Fleetwood Mac, The Beatles, Queen land in top 10 of year-end 'Billboard' Top Rock Artists chart

Fleetwood Mac, The Beatles, Queen and AC/DC are among the top 10 rock artists of 2021, according to Billboard.

The publication has unveiled the 2021 edition of its annual year-end charts, which determine the biggest acts in a variety of different genres using combination of factors including airplay, sales and streaming data for songs and albums, as well as touring revenue and social media activity.

Fleetwood Mac is #4 on Billboard's Top Rock Artists chart, followed by the Fab Four at #6, Queen at #7 and AC/DC at #10. Other veteran rock artists ranked high on the tally include Creedence Clearwater Revival at #11, the Eagles at #12, Elton John at #13, Foo Fighters at #15, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at #16, Nirvana at #17, Journey at #18, Guns N' Roses at #19, and Metallica at #20.

Contemporary rock act Glass Animals is #1 on the chart.

Meanwhile, the Top Rock Albums chart, which is based on sales data, is dominated by best-of compilations and classic studio albums by veteran artists.

The list is topped Queen's Greatest Hits, and also features Fleetwood Mac's Rumours at #3, Elton's Diamonds at #4, Creedence Clearwater Revival's Chronicle at #5, Journey's Greatest Hits at #6, AC/DC's Back in Black at #7, Petty and the Heartbreakers' Greatest Hits at #8, and The Beatles' 1 at #10.

No album released in 2021 made the chart's top 10.

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