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Discussion: Beyonce: same level as Madonna, Mariah, Whitney, Janet?
Member Since: 8/27/2011
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Originally posted by MANUELF
Taylor and Adele are the only ones that have this
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well if the shoe fits
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How does this thread have so many posts? 
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Originally posted by dabunique
Omg I can't lol
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How did this make 40+ pages?
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41 pages, and still not resolved!
Beyonce is not on there level yet, imho.
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this thread still going
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Originally posted by stevyy
another thing legends have in common is the fact that their debut album isn't their most successful one.
01 - 40,000,000 - 1992 - The Bodyguard - No. 4
02 - 31,000,000 - 1996 - Falling Into You - No. 4**
03 - 27,000,000 - 1993 - Music Box - No. 3
04 - 25,000,000 - 1986 - True Blue - No. 3*
05 - 17,000,000 - 1989 - Rhythm Nation - No. 4
* Compilation albums excluded (TIC - 30,000,000 - 1990)
**Among English Albums
in conclusion, confirmed Legends have:
1) BIgger albums sales than singles sales
2) an album bigger than their debut
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Did mariahs last album even go silver? Stay stuck in the 90s
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40+ pages and ya'll are debating someone 'average' or 'un-extraordinary' ??
the gags write themselves
OT: i'm glad my fave is the only viable legend from my generation  her and Brit anyway
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Originally posted by Tutankhamun
I think the major downside of Beyonce's success is that she never really captures the zeigeist of any period. Yes she has hits here and there but she's never really served a complete slayage of hit after hit after hit.
Madonna and Whitney's songs defined the sound of the 80's.
Janet's new jack swing sound was iconic and screamed late 80's.
Mariah/Celine/Whitney had the 90's soundtrack smashes and ballads
Britney/Gaga/Rihanna's music at their prime represented that time period.
With Beyonce she was just kind of there with a hit here and there (until 2009). Her consistency is crazy though. Her career trajectory definitely reminds me of Tina Turner's.
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!!! That is what I wanted to say
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lol @ bey never had a period of hit after hit. but she was billboards number 1 radio artist for the last decade
and the highest female on the decade list with her band being the only 1 following up close behind her.
the way y'all try to rewrite history 
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Originally posted by OnMyCoolJ
Did mariahs last album even go silver? Stay stuck in the 90s
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#1 to Infinity and Elusive Chanteuse have both been certified GOLD in Brazil. 
TEOM:
USA: 6,100,000
UK: 650,000
Japan: 350,000
Brazil: 100,000
Canada: 300,000
Australia: 200,000
France: 200,000
China: 200,000
The Ballads:
USA: 160,000
Japan: 65,000
UK: 220,000
Brazil: 45,000
Netherlands: 45,000
Ireland: 25,000
E=MC²
USA: 1,300,000
UK: 140,000
Japan: 165,000
Brazil: 35,000
Canada: 100,000
Australia: 40,000
Memoirs:
USA: 555,000
UK: 90,000
Japan: 100,000
Brazil: 45,000
Merry Christmas II
USA: 540,000
UK: 25,000
Japan: 30,000
Canada: 35,000
Elusive Chanteuse:
USA: 129,000
UK: 20,000
Japan: 26,000
Brazil: 20,000
#1 to Infinity:
USA: 58,000
UK: 45,000
Japan: 25,000
Brazil: 20,000
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Originally posted by stevyy
#1 to Infinity and Elusive Chanteuse have both been certified GOLD in Brazil.
Elusive Chanteuse:
USA: 129,000
UK: 20,000
Japan: 26,000
Brazil: 20,000
#1 to Infinity:
USA: 58,000
UK: 45,000
Japan: 25,000
Brazil: 20,000 |
please never talk about sales again. babe.
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Originally posted by OnMyCoolJ
please never talk about sales again. babe. |
why? r u afraid?
Mariah's top seller: Music Box
USA: 10,000,000
Canada: 700,000
Germany: 1,400,000
France: 1,300,000
UK: 1,500,000
Japan: 2,300,000
Australia: 900,000
Italia: 500,000
Netherlands: 600,000
Taiwan: 500,000
Korea: 1,000,000
Spain: 500,000
Sweden: 250,000
Mexico: 150,000
Singapore: 120,000
EU:
1990 - 1,300,000 - Debut
1991 - 1,200,000 - Emotions
1992 - 1,200,000 - MTV
1993 - 8,000,000 - Music Box
1994 - 1,700,000 - Merry Christmas
1995 - 4,000,000 - Daydream
1997 - 1,400,000 - Butterfly
1998 - 3,000,000 - #1's
1999 - 1,600,000 - Rainbow
2001 - 500,000 - Glitter
2001 - 1,350,000 - Greatest Hits
2002 - 600,000 - Charmbracelet
2003 - 140,000 - The Remixes
2005 - 1,250,000 - The Emancipation
2008 - 400,000 - E=MC²
2009 - 300,000 - Memoirs
2009 - 350,000 - Ballads
2010 - 80,000 - Merry Christmas 2
2014 - 50,000 - Elusive Chanteuse
2015 - 75,000 - Infinity
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Originally posted by stevyy
why? r u afraid?
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Im afraid of the tragic numbers for albums released this decade 
Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.
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China: 200,000 ...???????????????????????
lol
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Nope. Beyoncé is overrated.
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Originally posted by sadnews
China: 200,000 ...???????????????????????
lol
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hunny..he is a magician with numbers
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Originally posted by OnMyCoolJ
please never talk about sales again. babe. |
I can't wait to see Beyoncé's sales at 47/ 28 years in to her career.
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Originally posted by sadnews
China: 200,000 ...???????????????????????
lol
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read the news baby.
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Quote:
Originally posted by OnMyCoolJ
hunny..he is a magician with numbers |
that you dismiss official press releases is pretty scary.
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