Women Who Rock: Greatest Breakthrough Moments
A FEW STAN SELECTIONS:
87. Adele - 2012 Adele sweeps the Grammys
86. Blue Ivy - 2011 Blue Ivy Carter is born
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Her first Number One hit is due in approximately 8 years. Her first presidential term begins in 2048.
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84. Nicki Minaj - 2010 Nicki Minaj blows up
82. Ke$ha -2009 Ke$ha brushes her teeth with Jack Daniels
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God's gift to karaoke bars arrives, complete with her perfect trash-disco apocalypse, "Tik Tok."
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81. Lady Gaga - 2008 Lady Gaga causes a commotion
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Lady Gaga, meet the fame. Fame, Gaga. A passionate love story begins, as Stefani Germanotta dominates the radio, refuses to wear pants, and invites the whole world to her Monster Ball.
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80. Katy Perry - 2008 Katy Perry kisses a girl
78. MIA - 2008 M.I.A. takes your money
77. Rihanna - 2007 Rihanna opens her umbrella
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The Barbados-born Ri dominates the radio all summer, showing off her new wave haircut and her "ella ella ella, ay ay ya" chant.
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66. Beyoncé - 2003 Beyonce gets crazy
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She was already a mega-blam-blam with Destiny’s Child, but "Crazy In Love" announces her solo ascendancy with that Chi-Lites-sampling horn fanfare and a guest rap from Jay-Z. Has anyone begun a solo career with a louder pop blast? In a word, no-oh-uh-oh-uh-oh.
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61. Britney Spears - 1999 Britney Spears debuts with the video for "... Baby One More Time"
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What do you know: Pop music really can still piss off your parents!
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60. Aaliyah - 1998 Aaliyah trips out with "Are You That Somebody?"
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Even though she was gone too soon -- killed in a 2001 plane crash after a video shoot -- Aaliyah still defined herself as one of the era's prime hitmakers, especially in collaboration with Missy Elliott and Timbaland.
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53. Janet Jackson - 1993 Janet Jackson grows up on 'Janet'
42. Madonna - 1984 Madonna scandalizes world at MTV Awards
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To sing her new hit "Like a Virgin," Ms. Ciccone decides to writhe on the floor, flashing her underwear beneath her wedding dress. Catholicism hasn't been the same since.
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FULL LIST.