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Poll: Beyonce vs Britney: Stronger singles discography?
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Britney Spears
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69.90% |
Beyonce
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by bsdoacao3
Some updated USA stats
SPEARS*BRITNEY BRITNEY JEAN 491 266,578 (total)
SPEARS*BRITNEY FEMME FATALE 391 787,420
SPEARS*BRITNEY THE SINGLES COLLECTION 472 241,098
SPEARS*BRITNEY CIRCUS 187 1,762,101
SPEARS*BRITNEY BLACKOUT 103 1,059,985
SPEARS*BRITNEY GREATEST HITS MY PREROGATIVE 600 1,794,121
SPEARS*BRITNEY B IN THE MIX 2 141,003
SPEARS*BRITNEY IN THE ZONE 97 3,024,014
SPEARS*BRITNEY BRITNEY 36 4,397,145
SPEARS*BRITNEY OOPS I DID IT AGAIN 58 9,261,022
SPEARS*BRITNEY BABY ONE MORE TIME 141 10,620,014
= 33,354,501
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Those catalog sales are HORRIBLE. Beyoncé's four old studio albums probably sold more this week.
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Member Since: 3/31/2012
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Originally posted by BabyCantYouSee
"In The Zone" only went 2x plat (maybe 3x plat?) in the US, and sold 9m in total. That is the true definition of being "global."
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No, that's not the definition of global. Seeing that the U.S. is apart of the WORLD. Take that dumb azz crap to someone who has an IQ of a 4th grader.
The end of the day is DIL sold more than ITZ globally not matter how you try to slice the cake
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Originally posted by °ColdFire°
She was banned from the radio. And you are saying why I use immature names.
And I'm sorry for calling you dump, I was so annoyed and anxious when did you post something before that isn't true.
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I can understand being annoyed but don't allow someone you don't know to get you so angry you feel the need to lose it and name call. It's not cute. Or necessary.
She may have been banned from radio, but she wasn't the whole decade. I remember listening to her on the radio quite often.
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Member Since: 9/1/2013
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Originally posted by PULSE.
Half of ITZ came from one country. Name one country where ITZ sold 2 million copies. I'll wait.
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um, considering selling 2m in music markets that are much smaller than the US is really difficult, that doesn't mean much.
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Originally posted by 22 Two's
gurl, no. Britney has done nothing for the music industry except her breathtaking visuals which are the reason why the Video Vanguard is the highest award she'll ever get. Beyoncé has received higher honors and will receive higher honors in the future (Rock n roll HOF, Grammy Lifetime for sure, AOTY,etc....)
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Britney having done nothing for the music industry
And a Grammys lifetime award, RnRHOF, and AOTY all before It happened
Lend me that crystal ball when you're done, thank you
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by PULSE.
Talking about Britneyreintroducing bubblegum pop into the industry acting like the Spice Girls didn't happen
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Not when backstreetboys were already slaying in Europe with Spice girls before Britney even got signed
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Originally posted by QueenBLadyG
Yes. It would actually. No one is making music that sounds like Crazy In Love right now.
The other is even more dated because it was fad.
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There you have it and you said it. Baby One More Time is a more dated song so why would people still buy it if it's something they won't listen to anymore AKA Britney fans have grown up and aren't going to be the type who would listen to that old sound Britney made back in the day.
What you all need to understand is that this takes NOTHING away from how iconic a thing is. You've outgrown your favorite song, but will it always be a part of your fond memories of it? Will it make the 10 million people who have bought the song suddenly forget it?
No, because it represented a certain part of their lives. And the fact that Britney still has members in the audience saying, "Oh my God, I feel like I'm 16 again!" shows that is very much part of her appeal. And I see nothing wrong with that.
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Originally posted by PULSE.
No, that's not the definition of global. Seeing that the U.S. is apart of the global. Take that dumb azz crap to someone who has an IQ of a 4th grader.
The end of the day is DIL sold more than ITZ globally not matter how you try to slice the cake
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fffffffff
Yes, the US is part of the globe but the fact that DIL sold almost half of its sales in the US means it's local.
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Originally posted by PULSE.
No, that's not the definition of global. Seeing that the U.S. is apart of the WORLD. Take that dumb azz crap to someone who has an IQ of a 4th grader.
The end of the day is DIL sold more than ITZ globally not matter how you try to slice the cake
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He has a point you know. For example, Beyonce doesn't have a song that has scanned 1M+ in the UK when about every other pop girl does.
