( CNN ) -- More than Justin Timberlake , Kanye West , Lady Gaga or Lorde , it was Miley Cyrus who owned 2013 . At least , according to MTV . After stealing the spotlight at not one but two MTV awards shows , starring in an MTV documentary and taking over the network on her 21st birthday , MTV has crowned Cyrus as its best artist of the year . It 's not like the pop star has n't worked for it . ( Or twerked for it -- we had to ! ) Her October release , `` Bangerz , '' bowed at No.1 and features two other chart-topping tracks , `` We Ca n't Stop '' and `` Wrecking Ball . '' Both singles were accompanied by music videos that became cultural touchstones and almost broke the Internet . ( According to Vevo.com , Cyrus ' `` Wrecking Ball '' is its most-viewed video of 2013 , followed by the clip for `` We Ca n't Stop . '' ) The former Disney star also nailed her appearance on `` Saturday Night Live '' in the fall , when she both hosted and performed . Barbara Walters considers Cyrus one of the most fascinating people of the year , and she somehow managed to end up on Time magazine 's best- and worst-dressed lists of 2013 . Given that , it 's not too surprising that MTV 's news and music teams -- having noticed that Cyrus ' MTV artist page is the most-visited of the year , with her VMAs performance being the most-watched video -- have given her another No . 1 . Cyrus is the third star to take the title , following Katy Perry and One Direction . Neither of those music acts should feel too badly about losing to Cyrus -- they 're both still on MTV 's list of the top 10 best artists of 2013 : . 1 . Miley Cyrus . 2 . Macklemore and Ryan Lewis . 3 . Justin Timberlake . 4 . Kanye West . 5 . One Direction . 6 . Katy Perry . 7 . Drake . 8 . Bruno Mars . 9 . Lorde . 10 . Lady Gaga .
Miley Cyrus is MTV 's best artist of 2013 . She 's had a banner year with a No . 1 album and two No . 1 singles . She 's also one of Barbara Walters ' most fascinating artists of 2013 . Cyrus leads a list that includes Katy Perry , Go West and Lady Gaga .