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  • 2005
  • MVPA Awards
    Nominated for Best Choreography In A Video ("Me Against The Music")
  • 2004
  • UK Music Hall Of Fame
    Founding Member
  • Q Music Awards
    Nomination For Best Live Act (Lost To Muse)
  • People's Choice Awards
    Nomination For Favorite Combined Forces (With Britney Spears "Me Against The Music")
  • NRJ Music Awards
    Lifetime Achievement Award
  • MTV Russian Music Awards
    Nomination For Best International Artist
  • Grammy Awards
    Nomination For Best Dance Recording "Die Another Day"
    Nomination For Best Video "Die Another Day"
  • Dancestar Awards
    Best Chart Act
  • Billboard Backstage Pass Awards
    Top Tour "Re-Invention Tour"
  • Billboard Awards
    Best Selling Dance Single "Me Against The Music" (with Britney Spears)
  • 2003
  • Theatregoers' Choice Theatre Awards
    Theatre Event "Up For Grabs"
  • MVPA Awards
    Soundtrack Video of the Year ("Die Another Day")
  • MTV Video Music Awards
    Nomination For Best Video From A Film "Die Another Day" (Lost To Eminem : "Loose Yourself")
  • MTV Europe Music Awards
    Nomination For Best Female
    Nomination For Web Award
  • Golden Raspberry Awards
    Worst Actress "Swept Away"
    Worst Supporting Actress ("Die Another Day")
    Worst Screen Couple "Swept Away", with Adriano Giannini
    Nomination For Worst Original Song "Die Another Day"
  • Golden Globe Awards
    Nomination For Best Original Song "Die Another Day"
  • American Music Awards
    Michael Jackson Award
  • 2002
  • International Dance Music Awards
    Best Solo Dance Artist
  • Grammy Awards
    Nomination For Best Video "Don't Tell Me"
  • DVD Awards
    Best Music DVD "Drowned World Tour Live"
  • ASCAP Awards
    Best Song "Don't Tell Me"
  • AOL Viewers Choice Awards
    Best TV Concert Of The Year "Drowned World Tour Live"
  • 2001
  • NRJ Music Awards
    Best International Album "Music"
    Best International Female
  • MVPA Awards
    Best Direction Of A Female Artist "Don't Tell Me"
  • International Dance Music Awards
    Best Dance Solo Artist
    Best Pop Dance 12" Record "Music"
    Best Dance Video "Music"
  • Golden Raspberry Awards
    Worst Actress "The Next Best Thing"
    Nomination For Worst Screen Couple "The Next Best Thing", with Rupert Everett
  • Grammy Awards
    Best Video Of The Year "Music"
    Best Recording Package "Music"
  • Edison Awards
    Best International Female Artist
  • Danish Music Awards
    Best International Album "Music"
    Best International Hit "Music"
  • Capital FM Awards
    Favorite International Solo Artist
  • Billboard Awards
    Best Video Clip Of The Year "Music"
  • Brit Awards
    Best International Female
  • 2000
  • Rolling Stone Readers Picks
    Best Albums (#1 "Music")
    Best Singles (#1 "Music")
  • Rolling Stone Critics Picks
    Best Albums (#3 "Music")
    Best Singles (#1 "Music")
  • Premios Amigos Awards
    Best International Female Singer
  • MVPA Awards
    Panavision Award for Best Cinematography "Beautiful Stranger"
  • MTV Video Music Awards
    Nomination For The Best Video Of The Year "Don't Tell Me"
  • MTV Europe Music Awards
    Best Female Artist
    Best Dance
  • Kids' Choice Awards
    Nomination for Favorite Song From A Movie ("Beautiful Stranger")
  • Grammy Awards
    Best Song from a Motion Picture "Beautiful Stranger"
  • Golden Globe Awards
    Nomination For Best Original Song ("Beautiful Stranger")
  • Golden Raspberry Awards
    Worst Actress of the Century
