I hate By but I would never stoop so low to cmpare her album to artpop. Also 4 is decent and the only Bey album I've heard in full.
it's not so much comparing as it is true.
BEYONCE really did take Gaga's whole visual movement and use it to her advantage. I mean Beyonce did it with B'Day but everyone kind of knew that was what Gaga was going for with the new album. Also, Jay Z coming and making an app to go with his new album didn't help either.