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Originally posted by QueenBLadyG
I can understand being annoyed but don't allow someone you don't know to get you so angry you feel the need to lose it and name call. It's not cute. Or necessary.
She may have been banned from radio, but she wasn't the whole decade. I remember listening to her on the radio quite often.
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2001-2004 + 2007(she was ignored totally) also she was inactive during 2005-2006 (exclude 1-2 singles). That's big part of decade.
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Member Since: 1/25/2012
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Originally posted by PULSE.
No, that's not the definition of global. Seeing that the U.S. is apart of the global. Take that dumb azz crap to someone who has an IQ of a 4th grader.
The end of the day is DIL sold more than ITZ globally not matter how you try to slice the cake
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Yes, it is. It proves that Britney did not have to rely on the US to have substantial album sales; it proves that she was a global star. In the end of the day, yes "Dangerously In Love" did sell more than "In The Zone," but that is because of the crazy amount of US sales it has. Like I said, almost majority of "Dangerously In Love"'s album sales comes from the US, and it still didn't sell that much over "In The Zone." Maybe only by about 500k.
No need to get so angry, babes!
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Originally posted by BabyCantYouSee
In The Zone still did way better than Dangerously In Love every where in the world except for the US. Her singles and tour were also more successful. Then almost a year later, she sold 6.5m WW with a new album.
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Lol.
Dangerously in Love peaked within the top 10 in 15 official album charts, while In The Zone peaked within the top 10 in 14.
Crazy in Love matched or peaked higher than Toxic in every major country it was released, and went #1 in the US. Baby Boy matched or peaked higher than Everytime in every major country it was released (with the exception of the UK), and went #1 in the US. Naughty Girl peaked higher than Me Against the Music in every major country it was released and was top 5 in the US (higher than any single from In The Zone).
The Dangerously in Love "tour" had 9 dates, all in the same country compared to The Onyx Hotel Tour (the tour that come after the release of In The Zone) had 54 dates.
Blackout has not sold 6.5M worldwide either, so come again?
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Originally posted by JustActinUP
Not backstreetboys were already slaying in Europe with Spice girls before Britney even got signed
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Not Britney reintroducing bubblegum pop. NO, her team jumped on that train The Spice Girls & The Backstreet Boys set.
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Originally posted by BabyCantYouSee
Yes, it is. It proves that Britney did not have to rely on the US to have substantial album sales; it proves that she was a global star. In the end of the day, yes "Dangerously In Love" did sell more than "In The Zone," but that is because of the crazy amount of US sales it has. Like I said, almost majority of "Dangerously In Love"'s album sales comes from the US, and it still didn't sell that much over "In The Zone." Maybe only by about 500k.
No need to get so angry, babes!
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It proves DIL outsold ITZ worldwide bonus with 5 grammys.
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Originally posted by jomarr
Not when Blackout was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and B'Day wasn't.
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Dangerously In Love & 4 are both inducted.
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Originally posted by Robinladen
There you have it and you said it. Baby One More Time is a more dated song so why would people still buy it if it's something they won't listen to anymore AKA Britney fans have grown up and aren't going to be the type who would listen to that old sound Britney made back in the day.
What you all need to understand is that this takes NOTHING away from how iconic a thing is. You've outgrown your favorite song, but will it always be a part of your fond memories of it? Will it make the 10 million people who have bought the song suddenly forget it?
No, because it represented a certain part of their lives. And the fact that Britney still has members in the audience saying, "Oh my God, I feel like I'm 16 again!" shows that is very much part of her appeal. And I see nothing wrong with that.
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All of this can be said for Beyoncé though as well.
And when did I say there is anything wrong with your feelings? No need for dramatics and eye rolls.
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Britney has more memorable singles tbh. I like Beyoncé singles more tho. It's all matter of an opinion not a fact/charts like how some of yall are making it out to be
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Originally posted by °ColdFire°
2001-2004 + 2007(she was ignored totally) also she was inactive during 2005-2006 (exclude 1-2 singles). That's big part of decade.
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I heard her on the radio through many of those years.
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Member Since: 8/18/2013
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Originally posted by 22 Two's
why didnt In The Zone outsell Dangerously In Love?
why didnt Blackout outsell B'Day?
why didnt Circus outsell IASF?
why didnt Femme Fatale outsell 4?
why didnt Britney Jean outsell The Visual Album?
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It's stupid to compare someones for example 4th album to someones 1st.
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