  • ASCAP Awards
    Most Performed Song From Motion Pictures "Beautiful Stranger"
  • 1999
  • Rolling Stone Critics Picks
    Best Singles (#2 "Beautiful Stranger")
  • MVPA Awards
    Pop Video Of The Year "Ray Of Light"
    Best Special Effects in a Music Video "Frozen"
  • Music Week CAD Awards
    Best Special Effects in a Video "Frozen"
    Best Editing in a Video "Frozen"
    Best Dance Video "Frozen"
  • MTV Video Music Awards
    Best video From A Film "Beautiful Stranger"
    Nomination For Best Female Video "Beautiful Stranger" (Lost To Lauryn Hill : Doo Wop (That Thing))
    Nomination For Best Cinematography In A Video "Beautiful Stranger" (Lost To Marilyn Manson : The Dope Show)
    Nomination For Best Special Effects In A Video "Nothing Really Matters" (Lost To : Garbage : Special)
  • MTV Europe Music Awards
    Nomination For The Best Female Artist
    Nomination For The Best Song "Beautiful Stranger"
  • Grammy Awards
    Best Pop Album ("Ray Of Light")
    Best Video ("Ray Of Light")
    Best Dance Single ("Ray Of Light")
    Best Recording Package ("Ray Of Light")
  • Brit awards
    Nomination For Best International Female Artist
  • 1998
  • Viva Comet Awards
    Best International Artist
  • Rolling Stone Readers Picks
    Best Singles (#2 "Ray Of Light")
  • Rolling Stone Critics Picks
    Best Singles (#3 "Ray Of Light")
  • Much Music Awards
    Best International Video ("Ray Of Light")
  • VH-1 Fashion Awards
    The Versace Award
    Most Fashinable Artist
    Most Stylish Music Artist
  • MTV Video Music Awards
    Best Video Of The Year ("Ray Of Light")
    Best Female Video ("Ray Of Light")
    Best Direction In A Video ("Ray Of Light")
    Best Editing In A Video ("Ray Of Light")
    Best Choreography In A Video ("Ray Of Light")
    Best Special Effects In A Video ("Frozen")
    Nomination For Best Dance Video ("Ray Of Light") (Lost To The Prodigy : Smack My Bitch Up)
    Nomination For Breakthrough Video ("Ray Of Light") (Lost To The Prodigy : Smack My Bitch Up)
    Nomination For Best Cinematography In A Video ("Ray Of Light") (Lost To Fiona Apple : Criminal)
  • MTV Europe Music Awards
    Best Female
    Best Album ("Ray Of Light")
    Nomination For Best Dance
  • Blockbuster Entertainment Award
    Nomination For Favorite Actress ("Evita")
  • 1997
  • MTV Movie Awards
    Nomination For Best Movie Song ("Don't Cry For Me Argentina")
    Nomination For Best Female Performance ("Evita")
  • MTV Europe Music Awards
    Nomination For Best Female
  • Golden Globe Awards
    Best Original Song ("You Must Love Me")
    Best Performance By An Actress - Comedy/Musical ("Evita")
    Best Movie ("Evita")
  • Brit awards
    Nomination For Best Soundtrack ("Evita")
  • American Moviegoer's Awards
    Best Actress ("Evita")
    Best Direction ("Evita")
  • Academy Awards
    Best Original Song ("You Must Love Me")
  • 1996
  • MTV Video Music Awards
    Nomination For Best Cinematography In A Video ("You'll See") (Lost To Smashing Pumpking : Tonight, Tonight)
  • MTV Latin Music Awards
    Best Female Artist ("Veras")
    Best Video ("Veras")
  • MTV Europe Music Awards
    Nomination For "Amour" Award ("I Want You")
  • Golden Raspberry Awards
    Worst Supporting Actress ("Four Rooms")
  • Echo Awards
    Best International Female Artist
  • ASCAP Awards
    Best Song ("You'll See")
  • 1995
  • VH-1 Fashion Awards
    Most Fashionable Artist
  • MTV Video Music Awards
    Best Female Video ("Take A Bow")
    Nomination For Best Dance Video (Lost To Michael and Janet Jackson : Scream)
