Aaliyah was honored at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards by Janet Jackson , Missy Elliott , Timbaland , Ginuwine and her brother , Rashad , who all paid tribute to her . In the same year , the United States Social Security Administration ranked the name Aaliyah one of the 100 most popular names for newborn girls . Aaliyah was ranked as one of " The Top 40 Women of the Video Era " in VH1 's 2003 '' The Greatest '' series . She was also ranked at number 18 on BET 's " Top 25 Dancers of All Time " . Aaliyah appeared on both 2000 and 2001 list of '' Maxim '' Hot 100 in position 41 and the latter at 14 . In 2002 VH1 created the 100 sexiest artist list and Aaliyah was ranked at number 36 . In memory of Aaliyah , the Entertainment Industry Foundation created the Aaliyah Memorial Fund to donate money raised to charities she supported . In December 2009 , '' Billboard '' magazine ranked Aaliyah at number 70 on its Top Artists of the Decade , while her eponymous album was ranked at number 181 on the magazine 's Top 200 Albums of the Decade . She is listed by '' Billboard '' as the tenth most successful female R&B artist of the past 25 years , and 27th most successful R&B artist overall . In 2012 , VH1 ranked her number 48 in " VH1 's Greatest Women in Music " . Also in 2012 , Aaliyah was ranked at number 10 on '' Complex '' magazine 's 100 hottest female singers of all-time list and number 22 on their 90 hottest women of the 90 's list . In 2014 , '' NME '' ranked Aaliyah at number 18 on '' NME '' 's 100 most influential artist list . Aaliyah 's dress that she wore at the 2000 MTV Video Music Award 's was featured in the most memorable fashion moments at the VMA 's list by the fashion publication '' Harper 's Bazaar '' . In October 2015 Aaliyah was featured in the 10 women who became Denim Style icons list created by the fashion publication '' Vogue '' . In August 2018 '' Billboard '' ranked Aaliyah at number 47 on their Top 60 Female Artists of All-Time list
2001 MTV Video Music Awards
2001 MTV Video Music Awards
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