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Discussion: Kelly >>> your faves. Buzzfeed spills the tea.
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Originally posted by Mezik
Well it doesn't bother her when she's earned 18 number ones on the country charts.
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How about the other charts?
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Originally posted by toai
Not you proving my point correct with receipts
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The songs are all completely different subject matters.
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Kelly ranked number one
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1. Kelly Clarkson
Album Sales: 11,219,000
Track Sales: 19,526,000
Radio Plays: 5,197,000
YouTube Plays: 194,160,919
"Idol's" original queen is still its biggest star. Since winning the title in 2002, Kelly Clarkson has notched 10 Billboard Hot 100 top 10s -- including three No. 1s -- from five albums. Miss Independent's reach is enormous, possessing the largest tallies of radio spins, single sales and YouTube views of any former "Idol" -- and the singer first rose to prominence before the latter two distinctions even existed on a large scale. Her fifth album, "Stronger," debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 last fall, continuing Clarkson's streak in which each of her albums have debuted in the chart's top three; earlier this month, the single of the same name topped the Hot 100.
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2. Carrie Underwood
Album Sales: 12,472,000
Track Sales: 18,933,000
Radio Plays: 3,331,000
YouTube Plays: 137,804,154
As the first country singer to win "American Idol," Carrie Underwood leads the show's graduates with U.S. album sales of 12.4 million, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Her third release, 2009's "Play On," showed off a more mature side to the 27-year-old and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. In 2011, Underwood hit No. 1 on the Country charts for the eleventh time with "Remind Me," a duet with Brad Paisley, and made her silver screen debut in the film "Soul Surfer." Just last week, Underwood released "Good Girl," the first single off her upcoming fourth album, due May 1.
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source: http://www.billboard.com/articles/co...ime?page=0%2C3
and this is only talking US. It's not even a discussion when talking about WW
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Member Since: 3/15/2013
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Originally posted by Mezik
The songs are all completely different subject matters.
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They're all about how life is so hard living in the country, basically.
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Originally posted by ClinicStudent
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Has anyone ever claimed that Carrie isn't local though
Y'all are grasping.
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Originally posted by toai
They're all about how life is so hard living in the country, basically.
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Your trolling would be better if you actually listened to the songs
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Originally posted by QueenCarrie
Your trolling would be better if you actually listened to the songs
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I have
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I also notice how nobody addressed my earlier point about album Grammys vs singles Grammys...
Just to check...if someone wins two Grammys for their vocal performance throughout an album - the artist is getting praise for a performance across 11-15 tracks, right?
One of these two queens has three noms and two wins - the other
The defense rests, ya honor!
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Member Since: 5/22/2011
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Originally posted by toai
They're all about how life is so hard living in the country, basically.
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Yes.
The lyrics.. "Sometimes it kills me seeing her memory just fading away" is how it's hard to live in the country.
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Lose yourself. How can it be better? It is a rap song, Oscar and Grammy winner.
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Originally posted by prollyallmyfault
I also notice how nobody addressed my earlier point about album Grammys vs singles Grammys...
Just to check...if someone wins two Grammys for their vocal performance throughout an album - the artist is getting praise for a performance across 11-15 tracks, right?
One of these two queens has three noms and two wins - the other
The defense rests, ya honor!
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But Best New Artist would mean she got praise for an entire album as well.
Also it's a prestigious category, and only one of the two have one in a general field.
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Originally posted by QueenCarrie
Has anyone ever claimed that Carrie isn't local though
Y'all are grasping.
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Just saying. the article is talking local and Kelly beat ha out. Kelly is the best overall in the US and WW.
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Member Since: 6/29/2012
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Quote:
Originally posted by Mezik
Well it doesn't bother her when she's earned 18 number ones on the country charts.
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That's such an accomplishment especially when there's only like 5 other prevalent country stars she can compete with.
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Member Since: 8/31/2013
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Originally posted by toai
They're all about how life is so hard living in the country, basically.
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Is this kid for real?
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Originally posted by rivers
That's such an accomplishment especially when there's only like 5 other prevalent country stars she can compete with.
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Member Since: 5/22/2011
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Originally posted by rivers
That's such an accomplishment especially when there's only like 5 other prevalent country stars she can compete with.
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It is an accomplishment when she's the only female who can continuously make the top ten.
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Originally posted by rivers
That's such an accomplishment especially when there's only like 5 other prevalent country stars she can compete with.
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Yet Kelly couldn't even crack top 30 with her effort
By dismissing the country genre, you're also dismissing Kelly since she's failed to make an impact by herself in the genre. And no, "doing it for herself" is not an excuse. If she was such a supahstah she'd slay, but she's not.
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by Mezik
But Best New Artist would mean she got praise for an entire album as well.
Also it's a prestigious category, and only one of the two have one in a general field.
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She defeated...
James Blunt
Chris Brown
Imogen Heap
Corinne Bailey Rae
I will concede - she hands down takes that category ... basically a "who's the best at the kid's table" category. When it comes to her praise at the adult table - she is an honored singles queen. Aint nothin wrong with that, but still, when will your fav?
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Originally posted by rivers
That's such an accomplishment especially when there's only like 5 other prevalent country stars she can compete with.
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Originally posted by prollyallmyfault
She defeated...
James Blunt
Chris Brown
Imogen Heap
Corinne Bailey Rae
I will concede - she hands down takes that category ... basically a "who's the best at the kid's table" category. When it comes to her praise at the adult table - she is an honored singles queen. Aint nothin wrong with that, but still, when will your fav?
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Blown Away made the year end countdowns for many places, And number one on several.
Such a singles artist.
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