Greatest Pop Stars of 2025: No. 8, Morgan Wallen
Greatest Pop Stars of 2025: No. 8, Morgan Wallen  
Podcast: Greatest Pop Stars
Published On: Wed Jan 21 2026
Description: Our Greatest Pop Stars of 2025 series continues its top 10 with a look at our No. 8 artist, Morgan Wallen. Host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard's executive editor, West Coast and Nashville Melinda Newman to look at the country's superstar momentum-maintaining 2025 — where he once again set records on the weekly and year-end Billboard Hot 100 with his 37-track 'I'm the Problem' blockbuster, while forging into newfound pop territory with his chart-topping Tate McRae duet and creating one of the year's best accidental memes with "Get me to God's country." Find all our Greatest Pop Stars of 2025 essays and podcasts here: https://www.billboard.com/t/greatest-pop-stars-of-2025/ Check out a YouTube playlist of Morgan Wallen's best 2025 moments here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwFs58D1XAMbPHSaywPiV9m-qFeFdBJ0R&si=DBsBI7KyOALYovaZ And please consider donating to the following causes: Transgender Law Center https://transgenderlawcenter.org/ Trans Lifeline https://translifeline.org/ Destination Tomorrow https://secure.givelively.org/donate/destination-tomorrow-inc Gender-Affirming Care Fundraising on GoFundMe https://www.gofundme.com/c/gender-confirmation-surgery-fundraising Also, please consider giving your local congresspeople a call in support of trans rights, with contact information you can find on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠5Calls.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. https://5calls.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices