Happy 30th Birthday, Britney Spears!
Let’s look at all the accomplishments that Ms. Spears achieved before her 30th birthday…
- Over 200 million records sold worldwide, ranking her among one of the highest selling artists of all time.
- She is the fifth best selling female artist of all time.
- She was the highest selling female artist of the 2000’s, and the fifth highest overall.
- She is one of only eight artists in American music history to have a number one hit in 3 different decades.
- One of only two artists to have consecutive number one debuts on the Billboard Hot 100.
- The youngest female artist to achieve 6 number one albums on the Billboard 200.
- The only female artist to have all of her albums debut within the top 2 slots of the Billboard 200.
- Spears is in fact the only act in Nielsen SoundScan history to have four albums debut with 500,000 copies or more.
- Her career success was highlighted by Forbes magazine in 2002 when Spears was ranked the world’s most powerful celebrity, the first musician to reach number 1.
- “The Circus Starring Britney Spears” (2009) is one of the highest grossing tours of all time.
- Britney is the artist with the most Mainstream Top 40 chart hits since 2000, with 28 tracks.
- She is the only artist to ever collaborate with both Madonna and Michael Jackson.
A true icon. I love being a Britney fan, and I hope she has an amazing birthday!