CMU have reported that One Direction were the most successful recording artists in the world last year – this confirmed by the International Federation Of The Phonographic Industry, who take into account every physical sale, download and stream to calculate the success of musical artists across the globe.
The list of the ten biggest recording artists in the world today contains no surprises:
1. One Direction
2. Eminem
3. Justin Timberlake
4. Bruno Mars
5. Katy Perry
6. P!nk
7. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
8. Rihanna
9. Michael Bublé
10. Daft Punk