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Originally posted by csybeyking
1. Beyonce
2. Alicia Keys
3. Rihanna
4. Missy Elliot
5. Mary J Blige
6. Ciara
7. Ashanti
8. Janet Jackson
9. Lil Kim
10. Aaliyah
Any list without a similar top 4 is foolish. Bey deserves to be at the top regardless of what you prefer. She's had more awards, better touring numbers, more dominance over urban radio/charts, more hot 100 Top 10s, is tied for most number ones of the decade, has the most weeks at number one, is the top female artist of the decade, RIAA's top certified artist of the decade, the most Grammys of anybody from this generation, even the most BET Awards out of any artist. She's in the Top 3 of virtually every stat chart last decade. And all of those accomplishments dont even put a filter on, so imagine how far ahead of most black women she is. Alicia ONLY has her beat in album sales.
People tend to give Aaliyah pity mentions without looking into how much impact she actually made before her death, which was none. Her early death is the biggest event in her legacy as many casual fans, fans and stans were brokenhearted and it was so prompt and she was so young. But she never dominated, she was never a chart slayer, she doesn't have a specific time period where nobody could touch her. She was a rising star and tbh her style of music and image and EVERYTHING was crafted way too much after Janet for her to be unique, especially while Janet was still slaying.
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Ohai.
One In A Million's production defines late 90s R&B music.
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