    Nomination For Best Art Direction In A Video (Lost To Michael and Janet Jackson : Scream)
    Nomination For Best Choreography In A Video (Lost To Michael and Janet Jackson : Scream)
  • MTV Movie Awards
    Nomination For Best Movie Song ("I'll Remember")
  • Grammy Awards
    Nomination For Best Pop Album ("Bedtime Stories")
    Nomination For Best Original Song ("I'll Remember")
  • Golden Globe Awards
    Nomination For Best Original Song ("I'll Remember")
  • Brit Awards
    Nomination For Best International Female Artist
  • 1994
  • MTV Video Music Awards
    Nomination For Best Video for A Film ("I'll Remember") (Lost To Bruce Springsteen : Streets Of Philadelphia)
  • Golden Raspberry Awards
    Worst Actress ("Body Of Evidence")
  • 1993
  • MTV Video Music Awards
    Best Art Direction In A Video ("Rain")
    Best Cinematography In A Video ("Rain")
  • MTV Movie Awards
    Nomination For Most Desirable Female ("Body Of Evidence")
  • Golden Globe Awards
    Nomination For Best Original Song ("This Used To Be My Playground")
  • ASCAP Awards
    Most Performed Songs from Motion Picture ("This Used To Be My Playground")
  • 1992
  • MTV Video Music Awards
    Nomination For Best Female Video (Lost To Annie Lennox : Why)
    Nomination For Best Dance Video (Lost To Prince & The New Power Generation : Cream)
    Nomination For Best Choreography In A Video (Lost To En Vogue : My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It))
    Nomination For Best Cinematography In A Video (Lost To Guns N' Roses : November Rain)
  • Golden Raspberry Awards
    Nomination For Worst Actress ("Truth Or Dare")
  • American Music Awards
    Nomination For Favorite Dance Artist
  • 1991
  • Saturn Award
    Nomination For Best Actress ("Evita")
  • MTV Video Music Awards
    Nomination For Best Female Video (Lost To Janet Jackson : Love Will Never Do (Without You))
    Nomination For Best Choreography In A Video (Lost To C+C Music Factory : Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now))
    Best bLong-Form Video ("The Immaculate Collection")
  • Juno Awards
    Best International Single ("Vogue")
  • Grammy Awards
    Best Long-Form Video "Blond Ambition Tour Live"
  • American Music Awards
    Favorite Dance Single ("Vogue")
    Nomination For Favorite Pop/Rock Single ("Vogue")
    Nomination For Favorite Female Pop/Rock Artist
    Nomination For Favorite Dance Artist
  • Academy Awards
    Best Original Song ("Sooner Or Later")
  • 1990
  • Rolling Stone Readers Picks
    Best Singles (#1 "Vogue")
  • MTV Video Music Awards
    Best Direction In A Video
    Best Editing In A Video ("Vogue")
    Best Cinematography In A Video ("Vogue")
    Nomination For Best Video Of The Year ("Vogue") (Lost To Sinead O'Connor : Nothing Compares 2 U)
    Nomination For Best Female Video ("Vogue") (Lost To Sinead O'Connor : Nothing Compares 2 U)
    Nomination For Best Dance Video ("Vogue") (Lost To M.C. Hammer : U Can't Touch This)
    Nomination For Best Choreography In A Video ("Vogue") (Lost To Janet Jackson : Rhythm Nation)
    Nomination For Best Art Direction In A Video ("Vogue") (Lost To B-52's : Love Shack)
    Nomination For Viewers Choice Award ("Vogue") (Lost To Aerosmith : Janie's Got A Gun)
  • Golden Raspberry Awards
    Nomination For Worst Supporting Actress ("Bloodhounds Of Broadway")
    Nomination For Worst Actress of the Decade
    Nomination For Worst New Star of the Decade
  • American Music Awards
    Nomination For Favorite Female Pop/Rock Artist
