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Originally posted by Ryan
When you're selling tens of millions of records at your peak, anything less than that could be considered struggling. Breaking down some of the examples you listed...
Beyonce - Released one of her best albums in 4, had solid reviews, debuted at #1 with over 300K sold, had a top 20 single in the Hot 100, topped the R&B charts, receiving much praise from her live performances and is still on the top of her game. Beyonce chose not to make a typical pop record, so of course her pop fans might not eat it up, but fans of hers from her DC days did. The album was certified platinum...
Britney Spears - Over 700K sold in the 7 months it's been out, sold out world tour, #1 singles, top 3 hits; rave reviews, still breaking records 13 years into her career.
Kelly Clarkson - Her album JUST came out with 160K sold. Her latest single is a Top 10 hit. She's earning rave reviews for her live performances and her album was received well by the critics. Time will tell if this era will be successful, but she has the full support of the new RCA team and they are handling things greatly so far.
Christina Aguilera - Bionic may have undersucceeded, but she rebounded with a movie that performed well, topped the charts with Maroon 5 and has a hit TV show. Everyone is entitled to stumble. She did and will recover better than ever.
Those four girls still maintain much relevance and command attention from the media, fans and critics.
These girls had amazing success in their peaks. Are their days over? Hell no. But it'll be hard pressed to match the type of success they did a few years ago. Sales aren't everything. The girls on top now won't be able to maintain the level of success 10 years from now either. Most legends don't (ie Madonna, Mariah, Whitney, etc.) but that doesn't mean they're struggling. Longevity > flash in the pan success.
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