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Beyoncé has been named the best pop star of the twenty first century by Billboard, the music charting web site announced on Tuesday as a part of an ongoing series.
“Beyoncé tops our staff-chosen editorial checklist primarily based on her full 25 years of affect, impression, evolution,” Billboard’s Andrew Unterberger wrote.
Of their evaluation, the publication wrote that Beyoncé’s place on the high of their checklist stems from the record-setting Grammy-winner being a performer and creator “whose dedication to innovation, evolution and all-around excellence has made her the bar in opposition to which all different pop stars this century have lengthy been measured” over the previous 25 years.
Beyoncé is essentially the most Grammy-winning artist, with a record 32 wins, and – after incomes 11 extra nods for her 2024 album “Cowboy Carter” – is predicted to scoop up extra trophies come January.
The “Texas Maintain ‘Em” singer has a deep historical past on Billboard’s charts, as properly. She has 9 No. 1 songs and 24 high 10 songs on the Scorching 100. Eight of her albums have claimed the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 album’s chart, beginning together with her 2003 debut solo album “Dangerously In Love.” After beforehand dominating the airwaves as a part of woman group Future’s Youngster, 11 of Beyoncé’s solo albums have charted in Billboard’s high 10.
Since August, Billboard has been rating their workers picks for the highest 25 pop artists of the previous 25 years. The publication’s picks are artists who they imagine have most outlined pop stardom and have “exemplified pop greatness” for the reason that flip of the millennium.
Final week, Taylor Swift was announced as Billboard’s No. 2 decide, with Rihanna claiming the third spot.
Adele, Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Britney Spears, Woman Gaga and Drake spherical out the highest 10.
At No. 25 is Katy Perry, with different pop artists together with Unhealthy Bunny, The Weeknd, One Course, Miley Cyrus, Eminem, Usher and others rating in between.