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Originally posted by Rivington Reject
For as long as Born to Die remains her only album to have a significant sales and culture impact, she will not be a music legend.
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Most artists haven't had albums that matched Born To Die's cultural/sales impact.
The Fame, Beyonce, and 1989 are the only albums released from recent "major" artists that have had any significant cultural impact more than Born To Die. The fact that she sold 7 million copies of BTD (w/ Paradise) coming out of nowhere is insane. Ultraviolence sold 880,000 copies it's first week worldwide.
She doesn't even chart her singles on Billboard but still sells albums like hotcakes - and that's what matters. She doesn't need airplay or billboard top 40 singles success to sell her albums, people enjoy her enough to want to buy a full album of hers, and that's a key piece of being a legend.
If her career continues in the trajectory it's going in she will be a rock legend, end of story.