    Nomination For Favorite Dance Single ("Like A Prayer")
  • 1989
  • Rolling Stone Readers Picks
    Best Albums (#4 "Like A Prayer")
  • MTV Video Music Awards
    Best Direction In A Video
    Best Art Direction In A Video
    Best Editing In A Video
    Best Cinematography In A Video
    Viewers Choice Award
    Nomination For Best Female Video (Lost To Paula Abdul : Straight Up)
    Nomination For Best Video Of The Year (Lost To Neil Young : This Note's For You)
  • International Music Awards
    Best International Female ("Like A Prayer")
  • 1988
  • Tony Awards
    Nomination For Play of the Year ("Speed The Plow")
  • American Music Awards
    Nomination For Favorite Female Pop/Rock Artist
  • ASCAP Awards
    Most Performed Songs from Motion Picture ("Who's That Girl")
  • 1987
  • Rolling Stone Critics Poll
    Nomination For Best Single ("Papa Don't Preach") (Lost To Prince And The Revolution - Kiss)
  • MuchMusic Awards
    Best Female Artist
    Best Female Video ("La Isla Bonita")
  • MTV Video Music Awards
    Best Female Video ("Open Your Heart")
    Nomination For Best Choreography In A Video ("Papa Don't Preach") (Lost To Janet Jackson : Nasty)
    Nomination For Best Art Direction In A Video ("Papa Don't Preach") (Lost To Peter Gabriel : Sledgehammer)
    Nomination For Best Editing In A Video ("Papa Don't Preach") (Lost To Peter Gabriel : Sledgehammer)
    Nomination For Best Overall Performance In A Video ("Open Your Heart") (Lost To Peter Gabriel : Sledgehammer)
    Nomination For Best Cinematography In A Video ("Open Your Heart") (Lost To Robbie Nevil : C'est La Vie)
  • Grammy Awards
    Nomination For Best Song Written For A Movie ("Who's That Girl")
  • Golden Raspberry Awards
    Worst Actress ("Who's That Girl")
  • Golden Globe Awards
    Nomination For Best Original Song ("Who's That Girl")
  • ASCAP Awards
    Most Performed Songs from Motion Picture ("Live To Tell")
  • American Music Awards
    Favorite Female Pop/Rock Artist
    Nomination For Favorite Pop/Rock Maxi Single "Live To Tell"
  • 1986
  • People's Choice Awards
    Favorite Female Musical Performer
  • MTV Video Music Awards
    Video Vanguard Award
    Nomination For The Best Choreography In A Video ("Dress You Up") (Lost To Prince : Raspberry Beret)
    Nomination For Best Editing In A Video ("Dress You Up") (Lost To A-Ha : The Sun Always Shines On TV)
    Nomination For Best Cinematography In A Video ("Dress You Up") (Lost To A-Ha : The Sun Always Shines On TV)
  • Juno Awards
    Best International Album ("True Blue")
  • Golden Raspberry Awards
    Worst Actress ("Shanghai Surprise")
  • American Music Awards
    Nomination For Favorite Female Pop/Rock Artist
    Nomination For Favorite Pop/Rock Album ("True Blue")
  • 1985
  • MTV Video Music Awards
    Nomination For Best Female Video ("Material Girl") (Lost To Tina Turner : What's Love Got To Do With It)
    Nomination For Best Choreography In A Video ("Material Girl") (Lost To Elton John : Sad Song)
    Nomination For Best Art Direction In A Video ("Like A Virgin") (Lost To Don Henley : The Boys Of Summer)
    Nomination For Best Cinematography In A Video ("Like A Virgin") (Lost To Don Henley : The Boys Of Summer)
  • Grammy Awards
    Nomination For Outstanding Pop Vocal Performance ("Crazy For You")
  • American Music Awards
    Favorite Female Pop/Rock Artist
  • 1984
  • MTV Video Music Awards
    Nomination For Best New Artist In A Video (Lost To Eurytmicks : Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This))

