No stanning. No arguments about who sold more, or "who has the better voice." Which artist has the best catalog of singles - songs that people will love and cherish for years to come? Which artist has songs that were loved by the four quadrants - mainstream critics, hipster intelligentsia, peers and audience?
It's pretty clear to me that there could only be one answer.
I personally think for my age Xtina had the girl anthems.
Geenie, What A Girl Wants, Come on Over.
And she has Beautiful & Lady Marmalade.
But besides that Britneys songs will be remembered more.
Though I think Back to Basics helped her cross over to a huge horizon of people, and Britney will never be able to get out of her Bubble gum pop type fan base.
Personally, I prefer Britney. But I'm not here to argue quality. Just in terms of who, ultimately, has the more successful catalogue, I would put forth the following observation...
Christina songs that will be remembered:
Beautiful
Britney songs that will be remembered:
Baby One More Time, Oops... I Did It Again!, Slave 4 U, Toxic
So I don't know who to pick because I love ballads too much to count X-Tina out.
I agree with this. I was fully ready to vote for Britney but things like Beautiful, Voice Within and Hurt are cherished a lot for different reasons, too.