Mafia Boss

2h

its for RAP .

shaleirose

2h

Look at the rest of the list so far:

Kanye
Post Malone
Chris Brown
Ariana Grande
Kendrick Lamar
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Eminem

And then there's the names that haven't been mentioned yet like:

Drake
Taylor Swift
Bad Bunny
The Weeknd
etc.

These are some of the most popular, highest-selling, longest-charting artists of all-time

In comparison to THESE NAMES... Gunna, Durk, and Rod definitely stick out

shaleirose

2h

Look at the rest of the list so far:

Kanye
Post Malone
Chris Brown
Ariana Grande
Kendrick Lamar
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Eminem

And then there's the names that haven't been mentioned yet like:

Drake
Taylor Swift
Bad Bunny
The Weeknd
etc.

These are some of the most popular, highest-selling, longest-charting artists of all-time

In comparison to THESE NAMES... Gunna, Durk, and Rod definitely stick out

Mafia Boss

2h

apple is a rap and us centric platform it makes sense.

OnceAgain

2h

Rod wave lol

martian master

2h

What u laughing at

martian master

2h

But my point more is regardless of platform

His last 4 albums did 100K+ fw and all 6 of his albums are plat or plat elig - and did it in a decent amount of time

Hes been putting up #s since 2019, doesnt really stick out to me

As of June this year hes moved 1.2M album units in the USA, without a new album since Q4 2024

Source : https://www.instagram.com/p/DZnfIReBcZi/

He has a dedicated fanbase and imo just needs a crossover hit or 2 to really do damage. He has 90 billboard top 100 hits with none being a top 10 - his fanbase is just super supportive

OnceAgain

2h

Rod wave lol

OnceAgain

2h

So unexpected in top 20 oat

Valentine

2h

huh? Meltdown? Fein? 4x4 is a number 1 song lol

martian master

2h

Not really he a goat of the new gen

martian master

2h

Not really he a goat of the new gen

shaleirose

2h

I never said he doesn't have a fanbase

What I'm saying is that him, Gunna, and Durk are nowhere near as big or popular as the rest of the names on this list

martian master

2h

I think considering how long streamings been around (not long), and Rod career being through the height of it, its not that surprising

Dont really follow Gunna / Durk numbers closely to comment on them

OnceAgain

2h

Its really weird considering his spotify numbers in comparison tho

SABMAN TURNT

2h

just because they’re newer? Durk’s been around longer than Ariana, Post, and Travis

Durk’s had a solid & growing fanbase since the early 2010s with various smaller hits per album, some bigger hits too

Gunna had a strong enough fanbase to outsell The Weeknd in 2022 (botted allegedly) and has been dropping chart-topping hits & features since 2017, plus his recent output has been doing well internationally

Rod Wave has kept a solid fanbase since 2020 and had a few major hits as well

how do they make less sense than anyone else on here? they have strong fanbases

martian master

2h

Yea but it makes sense if you look at his total units

Read more here -
https://www.ktt2.com/rod-wave-is-quietly-putting-numbers-on-the-board-32557237/

(I think its a safe assumption despite AM / Spotify numbers being global - majority of his streams are american)

OnceAgain

2h

So he's huge in the USA but the rest of the world doesnt give af?

Interesting cause usually American acts break through globally too cause of the American dominance in the music scene

shaleirose

2h

Let's say hypothetically speaking they revealed the totals for everyone, and Rod Wave had like 3B total streams on the platform

Would you still feel he's as big as you're saying he is?

martian master

2h

If thats good enough for 17th on Apple? Yes

I think Rod is probably top 5 biggest living rappers of new gen (post big 3), and for this chart which again is only Streaming (post 2015 or so?) - it aligns with how big I think he is

OnceAgain

2h

So he's huge in the USA but the rest of the world doesnt give af?

Interesting cause usually American acts break through globally too cause of the American dominance in the music scene