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I'm sure you've seen this before, but I thought it was cool. It starts in 98 and ends in November 2002.

# 83 Singles Artist of the Year


The single "...Baby One More Time" was released and hit the Top 40.


"...Baby One More Time" certified was gold and hit the Top 10.

# 3 Singles Artist of the Year (# 1 Female Artist of the Year)


Britney's solo debut, Baby One More Time, was released and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart where it spent 6 weeks.
The single "...Baby One More Time" was certified platinum and went #1 for 3 weeks (and topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 2 weeks and the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart for 4 weeks).


Baby One More Time was certified gold, platinum, and 2x platinum by the end of the month.
"...Baby One More Time" spent 3 weeks at #1.
Britney started touring outside the US but was sidelined from a TV appearance when she twisted a knee while rehearsing (which resulted in minor surgery a month of recovery).


Baby One More Time was certified 3x platinum.
"...Baby One More Time" topped the UK Singles chart for 2 weeks.


Britney made the cover of Rolling Stone and suggestive photos resulted in Britney's camp having to deny rumors of the 17 year old getting breast implants.


Baby One More Time was certified 4x platinum,
"Sometimes" hit the Top 40.


Britney hit the Top 10 with "Sometimes" and embarked on a North America concert tour starting in Florida.


Baby One More Time was certified 5x platinum.


Baby One More Time was certified 6x platinum.
Britney won a 'Teen Choice Award' for Single of the Year ("Baby One More Time").


Britney was nominated for 3 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Female Video, Best New Artist, and Best Choreography ("...Baby One More Time").
Britney won a MuchMusic Video Award for People's Choice International Artist.
Baby One More Time was certified 7x platinum making it the best-selling LP by a female teenager.
Britney hit the Top 40 with "(You Drive Me) Crazy."


Britney was nominated for 4 MTV Europe Music Awards for Best Female Artist, Best Pop Artist, Best Song ("Baby One More Time"), and Best Breakthrough Artist.
Baby One More Time was certified 8x platinum.
Britney hit the Top 10 with "(You Drive Me) Crazy."


Baby One More Time was certified 9x platinum.
Britney won 4 MTV Euro Awards including Best Female Artist, Best Pop Artist, Best Breakthrough, and Best Song ("...Baby One More Time").
Britney hit #1 with "(You Drive Me) Crazy."


Baby One More Time was certified 10x platinum.
Britney was nominated for a People's Choice Award for Favorite Female performer and won 4 Billboard Music Awards for Female Artist of the Year, Female Hot 100 Singles Artist of the Year, Female Album Artist of the Year, and New Artist of the Year.

# 4 Singles Artist of the Year


Britney won an American Music Award for Favorite New Artist and was nominated for Favorite Female Artist and Favorite Album.
Baby One More Time was certified 11x platinum.
Britney was listed on the infamous yearly "Worst Dressed Women" list.
Britney was nominated for 2 Brit Award for Best International Newcomer and Best International Female Solo Artist.
Britney hit the Top 40 again with "From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart."


Britney was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("...Baby One More Time"). Britney performed "From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart" and "...Baby One More Time" at the Grammys, but went home empty-handed - losing the Best New Artist award to Christina Aguilera.
Britney was nominated for a Juno Award for Best-Selling Album (foreign or domestic) and some Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Song ("Crazy") and Favorite Female Singer.
Britney hit the Top 10 with"From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart."
Britney topped the U.K. charts with "Born To Make You Happy."


Britney had to get 4 stitches in her head after a piece of equipment hit her during a video shoot. for the single "Oops!... I Did It Again."
Baby One More Time was certified 12x platinum.


Britney hit the Top 40 with "Oops!... I Did It Again." The single also broke a record for 'radio station adds' in its first week with 155.
Britney won a Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Female Singer.


Oops... I Did It Again was released. The LP contains the hit title track and a cover of the Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction." She told WallOfSound: "I have no clue how it's going to sound. I like the song and I think it would be a really cool combination..."
"Oops!... I Did It Again" hit the Top 10 in the U.S. and topped the charts in the U.K. and Canada.
By the end of the month, "Oops!... I Did It Again" hit #1 on The ARC Weekly Top 40 and topped MuchMusic's Video Chart.
Britney hit the book stores with a book written with her mom called Britney Spears; Heart To Heart.
At the World Music Awards, Britney walked away with Best Selling Female Artist.
Oops... I Did It Again topped the Canadian LP charts by the end of the month.
Britney appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone for a second time.


Britney began the month with Oops... I Did It Again debuting at #1 on the Billboard LP charts and selling over 1.3 million copies in its first week making it the biggest one-week sales by a female artist.
By mid-month, Oops... I Did It Again was certified 4x platinum and topped the Billboard Internet Album Sales chart for 1 week.
Britney ended the month performing live on The Today Show summer concert series and broke the attendance record with over 6,000 fans showing up.
A Britney Spears Museum was created in her Louisiana hometown.


Britney hit the Top 40 with "Lucky."
Oops... I Did It Again was certified 5x platinum.
A tabloid paper in England reported that Britney was to marry 'N Sync's Justin Timberlake. Her publicist denied the report a few days later.
Britney had to cancel a Colorado concert at Red Rocks Amphitheater set for the end of the month due to the lack of space for her stage production.
In Germany's InStyle magazine, Britney addressed her 'sexy image': "I only wear these crop tops because other clothes would make me sweat when I dance. I never wanted this sexy image."


Oops... I Did It Again was certified 6x platinum.
Britney won 2 Teen Choice Awards for Choice Female Artist and Female Hottie of the Year.
Britney was nominated for 2 MuchMusic Video Music Awards for Best International Video and Favorite International Artist ("Oops!... I Did It Again").


