Will Ed Sheeran be the Billboard #1 top artist in 2026?
This contract is priced at 40¢ on Polymarket. Current book: 1¢ bid, 78¢ ask, 77¢ spread.
Implied probability
Event outcomes
16
Family volume
$127K
Best sibling
Sabrina Carpenter 14¢
Ticker
0xbf971358…d85b
Market snapshot
Ed Sheeran in market context.
This page tracks the Polymarket contract for Will Ed Sheeran be the Billboard #1 top artist in 2026?. The displayed quote is 40¢ from the latest venue quote. The cached market record reports reported volume of $7K. In the Billboard #1 Artist 2026 family, this outcome ranks #5 of 16 by current quote across 16 sibling outcomes. The indicator bundle was refreshed May 9, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.
Outcome
Ed Sheeran
Family rank
#5 of 16
Venue
Polymarket
Current quote
40¢
Quote source
Latest venue quote
Timing
Listed until Dec 31, 2026
Reported volume
$7K
Family context
16 outcomes · Billboard #1 Artist 2026
Quote range
4¢-43¢
Family leader
Billie Eilish 43¢
Last updated
May 9, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC · 10m ago
Venue identifier: 0xbf971358cd32c1b5b487cc301e23120ba7820deeaac81e125b7091de877bd85b. Family volume: $127K.
Price history
40¢ current
+29¢Orderbook snapshot
1 / 78¢
Contract terms
Resolution, venue, and identifiers.
Resolution rules
This market will resolve according to the number 1 artist on the Billboard 2026 Year-End Top Artists chart. If Billboard does not publish a 2026 Year-End Top Artists chart by March 31, 2027, this market will resolve to “Other”. The primary resolution source for this market will be the Billboard Year-End 2026 Top Artists Chart, once it becomes available.
Venue
Polymarket
Closes
Dec 31, 2026
Identifier
0xbf971358…d85b
Event family
Billboard #1 Artist 2026.
This view keeps the individual contract next to its sibling outcomes. For long-tail search traffic, this is the useful context: where the current price sits inside the event, how much volume exists around the family, and which outcomes have actual depth.
Total volume
$127K
Outcomes
16
Highest price
Billie Eilish 43¢
Current share
5%
Ed Sheeran
polymarket · 0xbf971358cd32c1b5b487cc301e23120ba7820deeaac81e125b7091de877bd85b
Sabrina Carpenter
polymarket · 0xb03c796aa51f9123a654408a0af736ad53b103f7233b7c1f8b3261bb671205c4
Morgan Wallen
polymarket · 0x45645b3996c6170c477de5f81a04da30d0df6ebf01acb155733aed37458497c2
Kendrick Lamar
polymarket · 0x924e5c02d1d8cc3322f15745fadbf14c745f8e28138762abe758638b16cd93d2
SZA
polymarket · 0x7a71a12647464db8f153c79de8a7bb392af01c1e83b20697a154c47311bebdfb
Billie Eilish
polymarket · 0x1a45316dbed369343a66a803aa5b8b324a59ba190c56602346e2f33b9a467b14
Taylor Swift
polymarket · 0x7e92a918da062830c6e36b3413a338ef9347c79a8609cf397dad14699819d40f
Drake
polymarket · 0xbc27f4df47babdd7d6a51b696d14564aaa5870b6a49607976da21f36d36c7470
Zach Bryan
polymarket · 0x550ab3b4b686259c5d36304a4a3f98995998ade2d699a3cb1de0ef2f261e34f7
Luke Combs
polymarket · 0xc2c2e59a10f3a5c437c27a4aefd938cc474b24336539fbb16c925b52e9f315fd
Olivia Rodrigo
polymarket · 0xd9d8a2cb1ce46bfabf87a87e79adca354b1fbe643d6f77e6869cb2203a32c7de
Tyler, The Creator
polymarket · 0x3f043edeb702bbabdd11a3e72d85d5845251996cfb4d02fed702a9608ecb305a
Bad Bunny
polymarket · 0xd43c17fd270d5ee49c4cb7a1e970b6cbb0034fd9f011498f82e54c23d9081971
Post Malone
polymarket · 0x830653b1f6f992126fa957ed09200605e11969ca4988a47b9389317a7cec4ecd
The Weeknd
polymarket · 0xbfe96d50581032d229cd39c8d61317fc05cb3314bbdd568e856a89d79ee03a9b
Doja Cat
polymarket · 0x306ace7b3332c32f3accfa72932e10f1b3b4bfc05cbd269910bc7a8f9ff1b699
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Regime
neutral
Score
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