American singer, actress, and entrepreneur, Beyonce Giselle Knowles-Carter popularly known as Beyonce has been crowned the greatest pop star of 21st century by Billboard.
Gatekeepers News reports that the music industry magazine in a publication on Tuesday, said she topped the ranking due to her 25 years of influence, impact, and evolution.
The billboard wrote, “The reasons why Beyoncé captured the top spot on our list were beyond numerous, ranging from her 25 years of timeless albums and singles, to her incalculable industry impact and influence on other artists, to her peerless raw talents as a singer and performer.”
“But perhaps the most important of all was her singular ability to create moments: indelible pieces of pop culture history that she has generated over the course of her quarter century of superstardom, which are first and foremost all quintessentially Beyoncé.”
The award-winning singer was the most Grammy-nominated artiste after receiving 11 nominations in November. She boasts a total of 99 nominations and record-breaking 32 wins.
See the list below:
25. Katy Perry
24. Ed Sheeran
23. Bad Bunny
22. One Direction
21. Lil Wayne
20. Bruno Mars
19. BTS
18. The Weeknd
17. Shakira
16. Jay-Z
15. Miley Cyrus
14. Justin Timberlake
13. Nicki Minaj
12. Eminem
11. Usher
10. Adele
9. Ariana Grande
8. Justin Bieber
7. Kanye West
6. Britney Spears
5. Lady Gaga
4. Drake
3. Rihanna
2. Taylor Swift
1. Beyoncé
