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34 minutes ago, LOTF said:

I would've thought it'd be Diana.

And for the 70s, wasn't it Olivia?

If we're including groups then Diana and the Supremes are undeniably #1.

Not sure, but I think Donna Summer might have her beat.

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20s: Taylor

30s: Taylor

40s: Taylors first born

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On 4/27/2024 at 11:14 PM, thequeenofpopmadonna said:

Wasnt 2000s britney??? I saw it in instagram.

Hate to rain on your parade but:

  1. This is not globally based, where Britney outshines as the highest-selling female artist of the 00s :)
  2. This list is of best-performing female artists on the Billboard Charts, not on other metrics necessarily. :) 
  3. Britney was mainly disadvantaged because she didn't sell singles separately till the mid-2000s and by then, 80% of the decade was done. 
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Beyoncé has and will always be that girl & 15 years later none of her female peers are near her. aw Britney stan's mad at Bey when your fave was behind Alicia focus on that first, stinks :gaycat2:  

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On 4/28/2024 at 1:59 PM, Mydilemma2.0 said:

Taylor should get 2020s, 
but the 2010s should be Rihanna/Gaga/Katy

and 00s should be Brintey, not shade to Beyonce but for real Toxic alone is more remarkable than most of pop stars' careers. 

Crazy In Love Lives :kiss:

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On 4/28/2024 at 8:59 AM, Mydilemma2.0 said:

Taylor should get 2020s, 
but the 2010s should be Rihanna/Gaga/Katy

and 00s should be Brintey, not shade to Beyonce but for real Toxic alone is more remarkable than most of pop stars' careers. 

Katy was irrelevant from the second half of 2014 through the rest of the entire decade. Gaga was irrelevant from 2012-2017 :rip: 

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On 4/28/2024 at 9:06 AM, chaklux said:

Beyoncé has some of the biggest hits of that decade; Crazy in love , Baby boy , Irreplaceable, Halo, Single ladies,  and that's without other moderate hits like Deja vu, beautiful liar , naughty girl , If I were a boy check on it, etc. Beyoncé was the female artist of the 2000s, no doubt!

Exactly! Not only that those songs were huge in airplay, they were also smashing the ringtone and the digital download sales as well. Besides, even Beyonce's flop like Dangerously In Love II & Upgrade U charted for 15+ weeks. 

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Beyoncé wasn't even big till like 2006. She missed out. Even xtina was more popular than her. Destiny child doesn't count. Her name did not sale.

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6 hours ago, mrstephen91 said:

Beyoncé wasn't even big till like 2006. She missed out. Even xtina was more popular than her. Destiny child doesn't count. Her name did not sale.

wild statement to make, considering how massive her debut solo album and singles were in 2003. :lmao:

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2000s should be definitely Britney

 

 

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On 4/27/2024 at 12:14 PM, thequeenofpopmadonna said:

Wasnt 2000s britney??? I saw it in instagram.

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I know this is based on chart points which Britney lacks because the hot100 ain't important but it should be

 

80s: madonna

90s: mariah

00s: britney 

10s: beyonce

20s: taylor

 

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7 hours ago, mrstephen91 said:

Beyoncé wasn't even big till like 2006. She missed out. Even xtina was more popular than her. Destiny child doesn't count. Her name did not sale.

Even? It's a fact that Xtina sold more albums and was more popular than Beyonce in the 2000s. (check the data from 2000-09, no fraudmasters), she had more #1, #5 or #10 globally and made more money on tour (Xtina had the biggest female tour in 2007)

 

 

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Britney wasn't strong on singles. I don't know if that's because there was a radio ban (fact), because radio was resistant to teen pop or because her label focused on selling albums but it is what it is. In any case, it's been 20 years, let it go.

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8 hours ago, mrstephen91 said:

Beyoncé wasn't even big till like 2006. She missed out. Even xtina was more popular than her. Destiny child doesn't count. Her name did not sale.

You cannot be serious :deadbanana4:

Crazy In Love and Baby Boy spent a collective 17 week at number one. That's double the number of weeks Britney spent on the Hot 100 throughout her whole career. Not saying that Britney's career isn't impressive but going by Billboard stats it's not surprising at all Beyoncé being the biggest female artist of the 2000s. Britney still has lots of achievements, but lying like this about Bey's success is ridiculous.

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59 minutes ago, lonnie said:

but lying like this about Bey's success is ridiculous.

:deadbanana2:

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Where's "the biggest pop star on the planet," Lady Gaga? 

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3 hours ago, dirrtydiana said:

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I know this is based on chart points which Britney lacks because the hot100 ain't important but it should be

 

80s: madonna

90s: mariah

00s: britney 

10s: beyonce

20s: taylor

 

Imagine thinking beyonce rule 2010s when Taylor Swift and Adele exist:bibliahh:

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3 hours ago, XtiRih said:

Even? It's a fact that Xtina sold more albums and was more popular than Beyonce in the 2000s. (check the data from 2000-09, no fraudmasters), she had more #1, #5 or #10 globally and made more money on tour (Xtina had the biggest female tour in 2007)

:ahh:

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1 hour ago, LosingHimWasBlue said:

Imagine thinking beyonce rule 2010s when Taylor Swift and Adele exist:bibliahh:

Imagine thinking me! is bigger than self titled and lemonade lol

 

i forgot about Adele so you're right about her though 

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On 4/27/2024 at 7:38 PM, stevyy said:

AOD is about Hot 100 performances. 

That's why Drake was voted the legitimate and true artist of the decade

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2 hours ago, dirrtydiana said:

Imagine thinking me! is bigger than self titled and lemonade lol

 

i forgot about Adele so you're right about her though 

1989 alone demolished Bey career in 2010s :rip:

 

 

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19 minutes ago, LosingHimWasBlue said:

1989 alone demolished Bey career in 2010s :rip:

 

 

Yall overhype 1989 too much. Taylor herself outdid that era in the 2020s and 1989 was not bigger than teenage dream nor did it bring anything new to the table like the surprise visual album that literally changed the industry 

 

that said both Taylor and beyonces domination overlapped two decades (00s and 10s for bey and 10s and 20s for tay)

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You b*****s in here crying about ACTUAL NUMBERS? :laugh:

When Beyonce released her debut album, it was pretty much over for Britney. Also, album sales were at a peak between 1997-2000. Once the illegal download era kicked it, it was pretty much a wrap for most artists. I don't wanna read anything about no damn "radio ban." Britney earned the three biggest radio hits of her career with Femme Fatale and Bey's 4 album, which was her "flop" era sold DOUBLE the amount that FF sold.:laugh:

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The way Beyoncé basically transcended each decade, starting in the 90s - NO ONE can do it like her.

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13 hours ago, LegaMyth said:

I don't wanna read anything about no damn "radio ban." Britney earned the three biggest radio hits of her career with Femme Fatale

That ended after me against the music. Toxic was her first single not to be affected. If you're going to avoid facts you can at least be informed about them. I agree with your comment about piracy though and how beyonce came out swinging with DiL

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