It does feel like Taylor should be a lot bigger for someone who slay them charts (singles and albums). I guess you really have that x factor or you don't

I would honestly like a list of Taylor's accomplishments to compare. I've perused this thread and all I saw was "she sold x amount".

Seriously, I'm so glad that the Hive so much more outsold of just album sales to gloat about. Beyonce really has had an amazing career and it's still in full affect. No matter who people compare her to, her achievements will always be impressive.

- Grammy for AOTY
- Biggest lead on itunes ever
- 1M first week albums

Bey may get AOTY next year as well and she had an album to open with 600+ in 3 days (with only digital), which is just as impressive.

They will have the "Biggest itunes lead ever" to brag about forever (or maybe Adele will happen again )... ain't that enough for legend?

7 Grammy awards including the one for ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Two consecutive albums that opened with more than 1M sales
3 (soon to be 4) consecutive US number one albums
4 consecutive albums that sold over 4M copies in the US
Fearless is the most awarded album in country music history
WANEGBT holds the record for biggest sales week for a single by a female artist
Biggest lead on iTunes history
Can send promo singles to #1 on the Hot 100
Youngest winner of Grammy for Album of the Year
Youngest female artist to write a #1 country hit
She has been honored multiple times by the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Rolling Stone named Speak Now one of the 50 best albums ever released by a female artist.
Average touring gross of $1.8 million per show, higher than your fave without including festivals in her total gross like MCSWT
I Knew You Were Trouble is a bigger worldwide hit than anything Beyonce has ever touched
By the end of the year, Taylor will have sold more albums than Beyonce and has sold millions upon millions more singles than her

Almost everything you said proves that Beyonce is a media figure at this point. She's basically an Instagram user who releases music on the side

Taylor had the biggest solo career. Bey wins with DC tho!

If we are talking records' sales only, then Taylor.

all of these are draggable by the hive and some are completely false. but I don' have time.

17 grammys and soon AOTY
5 consecutive #1 albums still counting
6 +6m WW album back to back (1999-2008)
Biggest Lead in iTunes history? lol, FASTEST SELLING ALBUM EVER with no promo no warning.
Rock & Roll HOF? someone makes that thread live again. they can't even wait 8 more years to induct her.
Rolling Stone ranked "4" as the 37th best female album ever.
were you serious about the touring career tho.... I can't even
I knew I were in Trouble isn't bigger than HALO/SINGLE LADIES/CRAZY IN LOVE.

If you count DC, Bey wins. If not, Tay wins. That simple IMO.

bye

This isn't true. BEYONCE sold around 600k+ in 3 days, but Red sold 500k in its first day on sale.

Halo
Australia (ARIA) 4× Platinum[77]
Canada (CRIA) Platinum[203]
Denmark (IFPI) Gold[204]
Germany (BVMI) Gold[205]
Italy (FIMI) Platinum[206]
New Zealand (RIANZ) Platinum[75]
Spain (PROMUSICAE) 2× Platinum[79]
Switzerland (IFPI) Platinum[207]
United Kingdom (BPI) Platinum[82]
United States (RIAA) 2× Platinum[72]

Crazy In Love
Australia (ARIA)[191] Platinum 70,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[192] Gold 5,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[97] Platinum 15,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[193] Gold 510,000[93]
United States (RIAA)[194] Gold 1,959,000^

Single Ladies
Australia ARIA 5× Platinum[101]
Canada CRIA 2× Platinum[93]
Platinum (MT)[93]
Platinum (MV)[93]
Denmark IFPI Gold[251]
Mexico AMPROFON Gold[252]
New Zealand RIANZ Platinum[102]
Spain PROMUSICAE Platinum[253]
United Kingdom BPI Platinum[97]
United States RIAA 4× Platinum[89]

IKYWT
Australia (ARIA)[103] 6× Platinum 420,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[104] 5× Platinum 400,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[105] Gold 15,000^
Germany (BVMI)[106] Gold 150,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[107] Gold 30,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[108] 2× Platinum 30,000*
Sweden (GLF)[109] Gold 20,000x
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[110] Platinum 30,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[111] Platinum 600,000^
United States (RIAA)[112] 5× Platinum 5,000,000[113]

Love Story
Australia (ARIA)[129] 3× Platinum 210,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[130] 2× Platinum 160,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[131] Gold 7,500^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[132] Platinum 15,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[133] Platinum 600,000^
United States (RIAA)[134] 7× Platinum 7,000,000^

WANEGBT
Australia (ARIA)[139] 5× Platinum 350,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[140] Gold 40,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[141] 2× Platinum 30,000^
Italy (FIMI)[142] Gold 15,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[143] 3× Platinum 750,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[144] Gold 30,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[145] 2× Platinum 30,000*
Sweden (GLF)[146] Platinum 40,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[65] Platinum 600,000^
United States (RIAA)[147] 5× Platinum 5,000,000[60]

Beyonce will not be winning AOTY
All of Taylor's albums have sold at least 5.5 million worldwide which is much more impressive now than it was during DC.
Why would you even bring up "fastest selling album" when Red sold more in its first month than self titled has total.
Yes I was serious? No other pop girl is having huge festivals that add $5 million+ added onto their gross except Beyonce. Taylor's average is higher
Umm none of those songs were big worldwide hits, even Shake it Off is already more global than any Beyonce song.

Beyonce by Far
Taylor has a bigger fan base. But that's about it.

Beyonce obliterates her in everything else.

Ok CIL must be missing some certs but regardless its still underneath Last Friday Night in total sales

Beyoncé has sold more records, won more awards, & has made more impact.

Bey was only available digitally

Beyonce at this point, i can see Taylor overtaking her with 1989 though.

ikr how can a song from 2011 outsell a 2003 song

That doesn't excuse it from not being the fastest selling. It either is or it isn't.

Well it's the fastest selling album on ITunes worldwide according to them so write them about any of your inquiries. I'm sure Taylor's 500k includes physical sales