But didn't a large chunk of Britney's singles flop when she was still active because her payola stopped once she did the Pepsi deal? Beyonce did a Pepsi deal too, and her singles still flourished because people requested them. She didn't need payola/radio deal to get a hit in 2003/4.
omg Clear Channel banned Britney because she chose Pepsi over them. You guys are LOST
CIL is played at the club EVERY night (not even exaggerating). Hell, they play Beyonce mash ups for 30 minutes straight. Whereas Britney? Toxic can be heard bopping from the 1991 Honda civic of a twink that wasnt allowed into the club
Don't you live in Texas? Where Beyoncé is from. I rarely hear CIL in the club, I do hear "Get Me Bodied" often though. Also a club in Chicago has a Sunday dedicated to Britney's music which is very popular.
So now we're assuming things lmao until there are receipts Bye bye
"Toxic" was Britney's first radio hit since "Lucky," and a massive one at that, and you don't think that it was one of the songs Sony bought spins for?
Also, where are the receipts explicitly saying "Crazy in Love" was one of those songs? I'm not saying you're wrong but there has been no receipt.
Is this suppose to be some kind of feat considering it only went #1 in ONE country?
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Peaks mean nothing Single Ladies peaked at #7 in the UK but went on to sell over 800k and is her second best selling single there and is also platnium. Same with Australia it peaked at #5 but is her best selling single there with sales of over 400k and is 5X platnium. It's about longevity not peaks. A song could sell 400k copies one week then fall like a rock the next.
Yes. Columbia and Epic got slapped with huge fines for payola. Meanwhile Britney had a radio deal and still managed to outsell every artist under those labels sans Mariah Carey.
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Britney has sold 40M+ albums in the U.S. Beyonce has sold 14M. Usher has sold 24M. You're embarrassing yourself.
Embarrassing how? Britney is a non factor in the I'm from
Which song is selling more?
Which song is being searched more?
Which song is being covered more?
Which song is referenced more today?
Which song is played more?
Most of these, if not all, are CIL. It doesn't matter if you want to rationalize why this is the case or not, it is the case and so CIL is more remembered.
I like how the Hive use" I haven't heard Britney in the clubs" I haven't heard Bey in the clubs either but I'm not gonna use that in an argument bahaha
No one brought up Womanizer though we were talking about Toxic lol your slippin'
Actually me & your Army friend were talking about how SL outsold any Britney single. You need not quote me if you don't know what you're talking about.
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It's not an excuse if you're stating that it ''outsold all her singles'' when most were released before the digital age, and none were officially released considering her team aimed more towards album sales (which played its part).
You're literally grasping at straws. Anyways, idek why I am sitting in here arguing over local receipts. Let's take it WW and then see who comes out on top.
Ok whatever. Womanizer was still released at the same time as SL + She received a lot of her hits around this time (something the army brags about daily) It is an excuse & a very bad one at that. & SL is not the only Beyonce single that has outsold every Britney single.
So you really think Britney Spears is only known for shaving her head? People who are like 14 and under mostly have only heard her name and barely know who she is, and people born in 1998 or before know she's a pop star.
I like how the Hive use" I haven't heard Britney in the clubs" I haven't heard Bey in the clubs either but I'm not gonna use that in an argument bahaha
They are reaching for straws since Britney's Toxic is winning the poll right now.
Look who is named (Britney) and who is not (Beyoncé).
Britney is on Jive, which is owned by Sony.
Britney is listed as a roster artist under Sony on the article. Sony was not hit with a payola lawsuit. Columbia and Epic were hit with payola lawsuits and both found guilty.
Which song is selling more?
Which song is being searched more?
Which song is being covered more?
Which song is referenced more today?
Which song is played more?
Most of these, if not all, are CIL. It doesn't matter if you want to rationalize why this is the case or not, it is the case and so CIL is more remembered.
Swissman stop, CIL has been promoted like a new song this decade, and still Toxic made a bigger impact in pop culture.
I rarely hear CIL in the club, I do hear "Get Me Bodied" often though. Also a club in Chicago has a Sunday dedicated to Britney's music which is very popular.
Anyways, idek why I am sitting in here arguing over local receipts. Let's take it WW and then see who comes out on top. 