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Madonna is the most successful female recording artist of all time.

According to Warner Bros. Records, Madonna has sold over 250 million records (75 million singles and 175 million albums), more than any other female recording artist.

Madonna has 12 No. 1 singles on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles Chart, the same number as Diana Ross and The Supremes and behind only Mariah Carey's 15 among female artists.

Madonna has 6 No. 2 singles on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles Chart, the most for a female artist, tying her with Elvis Presley for the record.

Madonna has the most Top 5 singles by a female artist on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart (27).

Madonna has the most Top 10 singles by a female artist on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart (35).

Madonna has the most Top 20 singles by a female artist on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart (41).

Madonna has the most Top 30 singles by a female artist on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart (43).

Madonna has the most Top 40 singles by a female artist on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart (46).

Madonna has the most certified (RIAA) singles by a female artist with 24 Gold, Platinum, or Multi-Platinum singles.

Madonna has sold an estimated 26 million singles in the US, the most by a female artist.

Madonna has 5 No. 1 albums on Billboard's Top 200 Albums Chart, the same amount as Janet Jackson and behind only Barbara Streisand's 8 among female artists.

Madonna has 5 No. 2 albums on Billboard's Top 200 Albums Chart, behind only The Beatles' 6 and Frank Sinatra's 7.

Madonna has 15 Top 10 albums on Billboard's Top 200 Albums Chart, behind only Barbara Streisand's 26 among female artists.

Every album Madonna has released has gone Top 10 in the US except for her two remix albums, You Can Dance and Remixed & Revisited.

In the US, Madonna, Britney Spears, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Shania Twain, and the Dixie Chicks are the only female artists with multiple Diamond (shipped over 10 million copies) albums.

Madonna has sold a certified (RIAA) 66 million albums in the US, behind only Barbara Streisand's 72 million among female artists.

Madonna is the most successful dance artist in music history; she has 33 #1 singles on Billboard's Hot Dance/Club Play Singles Chart, more than twice the number of her nearest rival Janet Jackson. Madonna also has 25 #1 singles on Billboard's Hot Dance Single Sales Chart, more than three times the number of her nearest rivals Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Prince, and Notorious B.I.G.
Madonna has 10 No. 1 singles on the UK singles chart, more than any other female artist.

Madonna has 12 No. 2 singles on the UK singles chart, more than any other artist ever.

Madonna has 42 Top 5 singles on the UK singles chart, more than any other artist ever.

Madonna has 55 Top 10 singles on the UK singles chart, more than any other female artist.

Madonna has 60 Top 20 singles on the UK singles chart, more than any other female artist.

Madonna has 60 Top 40 singles on the UK singles chart, more than any other female artist.

Madonna has spent a total of 21 weeks at #1 on the UK singles chart, more than any other female artist.

From "Like A Virgin" in 1984 to "Secret" in 1994, Madonna had an all-time record 34 consecutive Top 10 hits on the UK singles chart.

Every single Madonna has released in the UK has gone Top 20, and all but five of them have gone Top 10.

Madonna has sold over 14.6 million singles in the UK, more than any other female artist.

Madonna has 8 No. 1 albums on the UK albums chart, more than any other female artist.

Madonna has 4 No. 2 albums on the UK albums chart, more than any other female artist.

Madonna has 15 Top 5 albums on the UK albums chart, more than any other female artist.

Madonna has 16 Top 10 albums on the UK albums chart, more than any other female artist.

From the Evita Soundtrack in 1996 to Music in 2000 Madonna had 3 consecutive #1 albums on the UK albums chart, an all time record for a female artist.

Every album Madonna has released has gone Top 10 in the UK and her self-titled debut is the only one to miss the Top 5. (Her 2003 EP Remixed & Revisited was not allowed to appear on the UK album chart as it was too short to qualify as an album.)

In the UK, Madonna's The Immaculate Collection is the highest selling album ever by a female artist at 12x Platinum for shipments of over 3.6 million copies. Overall it is the 7th highest selling album ever in the UK.

In the UK, Madonna and Kylie Minogue are the only artists ever to have a No. 1 album and No. 1 single in three different decades.

Madonna's The Immaculate Collection is the highest selling greatest hits album ever by a female artist with estimated worldwide sales of over 23 million copies.

Madonna has had more music videos played more often on MTV than any other artist.

Madonna was voted by MTV viewers as the greatest music video icon ever on the network's 25 Greatest Video Stars.

Madonna was named the sexiest recording artist ever on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists.

In 1986, Madonna received the Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Video Music Awards honoring her for outstanding achievements in the realm of music video.
Madonna is the most successful act in the history of MTV's Video Music Awards with an all time record 67 VMA nominations and 19 VMA wins.
In 2004 Madonna became one of the five founding members of the UK Music Hall of Fame, joining Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Bob Marley, and U2 as automatic inductees.

Maverick Records is the most successful "vanity label" in music history. While under Madonna's control it generated well over $1 billion for Warner Bros. Records, more money than any other recording artist's record label.

Madonna is the richest female singer in the world with an estimated net worth of over $850 million.

 

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