P!nk is only a non-event to gays. Soccer moms and dads love P!nk, a demographic that still buys albums + she still records hits, hence why her singles are always a big. People also called Diana Ross a non-event, yet she is still a certified legend
Albums : 2,4M
Singles : 22,4M
Total records sold : 24,8M
Beyoncé
Albums : 9,7M
Singles : 28,1M
Total records sold : 37,8M
Britney
Albums : 2,7M
Singles : 24,5M
Total records sold : 27,2M
Pink
Albums : 6M (Pink's receipts thread don't provide sales estimate for Rose ave..)
Singles : 21,6M
Total records sold : 27,6M
Christina
Albums : 500K
Singles : Her receipt thread has Moves Like Jagger at 17M WW She's at 15,4M without MLJ, I'm waiting for confirmation of that figure or for a more realistic estimation !
Total record solds : 15,9M (32,9 with 17M coming from MLJ )
So yeah, Bey is doing way better, but then between the other 3 (Brit, JLO, Pink) I don't really see a lot of differences apart from Pink being a much stronger album seller. They're all doing very well actually. Brit & JLO & Xtina debuted in 1999, Pink in 2000. Beyoncé debuted in 2003. Almost half a decade later than Brit & JLO & Xtina so I don't know why they're compared as if they're peers. Nobody really debuted in 2003-2004, so if anything she's more Rihanna's peer who debuted in 2005, or Taylor in 2006.
Beyonce debuted in 1997. Destiny's Child was Beyonce and Beyonce was Destiny's Child. Nobody was buying those albums to hear Kelly, Michelle, LaTavia, LeToya, or the other chick. Bey was and always has been the main draw.
Y'all need to stop trying to diminish her success to make other pop girls look better.
I'm not arguing if she was the star or not of Destiny's Child. Beyoncé still debuted in 2003.
when she debuted as a solo artist does not matter because she was already a household name from the same era in which britney and xtina debuted. are you not getting that or...
Beyonce debuted in 1997. Destiny's Child was Beyonce and Beyonce was Destiny's Child. Nobody was buying those albums to hear Kelly, Michelle, LaTavia, LeToya, or the other chick. Bey was and always has been the main draw.
Y'all need to stop trying to diminish her success to make other pop girls look better.
Sounds to me you're diminishing Michelle, Kelly, and other DC's members success.
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As a solo artist yes, as a musician/person in the industry, she debut in 1997.
True. But since we're comparing solo artist here, Beyoncé debuted in 2003, 4 years later than Brit, JLO, Xtina, and 3 years later than Pink.
when she debuted as a solo artist does not matter because she was already a household name from the same era in which britney and xtina debuted. are you not getting that or...
Destiny's Child was a very successful group, I agree.
P!nk is only a non-event to gays. Soccer moms and dads love P!nk, a demographic that still buys albums + she still records hits, hence why her singles are always a big. People also called Diana Ross a non-event, yet she is still a certified legend
shes a non-event to just about everyone aside from the niche conversative square state market that you're referring to. and even to them shes not an "event" in the sense of the word in relation to pop stars and releases. and I CANNOT with you bringing up Diana Ross in any relation to P!nk, the delusion. But an Avril Lavigne stan would since you have the same problem with your fav. On paper and in stats it seems like shes still creating hits so you have something to grab onto but in actuality literally almost no one that matters cares. Hearing her new song echo in the background of a mall at noon is hardly relevance.
are you pissed that beyonce is being included because she out ranks? shes from the exact same era as them man, whether you like it or not. hanging on a technicality doesnt prove anything.
are you pissed that beyonce is being included because she out ranks? shes from the exact same era as them man, whether you like it or not. hanging on a technicality doesnt prove anything.
Sounds you're more pressed she was part of a group before debuting as a solo artist. I'm not responsible of this, sorry.
True. But since we're comparing solo artist here, Beyoncé debuted in 2003, 4 years later than Brit, JLO, Xtina, and 3 years later than Pink.
But the point is, she still debut in the industry around the same time as the girls in the OP, just because she didn't debut solo till 2003, she was still a figure head in the industry post 03. Her overall career has been slightly longer than other girls in the OP yet she has been more consistent.
But the point is, she still debut in the industry around the same time as the girls in the OP, just because she didn't debut solo till 2003, she was still a figure head in the industry post 03. Her overall career has been slightly longer than other girls in the OP yet she has been more consistent.
But it's really not the same when you're marketed as a group and when you're marketed as a solo artist. But anyway I'm not arguing wether Beyoncé has been more consistent than the others. I was merely saying Brit, JLo and Pink sold the same about the same in 2011-2016 as part of the 2011-2020 decade.
You're ridiculous. Britney stans are honestly the worst imo or the least rational/logical anyway.
I've been the only one putting facts and numbers into this thread. Pointing out the difference between a group and a solo act doesn't require much rationality.
But it's really not the same when you're marketed as a group and when you're marketed as a solo artist. But anyway I'm not arguing wether Beyoncé has been more consistent than the others. I was merely saying Brit, JLo and Pink sold the same about the same in 2011-2016 as part of the 2011-2020 decade.
Yes it was marketed as a group but that group debut in 1997, Beyoncé was the lead singer of that group therefore she as a musician debut in the industry in 1997, whether 3 other girls were with her when they debut makes no difference. I'm not trying to say she debut as a solo artist in 1997 but that was the year she began her career.