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Poll: Bigger era: Dangerously In Love vs Stripped
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View Poll Results: Bigger era WW?
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Dangerously In Love
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36.61% |
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Stripped
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63.39% |
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The fact that any BeyHive has the AUDACITY to say that Crazy In Love had more impact than Beautiful is literally the most delusional thing I've ever read on this site – and that's saying a lot.
Yes, CIL is an iconic song. Everyone remembers the lyrics, dances to it, etc. It's true. But Beautiful is iconic for a different reason – it made an actual impact on society. 2002 was a very different time, socially. Being gay was even more taboo than it is now, and trans people were practically unheard of by the GP. A twenty-one year old white woman, with multi-colored hair and piercings singing about how people should love themselves. Not just your average straight, white male, but people – white, black, gay, straight, trans, cis, etc. Not only did she do this before it was popular for pop stars to stand up for social issues, she did it during a time where she was already being dragged for her self-image. In that period of time, a move like "Beautiful" could have completely ended Christina's career if the campaign backfired. But it didn't, and it opened up the eyes of millions of people on LGBT issues. Please take off the stan-goggles, BeyHive, and look at the bigger picture.
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Originally posted by seanoh
The fact that any BeyHive has the AUDACITY to say that Crazy In Love had more impact than Beautiful is literally the most delusional thing I've ever read on this site – and that's saying a lot.
Yes, CIL is an iconic song. Everyone remembers the lyrics, dances to it, etc. It's true. But Beautiful is iconic for a different reason – it made an actual impact on society. 2002 was a very different time, socially. Being gay was even more taboo than it is now, and trans people were practically unheard of by the GP. A twenty-one year old white woman, with multi-colored hair and piercings singing about how people should love themselves. Not just your average straight, white male, but people – white, black, gay, straight, trans, cis, etc. Not only did she do this before it was popular for pop stars to stand up for social issues, she did it during a time where she was already being dragged for her self-image. In that period of time, a move like "Beautiful" could have completely ended Christina's career if the campaign backfired. But it didn't, and it opened up the eyes of millions of people on LGBT issues. Please take off the stan-goggles, BeyHive, and look at the bigger picture.
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Huh? Unpretty predates Beautiful and it actually went #1 and there have been other before that etc. . Self empowerment songs were always big. And to say one song made more liberal is really reaching. The masses don't hold songs highly in that regard. It's just entertainment for them 
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Originally posted by seanoh
The fact that any BeyHive has the AUDACITY to say that Crazy In Love had more impact than Beautiful is literally the most delusional thing I've ever read on this site – and that's saying a lot.
Yes, CIL is an iconic song. Everyone remembers the lyrics, dances to it, etc. It's true. But Beautiful is iconic for a different reason – it made an actual impact on society. 2002 was a very different time, socially. Being gay was even more taboo than it is now, and trans people were practically unheard of by the GP. A twenty-one year old white woman, with multi-colored hair and piercings singing about how people should love themselves. Not just your average straight, white male, but people – white, black, gay, straight, trans, cis, etc. Not only did she do this before it was popular for pop stars to stand up for social issues, she did it during a time where she was already being dragged for her self-image. In that period of time, a move like "Beautiful" could have completely ended Christina's career if the campaign backfired. But it didn't, and it opened up the eyes of millions of people on LGBT issues. Please take off the stan-goggles, BeyHive, and look at the bigger picture.
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The complete and utter DELUSION 
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The hits from DIL are more remembered
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Member Since: 8/18/2013
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Originally posted by T-Swizz
The complete and absolute DELUSION |
That's what I said. Songs are just entertainment to the masses.
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Member Since: 11/25/2008
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Receipts are always out there to discard biases, and lies -
It's a God given fact that Stripped >>>>>>>>>>
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Originally posted by D.M.F
Receipts are always out there to discard biases, and lies -
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Billboard is an US based chart, so if we're going by local receipts, DIL outsold Stripped and had much bigger hits.
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Member Since: 8/18/2013
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Originally posted by D.M.F
Receipts are always out there to discard biases, and lies -
It's a God given fact that Stripped >>>>>>>>>> |
Billboard is based on one country. DIL topped the European Top 100 Albums and Crazy in Love topped the Europena Hot 100 Singles chart for 4 weeks. Stripped and it's singles couldn't.
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Oh look, the Britney stans are coming in for Xtina's defense.
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Probably Stripped. I consider DIL to be Bey's weakest album.
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Originally posted by prunejuicemontes
Oh look, the Britney stans are coming in for Xtina's defense.
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The two posts above you disagree. 
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Stripped sold a lot more and her sales were spread unlike DIL which was mostly successful in the US
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Member Since: 3/3/2014
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Originally posted by Johnny Cash
Stripped sold a lot more and her sales were spread unlike DIL which was mostly successful in the US
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DIL sold a mili + in Europe alone! what are you talking about? and it was #1 there and crazy in love
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Member Since: 3/3/2014
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Originally posted by D.M.F
Receipts are always out there to discard biases, and lies -
It's a God given fact that Stripped >>>>>>>>>> |
This list is inaccurate! Beyonce was never apart of RocaFella or def jam!
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Member Since: 4/5/2014
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Originally posted by Simplyvirtue
This list is inaccurate! Beyonce was never apart of RocaFella or def jam!
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Jay Z is. Probably has something to do with him.
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Originally posted by Baby Boy
Jay Z is. Probably has something to do with him.
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Yes, it's denoting that one of Beyonce's charting songs came from that label (it was Bonnie & Clyde '03).
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DIL.
Bigger singles. More impact & acclaim, etc.
Sure Stripped outsold it, but Beyonce, her sales were more impressive.
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Did Xtina use featured artists to get hits?
Obviously Stripped
DIL sold 8m with numerous singles.
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