Y'all compare women so damn much. Hell, y'all compare everything so damn much. Doesn't the topic get boring after so many years? I'm up for a good discussion, but why does everybody need to go head to head with others? Why can't everyone just be a musician without being compared to others? Buying into the media and pitting women against each other, and you wonder why music has been so ****ing generic lately.
Britney. First week sales aren't everything. Taylor's are so high thanks to the country audience she's built over the years. Also, Britney slays Taylor worldwide. And Britney has two diamond albums, when will Taylor? And does Taylor have a song as big as BOMT? A performance as iconic as Slave? I think I've made my point
Britney was infinitely bigger. BOMT outdid Fearless two times over, at least.
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Originally posted by pika
Ugh, this thread just gave leeway for that one Britney stan to angrily rant about "selling 1 million first week is easier now than it was in the 2000s!" again.
Taylor has opened with THREE 1 million openers in the 2010S. What more do you guys need? Sales don't lie. Calling her local doesn't change anything, when Taylor still sells as many albums ww as the other pop girls. Britney during her peak was overrated in terms of popularity... it's all nostalgia, believe me. She was never a force in the UK, along with many other parts of Europe, and along with Australia. She was only very big in North America and some parts of South America. She's basically nonexistent in Africa. US has always been her strongest market, and her sales in the country are still close to Taylor. It shows much on Taylor's part since Taylor debuted in a time where albums rarely sell, whereas Britney was at her peak at a time where album sales were at its PEAK. It's facts.
Where is Shania now, what impact has she made in pop music. You can have sales but without impact or iconic moments it will all be forgotten as years go on. Both are really local too.
Slaying Vegas like Britney.
Shania had no impact in pop music cos she's country
Stop discrediting the great such as Shania and Britney. It's so hypocritical. TS would not be here had Shania not paved the way for her and Carrie. And TS would've faded had she not teamed up with Max Martin in 2012, and don't forget who we owe Max's success to - Brit.
Taylor has opened with THREE 1 million openers in the 2010S. What more do you guys need? Sales don't lie. Calling her local doesn't change anything, when Taylor still sells as many albums ww as the other pop girls. Britney during her peak was overrated in terms of popularity... it's all nostalgia, believe me. She was never a force in the UK, along with many other parts of Europe, and along with Australia. She was only very big in North America and some parts of South America. She's basically nonexistent in Africa. US has always been her strongest market, and her sales in the country are still close to Taylor. It shows much on Taylor's part since Taylor debuted in a time where albums rarely sell, whereas Britney was at her peak at a time where album sales were at its PEAK. It's facts.
Great post but the 'nonexistent in Africa' part is a bit much. The entire continent combined probably buys like 5 albums a year anyway.
Taylor has opened with THREE 1 million openers in the 2010S. What more do you guys need? Sales don't lie. Calling her local doesn't change anything, when Taylor still sells as many albums ww as the other pop girls. Britney during her peak was overrated in terms of popularity... it's all nostalgia, believe me. She was never a force in the UK, along with many other parts of Europe, and along with Australia. She was only very big in North America and some parts of South America. She's basically nonexistent in Africa. US has always been her strongest market, and her sales in the country are still close to Taylor. It shows much on Taylor's part since Taylor debuted in a time where albums rarely sell, whereas Britney was at her peak at a time where album sales were at its PEAK. It's facts.
if sales don't lie, I think the best selling female artist of the millennium and the one with two diamond albums has this one on lock. And she just had a #1 in the UK in 2012. I won't even bother responding to the rest.