Billboard's editorial team has just announced a list of the 25 greatest pop stars of the 21st century. Beyoncé tops the chart, followed by Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Drake, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears...

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Billboard honored Beyoncé as "the greatest pop star of the 21st century". Photo: Billboard.

According to CNN , Beyoncé is the artist with the most Grammy Awards with 32 wins. She also recently received 11 nominations for her 2024 album Cowboy Carter , expected to win more awards in January 2025.

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Beyoncé is the artist with the most Grammy Awards with a record 32 wins. Photo: WireImage.

Beyoncé began her career with Destiny's Child, best known for her two albums No, No, No (1997) and The Writing's on the wall (1999), before releasing her solo album Dangerously in Love in 2003. The song Crazy in Love from this album topped the Hot 100 for eight weeks. Forbes magazine has twice named her the Most Powerful Woman in Entertainment, in 2015 and 2017.

Artists Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Adele, Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Britney Spears, Lady Gaga and Drake made the top 10.

Artists on the list from 11 to 25 include: Usher, Eminem, Nicki Minaj, Justin Timberlake, Miley Cyrus, Jay-Z, Shakira, The Weeknd, BTS, Bruno Mars, Lil Wayne, One Direction, Bad Bunny, Ed Sheeran, Katy Perry.

Beyoncé performs her vocals on "Crazy In Love":

Beyoncé stuns with world's most expensive diamond necklace

The 41-year-old singer became the first person in the world to wear the legendary necklace "The Historic 1939 World's Fair Necklace" made of 128.54-carat Tiffany diamond.