All-time status:
Britney Spears is currently listed as the
6th most successful female artist in music history by the RIAA , and as the
4th most successful female artist in music history by the Record Guiness.
Spears is the
top selling female artist of the 00s decade Worldwide, and placed as the #
1 female artist on the Billboard 200 decade-end chart for being the woman who sold the most albums during the 00s decade in the US as well. ("Baby one more time" not being counted).
"Oops I did it again" album became the first album with a +1M debut by a female artist, and remains as the
highest first week sales for a female artist of all time.
Britney Spears is one the 10
best selling female artists in music history.
Pressence in social media and audiences reception:
Spears proves to have high levels of acceptance by being one of the most liked artists by public
Spears is one of the
5 most followed female musicians on Twitter, and is the only "Old female act" up there with new stars like "Katy Perry" , "Rihanna" and "Lady Gaga" with +20M followers
Spears is one of the 20 most liked female artists on Facebook
And is one of the very few exclusive "
billion artists" of Youtube.
Recent years:
Spears proved to have a long-living career.
Alongside "Madonna" and "Lady Gaga" , "Britney Spears" is one of the
top 3 touring female acts of the last 3 years by
grossing $200M between 2009 and 2011 with her last 2 tours and 173 dates.
Spears released 2 #1 singles , a #1 album last year, being still able of getting #1s after 14 years of career.
in 2012 Spears received the honor of become the "
Highest paid female musician on earth" of the year by "Forbes".
Impact on new female artists , artistry:
Spears caused notable impact on the new female artists in music.
Several female artists from different genres have expressed admiration for Spears and have cited her as an inspiration, from country stars like "
Taylor Swift", Rapper "
Nicki Minaj", Pop sensation "
Lady Gaga", indie "
Lana del rey", Alternative "
Lily Allen", among others like "Marina and the diamonds", "Selena Gomez", "Jessie J", "Ke$ha", and many others.
Britney's contribution to pop music has received several recognitions
honored with the "
MTV vanguard award" an accolade only received previously by 2 female artists ("Madonna" and "Janet Jackson").... other recipients include "U2" and "Michael Jackson".
"
Rock and roll hall of fame" included Spears on their official list and exposition of "
Women who rock: Vision, Passion, Power" for being and important woman in music, her contributions to music and for simply being a Woman who rock music.
VH1 officaly ranked Spears as the
4th woman of the music video field.
Among other recognitions and support from "RollingStone" , "RIAA", "Billboard", etc.
This Grammy / American music award / Billboard / VMA winner artist, multiple guiness record breaker, and twice recipient of the US diamond certification will remain forever as one of the Biggest pop icons in music.
Lets appreciate the iconic Britney Spears
at Fashion Police not dragging her for a change.
