Greatest Pop Stars
Billboard's weekly deep dive into the past, present and future of pop stardom. New episodes every Thursday.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 89 minutes
- Episodes
- 63
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Greatest Pop Stars of 2024, Nos. 6-3: Ariana Grande, Charli XCX, Chappell Roan & Taylor Swift
We continue our Greatest Pop Stars of 2024 top 10 countdown this episode with a look back at our Nos. 6 through 3 artists, unveiled this week on Billboard.com. Host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Bi…
02:12:40 |
Fri 20 Dec 2024
Greatest Pop Stars of 2024, Nos. 10-7: Jelly Roll, Billie Eilish, Post Malone & Beyoncé
We kick off our Greatest Pop Stars of 2024 top 10 countdown this episode with a look back at our Nos. 10 through 7 artists, unveiled this week on Billboard.com. Host Andrew Unterberger is joined by B…
01:24:41 |
Tue 17 Dec 2024
Greatest Pop Stars of 2024: Honorable Mentions, Rookie, Comeback & Best of the Rest
Our Greatest Pop Stars of 2024 series gets underway with a look at our 10 Honorable Mention artists -- the stars who were great enough this year to get into the discussion but not quite onto our top …
01:09:19 |
Fri 13 Dec 2024
21st Century List Recap With AJ Marks & Final Thank Yous
Today on the Greatest Pop Stars Podcast, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by AJ Marks, moderator of Reddit's r/Popheads forum and host of the stellar Main Pod Girl podcast, to help look back at our …
01:33:13 |
Fri 06 Dec 2024
21st Century No. 1: Beyoncé
Today on the Greatest Pop Stars Podcast, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Beyoncé lifers Trevor Anderson and Kyle Denis to pay homage to the Queen, our No. 1 Greatest Pop Star of the 21st century…
03:26:51 |
Wed 04 Dec 2024
21st Century No. 2: Taylor Swift
Today on the Greatest Pop Stars Podcast, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by renowned Swiftie (and GPS essay writer) Hannah Dailey and former Woman of the Decade cover story author Jason Lipshutz to…
02:27:24 |
Wed 27 Nov 2024
21st Century No. 3: Rihanna
Today on the Greatest Pop Stars Podcast, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard staff writer Kyle Denis and senior branded content producer/writer Walaa Elsiddig to remember the iconic career…
01:50:33 |
Wed 20 Nov 2024
21st Century No. 4: Drake
Today on the Greatest Pop Stars Podcast, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by the Billboard R&B Hip-Hop team's Carl Lamarre and Michael Saponara to remember the brilliant career of our No. 4 Greatest…
01:42:07 |
Wed 13 Nov 2024
21st Century No. 5: Lady Gaga
Today on the Greatest Pop Stars Podcast, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard Pride editor Stephen Daw and executive digital director Katie Atkinson to remember the brilliant career of our …
02:01:32 |
Wed 06 Nov 2024
21st Century No. 6: Britney Spears
Today on the Greatest Pop Stars Podcast, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard executive digital director Joe Lynch and senior charts/data analyst Eric Frankenberg to talk about our No. 6 Gr…
01:46:26 |
Wed 30 Oct 2024
21st Century No. 7: Kanye West
Today on the Greatest Pop Stars Podcast, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard Hip-Hop/R&B's Angel Diaz and Michael Saponara to talk about our No. 7 Greatest Pop Star of the 21st Century, Ka…
01:53:54 |
Fri 25 Oct 2024
21st Century No. 8: Justin Bieber
Today on the Greatest Pop Stars Podcast, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard's Josh Glicksman and Kristen Wisneski to talk about our No. 8 Greatest Pop Star of the 21st Century, Justin Bie…
01:27:13 |
Wed 23 Oct 2024
21st Century No. 9: Ariana Grande
Today on the Greatest Pop Stars Podcast, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard staff writers Kyle Denis and Hannah Dailey to talk about our No. 9 Greatest Pop Star of the 21st Century, Arian…
01:34:33 |
Fri 18 Oct 2024
21st Century No. 10: Adele
Today on the Greatest Pop Stars Podcast, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by returning guests Joe Lynch and Jason Lipshutz to talk about our No. 10 Greatest Pop Star of the 21st Century, Adele. We d…
01:19:38 |
Wed 16 Oct 2024
21st Century No. 11: Usher & 25-11 Recap W/ AJ Marks
This week on the Greatest Pop Stars Podcast, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by returning guests Kyle Denis and Trevor Anderson to talk all things Usher Raymond, about how incredible his '00s peak …
02:38:37 |
Fri 11 Oct 2024
21st Century Nos. 13 & 12: Nicki Minaj & Eminem
This week, we've got a pair of "Roman's Revenge" collaborators in Nicki Minaj and Eminem. Host Andrew Unterberger is joined by honorary Barbz Meghan Mahar and Michael Saponara to talk about the Queen…
02:15:02 |
Fri 04 Oct 2024
21st Century Nos. 15 & 14: Miley Cyrus & Justin Timberlake
This week, we've got a pair of Tennessee natives in Miley Cyrus and Justin Timberlake. Host Andrew Unterberger is joined by a pair of Smilers in Billboard Social's Danielle Pascual and Billboard Prid…
02:24:19 |
Fri 27 Sep 2024
21st Century Nos. 17 & 16: Shakira & Jay-Z
This week, we've got two artists who go back even further than the beginning of the 21st century: Shakira & Jay-Z. Host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Isabela Raygoza and Sigal Ratner-Arias of Billb…
01:34:16 |
Fri 20 Sep 2024
21st Century Nos. 19 & 18: BTS & The Weeknd
This week, it's a 2020 flashback as Billboard takes on perhaps the two biggest pop acts of the first year of this decade: BTS and The Weeknd. Host Andrew Unterberger is joined first by Jason Lipshutz…
02:05:25 |
Fri 13 Sep 2024
21st Century Nos. 21 & 20: Lil Wayne & Bruno Mars
This week on Greatest Pop Stars, we're talking about the men in the "Mirror": Lil Wayne (No. 21) and Bruno Mars (No. 20). First, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Kyle Denis and Carl Lamarre to ta…
01:46:46 |
Fri 06 Sep 2024
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