Upon its release , " Beautiful " received universal acclaim from music critics , who have ranked it among Aguilera 's strongest material . It won a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and was also nominated for Song of the Year at the 2004 ceremony . " Beautiful " was also a commercial success , topping the charts in Australia , Belgium , Canada , Ireland , New Zealand and the United Kingdom . The song peaked at number two on the '' Billboard '' Hot 100 in the United States , where it was certified Gold for 500,000 units shipped . It was kept from the number one spot by " Bump , Bump , Bump " by B2K featuring P. Diddy
2004 ceremony
46th Annual Grammy Awards
Beautiful (Christina Aguilera song)