alfonso12 Posted July 7 Posted July 7 Gaga and Britney are in another level in which Katy doesn't belong. It's hard for me to compare the first two cause those were different times, like when Britney was dominating I was a kid that would see her on MTV every day, but then during Gaga's peak I was a young adult that would listen to her every time I went to a club.
RobynYoBank Posted July 7 Posted July 7 5 minutes ago, YourHonesty said: Easily Britney as far as celebrity status. Gaga was more of a traditional artist, while Britney was a marketing machine. The endorsements, TV spots, merchandise, etc. were endless. Not to mention the tabloid obsession and sex appeal (both of which reached audiences beyond music fans). With Britney you have to think of it in terms of all the success of her first few albums + a Kim K level media reach, which Gaga never achieved. Gaga's peak was the literal definition of 21st century media reach. 2
Punky Rooster Posted July 7 Posted July 7 1 hour ago, rhaenyra said: Britney ushered in a new era of pop and set the standard and Lady Gaga revolutionized it and changed the pop game forever. Katy was just happy to be on the ride How exactly? With a few clones who had no hits or one hit? She even abandoned her original schtick that "revolutionised pop" after 2 years and never recovered. 3 2
YourHonesty Posted July 7 Posted July 7 10 minutes ago, RobynYoBank said: Gaga's peak was the literal definition of 21st century media reach. Sure, by 2011 standards. 1 1
UseYourIllusion2002 Posted July 7 Posted July 7 1 hour ago, Eternium said: You have no sense of reality with this post, sis. OT: Britney > Gaga >>>>>>> Katy. Britney was absolutely massive and ruled everything - everyone was either a Britney clone or anti-Britney for a long period. Gaga was humongous, too, and definitely a strong second. She didn't have quite as much impact as Britney or the continued success, but she was the closest we've seen since. Katy is not in the conversation. She didn't have the same impact - she just had back-to-back massive smashes. TD was massive, but she wasn't a phenomenon in the same way Britney and Gaga were. Not my fault you can't read
Capris Groove Posted July 7 Posted July 7 I was 8 years old during Britney's peak so I can't really say whose was bigger. Unless you were an teenager/adult then, how could you know?
Vegvisir Posted July 7 Posted July 7 Gaga and Britney were pretty equal in their domination but in different ways - both were monoculture stars in their own way and very few have matched their level of fame at their peaks. As someone who lived through both, their fame was literally up there with Madonna and Michael Jackson. Katy was the same level of fame as what we're seeing today with someone like Sabrina Carpenter.
VioletsandRoses Posted July 7 Posted July 7 Gaga. 16 million albums sold in the digital era, most digital single sold for an album globally and acclaimed album. Katy had bigger singles in the US but that's about it. Britney's Peak is overrated by stans. 24m albums in 99 wasn't that hard. So many albums were selling 20m and Alanis, Mariah, Celine and Shania all sold 30m albums+had more hits. 3
VioletsandRoses Posted July 7 Posted July 7 1 hour ago, UseYourIllusion2002 said: Britney didn't play second fiddle to Eminem and the boy bands though? ...Baby One More Time went 14x platinum which is more than any *Nsync album, just as much as the highest selling Backstreet Boys album, and more than the highest selling Eminem album from that time which went 12x platinum. She was also a much bigger phenomenon in the media. On the other hand, The Fame is 6x platinum while Teenage Dream and Fearless, both released around the same time, are Diamond. Even Loud is right behind The Fame at 5x platinum . You do realize that album certs aren't automatic. The Fame is near 5 million pure sales alone. The SPS from PF+JD add another 3 million. Paparazzi+Love Game add an extra 1 million too. Then the album tracks also sold well. Starstruck did 900k digital. Boys Boys Noys and Eh Eh also did gold in digital. And so on. Loud sold 1.9 million and had less/smaller hits. Plus. The Us is one country. Look at their single success and album certs WW. 1
