▁the ▁most ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁albums ▁of ▁any ▁female ▁recording ▁artist : ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 4 ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁According ▁to ▁Billboard , ▁she ▁holds ▁the ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁female ▁with ▁the ▁most ▁number ▁one ▁albums ▁( 1 1 ). ▁Billboard ▁also ▁recogn izes ▁her ▁as ▁the ▁greatest ▁female ▁of ▁all ▁time ▁on ▁its ▁ 2 0 0 ▁chart ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁artists ▁of ▁all ▁time ▁on ▁its ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁chart . ▁Stre is and ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁recording ▁artist ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁number - one ▁album ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁six ▁dec ades , ▁having ▁released ▁ 5 3 ▁gold ▁albums , ▁ 3 1 ▁plat in um ▁albums , ▁and ▁ 1 4 ▁multi - pl atin um ▁albums ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Family ▁ ▁Stre is and ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁New ▁York , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁D iana ▁( born ▁I da ▁Rosen ) ▁and ▁E manuel ▁Stre is and . ▁Her ▁mother ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁sop rano ▁in ▁her ▁youth ▁and ▁considered ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁music , ▁but ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁school ▁secretary . ▁Her ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁teacher ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁school , ▁where ▁they ▁first ▁met . ▁Stre is and ' s ▁family ▁was ▁Jewish . ▁Her ▁pat ernal ▁grand par ents ▁em igr ated ▁from ▁Gal icia ▁( Pol and –