist of the twenty-first century’s first 25 years, topping a list that includes Rihanna, Beyoncé, and Adele.