A closer look at the lasting mark left by Lady Gaga—a timeline of influence.
Lady Gaga, born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, is a highly influential American singer, songwriter, and actress renowned for her constant image reinventions and versatility. A best-selling music artist with approximately 124 million records sold, she has been recognized by Billboard and Rolling Stone as one of the greatest artists ever. Her impact spans music, film, and fashion, solidifying her status as a pop culture icon.
In 2009, Billboard named Lady Gaga "the Greatest Pop Star of 2009", acknowledging her rapid rise and game-changing influence.
During its Fall 2010 semester, the University of Virginia College of Arts and Sciences introduced a writing course titled "GaGa for Gaga: Sex, Gender, and Identity", focusing on Gaga's influence on gender and sexual identity.
From 2010 to 2015 and 2018 to 2020, Lady Gaga was included on Forbes' Celebrity 100 and also appeared on their list of the World's Most Powerful Women from 2010 to 2014 and was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2010.
In 2010, Time named Lady Gaga one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
From 2011 to 2013, according to Guinness World Records, Lady Gaga was the most followed person on Twitter and she also topped Forbes' Celebrity 100 list.
In 2011, Lady Gaga was named the "Queen of Pop" in a ranking by Rolling Stone based on record sales and social media metrics.
In Taichung, Taiwan, July 3 is designated as "Lady Gaga Day", marking the first day Lady Gaga visited the country in 2011.
In early 2011, sociologist Mathieu Deflem of the University of South Carolina launched a course titled "Lady Gaga and the Sociology of the Fame" to explore sociologically relevant dimensions of her fame.
In 2012, Lady Gaga ranked fourth in VH1's Greatest Women in Music, and became a feature of the temporary exhibition The Elevated. From the Pharaoh to Lady Gaga, which marked the 150th anniversary of the National Museum in Warsaw.
In 2012, Lady Gaga's meat dress was displayed at the National Museum of Women in the Arts.
In 2013, Lady Gaga was named the most famous celebrity according to Guinness World Records.
In 2013, The Fame's success—it was listed as one of the 100 Greatest Debut Albums of All-Time by Rolling Stone—Gaga has been credited as one of the musicians that popularized synth-pop in the late 2000s and early 2010s.
In 2014, Lady Gaga was named the most powerful popstar according to Guinness World Records.
In September 2015, Lady Gaga's meat dress entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
In October 2015, Lady Gaga joined high school students, policymakers, and academic officials at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence to discuss recognizing and channeling emotions for positive outcomes.
From 2010 to 2015 and 2018 to 2020, Lady Gaga was included on Forbes' Celebrity 100.
In 2015, Time noted that Lady Gaga had "practically invented the current era of pop music as spectacle".
A 2017 journal published by Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts studying structural patterns in melodies of earworm songs compiled lists of catchiest tracks from 3,000 participants, in which Gaga's "Bad Romance", "Alejandro", and "Poker Face" ranked number one, eight, and nine, respectively.
From 2010 to 2015 and 2018 to 2020, Lady Gaga was included on Forbes' Celebrity 100.
In 2019, Lady Gaga was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine.
In 2019, Time recognized Lady Gaga as one of the 100 most influential people in the world for a second time.
From 2010 to 2015 and 2018 to 2020, Lady Gaga was included on Forbes' Celebrity 100.
In 2020, Billboard ranked Lady Gaga sixth on its list of "The 100 Greatest Music Video Artists of All Time", citing her culture-shifting music videos.
In 2020, Rolling Stone listed "Born This Way" among "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time".
In May 2021, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Born This Way and its cultural impact, West Hollywood mayor Lindsey P. Horvath, presented Lady Gaga with a key to the city and declared May 23 as "Born This Way Day".
In 2021, Rolling Stone featured "Bad Romance" and its music video on their respective lists of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" and "100 Greatest Music Videos of All Time".
In 2023, Rolling Stone included Lady Gaga among the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.
Billboard placed Lady Gaga fifth on its 2024 "Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century" list.
Billboard placed Lady Gaga sixth on the 2025 "Top 100 Women Artists of the 21st Century" list.
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