During the band's hiatus, Stefani embarked on a solo career in 2004 by releasing her first studio album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. The album was influenced by pop music from the 1980s The album became a critical as well as commercial hit. [6][7] Six singles were released which included "What Do You Have Time for?" ", "Rich Girl"," "Hollaback Girl",and "Cool". "Hollaback Girl" made it to the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart while becoming the first US download to be sold one million copies. [8] In the year 2006, Stefani released her second studio album, The Sweet Escape. One of the songs was "Wind It Up" and "The Sweet Escape" which was the latter which ranked third on the Billboard Hot 100 year-end chart of 2007. [9] Her third solo album The album, This is What it is Like (2016), was her first solo album to be ranked number one on the Billboard 200 chart. Her fourth solo album and her first album that was full-length, You Make It Feel Christmas, was released in 2017 and charted 19 tracks on Billboard's Holiday Digital Song Sales component chart in the United States. Stefani has had a number of singles released by Blake Shelton, including "Nobody But You" that reached the top spot of 18 in the US. She has also received three Grammy Awards. As a solo performer, she has been awarded an American Music Award, Brit Award, World Music Award, and two Billboard Music Awards. Her clothing line L.A.M.B. was launched in 2003. The line was expanded with the 2005 Harajuku Lovers collection, which was inspired by Japanese culture. Billboard magazine has ranked Stefani as the 54th most successful artist and 37th most successful Hot 100 artist of the 2000-2009 decade. [10][11] VH1 placed her at 13th on their "100 Most Influential Women in Music” list in 2012. [12] Including her work with No Doubt, Stefani has sold more than 30 million albums in the world.

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