Drake Has Top 10 Debut On Artist Power Index With European Tour Launch

Drake debuts on the Artist Power Index at No. 10 following the launch of his European tour, dubbed “$ome $pecial $hows 4 UK” at the seven concerts in England and “…4 EU” during the remainder of the run that continues through September. Birmingham’s Utilita Arena hosted the opening three-show engagement, July 20-23, followed by four performances at Co-op Live in Manchester, July 25-28 and Aug. 4.

On the road with fellow Canadian rapper PARTYNEXTDOOR, the tour supports their collaborative album $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, released earlier this year in February. Arena concerts are booked at cities in the U.K. and eight more countries in Europe, with all but one planning multiple shows. Other than Co-op Live, only Unipol Forum in Milan has four shows on the schedule, but arenas in Amsterdam, Zürich, Cologne, Berlin and Munich join the Birmingham venue with three-show runs booked.

The APX Chart combines data from live, streaming, radio airplay and social media to create the most comprehensive indication of an artist’s impact in the market. Click on each index to see this week’s rankings by category.

Linkin Park has the top debut on LIVE75 with a chart-topping appearance at No. 1, also based on recent concerts in European venues. After kicking off the “From Zero World Tour” with an opening run of arena and stadium dates last fall and treks through North America and Asia earlier this year, the band continued the tour in Europe in mid-June. The trek began with appearances at festivals in Austria and the Czech Republic prior to the first solo headlining performance on June 16 at the 49,000-seat Heinz von Heiden-Arena in Hannover, Germany. The sold-out concert, with U.K. metal band Architects supporting, drew a crowd numbering 41,213 and grossed over $5.3 million.

With box office totals from eight concerts at seven stadiums reported, the number of tickets sold reached 431,513, averaging 53,939 per show to take the chart’s top ranking. That figure surpasses Beyoncé’s average by 1,386 tickets and The Weeknd’s by 2,132, yet those three headliners are the only touring artists to top the 50,000 mark in per-night ticket averages from multiple stadium events.

The Lumineers, Backstreet Boys and Tate McRae also join Linkin Park with top 10 debuts on LIVE75, landing at Nos. 8, 9 and 10, respectively. The Lumineers averaged 17,112 tickets per night at three amphitheaters and one arena on the group’s “Automatic World Tour,” booked in the U.S. and Canada through mid-October, while the Backstreet Boys’ 16,599 per-show ticket average comes from the first three performances of their Las Vegas residency at Sphere. Then, McRae’s 14,994-ticket average is based on arena dates in Germany, Switzerland and the U.K. during her “Miss Possessive” tour’s European leg.

On the Artist Power Index, four more performers join Drake with chart debuts, led by reggaeton artist Ozuna at No. 38 following his June 24 concert at Ushuaïa in Ibiza, Spain, along with three festival appearances in the country. Then, Grammy winner Peso Pluma lands at No. 44 based on concerts during June and July as part of his “La Doble P World Club European Tour.”

Debuting at No. 47 on APX is BLACKPINK with the launch of the group’s “Deadline World Tour,” which began with a two-show stint in Goyang, South Korea, followed by a stadium run in four North American cities during July. Then, at No. 50, Camila Cabello enters the lineup following her run of summer shows set in European venues.