Britney Spears Is Your Celebrity of the Decade

By PopEater Staff Posted Dec 22nd 2009 12:02PM

While that one wacky news station swears that they report and you decide, PopEater really lives up to the mantra. Last week, we asked you to choose from our lot of six megastars who would earn the title 'Celebrity of the Decade.' We laid out our reasoning for why each celebrity was nominated, but in the end, you chose Britney Spears over Angelina Jolie as the most important celebrity of the 2000s. Britney's rise to, fall from and subsequent rise to fame once again apparently won our readers over, as the resilient Spears took 36 percent of the vote. Our Words on Britney After the Jump!

Of the six celebs who were eligible for this honor, Britney Spears has had the most weathered and dramatic journey of all. In 2000, she was pop music's new queen -- a brilliantly marketed blend of cutesy teen goodness and sexy jailbait badness. In 2006, she was a freight train off the rails, quickly spiraling towards being a publicist's worst nightmare and even worse, many weren't sure she'd make it out of the decade alive. Now, with 2010 approaching and after all of the ups and downs, Britney's back on top of the music world -- proving that divorces, head shavings and psychiatric holds can't keep greatness down.

Britney started off the decade by absolutely demolishing the record charts, selling more than 1.3 million copies of 'Oops! I Did It Again' in the album's first week. Months later at the MTV Video Music Awards, she sizzled on screen in a nude-colored outfit. Britney was growing up ... fast.

Three years later, Britney made similar waves when Madonna passed the pop torch onto her via her tongue during a French kiss at the 2003 VMAs. Why is this even mentioned? Because it's easily one of the top 5 most memorable pop moments of the decade. However, that smooch came close to being the kiss of death for Britney.

In 2004, Brit married her high school boyfriend Jason Alexander for 55 hours ... and then a year later, she tied the knot to Kevin Federline. Two children, a reality show and a whole bunch of drama later, we all know how that worked out. In 2006, the couple was kaput, and Spears barely able to tread the dangerous waters she was floating in.

2006-07 saw Spears at her lowest point. Her divorce sent her spiraling into a downfall, including the infamous shaved head incident, an umbrella attack on photographers, rehab visits and more. This was erratic at its most severe, and many thought Spears could never recover and come back to her pop greatness.

After a very rocky return to stage during 2007s VMAs with an awkward and ill-fitting rendition of her new tune 'Gimme More,' Spears continued to dig herself deeper into the pop ditch, thanks to a wild relationship with paparazzo Adnan Ghalib. She was in the headlines every day thanks to her behavior and sheer who-knows-what-will-happen-next allure.

Then, in 2008, after starting the year by being rushed to a hospital and being placed under a psychiatric hold, Spears slowly began turning things around. She ditched Adnan, reached a custody settlement with Federline, and topped the charts again with her "comeback" album 'Circus.' A year later in 2009, Spears was back on top of the charts again with 'The Singles Collection,' riding the strength of the album's blatantly sexual ode-to-threesomes single '3.'

What the future holds for Miss Spears is yet to be seen, but one thing is for sure -- the girl's got some rebounding skills. It's that type of highs-and-lows ability to overcome adversity that put Britney on this list -- and your celebrity of the decade.

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Tuesday 22 December

By Bonbon

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If this is the celebrity of the decade and those were the choices this was a pretty bad decade for entertainment.

By pianxinxiao

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Meet a Rich Match on

w w w . w e a l t h y l o v i n g . c o m

The bes t c l u b f o r
seek ing the rich singles, sex y beauties. ...what's the most important is that you don't have to be a milli onaire, but you can me et one. ...

Wednesday 23 December

By Uncle Eddy

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I agree that was sad choice

By Hapy

I couldn;t agree more, Britney is Queen B, growing up before our eyes, going through the ups and downs of life, she has mutured for a Sexy beautiful singer who employes so many in times of need.

By JOE

YOU ARE AS SICK AND STUPID AS THE REST OF THE PEOPLE IN HOLLYWWOD

By Ken

Way to get your jab at the conservative FOX News in there guys. Just cause someone doesn't have liberal views doesn't mean they're wacky.

By tom

they are ALL TRASH .

By jeffery

RIGHT... SHE IS GOING TO BE THE NEXT GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA AS WELL BECAUSE SHE IS OFF THE HEROIN IN PUBLIC AND SHE IS KEEPING HER BEAVER COVERED SOME OF THE TIME WHEN CHILDREN ARE PRESENT. TRY ANOTHER PICK FOLKS, BRIT IS TRASH.

By Wendell

This is lamentable, not only because Brittany is being recognized for nearly destroying her life as well as her children's. It is regrettable because it shows what we as a society value. I guess this decade doesn't have a Sister Theresa, or any other celebrity that can be spoken of as a beacon of goodness, so we get Brittany instead.

By Richard Fusilier de la Claire

that Creole Belle is way up there for the decade in the category of an Elvis Pressley, etc. The photo takers for hire or "P-Razzis" did over harass her, but
she over came it and is back as an institution.

By Lurke

I would not go see her live in concert due to what australian fans did during her show! That is all I have to say. Another Milli Vanilli in my opinion.

By britneyqueenofpop

HELL YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE YOU BRITNEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By robin

more choices please ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

By Poptart

Her voice was never that strong and her dance moves resemble an octogerian trying to make it to the bathroom . Oh . That's right ...Celebrity -- not performer ! That means we don't include talent . Sure --why not !

By sean

Wow, Lady Gaga isn't even on the list!

By Tom from Brooklyn

I think Taylor Swift had the most awesome few years (half a decade) that any one could ever have in a life time. Any one wishes they were in her shoes and for all the right reasons. Nothing negative about her. I guess you have to be a piece of sh*t to make it as a celebrity of the decade. Way to go Taylor. you earned my respect. Keep up the good role model.

By Ilyssa

OMG, Give me a break! She is trailer trash! She is going to "Ooops, I did it again, alright." She has a new beau, dating her manager. Does she ever learn? She is going to make another mistake again. She should join a convent and turn off of men for a longgggg time, focus on her children and live her life in peace. She only sold the amount of CDs that she did because of the psychiatric freak that she is. She has NO talent! Move on... Angelina Jolie is a much better person as well as any of the choices than Brittney Spears. Beyonce has more talent in her left pinky than she has in her whole body. She can act and sing! And Justin Timberlake can do the same. This must be a joke! Perhaps a delayed April fool's Day bad joke!

By DONNA

WHY????????????????????????????????

By Lanae

This is a REAL TRAGEDY, whatever role she played, she would play it very well, and she had SO MUCH LIFE, & LAUGHTER..
And YES, I also think that this is not a death to overlook, because she seemed to be very healthy, & having a heart attack @ that age, hmm lets just say; that was the VERY FIRST person I thought of when I heard of her death, BUT I still did NOT know the reason at that time !!!
She WILL be MISSED..
ALL of MY PRAYERS, to her Family!
She IS AN ANGEL NOW & FOREVER

By the one

a tie for # 1

Lindsay & Britney!

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