Beyonce`s Incomplete List of Achievments
Highest paid
black actress in the history of cinema.
First
African-American female and second overall female to win the “Songwriter of the Year” award from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers Pop Music Awards (2001).
First non-athlete, non-model to appear on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and the
second African-American (the first being Tyra Banks) to do so (2007).
The most MTV nominations for a single video ever ny a
black artist (“Single Ladies” with 9) – second overall after Bad Romance with 10.
Black female artist with the most magazine covers ever (over 300).
First black female artist to top the 4 million mark.
“Dreamgirls” the most expensive film with an all-black starring cast in cinema history.
Biggest jump in Billboard history with “Beautiful Liar” by a
black female artist (from number ninety-four to number three).
First non-Hispanic person to make People en Español’s list of the 50 Most Beautiful Latinos.
Best selling
African-American girl-group in the U.S. of ALL TIME (17 millions).
Black female artist with the most EMAs won ever.
Black female artist with the most VMAs ever.
Black female artist with the most VMAs won for “Best female video” ever (tied with Janet Jackson).
2nd black female artist with the most VMA nominations ever with 5 (1st=Janet Jackson with 6).
Youngest black artist to win a Grammy award (19 yrs old – tied with Rihanna).
Youngest black female musician to cover Vanity fair in magazine’s 28 yrs history.
Only black female artist in the 00s decade to cover Vanity fair.
Only black artist ever to be featured three times on the cover of Vanity fair .
Black musician with the most Cosmopolitan covers ever (124 years since its first issue).
First and only black woman to ever be awarded with Cosmopolitan’s Fearless Female of the Year honor.
Only black musician to cover Allure twice in the past decade.
Black musician with the most GQ covers in the last decade.
Black artist with the most In style covers in the last decade.
Black artist with the most Harpers covers in the last decade.
Black musician with the most Bazaar covers the last decade.
Black artist with the most Glamour covers the last decade.
1st and only non latin person to cover People’s 50 Los Mas Bellos.
1st and only black artist in history to cover Forbes Magazine.
Black artist with the most nominations in MTV’s history.
Black artist with the most wins in MTV’s history.
Most “googled” black female artist in 2010.
”I am…tour” is the most successful tour by a
black female artist in the last decade. (vs Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Ciara) .
“I am…tour” was the most successful tour by a
black female artist of 2009.
“I am…tour” was the most successful tour by a
black artist of 2009.
“If I were a boy” is the ballad with the most watched music video of all time on the internet by a
black female artist .
Beyonce’s version of the National Anthem was named by Billboard the
best performance by a black artist this decade.
2nd black female artist with the most Grammy Awards in a lifetime.
2nd black female musician ever to cover Vanity fair (28 yrs since it’s first issue).
1st black musician last decade with a Vogue Italia cover.
2nd black female musician in history to cover Vogue magazine US (in 128 yrs).
2nd most “googled” black artist in 2010 (after Michael Jackson).
2nd most successful tour by a black female artist in the last decade.
2nd black female artist ever with the most RIAA certifications of Gold, Platinum and Multi-Platinum singles ever with a total of 32 certifications (after Mariah with 35).
Beyonce’s performance of the National Anthem was named by Billboard the 2nd best of all time by a
black female artist.
