That's because a majority of Music Radar's audience is in Europe. There's a larger base of EDM and Mac users. FL and Live will always be in the top 5.
Once you get into that Mixcraft food chain I've only paid $29 for an upgrade. I know of some who flocked from Acid Pro was Sonay wasn't developing it anymore.
I tend to look at licensing as a major factor.
I'm not surprised where Studio One is #2. I've been on other forums where they ditched Cubase.
If I was just starting in this Bandlab, hands down. The bundled effects are no slouch. Few DAWs have a midi player. My favorite thing is to audition midi files and synth patches at the same time.
I often wonder what the owner of Bandlab is doing. They own Music Tech and surprised this app in not on the DVD, or do I see any promotions.