Overview
- IFPI released its 2025 year-end Global Artist Chart on February 18, 2026.
- Stray Kids achieved a career-high No. 2, marking their fourth consecutive appearance since debuting at No. 7 in 2022.
- SEVENTEEN placed No. 14, extending their run to five straight years on the list since 2021.
- Only SEVENTEEN and BTS have ranked in the IFPI top 20 for five consecutive years, according to the new list.
- Taylor Swift finished at No. 1 for a fourth straight year and received IFPI’s Biggest-Selling Global Artist of the Year award for the sixth time.