[KittyPurry]

In The Zone.

[zach]

Originally posted by RaeseanLohan

The main difference between the two eras is that Britney was literally QUEEN OF THE WORLD. Their was no competition, nobody could stop Britney. Their was no other huge tour or album. She was on top of everyone. She was THE popstar. The other girls were fighting to be like her. And the thing about Britney is, she appeals to a major audience. If you look at the audience in her tour dvds, you have men, women, children, blacks [well, maybe not a lot of them], whites, people of all ages and sizes, straight, bi and gay. BTWB has more of the straight girls and gay guys. All in the younger adult department. Britney had the appeal to everyone. Gaga has the appeal for the [some, I don't want to say weird, but...] girls and gays.

BTW era on the other hand has some competition. MDNA era. These are the two huge tours. MDNA tour makes up for the underperforming singles. And it's not Madonna's fault radio won't play her. Gaga appeals to monsters. The general public isn't really here for her this era, like they were last era.

I completely agree with this.

[iamanearthling]

Duh..the queen...

[Aaron]

Originally posted by HausOfJabril

well

Sold 6 million copies WW, had 4 top 10 hits, a 6 week #1 hit that made iTunes history, a PROMO single that went Top 20, and a tour that is expected to be one of the highest selling tours of all-time by a female artist. But well...

It's asking who had the most success WORLDWIDE.

[Gerry I Shot]

Toxic alone wins this argument.

[ttsmu]

In The Zone

[hector.adriel]

Originally posted by HausOfJabril

Born This Way obviously. Britney lost her radio support in or before the ITZ era. One of her most memorable singles, Toxic, didn't even go #1.

Toxic peaked at #9 on the Hot 100 based on airplay honey, and it went #1 in more than 25 countries, try again.

[Hustle.]

The Born This Way era was more successful.

The radio ban for Britney ended before "Me Against The Music" came out and her concert tour was sponsored by Clear Channel Communications. Her singles should have performed better than they actually did. The Onyx Hotel Tour also sold much slower than her previous tours. Even her opening night show was no where near being sold out. There's really no comparison to that tour and The Born This Way Ball.

ITZ was another significant drop sales wise for Britney, too. The fact that the albums have nearly sold the same amount worldwide despite ITZ being released in 2003 really says it all. I think her fans like to advantage of the fact the era was so long ago and remember it as being bigger than it actually was.

[hector.adriel]

Originally posted by HausOfA-M

BTW, obviously. More impressive album sales, hugely more successful tour and more acclaim + BTW was bigger than any ITZ single and is more memorable than any bar 'Toxic'.

[hector.adriel]

Originally posted by HausOfJabril

well

Sold 6 million copies WW, had 4 top 10 hits, a 6 week #1 hit that made iTunes history, a PROMO single that went Top 20, and a tour that is expected to be one of the highest selling tours of all-time by a female artist. But well...

You still don't get we're talking about WORLDWIDE SUCCESS, don't you?

[hector.adriel]

Originally posted by Duca

Every single from 'In The Zone' went #1 worldwide.

Exactly, They're only talking about the US, and don't realize ITZ was HUGE WW.

[hector.adriel]

Originally posted by ToxicHeaven

How does BTW have more impressive album sales if ITZ has sold more?
The Onxy Hotel tour was canceled due to an accident, plus its really unfair to compare a Stadium tour too an Arena tour.

BTW is more memorable than Toxic. I'm done.

+1. But he didn't say BTW is more memorable than Toxic, not one GaGa song in her entire discography is more memorable than Toxic (BR and PF will reach that level in a few years though)

[UnusualBoy]

I'd say it's a tie

Singles = ITZ
Tour = BTW
Sales = ITZ around 7-8m and BTW 6-7m?

Actually the sales excuse is not longer valid when we have Adele selling 23 million of copies from the same album.

[hector.adriel]

Originally posted by UnusualBoy

I'd say it's a tie

Singles = ITZ
Tour = BTW
Sales = ITZ around 7-8m and BTW 6-7m?

Actually the sales excuse is not longer valid when we have Adele selling 23 million of copies from the same album.

ITZ has been reported to sell 8M WW, and BTW has actually sold 5M+. Monsters say 6M most of
the time, but this is an inflated figure.

And you can't compare the tours either, Britney didn't finish her tour, plus, with the economy and inflations Gaga's tour will obviously come out A LOT bigger.

[Shinning]

How much did In The Zone sell?

[tell_me_a_lie]

in thezone obviously

[Katamari]

One sided poll with Britney again

[jqnetto]

In The Zone.

[SupremeGoddess]

In The Zone.

[Musicjunky318]

In The Zone.

MATM was underwhelming on the charts but all the publicity from the VMA kiss, album promo, "Madonna is now my bestie" stuff that was going on still made it known. Then came Toxic, which was a gamechanger for Britney. Not only was it a total smash but it gained her critical acclaim that she never had. It wasn't only appealing to her core-fan base, it attracted casual listeners who weren't necessarily the biggest supporters of Ms. Spears. I remember being in school, and people coming up to me telling me how much they loved Toxic. Black, white, male, female, it didn't matter. The next year it ended up winning her first, and so far only Grammy. The follow-up Everytime was another huge success and a rare occurence where a Britney-ballad received so much radio play. Again, another magical moment.

I think the main difference between the two might be the order of singles. What do I mean? Well Born This Way was a huge hit out-the-gate but Judas seemed like it killed the momentum of the album. What happened with In The Zone was a total reversal. The first single dissapointed in some ways but then she picked up steam with Toxic.