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Poll: Bigger overall: Mariah vs Beyoncé + Destiny's Child
View Poll Results: Bigger overall career
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Beyoncé
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15.89% |
Mariah
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84.11% |
Member Since: 1/2/2014
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Originally posted by TeemoR
You got it wrong. Sales count from both DC and solo.I'm not saying she has sold 80M albums from solo career but she has indeed sold them overall.
Aren't her albums since DIL solo? So her SOLO career started then and she snatched that record.
So yeah both count, not when it suits but because that's the way it is.
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Except DC didn't sell over 50 million albums, the inflation
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Originally posted by lonnie
Except DC didn't sell over 50 million albums, the inflation
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I didn't say that though. Beyonce has sold >35M albums alone
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Originally posted by TeemoR
I didn't say that though. Beyonce has sold >35M albums alone
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And Music Box sold >32 million alone.
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What kind of question is this, it's Mariah by a long shot.
You'd have to be delusional to think otherwise
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Originally posted by EJQL8
And Music Box sold >32 million alone.
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And Bey actually sold 31M albums overall so Music Box did outsell her discography
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Originally posted by EJQL8
And Music Box sold >32 million alone.
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That's amazing
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Originally posted by Reverie
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Well pls allow me to clarify
To me Mariah is way bigger than Beyoncé, but I think the general public might think otherwise nowadays
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The **** are you doing.
Mariah is obvs way bigger.
Let's not start something unnecessary.
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I didn't think the OP was a Bey or a Mariah fan.
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Judging by year end charts of album sales instead of album sales from different climates, Beyoncé actually holds up quite well.
BEYONCE
1999:
42. Destiny's Child — The Writing's On the Wall: 1,600,000
2000:
10. Destiny's Child — The Writing's On the Wall: 3,800,000
2001:
7. Destiny's Child — Survivor: 3,720,000
2003:
6. Beyonce — Dangerously in Love: 2,527,000
2004:
21. Destiny's Child — Destiny Fulfilled: 1,995,000
41. Beyonce — Dangerously In Love: 1,378,000
2005:
50. Destiny's Child — Destiny Fulfilled: 987,000
2006:
7. Beyonce — B'Day: 2,010,000
2007:
33. Beyonce — B'Day: 1,071,000
2008:
10. Beyonce — I Am...Sasha Fierce: 1,459,000
2009:
18. Beyonce — I Am...Sasha Fierce: 1,200,000
2011:
11. Beyonce — 4: 1,058,000
2013:
8. Beyonce — BEYONCE: 1,301,000
2014:
6. Beyonce — Beyonce: 878,000
MARIAH CAREY
1993:
5. Mariah Carey — Music Box: 3,300,000
1994:
10. Mariah Carey — Music Box: 2,700,000
31. Mariah Carey — Merry Christmas: 1,900,000
1995:
4. Mariah Carey — Daydream: 3,900,000
1996:
5. Mariah Carey — Daydream: 3,000,000
1997:
17. Mariah Carey — Butterfly: 2,100,000
1998:
36. Mariah Carey — #1's: 1,700,000
1999:
25. Mariah Carey — Rainbow: 2,100,000
2005:
1. Mariah Carey — The Emancipation of Mimi: 4,969,000
2008:
18. Mariah Carey — E=MC²: 1,221,000
Missing 90,91 and 92 for Mimi.
I think with a few more successful albums, Bey will achieve similar success to Mimi.
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Quote:
Originally posted by Timber
Judging by year end charts of album sales instead of album sales from different climates, Beyoncé actually holds up quite well.
