I actually did forget about '3' since it's so forgettable. But my point still stands, Beyoncé's singles were doing better than Britney's when 'Telephone' came out. So what you originally said was still a fail.
I think it would have went to #1 if Britney was on it. Most likely would have been a #1 debut at that. Britney and Gaga are two massive pop culture icons, Beyonce just simply doesn't have the same effect on the general public as those two. Didn't HIAM debut at #1 and slay on itunes? as did Gaga's 'Born this way', 'Run the world' didn't even see half that success.
I actually did forget about '3' since it's so forgettable. But my point still stands, Beyoncé's singles were doing better than Britney's when 'Telephone' came out. So what you originally said was still a fail.
Womanizer sold 7 million and Circus sold 5.5 million tho.
Britney's power isn't that big, only for debuts weeks
Hits predating the digital era aren't comparable. 'Toxic' hit #1 in over 25 countries.
'Womanizer' had almost 6 million points overall as well. It had a little over 3 million on the year-end chart because it was released in October and hit #1 WW during the Christmas week. So much about her not having any longevity.
Jonny only criteria was the charting within the US. SIT DOWN Duca.
You were comparing a single released while Britney was blacklisted on radio (Hot 100 was almost completely airplay-based at the time) to a single released during the digital era, in which Britney had a much bigger pull than Beyoncé. She always has. She’s had more #1's on the Hot 100 and on Hot Digital Songs since the digital era started.