TouchinFree Posted July 7 Posted July 7 (edited) Grew up in different countries/continents and I can honestly say Britney was just...a phenomenon. Even in non English speaking countries she was just everywhere and LOVED as a person. Not to mention her pepsi commercials were on rotation. It's weird because I wasn't even a fan of hers back then yet her effect was astronomical. I'd say Shakira had the same impact as well. But Gaga comes very close to Britney. The ***** came in and changed the face of pop culture. Edited July 7 by TouchinFree 1
TrieLz Posted July 7 Posted July 7 2 hours ago, RobynYoBank said: Gaga, Britney, Katy. Biggest to smallest. I think people tend to inflate Britney's peak a bit here and forget that she peaked at the peak of album sales. Gaga was undeniably the biggest artist in the world at her peak, while Britney played second fiddle to Eminem, boy bands, and had female peers - Shania Twain, Spice Girls. But GaGa also peaked on the digital era (iTunes sales was massive in 2010-2011) album sales also huge too in the peak of digital era. Britney: Physical Era (CDs & Cassettes) GaGa: Digital sales Era (iTunes, Amazon) Britney relies on Tabloid, Magazines and TV (no social media). so Britney peak looks more impressive than GaGa. ot: Britney > GaGa >>> Katy (smallest)
bliaz Posted July 7 Posted July 7 1 hour ago, PerfectCure said: This thread gets made every 2 weeks The answer will always be Lady Gaga *Britney Spears
Starshine Posted July 7 Posted July 7 Britney was inescapable and reached celebrity heights close to MJ/Madonna. Only Taylor has seen that since. Not only were her sales impressive, every aspect of her was talked about including her personal life. Doesn't make Gaga any less of a phenomenon though because she also had one of the biggest peaks of all time. 1
americanshameless Posted July 7 Posted July 7 3 hours ago, RobynYoBank said: TFM is at 40M units. There's only one album from this century above it. There's like ten albums above Britney's biggest album from just that decade alone, including multiple female albums. BOTM (The Oops Monster) obliterated 1
Generation Braindead Posted July 7 Posted July 7 (edited) Britney and Gaga, they debuted almost a decade apart. It's hard to compare, when the industry changed in the 2000s with pirating and streaming. BOMT/Toxic are both iconic forever hits they will always play at weddings, clubs. Same with Poker Face and Bad Romance. Based on careers now I think Gaga has had the most success with the biggest bank account solely based on her acting career, makeup brand. Britney had her perfumes that were largely successful, and Crossroads is iconic but wasn't a big blockbuster hit like A Star is Born. Edited July 7 by Generation Braindead 1
superben Posted July 7 Posted July 7 Britney by far. The years after her debut, the GP considered all the new pop girls as either a Britney clone or an anti-Britney. 1
Rev8 Posted July 7 Posted July 7 The fact that most users say it's Britney despite Gaga fans being a majority and most users not even being fully grown to even realize Britney's peak was happening.. Anyways - The only part where it's arguable between Gaga and Britney, is probably in some commercial aspect (and it's complicated because of the difference in sales climate) But when influence, fame, impact, etc. comes into play.. Britney becomes just so much more evident as the 1st place.. Even with that, Britney's peak lasted much longer than Gaga's.. (and it ended because She wanted a break) 1
Mr. Stratus Posted July 7 Posted July 7 (edited) Brits peak lasted longer - although she debuted at the peak of album sales and compared to her Shania and Celine they weren't that impressive. Gaga had the strongest peak for a shorter time - music sales were actually in a worse place when she debuted but her global dance hits matched her album sales together. Katy's peak I'd say was arguably prism/Roar, she could do a 200m tour . But yet, the signs of flopping were also there Katy and Rihanna were more like radio slow burners. Their peak' much smaller, and confined more to like hair colour and fashion choices. Brit and Gaga not only had that, they had sonic and artistry impact. Gaga brings more to the table as long as she's evolving and that makes her unique even if her hit making days are done. Look at Miley and Kesha after 'Joanne'. Whereas Circus and Femme Fatale were actually riding Gaga herself and the Pop wave more than anything. Gaga sets trends - and she isn't given enough credit for that. Edited July 7 by Mr. Stratus
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