Pop Music 2017 Winners and Losers So Far
- 1/26
Loser: Katy Perry
- 2/26
Winner: Ed Sheeran
- 3/26
Loser: John Mayer
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- 4/26
Winner: Kendrick Lamar
- 5/26
Loser: Linkin Park
- 6/26
Winner: Drake
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- 7/26
Winner: Bruno Mars
- 8/26
Loser: Lady Antebellum
- 9/26
Winner: Harry Styles
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- 10/26
Loser: Wale
- 11/26
Winner: Justin Bieber
- 12/26
Loser: Brad Paisley
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- 13/26
Winner: The Chainsmokers
- 14/26
Winner: Lady Gaga
- 15/26
Loser: Rascal Flatts
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- 16/26
Winner: Sam Hunt
- 17/26
Loser: Lea Michele
- 18/26
Winner: Migos
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- 19/26
Loser: Josh Turner
- 20/26
Winner: Future
- 21/26
Loser: Seether
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- 22/26
Winner: The Weeknd
- 23/26
Winner: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
- 24/26
Winner: Willie Nelson
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- 25/26
Loser: Diana Krall
- 26/26
Winner: The Beatles
Paul Grein
·Writer
The Weeknd, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and Ed Sheeran all spent multiple weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in the first half of 2017. But such veteran hit-makers as Katy Perry and John Mayer set records they would probably just as soon forget.
Let’s scroll back through the past six months and look at pop music’s winners and losers so far this year.