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Originally posted by Tsuko
J-Lo.
On the Floor was bigger worldwide than anything Beyonce has released in her entire career. And if we're talking specifically US it's bigger than anything Beyonce has released since Single Ladies.
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I don't know the exact statistics, but is it also more memorable than anything Beyonce has released? There are plenty of songs that have been huger than anything by Beyonce and J.Lo, but they don't necessarily mean that artist is more relevant. Statistics prove one thing, but they're only one factor in relevancy. On the Floor is an easy hit that has blended into the pop landscape of it's time, instead of standing out on it's own. It neither started a trend, nor defined it. It merely was part of one.
Single Ladies, Crazy in Love, even Countdown stand out and are memorable pop songs (although I do admit that the idea of memorability is a subjective way to compare things, but we can at least weigh things like uniqueness, and how time has treated the sound, etc.).