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What is the name of the female vocalist described?
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This artist was honored with Billboard’s Century Award, the highest accolade from Billboard Magazine, a short 10 years after beginning her solo recording career. Billboard Editor-in-Chief Timothy White described her as one of "the most original and unforgettably affecting artists in the modern annals of popular music."
Which lady has been named “The Greatest White Soul Singer Alive”.
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Most Weeks at Number-One (single)
Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men — "One Sweet Day" (1995–1996) topped this category with 16 weeks at number-one.
Singles in the number-one slot for 10 weeks include a great percentage of female artists recording these songs:
- "Sincerely"
- "You Light Up My Life"
- "Physical"
- "Foolish"
- "Irreplaceable"
- "We Found
- Love"
Six of the singles in the number one slot for 10 weeks were from the “2000s”.
Which female artist recorded a single that rocked the charts in the 1980s?
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The Most Number-One Singles in Calendar Year was in 1965.
They are:
- “Come See About Me”
- “Stop! In the Name of Love”
- “Back in My Arms Again”
- “I Hear a Symphony”
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The double album, Judy at Carnegie Hall, was recorded in 1961. It was a huge best seller—charting for 73 weeks (or 95, depending on source) on the Billboard chart, including 13 weeks at number-one, and being certified gold. It won four Grammy Awards, for Album of the Year (the first live album and the first album by a female performer to win the award), Best Female Vocal Performance, Best Engineered Album, and Best Album Cover. The album has never been out of print.
In 2003, the album was one of 50 recordings chosen that year by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry.
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The female artist with a number-one single, (at age 17 years, 9 months), became the youngest artist to write, produce, and perform a #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1988.
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Most singles from one album
Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 has the most top 5 singles, with 7. There is another female recording artist who has the only album to have all 14 songs chart on the Hot 100, also giving her the record for most Hot 100 entries off of one album.
Who is this artist?
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Posthumous Number-Ones
Only one female recording artist has been recognized with a number-one hit posthumously. This was also her only number-one single. She died October 4, 1970. What is the name of the artist who first among many who recorded the great sing-along song "Me and Bobby McGee".
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This lady of song released one of her albums in May 1984. It became a worldwide hit. It spawned a string of hit singles, including one that still stands as her biggest ever hit, peaking at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks. The success of the album established this performer as a major solo artist, elevating her to superstar status, and her comeback during this period is widely regarded as one of the most successful of all time.
She has done herself proud as a recipient of awards from an extensive list of organizations. The Billboard Music Awards she has won are as follows: 1984 –
- Album of the Year
- Song of the Year
- Artist of the Year
- Female Vocalist of the Year Soul/R&B
- Artist of the Year Comeback of the Year
1986 –
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Age Records – Oldest female artist to top the Hot 100 charts in 1999 was 52 years 9 months old. The previous record was held by Grace Slick of Starship, who was 47 years 5 months when their hit “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” began its 2-week reign on April 4, 1987.
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Mariah Carey holds the record for the most number-one singles (18 total). Her biggest number one was “We Belong Together”. Only one female artist is recognized in the category of Simultaneously three or more singles in the top 10, with these songs:
- "Rolling in the Deep"
- "Set Fire to the Rain"
- "Someone Like You"
In 2012, this artist was listed at number five on VH1's 100 Greatest Women in Music, and the American magazine Time named her one of the most influential people in the world.
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This female artist’s first of 36 solo albums was released in 1961. She has 24 plus compilation albums. Over her career she had many singles reach Billboard’s top 100 charts. The highest level any of them reached was position 8. It is reported that Bill and Hillary Clinton named their daughter after this artist’s recording of a particular song.
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Most total weeks in the top ten (singles)
Top lady in this category charted with her single “How Do I Live” for a record of 32 weeks.
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Most consecutive weeks in top ten after debuting in top ten (singles)
- 21 weeks – Nicki Minaj — "Starships"
- 19 weeks – Mariah Carey — "One Sweet Day"
- 18 weeks – Avril Lavigne — "Girlfriend"
- 17 weeks – Katy Perry — "California Gurls"
- 17 weeks –Faith Evans — "I'll Be Missing You"
- 16 weeks –Rihanna — "Love the Way You Lie"
- 16 weeks – Mariah Carey — "Fantasy"
- 15 weeks – Pink — "So What"
- 15 weeks – Mariah Carey — "Always Be My Baby"
- 15 weeks – Whitney Houston — "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"
Which of these singles (identify which artist) never reached number-one?
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This well-respected singer eventually recorded a total of 88 charted singles on Billboard, including 77 Hot 100 entries and twenty number-one R&B singles, becoming the most charted female artist in the chart's history. She has won a total of 18 Grammy Awards and is one of the best-selling female artists of all time, having sold over 75 million records worldwide. She was inducted to the UK Music Hall of Fame and the GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame.
This lady is listed in at least two all-time lists on Rolling Stone magazine, including the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, in which she placed number 9, and the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time in which she placed number 1.
Who is this First Female to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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