52 Famous Recording Artists and Musicians

52 of music's most influential recording artists — singers, songwriters, and band members across every genre, from pop and rock to hip-hop, jazz, and classical. Complete discographies and biographies.

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Britney Spears

United States

Britney Spears achieved international fame with her 1999 debut album …Baby One More Time, which sold 25 million copies worldwide. She became the best-selling teenage artist ever, with over 37 million albums sold before turning 20. She has won a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording for Toxic and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2003.

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