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In 2010, after the release of her fourth studio album,聽"Rated R,"聽Rihanna broke a music industry record by聽. The songs included 鈥淩ude Boy,鈥� 鈥淥nly Girl (In The World),鈥� 鈥淲hat鈥檚 My Name?鈥� and 鈥淟ove the Way You Lie.鈥�

In January 2017, English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran became the聽聽within the same week. This impressive record occurred with 鈥淪hape of You" and "Castle on the Hill鈥� when the former soared to #1 while the latter hit #6 on the Billboard list. A few months later, Drake聽聽to do this鈥攁 feat he later matched and then eventually surpassed.

In February 2019, pop diva Ariana Grande achieved a feat that no one had accomplished since The Beatles in 1964:聽. As 鈥淭hank U, Next鈥� hit #3, it joined "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" at #2 and "7 Rings" at #1, the latter of which was in its fourth week occupying the space.

Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee made history in 2017 when their mega-hit single 鈥淒espacito鈥濃�攚hich also featured Justin Bieber鈥斅爁or the longest run in the #1 slot. The catchy reggaeton-influenced pop song held the top spot on the coveted Billboard list for 16 weeks in a row, a feat that only two other artists had ever achieved. In 2019, Lil Nas X聽聽with 19 weeks for "Old Town Road."

Katy Perry's 2010 party album "Teenage Dream"聽聽when it became the second time that any record produced five #1 hits. The only other time came in 1987 when Michael Jackson had five top hits on "Bad." The songs that made the list included the title track, "Teenage Dream," as well as "California Gurls," "Firework," "E.T.", and "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)."

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In 2018, XXXTentacion joined the short list of only聽聽who鈥檝e had a single become a #1 hit posthumously with his emo-rap hit 鈥淪ad!鈥�. Prior to the Florida rapper, the most recent example had been in 2008 when Louisville record producer Static Major made the list for his appearance on Lil Wayne鈥檚 auto-tune heavy hit "Lollipop." Others have included Otis Redding, Janis Joplin, Jim Croce, John Lennon, Soulja Slim, and the Notorious B.I.G.

When 鈥淚 Am鈥� Sasha Fierce鈥� swept the awards show in 2010, Beyonce鈥檚 third solo studio album garnered her the , six in total,聽in one night by a female artist (though Adele later tied her). In 2014, Beyonce passed Dolly Parton as the woman of all time鈥攁 title she still holds.

In July 2018, Drake for the most songs in the Billboard Top 10 at once with seven tracks. The Beatles had previously held the record since 1964 with five entries. The previous year, the Canadian rapper tied then beat Ed Sheeran for the most debut Top 10 hits the same week with four songs. He is also tied with Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, and Janet Jackson for with 鈥淪corpion,鈥� which had seven.

Country-pop star Taylor Swift broke the record Sept. 7, 2019 when she with an impressive 18 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 list. The double-digit number remains the record among female artists for the most simultaneous entries on the coveted list. She beat singer-songwriter Billie Eilish who鈥檇 boasted 14. Swift is also the with 15 (just behind Drake who holds the聽overall record of 20).

In 2009, pop singer Kelly Clarkson on the Billboard Top 100 list, marking the biggest jump in history with the song, "My Life Would Suck Without You."

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In 2017, Nicki Minaj surpassed soul queen Aretha Franklin when she became the musician with that any other female solo artist in history. In 2012, the New York Times called Minaj the .

In 2010, Lady Gaga鈥檚 smash debut album 鈥淭he Fame鈥濃�攚hich was released in 2008鈥攑assed Oasis鈥� previous U.K. record for the when it hit 154 weeks in a row. The following year, Guinness World Records announced she was the 鈥淢ost Searched-For Female on the Internet,鈥� standing in company with the King of Pop Michael Jackson, who was the Most Searched-For Male that year.

In 2018, Post Malone鈥檚 album 鈥淪toney,鈥� which was released in 2016, claimed the all-time record for consecutive weeks in the Top 10 charts at a whopping 77 weeks. The next year, he matched his own record for the album 鈥淏eerbongs & Bentleys.鈥�

After her wildly popular multi-platinum debut album 鈥淚nvasion of Privacy鈥� was released it April 2018, reality star turned rapper Cardi B won the Grammy Award for 鈥淏est Rap Album,鈥� making her the聽聽to have ever nabbed the award. The album contained her breakout hit, "Bodak Yellow" which made her the聽聽to have ever had a #1 Billboard Top 100 hit after following Lauryn Hill in 1998.

When Miley Cyrus entered the Billboard Top 100 under the name "Ashley O"鈥攖he moniker she used for music recorded for the sci-fi TV series "Black Mirror"鈥攊t made her the to have ever had a Top 100 hit under three different names (Ashley O, Hannah Montana, and Miley Cyrus). The pop singer has broken other records in the past too, including in 2013 when her video for "Wrecking Ball" .

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In 2015, English singer-songwriter Adele beat NSYNC鈥檚 2000 鈥淣o Strings Attached,鈥� when 鈥�25鈥� became the United States鈥� . The pop singer鈥檚 third studio album sold over 3.38 million copies during its first week of sales, claiming the biggest single-week figures since Nielsen SoundScan began them in 1991.

After an impressive , Lil Nas X set the all-time record in 2019 for most consecutive weeks for 鈥淥ld Town Road.鈥� Prior to that, the record was 16 weeks, which was shared by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men, and Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee (featuring Justin Bieber).

Although Mariah Carey is better known for breaking music records in the 鈥�90s, she hit another milestone in 2019 when 鈥淎ll I Want for Christmas鈥� on the Billboard Hot 100, marking the first time a holiday song had broken the Top 5 in 60 years. It was also the second time a holiday song had ever hit #3. Unfortunately, the song later when it dropped off the list completely from its #3 ranking, marking the biggest single-week drop from the Hot 100 list ever.

The year isn't over yet; however, emerging mega-star Lizzo looked on the road to success in October when her album "Cuz I Love You" Cardi B's "Invasion of Privacy" and Nicki Minaj's "Queen," both of which were previously holding sales records for best-selling female rap albums of 2019.

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