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Chart Listings: Taylor vs. Carrie: Who's Country's Chart Queen?
Member Since: 10/18/2009
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Originally posted by RihMark
But Taylor Swift is fake country. Just like Rihanna isnt R&B.
Carrie Underwood is real country, doesnt send her music to pop radio, doesnt remix it to make it more pop, and is strictly country.
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Just because she sent her song to pop radio and they're flopped doesn't make her a real country artistkdkskskksjks
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Member Since: 11/19/2011
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Originally posted by Manchs
You mean Before He Cheats? Around 3,560,000 if I'm not mistaken, but it's close to 3.6 million.
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I talk about 9 #1 on Country Chart
It looks like Madonna on Dance Chart
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Member Since: 12/19/2009
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My atrl account isn't letting me quote right now but cheers while I do agree that Patsy Cline has put out more country music than either of these two I would like to add that at her time a fair share of her songs could have been pop hits or even had a type of r&b vibe too them. A better example of pure country would be Loretta Lynn but that is part of Patsy's greatness that she could relate to the country audience and yet still try different things as well.
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Member Since: 8/24/2011
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Originally posted by B[2]D
I ask about 9 #1 on Country Chart
It looks like Madonna on Dance Chart
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I'm too lazy to do the math, you can see the receipts thread here: http://atrl.net/?t=176094
And sorry, she has had 10 #1's since 2007, 12 in total. I forgot Remind Me.
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Member Since: 5/9/2012
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51.1 million downloads, hmm. Finally some legit numbers.
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Member Since: 8/31/2012
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It's weird cause there was a huge amount of females in country music during the 90's-2000's. You had Trisha, Reba, Martina, Faith, Shania, Terri Clark, Sara Evans, Tammy Cochran, Gretchen Wilson, Cyndi Thompson, and you think there be a fierce competition, Especially between Shania, Faith, and Martina's fans during their huge peaks of '97-2001.
Now you only have 3 major female singers of Miranda, Taylor and Carrie. Ironically all blondes.
However the thing that me mad about Taylor is how the press "raves" on her. Especially after the Kayne Incident. So she writes her own songs, so do many other artists..Hank Williams SR King of Heartache and his songs are still played in tv shows(NCIS, King of the Hill), Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley, John Rich of Big and Rich, Hank Williams Jr all wrote a majority of their songs.
Plus the fact she has a laundry list of "boys" she has dated, crushed on, or broke up with them.
A majority of her songs are love/heartache base.
And Yes I write my own songs, I been writing since I was 16 and when I was 18 I wrote a drinking song in the middle of class. I just published my first book of my songs, and I have influences that extend from Hank Williams to the Insane Clown Posse. But I love country music
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Member Since: 8/24/2011
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Originally posted by Hunter_13
51.1 million downloads, hmm. Finally some legit numbers.
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This must include all tracks, because Carrie's numbers are inflated by almost two million.
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Member Since: 1/22/2012
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Depends on the way you look at it, really.
With Taylor's crossover appeal, she's obviously more succesful. Strictly country music is harder, though. Carrie has more #1s, Taylor has more sales, although Carrie has great album sales and single sales too. I don't really care, there's room for both of them, and it's a shame there are only 3 (the other is Miranda) really succesful females played by country radio right now, should be more.
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Member Since: 5/9/2012
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Originally posted by Carriefan
Depends on the way you look at it, really.
With Taylor's crossover appeal, she's obviously more succesful. Strictly country music is harder, though. Carrie has more #1s, Taylor has more sales, although Carrie has great album sales and single sales too. I don't really care, there's room for both of them, and it's a shame there are only 3 (the other is Miranda) really succesful females played by country radio right now, should be more.
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I wish Jana Kramer would make it and Sarah Darling
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ATRL Senior Member
Member Since: 6/23/2008
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Please don't turn this into a war.
Please don't turn this into a war.
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Member Since: 12/19/2009
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Originally posted by waylon4ever
It's weird cause there was a huge amount of females in country music during the 90's-2000's. You had Trisha, Reba, Martina, Faith, Shania, Terri Clark, Sara Evans, Tammy Cochran, Gretchen Wilson, Cyndi Thompson, and you think there be a fierce competition, Especially between Shania, Faith, and Martina's fans during their huge peaks of '97-2001.
Now you only have 3 major female singers of Miranda, Taylor and Carrie. Ironically all blondes.
However the thing that me mad about Taylor is how the press "raves" on her. Especially after the Kayne Incident. So she writes her own songs, so do many other artists..Hank Williams SR King of Heartache and his songs are still played in tv shows(NCIS, King of the Hill), Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley, John Rich of Big and Rich, Hank Williams Jr all wrote a majority of their songs.
Plus the fact she has a laundry list of "boys" she has dated, crushed on, or broke up with them.
A majority of her songs are love/heartache base.
And Yes I write my own songs, I been writing since I was 16 and when I was 18 I wrote a drinking song in the middle of class. I just published my first book of my songs, and I have influences that extend from Hank Williams to the Insane Clown Posse. But I love country music
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So you love Hank Williams for his heartache songs and he has a ton as well but you dislike Taylor for the same thing
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Member Since: 8/24/2011
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Originally posted by Patrick
Please don't turn this into a war.
Please don't turn this into a war.
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Why is this making me laugh so much?
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Member Since: 5/9/2012
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Originally posted by Patrick
Please don't turn this into a war.
Please don't turn this into a war.
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I was thinking the same thing.
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Member Since: 12/19/2009
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Originally posted by Patrick
Please don't turn this into a war.
Please don't turn this into a war.
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I like a spirited debate but I will try my best to not use hateful comments in any of my posts
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Member Since: 8/1/2012
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I wouldn't call either of them Queen of Country Music. It is still early in their careers. The Queens of country music lies in Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette, Kitty Wells and the other great women that came before these 2 ladies.
The debate on who is the better between Taylor and Carrie has gone on for years and will continue for years to come unfortunately. Give them 10-15 years more and than see what country music considers them
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Member Since: 1/22/2012
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Originally posted by Hunter_13
I wish Jana Kramer would make it and Sarah Darling
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Yeah, it's sad, so many talented female artists go unnoticed because they can't get their songs played or don't get support. Kellie Picklers last album was great too, yet they won't play her music and she's now dropped from Sony.
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Member Since: 8/1/2012
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Originally posted by Carriefan
Yeah, it's sad, so many talented female artists go unnoticed because they can't get their songs played or don't get support. Kellie Picklers last album was great too, yet they won't play her music and she's now dropped from Sony.
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It is sad that country music limits how many females can be successful. The music that some of these women are writing and producing are imo better quality than some of these beer songs that seem to be popular
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Member Since: 8/31/2012
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Yes but Hank's songs were about one woman.
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Member Since: 5/9/2012
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Originally posted by Carriefan
Yeah, it's sad, so many talented female artists go unnoticed because they can't get their songs played or don't get support. Kellie Picklers last album was great too, yet they won't play her music and she's now dropped from Sony.
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Oh the Kellie thing, I cried when she got dropped. All three of her albums are amazing and I just cried. I love her.
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Member Since: 11/29/2010
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In country music- Carrie
Overall relevance- Taylor by far
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