[MikeFenty]

Originally posted by Cassiopeia

No it shouldn't. Just like Paul McCartney isn't the biggest selling artist of all time because we don't add Beatles sales to his solo career sales.

The actual list of best selling artists is like this:

1. The Beatles
2. Elvis Presley
3. Michael Jackson.


But if we did, then the top 5 best selling acts of all times would look like this:

1. Paul McCartney
2. John Lennon
3. Ringo Starr
4. George Harrison
5. The Beatles

I hope this makes it all very clear.

This tbh

[Da beezness!]

Originally posted by FAME.

Why not though PCD was bascially Nicole and 6 backup dancers. She sang like 95% of the material by herself.

With Melody serving the adlibs 2 seconds before the end of the songs when the volume is going down.

[b3dro]

No. But i understand why her stans would cling to them.

[Tropez]

Originally posted by Cassiopeia

No it shouldn't. Just like Paul McCartney isn't the biggest selling artist of all time because we don't add Beatles sales to his solo career sales.

The actual list of best selling artists is like this:

1. The Beatles
2. Elvis Presley
3. Michael Jackson.


But if we did, then the top 5 best selling acts of all times would look like this:

1. Paul McCartney
2. John Lennon
3. Ringo Starr
4. George Harrison
5. The Beatles

I hope this makes it all very clear.

Exactly, and everyone knows that it was Paul and John who were the head of the band. No on includes Jackson 5 with Micheal, or No Doubt with Gwen.

[QueenB]

Originally posted by toanythingtaboo

Do people include DC's sales with Kelly or Michelle? No.

There's your answer.

Kelly they could, not michelle since she wasnt there the whole time.

[Imogene]

Originally posted by Mtjjproducer

Michael Jackson sales don't include Jackson 5 sales …

This

[Loghen]

No.

[Retro]

No. Different acts, different material, and even some different fans. I guarantee there are people who bought Bey's music but not DC's and vice versa.

[keshaspearsxo]

totally

[Beautiful Sinner]

Nope.

[simon]

When speaking about her legacy, yes. She is DC.

[Tsuko]

No, because they're different artists.

And if anybody ever does want to combine them, you should specify that you are combining them (e.g. do NOT say "Fergie has 6 #1s", but say "Fergie has 6 #1s, including 3 as part of the Black Eyed Peas", or "Fergie has 3 #1s, and an additional 3 as a member of the Black Eyed Peas").

[DvnR]

Originally posted by simon

When speaking about her legacy, yes. She is DC.

When talking about impact, but people literally just multiply her album sales by 3 and say "Oh, she was in Destiny's Child" in attempts to make her a bigger album seller. I don't think we should ignore her impact w/ DC, but it shouldn't be allowed to make up the large majority of her album sales when compared to other artists.

[Beyond The Fierce]

Yes and no, those sales shouldn't be included for like saying she's "the best selling" so and so, but when talking about impact then yes. It wouldn't be fair to exclude a big part of (albeit a lesser part compared to her solo career in my opinion) her career when comparing impact of artists? Since 25 million only represents 9 years (well, 7 since two of those years were spent with Destiny's Child). Just my opinion.

[Ressti]

Destiny's Child was a group with 4/3 members, so it wasn't just Beyonce. Then again you can't just ignore that part of her life. Same for Kelly Rowland, Nicole Scherzinger, Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney.

Diana Ross has 12 #1 records with The Supremes, should those count as hers?
According to Guiness they do...

In 1993, the Guiness Book of World Records declared Diana Ross the most successful female music artist in history with a total of eighteen American number-one singles: twelve as lead singer of The Supremes and six as a soloist

I guess it depends... If you're looking at her overall accomplishments as a person then yes, you should include them. If you're compiling a list with different artists, then no.

[DG1]

As part of her CAREER sales, yes. Billboard does, so it shouldnt bother yall

[cuitrex]

No, Because she is Beyonce. When someone say Beyonce has sold ____ albums, they're talking about Beyonce and nothing more but her solo career. When they talk about Destiny's album sales, then they're talking about Destiny's child.

[satellites.™]

Originally posted by mariska

So can we say Michelle Williams has sold 30m+ albums? Can we say Melody Thornton sold 15m albums? Can we say Lance Bass sold 50m+ albums?

First of all Michelle didn't come until the Survivor era so youve already ****ed up that one.

[Wonda]

Gurl, no.

[L.B GAGA]

I think she deserves those sales out of the 3.
many would love to deny the fact,but in all reality she was dentiny's child just as Fergie is to Black Eyed Peas to the most extent.