Welcome to American pop culture, where we'll look into the top 3 most popular pop stars in 2004, 2014 and 2024. We'll look at the evolution of these stars, focusing on the female-to-male ratio in the industry during each decade along with record sale comparisons. We'll also see how impactful some songs were to the charts compared to others by seeing who was and wasn't at the #1 spot. Studying this, we'll see the pivotal change of female influcence in the pop industry.
Britney Spears: 1 million copiesUsher: 8 million copiesAlicia Keys: 5 million copiesAriana Grande: 6 million copiesSam Smith: 3.35 million copiesKaty Perry: 1 million copiesSabrina Carpenter: 500,000 sold copiesTate McRae: 300,000 sold copiesTaylor Swift: 4.6 million copies
Sales
2:1 female to male in 2004 2:1 female to male in 2014 3:0 female to male in 2024
Male-Female Ratio
2024
2014
2004