This thread is a bit silly. Everyone knows Taylor has sold more albums in America than anyone else since she emerged in 2006. It's not even close either. Taylor's last 2 albums have each gone 4 Plat in the US. Who else can do that these days? If Eminem doesn't do it with his current album, then there is no other American artist who can even reach 4 Plat any more apart from Taylor.
Beyonce's album will reach 2 Plat in the US and be hailed as very successful. Red will pass the 4 million sold point in a couple of weeks. Taylor's albums sell so well in the US despite them being amongst the most expensive albums too. Red is still $14.99 on US iTunes - no other albums are priced so high except Deluxe versions or brand new albums. If Big Machine priced Taylor's albums at the regular iTunes price, she'd be well over 5 Plat by now with both Red and Speak Now.
Beyonce is a world class singer and I think she is amazing, and there is no shame in her not matching Taylor's album sales because no-one does in the US, except for Adele's 21.
Half of ya'll was just screaming about how ya'll care more about the music but everytime someone is being compared you try to make the criteria for who is better include sales and charts
Since I don't care about either of those things I'm gonna vote for who makes better music which is Beyonce
Half of ya'll was just screaming about how ya'll care more about the music but everytime someone is being compared you try to make the criteria for who is better include sales and charts
Since I don't care about either of those things I'm gonna vote for who makes better music which is Beyonce
Uhm. Queen of the US Music MARKET. The thread specifically targets the MARKET. Sit down.
Half of ya'll was just screaming about how ya'll care more about the music but everytime someone is being compared you try to make the criteria for who is better include sales and charts
Since I don't care about either of those things I'm gonna vote for who makes better music which is Beyonce
That's a tie. Taylor is a nobody in the urban community and Beyoncé isn't as big as Taylor among the country fans. Both have incredible album sales, single success and tour gross. Both are acclaimed by the critics and Oscars of the Music, which is Grammy. So that's really a tie.
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I love Bey's music more but i gotta say Taylor since no Beyonce single reached top 10 since 2009.