Britney hit the Top 10 with "Lucky."
Videos by Britney were nominated for 4 MTV Video Music Awards including Best Female Video, Best Dance Video, Best Pop Video, and Viewer's Choice ("Oops!... I Did It Again"). She went home empty-handed but gave a memorable lip-synch performance wearing very little.
The video for "Lucky" hit #1 on Canada's MuchMusic video chart.
Oops... I Did It Again was certified 7x platinum.


Rolling Stone & MTV: 100 Greatest Pop Songs includes "Oops!... I Did It Again" at # 25.
Britney hit the Top 40 with "Stronger."


Oops... I Did It Again was certified 8x platinum.
Baby One More Time was certified 13x platinum.
Britney hit the Top 10 at the end of the month with "Stronger."
Britney topped Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Billboard 200 Artist and Top Billboard 200 Artist - Female.

# 25 Singles Artist of the Year


Britney co-hosted the American Music Awards, performed "Stronger," and was nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist and Favorite Pop/Rock Album (Oops... I Did It Again).
Britney's video for "Stronger" hit #1 on Canada's MuchMusic video countdown.
Britney topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart for a week with "Stronger."
Britney topped Mr. Blackwell's "Worst-Dressed List."


Britney was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards including Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("Oops!... I Did It Again") and Best Pop Vocal Album (Oops... I Did It Again).
The single "Stronger" was certified gold.
Britney struck a multi-million dollar deal with Pepsi-Cola for sponsorship and advertising.


Oops... I Did It Again was certified 9x platinum.
Britney was nominated for a Juno Award for Best Selling Album (Oops... I Did It Again).
Britney's first commercial for Pepsi aired during the Academy Awards.


Britney won a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Female Artist - Pop and was nominated for Favorite Female Artist and Favorite CD.
Britney won a Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Female Singer and was nominated for Favorite Song ("Oops!... I Did It Again").
Britney hit the Top 40 with "Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know."


VH1: 100 Greatest Videos includes: # 90 - "...Baby One More Time."


Britney began readying the public for her next LP release and continued to attempt to increase her image as a woman: ''I want to do things that people have never seen before. 'I don't want to be considered a role model...'I like to celebrate when something comes up 'but I do everything with balance. One drink here or one drink there is fine. I'm growing up, I'm not a little girl anymore. But I never overdo anything. I can't afford to do that.''


Britney won a Teen Choice Award for Choice Female Artist.


Britney's video for "Stronger" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video. Britney lip-synched her new single "I'm A Slave 4 U" at the ceremony, dancing scantily clad with a giant snake. Britney came under some controversy when People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) was not happy with Britney's plans to perform at the ceremony with 4 cheetahs on stage.
Britney could be heard on the All-Star Tribute benefit single "What's Going On" (with proceeds going to AIDS and 9/11 charities).
Britney appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone.


Britney hit the Top 40 with "I'm A Slave 4 U."


Britney began touring North America, starting in Miami (after a delayed beginning due to the flu). Britney canceled a promotional tour of Europe and South America due to safety concerns related to recent terrorist actions.
Britney released her 3rd LP, Britney.
Britney topped the Billboard 200 Albums chart for a week becoming her 3rd LP to debut at #1. The LP sold over 740,000 copies in its 1st week in the US. The LP also topped the Billboard Internet Album Sales chart for a week.
Britney hit the Top 10 with "I'm A Slave 4 U."
Britney gave a "live" concert performance from Las Vegas on HBO - Britney Spears Live From The MGM Grand Las Vegas. TV Guide said of the special: "Spears' use of recorded tracks was even more obvious, giving her Nov. 18 HBO special the occasional look of a Japanese monster movie."
"I'm A Slave 4 U" topped the MTV Video Countdown for a week.
Britney was nominated for a MTV Europe Music Award for Best Pop Act.


Britney topped the Billboard Top Music Videos chart with Britney: The Videos for 2 weeks.
Britney was certified 4x platinum.
Britney won a My VH1 Award for Navel Academy (Best Bellybutton Appearance).
Britney had the Top Music Video of the year with Time Out With Britney Spears.




Britney hit the Top 40 with "I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman."


Britney starred in her first movie Crossroads which opened with over $12 million gross its first week.


Britney started a partnership with a New York restaurant, 'Nyla'. She terminated the partnership 8 months later.


Britney hit the Top 40 with "Overprotected."


Britney resumed touring with the 'Dream Within A Dream' tour.


Britney's tour hit a bump when a Texas show had to be cancelled after a power outage.
Britney was named the 'world's most powerful celebrity' by Forbes magazine.


Britney had a cameo appearance in in Austin Powers: Goldmember and contributed a remixed track to the film Austin Powers: Goldmember - "Boys" (Co-ed Remix).
Britney stirred controversy in Mexico - first giving the middle finger to photographers as she arrived to the country, and then abruptly leaving a concert performance after 4 songs during her final show in Mexico. The departure was later blamed on the weather.


Britney hit the Top 40 with "Boys."
It was announced that Britney would be taking a break from music and performing for 6 months - her publicist denied it was related to a broken heart or becomming emotionally exhausted as some newspapers claimed.
Britney won a Teen Choice Award for Choice Female Artist.
Britney's video for "I'm A Slave 4 U" was nominated for 3 MTV Video Music Awards including Best Female Video, Best Dance Video, and Best Choreography (Wade J. Robson).


Britney ranked # 8 on VH1: 100 Sexiest Artists.

In November, Britney Spears In Concert will air on pay-per-view - the concert is a 2 year old performance in London.