[DvnR]

The E.N.D.





No, I'm not a BEP stan; I don't even like will.i.am

The E.N.D. is quite possibly the most ideal pop era of the last five years. Huge sales, very memorable hits, big tour (I believe it was north of $100m?), was overall just a GREAT era for a pop artist/group, especially in 2009. So, I wanted to see if your faves' best era could compare in terms of its achievements; identify the era and check all the options that apply:

_ Sold at least 10 million worldwide.
_ Went at least 3x platinum in the US.
_ Went at least 4x platinum in the UK.
_ Had two 6x platinum hits in the US.
_ Had three #1 hits in the US.
_ Had a $100m tour.
_ Had at least 10 weeks at #1 in one calendar year (cause 26 would be unfair)
_ Scored two VEVO-certified (100m+ views) videos -- if not during YouTube era, ignore.
_ Sold 300k+ in the first week.
_ All singles peaked within the top 10 in the US.
_ Won Best Short Form Music Video at Grammys.
_ Nominated for Album of the Year at Grammys.
_ Had 3+ Top 10 Year-End Hot 100 Hits.

[supaspaz]

Originally posted by DvnR

The E.N.D. is quite possibly the most ideal pop era of the last five years.

I guess, if you ignore the **** reviews.

[madonnas]

My fave has had better eras than The E.N.D. And those eras actually garnered classic songs that became critically acclaimed.

[mariska]

TF(M)
-16 million ww
- 3x platinum in the us
- 4x platinum in the uk
- two 6x platinum singles in the us
- two #1 singles in the us
- 100m grossing tour (idk?)
- 4 100m+ vevo certified videos (not including TFM videos)
- all singles peaked top 10
- best dance recording and best dance album
- aoty nomination
- 71/100 on metacritic

I could have included TMB and other TFM receipts but I didn't

[Johnny]

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was arguably the most successful Beatles era. I'll use that one for comparison.

√ Sold at least 10 million worldwide. (Sgt. Pepper's sold more than 32 million albums worldwide)
√ Went at least 3x platinum in the US. (Sgt. Pepper's surpassed Diamond certification, 11x Platinum)
√ Went at least 4x platinum in the UK. (Sgt. Pepper's is not certified in the UK but it would be 16x Platinum if it was)
x Had two 6x platinum hits in the US. (I believe Sgt. Pepper's never actually had an official single)
x Had three #1 hits in the US. (See above)
x Had a $100m tour. (They stopped touring before they released this album )
x Had at least 10 weeks at #1 in one calendar year (See two spaces above)
√ Sold 300k+ in the first week. (I'm not 100% sure but judging by its huge reception, I wouldn't doubt it)
x Won Best Short Form Music Video at Grammys.
√ Nominated for Album of the Year at Grammys. (It actually won this award)
x Had 3+ Top 10 Year-End Hot 100 Hits.

The losing point for this era was that it didn't have any singles and they also stopped touring a year before they released Sgt. Pepper's. From that point on, though, their sales were higher than ever. Now that is no promo success. It is also one of the most highly acclaimed albums of all time to add a bit in there.

[Guernica]

Originally posted by DvnR

_ Sold at least 10 million worldwide.
_ Went at least 3x platinum in the US.
_ All singles peaked within the top 10 in the US.
_ Had three #1 hits in the US.

These ones. Christina Aguilera sold 17 million worlwide, went 9x platinum in the US, and had three number ones singles (Genie In a Bottle, What a Girl Wants, and Come On Over Baby). I Turn To You peaked at number three. She won Best New Artist at the 2000 Grammys.

[supaspaz]

Originally posted by Johnny

x Had a $100m tour. (They stopped touring before they released this album )

I heard that they actually stopped performing because of this album. It was such an innovation in studio production that they couldn't play a lot of their songs live anymore.

EDIT: Never mind. A little bit of research suggests it was the "bigger than Jesus" controversy.

[caleb.]

3 Billboard Top 10 hits
3 WW #1's
17 Million records sold
6x Platinum US
5x Platinum UK
Best-selling album by a female act in 2002
Top 10 in Hot 200 for 37 weeks
8 Grammy nominations
UK #1 Album (youngest female to top album's chart in UK)
21th Biggest album of the 2000's
Rolling Stones' 4th Best Album of 2000's Reader's Poll
Everybody's crazy about her

Basically the Most Influential Lady in Pop Music Today

[King of R&B]

1.Sold 20 Million Worldwide
2. Went Diamond in the U.S.A
3.Went 4× Platinum in the UK
4.4 #1 hits from the album (Yeah!, Burn, Confessions pt 2 and My Boo)
5.The album was an instant commercial success in the United States, selling 1.1 million copies in its first week.
6. At the 2004 Billboard Music Awards, Usher racked up eleven awards, including Artist of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, and Hot 100 Song of the Year for "Yeah!"
7. Won three Grammy awards includes Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals(My Boo), Best Contemporary R&B Album (Confessions), and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (Yeah!)
8. Nominated for Album of the Year, Record of The Year (Yeah!), Best Male R&B Vocal Performance (Burn), and Best R&B Song (Yeah!, My Boo & Burn) at the Grammy Awards.
9. Yeah! was the #1 song of 2004 (Burn #2, Confessions pt 2 #12, and My Boo #24)
10. Caught Up was #34 song of 2005.
11. Yeah!, Burn and My Boo went Platinum while Confessions Pt 2 went Gold.

