Pop Powerlist 2015: Beyonce, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift – who’s the most influential player in pop?

Take a look through the top 20 right here


by Emmeline Saunders |
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The Pop Powerlist 2015 has been revealed - and the results are... basically not at all surprising if you've spent any time at all on the internet in the last 12 months.

Compiled by actual scienticians, the top 20 list looks at the biggest players in music and how much influence they wield.

Check out the full run-down on heat TV on Saturday 11 April at 2pm, when cheeky chappy Matt Edmondson will be doing some sexy stuff to, at and around nerdy data.

Pop Powerlist - the top 20

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Pop Powerlist 2015 - Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Katy Perry and MORE of the most influential players in music

#20 George Ezra1 of 20

#20 George Ezra

#19 Hozier2 of 20

#19 Hozier

#18 Kanye West3 of 20

#18 Kanye West

#17 Bruno Mars4 of 20

#17 Bruno Mars

#16 Adele5 of 20

#16 Adele

#15 Drake6 of 20

#15 Drake

#14 Nicki Minaj7 of 20

#14 Nicki Minaj

#13 Ellie Goulding8 of 20

#13 Ellie Goulding

#12 Mark Ronson9 of 20

#12 Mark Ronson

#11 Calvin Harris10 of 20

#11 Calvin Harris

#10 Meghan Trainor11 of 20

#10 Meghan Trainor

#9 One Direction12 of 20

#9 One Direction

#8 Beyonceu030113 of 20

#8 Beyoncé

#7 Maroon 514 of 20

#7 Maroon 5

#6 Katy Perry15 of 20

#6 Katy Perry

#5 Ariana Grande16 of 20

#5 Ariana Grande

#4 Rihanna17 of 20

#4 Rihanna

#3 Sam Smith18 of 20

#3 Sam Smith

#2 Ed Sheeran19 of 20

#2 Ed Sheeran

#1 Taylor Swift20 of 20

#1 Taylor Swift

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