Ellie Goulding
Awards & Honours
43
Awards Won
4
Honours
5
Rankings
5
Covers
2
Records
Ellie Goulding's achievements are remarkable for their consistency and impact. She has tied with Adele for the most UK No. 1 albums by a British female artist, with three chart-topping records. Her single 'Burn' spent eight weeks at No. 1 in the UK, and 'Love Me like You Do' has over 2.5 billion streams globally. She is one of the few artists to win both the Brit Award for Critics' Choice and a Billboard Music Award. Her environmental work earned her the Time 100 Impact Award, making her a rare pop star recognized for activism on that scale.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
UN Environment Programme Goodwill Ambassador
Appointed as a global advocate for environmental issues.
Time 100 Impact Award
Recognized for environmental activism.
Key to the City of Hereford
Honorary key awarded for her contributions to music and charity.
Honorary Doctorate
Honorary Doctor of Arts for her contributions to music.
Rankings & Lists
Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Artists
Greatest of All Time Dance/Electronic Artists
200 Greatest Singers of All Time
30 Under 30
50 Greatest British Albums of the Decade
Magazine Covers
Vogue UK
April 2020
Ellie Goulding on Motherhood, Music and the Environment
Rolling Stone US
November 2015
The New Queen of Pop
GQ UK
June 2016
Ellie Goulding: The Pop Star Who Doesn't Care About Fame
Vanity Fair UK
September 2023
Ellie Goulding's Second Act
TIME International
April 2023
The Environmental Activist Reshaping Pop
Records & Feats
Most weeks on UK singles chart for a female artist in a calendar year
In 2013, 'Burn' spent 8 weeks at No. 1 and charted for 32 weeks, setting a record for a female artist that year.
First female artist to have three UK No. 1 albums in the 2020s
With 'Brightest Blue' (2020) and 'Higher Than Heaven' (2023), she tied Adele for most No. 1 albums by a British female artist.