[supaspaz]

And here I was thinking people would be upset...

[BTrisc]

Good top 10. Britney better be #1

[Hot & Bothered]

Originally posted by Strangergab

I DONT LIKE CIARA

It don't matter who you like, it's what the VIEWERS want to see.

[Hot & Bothered]

Originally posted by supaspaz

Like any new artist with a pretty face and a #1 hit, Ciara was an instant ATRL favorite from the moment she hit the scene in 2004. Helping to popularize Atlanta's crunk movement, she was never as poppy as her contemporaries, but her more urban sounds satisfied an oft-ignored niche on these forums. Even as her star power began to slip in recent years, the CiCi stans remained just as rabidly devoted as ever. (Don't even think about dissing their queen, because they will go ghetto on your ass!)

Essential track: though first single "Goodies" remains the only time she's topped the Billboard Hot 100, follow-up "1, 2 Step," featuring Missy Elliot, marked the peak of her crossover success, hitting #1 on the pop and dance charts

[KitKat]

Originally posted by supaspaz

And here I was thinking people would be upset...

I think people are more reasonable than that. Making top 3 is still incredible.

[MP2K]

I knew Talisa would get on him.

[BTrisc]

Originally posted by supaspaz

And here I was thinking people would be upset...

Only the delusional. Specific spots are subjective, but the general placement of the top artists has been spot on.

[supaspaz]

Originally posted by Katie

I think people are more reasonable than that. Making top 3 is still incredible.

Well, Cherry was running up and down this thread yesterday crowing about Gaga inevitably making it to #1. I just thought some of her biggest stans wouldn't accept anything less (or at least less than top 2).

[D.M.F]

Originally posted by supaspaz

Christina Aguilera was an essential part of the "TRL" era, constantly pitted against (and often playing runner-up to) Britney Spears in a monumental pop star battle. Taking years between albums, she has reinvented herself and her sound with each new era, winning respect for her impressive vocal power and sometimes-daring choices. But last year marked a low point in Xtina's career, with the much-maligned Bionic flopping hard and turning her into ATRL's biggest punching bag. Still, her stans never gave up fighting. "Even though it was a tough year for her, the fans kept believing," says J-esper. "She has the best stans and the worst haters on ATRL!" adds edicsonhades.

Essential track: while "Fighter" is a favorite on these forums, her name has become synonymous with empowerment ballad "Beautiful"

Legend.

[supaspaz]

I know many of you are probably shocked right now to see Rihanna at #2. (After appearing on more ballots than any other nominated act, she actually came close to topping the entire countdown.) But before you start crying "Heresy!," consider for a second her impressively universal appreciation and growing list of accomplishments. She may not be as celebrated as Beyonce or as ubiquitous as Lady Gaga, but it is Rihanna who holds the distinction of most #1's in the new millenium among all artists. "She's only been in the game for five years," says Beatfreak, "but she's built an empire from the ground up." And with each new era, her fame, influence and acclaim has only grown. "The fact that she releases new music almost annually and people still want more from her is amazing," says Graduation. So consider this the official proclamation that the Holy Trinity of ATRL (Britney, Beyonce and Gaga) may now be a fearsome foursome.

Essential track: lauded, Grammy-winning Jay-Z collaboration "Umbrella," a zeitgeisty mega-smash in the summer of 2007

[Cherry]

It's only because ATRL is dominated by Britbots and the Navy.

[BTrisc]

Originally posted by supaspaz

Well, Cherry was running up and down this thread yesterday crowing about Gaga inevitably making it to #1. I just thought some of her biggest stans wouldn't accept anything less (or at least less than top 2).

Most of us are sensible.

[supaspaz]

Originally posted by Cherry

It's only because ATRL is dominated by Britbots and the Navy.

Did you see what I wrote, though? Rihanna made it on to more ballots than anyone else.

[supaspaz]

Originally posted by BTrisc0392

Most of us are sensible.

I think most of ATRL usually is. But things do go haywire sometimes...

[KitKat]

Bring on #1. We all wanna know who it is

[Chemist]

Rihanna better werq

And of course the queen of ATRL is at #1

[Cherry]

Originally posted by supaspaz

Did you see what I wrote, though? Rihanna made it on to more ballots than anyone else.

I did see that and I actually posted before I saw that Rihanna placed at #2. It seems that these days, everyone is a Rihanna stan now, and that's probably why she was a favorite in this poll. It's probably more surprising that Britney got the #1 over her, tbh. But I see that Britney reign just won't let up.

[Cherry]

Originally posted by BTrisc0392

Most of us are sensible.

And what is that supposed to mean about me?

[LightandDarkness]

I'm not surprised, to be honest. "Loud" is selling like crazy.

[BTrisc]

Originally posted by Cherry

And what is that supposed to mean about me?

You're like the loyal dog of the GaGa stans that protects us and attacks all intruders, even if you are feisty sometimes. We love it, but it bothers everyone else.