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(January 30, 2012)--Taylor Swift has more power than Lady Gaga and Simon Cowell, according to Billboard's new Power 100 list on which Swift is ranked number 78.

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Lady Gaga comes in at 84 and poor Simon Cowell brings up the rear at 100.

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More embarrassing for Cowell, perhaps, is that Billboard considers Ryan Seacrest far more powerful at number 64.

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Those who make Billboard's Power 100 list are typically producers and record executives and it's a big deal for any performers to make the list.

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Along with Swift and Gaga, the others are Jay-Z and Beyonce together at 13, U2 at 27 and Jon Bon Jovi at 50.

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