BEYONCE
1999:
42. Destiny's Child — The Writing's On the Wall: 1,600,000
2000:
10. Destiny's Child — The Writing's On the Wall: 3,800,000
2001:
7. Destiny's Child — Survivor: 3,720,000
2003:
6. Beyonce — Dangerously in Love: 2,527,000
2004:
21. Destiny's Child — Destiny Fulfilled: 1,995,000
41. Beyonce — Dangerously In Love: 1,378,000
2005:
50. Destiny's Child — Destiny Fulfilled: 987,000
2006:
7. Beyonce — B'Day: 2,010,000
2007:
33. Beyonce — B'Day: 1,071,000
2008:
10. Beyonce — I Am...Sasha Fierce: 1,459,000
2009:
18. Beyonce — I Am...Sasha Fierce: 1,200,000
2011:
11. Beyonce — 4: 1,058,000
2013:
8. Beyonce — BEYONCE: 1,301,000
2014:
6. Beyonce — Beyonce: 878,000
MARIAH CAREY
1993:
5. Mariah Carey — Music Box: 3,300,000
1994:
10. Mariah Carey — Music Box: 2,700,000
31. Mariah Carey — Merry Christmas: 1,900,000
1995:
4. Mariah Carey — Daydream: 3,900,000
1996:
5. Mariah Carey — Daydream: 3,000,000
1997:
17. Mariah Carey — Butterfly: 2,100,000
1998:
36. Mariah Carey — #1's: 1,700,000
1999:
25. Mariah Carey — Rainbow: 2,100,000
2005:
1. Mariah Carey — The Emancipation of Mimi: 4,969,000
2008:
18. Mariah Carey — E=MC²: 1,221,000
Missing 90,91 and 92 for Mimi.
I think with a few more successful albums, Bey will achieve similar success to Mimi.
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Using BB adjusted for sales climate
Bey is like #70ish
Mariah is #6
I think bey will get close in like 10 years, but mariah is just too legendary tbh. The only girl that stands a chance of ever competing with her WW is adele from the 00s
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Quote:
Originally posted by Timber
Judging by year end charts of album sales instead of album sales from different climates, Beyoncé actually holds up quite well.
BEYONCE
1999:
42. Destiny's Child — The Writing's On the Wall: 1,600,000
2000:
10. Destiny's Child — The Writing's On the Wall: 3,800,000
2001:
7. Destiny's Child — Survivor: 3,720,000
2003:
6. Beyonce — Dangerously in Love: 2,527,000
2004:
21. Destiny's Child — Destiny Fulfilled: 1,995,000
41. Beyonce — Dangerously In Love: 1,378,000
2005:
50. Destiny's Child — Destiny Fulfilled: 987,000
2006:
7. Beyonce — B'Day: 2,010,000
2007:
33. Beyonce — B'Day: 1,071,000
2008:
10. Beyonce — I Am...Sasha Fierce: 1,459,000
2009:
18. Beyonce — I Am...Sasha Fierce: 1,200,000
2011:
11. Beyonce — 4: 1,058,000
2013:
8. Beyonce — BEYONCE: 1,301,000
2014:
6. Beyonce — Beyonce: 878,000
MARIAH CAREY
1993:
5. Mariah Carey — Music Box: 3,300,000
1994:
10. Mariah Carey — Music Box: 2,700,000
31. Mariah Carey — Merry Christmas: 1,900,000
1995:
4. Mariah Carey — Daydream: 3,900,000
1996:
5. Mariah Carey — Daydream: 3,000,000
1997:
17. Mariah Carey — Butterfly: 2,100,000
1998:
36. Mariah Carey — #1's: 1,700,000
1999:
25. Mariah Carey — Rainbow: 2,100,000
2005:
1. Mariah Carey — The Emancipation of Mimi: 4,969,000
2008:
18. Mariah Carey — E=MC²: 1,221,000
Missing 90,91 and 92 for Mimi.
I think with a few more successful albums, Bey will achieve similar success to Mimi.
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The desperation
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Quote:
Originally posted by Ash12345
Using BB adjusted for sales climate
Bey is like #70ish
Mariah is #6
I think bey will get close in like 10 years, but mariah is just too legendary tbh. The only girl that stands a chance of ever competing with her WW is adele from the 00s
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BB didn't count DC though, in this thread we are.
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Quote:
Originally posted by Timber
BB didn't count DC though, in this thread we are.
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DC didn't chart tho
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Member Since: 12/30/2010
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DC IS a part of Beyoncé's career so I don't get why people act like it's unfair to include it.
OT: Beyoncé.
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Mariah by far
Kii @ the attempt.
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Mariah bc she has sold 28,5m albums in Europe which is almost as much as Beyoncé sold in her career including all continents.
Mariah bc if you count DC+Beyoncé, you must do that with all other acts as well.. for example Robbie Williams who has sold 60m albums solo and 25m with Take That which would put them ahead ahead of Bey+DC (and that without any success in the USA).
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