In this sidebar to our Greatest Pop Stars by Year article series, we look at the 10 greatest years in the history of modern ...

This Greatest Pop Stars Sidebar looks at the greatest pop stars who were never quite great enough to be our No. 1 for a full ...

The all-time pop legend made her official solo break in world-stopping fashion.

*NSYNC were the biggest act at TRL's turn-of-the-century peak, setting new sales records and pushing pop into the 21st ...

Drake is Billboard's Greatest Pop Star of 2018 for how he reigned over music at a time when hip-hop was fully taking over.

Nirvana is Billboard's Greatest Pop Star of 1992 for how the band moved pop's center towards grunge and alternative rock in ...

This Greatest Pop Stars Sidebar looks at Lorde and how her stripped-down "Royals" changed the direction of pop music in the ...

Eminem reached unprecedented levels of rap cultural dominance in his fourth year of superstardom.

Janet Jackson is Billboard's Greatest Pop Star of 1993 for how the she evolved and matured her sound and image to fit with ...

Taylor Swift is Billboard's Greatest Pop Star of 2015 for how the former country hitmaker fulfilled her globe-conquering pop ...

Justin Timberlake stepped into unquestioned solo superstardom with the best clothes, moves and songs of anyone in 2006.