Great Achievement

1. Confessions is the biggest selling R&B album of the 21st century (100 best-selling albums of the 21st century).
2. the Best Selling Album from a solo male singer of the 21st century.(100 best-selling albums of the 21st century).
3. According to Billboard, is the second best-selling album of the 2000s decade in the United States
4. Confessions is the biggest selling R&B album of the 2000-2009 Worldwide.
5.the Best Selling Album from a solo male singer of the 2000-2009 Worldwide.
6. Yeah! ranked second on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade for 2000–2009.
7.Burn was named the 21st most successful song of the 2000s, on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade
8. My Boo was also ranked as the 36th biggest song of the 2000-2009 decade in the US.

[BabyCantYouSee]

Success wise BOMT, OIDIA and Britney era beats it.

[Blueberry Mary]

All that matters to me

Metacritic score of the E.N.D.: 60
Metacritic score of my fave's best era: 91

[MohammadMonster]

please don't compare THE E.N.D with a 10 year ago album

[DvnR]

Originally posted by supaspaz

I guess, if you ignore the **** reviews.

Let's be real. Nobody cares if it got a 60 on Metacritic when it was so successful in 2009.

[ryanpittman97]

Originally posted by King of R&B

1.Sold 20 Million Worldwide
2. Went Diamond in the U.S.A
3.Went 4× Platinum in the UK
4.4 #1 hits from the album (Yeah!, Burn, Confessions pt 2 and My Boo)
5.The album was an instant commercial success in the United States, selling 1.1 million copies in its first week.
6. At the 2004 Billboard Music Awards, Usher racked up eleven awards, including Artist of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, and Hot 100 Song of the Year for "Yeah!"
7. Won three Grammy awards includes Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals(My Boo), Best Contemporary R&B Album (Confessions), and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (Yeah!)
8. Nominated for Album of the Year, Record of The Year (Yeah!), Best Male R&B Vocal Performance (Burn), and Best R&B Song (Yeah!, My Boo & Burn) at the Grammy Awards.
9. Yeah! was the #1 song of 2004 (Burn #2, Confessions pt 2 #12, and My Boo #24)
10. Caught Up was #34 song of 2005.
11. Yeah!, Burn and My Boo went Platinum while Confessions Pt 2 went Gold.

Great Achievement

1. Confessions is the biggest selling R&B album of the 21st century (100 best-selling albums of the 21st century).
2. the Best Selling Album from a solo male singer of the 21st century.(100 best-selling albums of the 21st century).
3. According to Billboard, is the second best-selling album of the 2000s decade in the United States
4. Confessions is the biggest selling R&B album of the 2000-2009 Worldwide.
5.the Best Selling Album from a solo male singer of the 2000-2009 Worldwide.
6. Yeah! ranked second on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade for 2000–2009.
7.Burn was named the 21st most successful song of the 2000s, on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade
8. My Boo was also ranked as the 36th biggest song of the 2000-2009 decade in the US.

All of this

[ryanpittman97]

[Ramcoro]

_ Sold at least 5.5 million worldwide.
_ GOING at least 3x platinum in the US.
_ GOING at least 4x platinum in the UK.
_ Soon to have two one 6x platinum hit in the US.
_ Had SIX #1 hits in the US.
_ Had a $59.5m tour.
_ Had 10 weeks at #1 in one calendar year (and 9 the following year)
_ Scored five (soon to be SEVEN) VEVO-certified (100m+ views) videos
_ Sold 190k+ in the first week.
_ All singles peaked within the top THREE in the US.
_ Nominated for Album of the Year at Grammys.
_ Nominated for five other awards at Grammys.
_ Had 3+ Top FIVE Year-End Hot 100 Hits.

[Ramcoro]

Originally posted by mariska

TF(M)
-16 million ww
- 3x platinum in the us
- 4x platinum in the uk
- two 6x platinum singles in the us
- two #1 singles in the us
- 100m grossing tour (idk?)
- 4 100m+ vevo certified videos (not including TFM videos)
- all singles peaked top 10
- best dance recording and best dance album
- aoty nomination
- 71/100 on metacritic

I could have included TMB and other TFM receipts but I didn't

But you did.

[Glassheart]

I've never even heard that album in full

[MarryTheMonster]

Originally posted by mariska

TF(M)
-16 million ww
- 3x platinum in the us
- 4x platinum in the uk
- two 6x platinum singles in the us
- two #1 singles in the us
- 100m grossing tour (idk?)
- 4 100m+ vevo certified videos (not including TFM videos)
- all singles peaked top 10
- best dance recording and best dance album
- aoty nomination
- 71/100 on metacritic

I could have included TMB and other TFM receipts but I didn't

!! This

[Giacobbe]

Originally posted by Ramcoro

_ Sold at least 5.5 million worldwide.
_ GOING at least 3x platinum in the US.
_ GOING at least 4x platinum in the UK.
_ Soon to have two one 6x platinum hit in the US.
_ Had SIX #1 hits in the US.
_ Had a $59.5m tour.
_ Had 10 weeks at #1 in one calendar year (and 9 the following year)
_ Scored five (soon to be SEVEN) VEVO-certified (100m+ views) videos
_ Sold 190k+ in the first week.
_ All singles peaked within the top THREE in the US.
_ Nominated for Album of the Year at Grammys.
_ Nominated for five other awards at Grammys.
_ Had 3+ Top FIVE Year-End Hot 100 Hits.

Basically

Not to mention CG was the song of the summer in 2010, and became the biggest summer song of all time. On top of that she's had a summer song in the top 5 for 3 years in a row, from the same album