Official Billboard 2009 Year End Charts
We’ve spent the year tallying album sales figures and reviewing Hot 100 song rankings. Now, at the end of 2009’s road, look back at the 20 artists who traveled further and faster up the charts than all the others.
These twenty stars were the best performers on the Hot 100 and the Billboard 200 over the course of the chart year, from Nov. 2008 through Nov. 2009.
- Billboard
02). Beyonce
As Kanye West infamously pointed out at the 2009 VMAs, Beyonce made one of the best videos of all-time. “Out of all my videos, (”Single Ladies”) was the least expensive and took the least amount of time, and it ended up being the most iconic,” Billboard’s 2009 Woman of the Year reflects. “But once we got on the set, it was like, wait a minute. This is something special.” Not only did the ubiquitous clip inspire thousands of YouTube imitations, it also helped push her “I Am… Sasha Fierce” album to last over a year on the Billboard 200 chart.
HOT 100 ARTISTS
#3 Beyoncé
HOT 100 SONGS
#8 Single Ladies
#24 Halo
#48 If I Were A Boy
#66 Sweet Dreams
#82 Diva
HOT RADIO SONGS
#11 Single Ladies
#25 Halo
#53 Sweet Dreams
#69 If I Were A Boy
#75 Diva
#96 Ego
BILLBOARD 200 ARTIST
#3 Beyoncé
BILLBOARD 200
#2 Beyoncé I am…Sasha Fierce
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