Avril Lavigne
Awards & Honours
163
Awards Won
3
Honours
3
Rankings
5
Covers
2
Records
Avril Lavigne is one of the best-selling Canadian female artists of all time, with over 40 million albums and 50 million singles sold. She holds a Guinness World Record as the youngest female solo artist to top the UK singles chart (at age 22 with "Girlfriend"). In 2008, she received a star on Canada's Walk of Fame. Rolling Stone named her one of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time in 2023. She is widely credited as a pioneer for women in pop-punk, influencing a generation of artists.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Canada's Walk of Fame
Inducted for her contributions to music.
Key to the City of Napanee
Received the key to her hometown.
Guinness World Record
Youngest female solo artist to have a No. 1 single in the UK.
Rankings & Lists
200 Greatest Singers of All Time
100 Greatest Women of Music
Greatest Pop-Punk Artists of All Time
Magazine Covers
Rolling Stone
July 2002
Avril Lavigne: The Teen Queen of Punk-Pop
Rolling Stone
March 2005
Avril Lavigne: The Wild Child Grows Up
TIME
October 2002
The New Face of Pop
Billboard
2002
Avril Lavigne: The New Sound
NME
2007
Girlfriend Cover
Records & Feats
Youngest female solo artist to have a No. 1 single in the UK
At age 22, 'Girlfriend' topped the UK Singles Chart, setting a record for the youngest female solo artist to achieve this.
Best-selling album of the 21st century by a Canadian artist
Her debut album 'Let Go' sold 15 million copies worldwide, making it the highest-selling album by a Canadian artist in the 21st century.