To me yes, but it makes sense

that wasn't even a thing outside of ATRL.

What moments have happened since that night that you think have been revolutionary?

1989: Over 1 million sold in the first week in the U.S., over 8 millon sold worldwide, 3 Billboard Hot 100 #1s and a blockbuster smashing global tour. I consider neither 1989 nor BEYONCÉ 'revolutionary', though, so whatever.

Do we need Beyoncé to do something and keep it alive once again?

No.

1989 nearly breaking the record was exciting. But BEYONCE was one of the last big events. I can't believe some people are saying it wasn't exciting - even if you aren't a fan it was a huge deal for music fans.

I honestly can't think of anything since 2013 that has had me so excited in the moment. I remember being half-awake reading Twitter in bed and suddenly everyone was in all caps talking about Bey. I RUSHED to my computer, opened iTunes and purchased it immediately, no questions asked. As soon as I realized it was a visual album I was a mess. I distinctly remember how thrilled I was from midnight or so to like 3 AM that day.

Not trying to say that other artists haven't achieved huge successes since (mostly referring to 1989 here) but I can't come up with a specific moment from any era that rivals the initial widespread excitement that came with the Bey release. Like, NONE of us knew. That just doesn't happen. I still don't know how she pulled it off.

What else was exciting? The only thing that made any noise after that was Taylors album, but for the rest of your faves there was silence.

This. I did one big gasp and my mother already knew what I was freaking out about saying "No she didn't!!!" and then I rushed on itunes and showed her and she snatched her ipad and almost cried because she couldn't find it on her itunes lol! Then we listened to the album first, then watched it. It is such a memorable night and there are no memorable moments like that in music after that and none in the recent years before it either for us.

Yes
1989 was a good album though

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Yes

Right? "I came across a person that didn't know much about it. It really wasn't a big deal at all to the GP!"...meanwhile:

The release of Rihs single with Kanye and PM was more exciting.

It wasn't exciting for me.
A lot of us saw it coming from a mile away. Overrated hype is all.

SLAY!
To be honest, I have NEVER seen the GP react to an album the way that they did to this. On any normal album release date, hardly anyone talks about it. But here, so many people were.

k, it wasn't exciting for you, and?

It was exciting for millions of other people who are not haters.

I agree with the second answer.

But I wouldn't say that impressive statistics are revolutionary. They don't really change the way people do or even think about things, and it's only something noted by chart enthusiasts. The GP doesn't know or care. On the other hand, BEYONCÉ spawned the term "pulling a Beyoncé" which the GP certainly can identify. The music was not revolutionary, but the release was and we can even pull real facts and figures to support that such as all the big artists who have since followed suit (Drake, Miley, U2, Azealia, etc.).