Obviously Taylor lol

worldwide album rankings in best seller list for each artist in their respective years.

For Britney :

3. Baby one more time (1999)
3. Oops I did it again (2000)
4. Britney (2001)
10. In the Zone (2003)
14. Greatest Hits : my pregrogative (2004)

the rest did not even chart in top 15

Now for Taylor :

10. Taylor Swift (2006)
3. Fearless (2008)
5. Speak Now (2010)
1. Red (2012)
1. 1989 (2014)

Taylor won

Leona's first year is bigger than both of them but for this question I'd say Taylor!

Why is everyone always being compared to Britney's peak?

Britney sold 105 million albums worldwide though.

Taylor easily, her consistency is unmatched. In fact, she's bigger than ever.

Because she has had the biggest peak in recent memory, Gaga being a close second.

I'd say that Britney.

Though Taylor will very likely have a bigger 2nd decade.

As a celebrity Britney was bigger than ever in 2008 and 2009 though. Their career trajectories are similar. Circus sold 6 million+ worldwide, had a massive tour. 1989 sold 8 million worldwide with a massive tour. Also BOMT sold more than Taylor's whole discography. Impact goes to Britney too, she is just more global.

Britney. She blew up out of proportion since her debut and her 2007 was perhaps the most iconic moment in scandal and gossip of this millennium.

I mean It's like every hour someone is being compared to The Princess smh LOL

Taylor by far

Britney Spears by far

Britney in 2009 was huge star, bigger than anyone except Rihanna and Gaga (in her 10 th year, amazing) tbh, Taylor in 2016 just isn't that big worldwide overall.

The fact that Taylor had the bigger peak AND the bigger longevity. Like it's not even close

"Circus" only sold 4M copies WW, while "1989" is almost at 10M, which is as impressive as selling +20M copies in 1999/2000

And BOMT hasn't sold over 40M copies

Britney Spears