As a group , the Spice Girls have received a number of notable awards including five Brit Awards , three American Music Awards , three MTV Europe Music Awards , one MTV Video Music Award and three World Music Awards . In 2000 , they received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to the British Music Industry , previous winners include Elton John , The Beatles and Queen . They have sold 85 million records worldwide , achieving certified sales of 13 million albums in Europe , 14 million records in the US and 2.4 million in Canada . The group achieved the highest debut for a UK group on the '' Billboard '' Hot 100 at number five with " Say You 'll Be There " . They are also the first British band since The Rolling Stones in 1975 to have two top-ten albums in the US '' Billboard '' 200 albums chart at the same time ( '' Spice '' and '' Spiceworld '' ) . In addition to this , the Spice Girls also achieved the highest ever annual earnings by an all-female group in 1998 with an income of £ 29.6 million ( approximately US$ 49 million ) . In 1999 , they were ranked sixth in '' Forbes ' '' inaugural Celebrity 100 Power Ranking
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