This thread is not about the bigger peak, you need to look at the full ten years (like the op says "overall") and in that case it's Taylor.
Britney's peak and the impact on the 2000s are extremely impressive, however, I think it's even more impressive that Taylor has been constantly growing with each era and it doesn't seem that she will decline anytime soon (except for the sales climate which is hard to avoid).
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Originally posted by Ash12345
Touring-Taylor
Album sales-Britney (Taylor when adjusted)
Single sales-Taylor (Britney when adjusted)
Streams-Taylor
Radio-Taylor
Awards & Acclaim-Taylor
Net Worth-Taylor
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Originally posted by BtDecember
Taylor is bigger and more impressive, like in 10 years, Taylor achieved:
35 weeks #1 in BB200 (4 albums)
15 weeks #1 in Hot 100 (4 singles)
5 albums that sold at least 6M WW
Most top 10 debuts in Hot 100
3 one-million debuting albums
1 #1 debuting single
Total of half a billion grossing tours
2 Grammy AOTY (10 in total)
Tons of other awards
etc.
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Her achievements are certainly noteworthy for someone who is only 26 years old.
- Only artist to have two albums spend more than a year on BB200
- Most awarded artist at the Billboard Music awards
- Fearless is the most awarded album in country music history
- BMI award specifically named after her. Only given to Michael Jackson before.
- Youngest recipient to receive AOTY at the Grammys
- Pinnacle Award at the CMAs. Only given to Garth Brooks before.
- First and only act in history to have her first 5 studio albums spend at least 100 weeks on BB200
- Biggest tour in country music history (Red)
- Highest grossing tour in North America (1989)
- Only female artist in history to have the first 5 albums sell at least 4 million copies in the US.
- Holds the all-time record for most top ten debuts on the Hot 100, with 12.
- Only female to replace herself at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with Blank Space overtaking Shake It Off.
- All 14 tracks of Speak Now standard-edition appeared on the Hot 100 and a lot of her album tracks chart on the Hot 100.
- Female artist with the most Top 40 entries (50).