Missy Elliot has earned the distinction of being the most successful "Artist Of The Month" in web property AOL's history. In a testament to the growing power of hip-hop, Elliot beat out the previous titledholder, Faith Hill.

To date, Missy Elliot has received 8.42 million streams, as opposed to Faith Hill's 1.5 million. Elliot's popularity is being fueled by her current album, "Under Construction", which Elektra Records representatives said has cracked the 1 million sales mark.

"Missy Elliott is clearly one of the most popular artists today so it's no surprise that she received such an amazing response from our members," Bill Wilson, Vice President and General Manager, AOL Music told AllHipHop.com in a statement. "The response is a testament to the fact that Missy is an incredible talent as well as to the popularity of our Artist of the Month feature."

The album remains firmly rooted in the Top 10 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart as Elliott continues to outrank her fiercest competitors (from Nelly to Nas, Jay-Z to Ja Rule).

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