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Her '90s accomplishments were not factored into the Billboard staff's calculations when determining her ranking on this solely 21st-century-based list.) 

That makes sense to tbh. Her first era represents a large swath of her pop career.

 

Now Ariana being HIGHER than Eminem. Is the real gag 💀💀.

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7 hours ago, greento said:

Like 99% of her popular and impactful stuff is from the 90s, where she'd probably be top 3, but this is about the 21st century 

But The Emancipation was in 2005 and she had plenty of #1 this century 

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Taylor Rihanna Gaga and Drake being higher makes me feel physically ill 

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1. Taylor

2. Beyoncé

3. Eminem

4. Britney

5. Justin Bieber

7. Rihanna

6. Gaga

7. Drake

8. Adele

9. Kanye West

10. Ariana Grande

 

This would be my top 10

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I think the top 5 will be;

1. Taylor

2. Beyonce 

3. Drake

4. Rihanna

5. Gaga 

 

 

I want and think Rih should be top 3 but her being inactive for so long I can see it putting her out the top 3. 

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they're dragging this all over twitter :deadbanana2:

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Britney fans are so delulu :rofl:

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1. Bey

2. Brit

3/4: Rih/Gaga 

5. T*ylor 

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14 hours ago, slw84 said:

If they are not counting 1998 and 1999 then I still think she deserves top 5 billing but whatever...she influenced and inspired majority of the top 5. I figured that would be included.

That part :clap3:

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Britney 6 is so :biblionny: She should be top 3

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"She should be Top 3!!!!" :toofunny2: Certainly not with Taylor, Beyoncé, and Rihanna still in. 

 

The list has some messy rankings, but this is not one of them. It makes total sense when you look at the things taken into consideration + Britney's biggest and most important era not counting towards it.

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Taylor will def be #1 

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It's a fair placement for her. Out of the ones left, the only one that she possibly outranks is Drake but I guess they needed at least one male there.

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I still don't get the criteria for ranking the popstars, and as much as I love Britney I still think Adele and Justin Bieber should have been higher than her. Her and Lady Gaga are the ones I'd kick off the top five. Oh well, just my opinion, maybe they have a definitive criteria. I'm happy for Britney though, out of the game for long now but she's still regarded as one of the greats, that's an amazing feat and a mark of an impactful artist.

 

Of the remaining top five, this is what I hope for:

1. Taylor Swift

2. Beyonce

3. Rihanna

4. Drake

5. Lady Gaga

 

But I think they will rank Gaga higher (maybe Drake too) and I won't be surprised if Taylor or Beyonce "only" ranks 5th or 4th.

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I think it's ok for Brit to be #6, she started before the 2000's so makes sense, she's a legend that's why she deserves top 10 definitely. 

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Britney is also inactive for almost a decade. That could also one of the reasons why she did not make it into Top 5. That could affect Rihanna too. And like what other's mentioned here, her debut was not also counted. 

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This list is such a joke!! :bibliahh:  Katy should at least place at top 10 and Britney should be in top 3 :khalyan2:

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4 hours ago, QueenBeyoncé said:

Britney fans are so delulu :rofl:

Imagine claiming that while on a forum that's also called "The House That Britney Built." The call is coming from inside the house, sis.

3 hours ago, State of Grace. said:

"She should be Top 3!!!!" :toofunny2: Certainly not with Taylor, Beyoncé, and Rihanna still in. 

 

The list has some messy rankings, but this is not one of them. It makes total sense when you look at the things taken into consideration + Britney's biggest and most important era not counting towards it.

Even then, Britney's been more commercially successful than both Beyonce and Rihanna this century. Only Taylor has been more commercially successful, but Taylor's impact and influence is incredibly minimal in comparison (and she, very famously, has taken a ton of influence from Britney Spears). 
 

If this were an objective list ranking pop careers, including significant moments, influence, impact and commercial success, it should be: 

1. Britney

2. Beyonce

3. Eminem (if they're counting rappers)

4. Lady Gaga 

5. Taylor Swift

6. Rihanna

 

They screwed the pooch by putting Drake so high and Britney/Eminem so low.

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9 minutes ago, Eternium said:

Imagine claiming that while on a forum that's also called "The House That Britney Built." The call is coming from inside the house, sis.

Even then, Britney's been more commercially successful than both Beyonce and Rihanna this century. Only Taylor has been more commercially successful, but Taylor's impact and influence is incredibly minimal in comparison (and she, very famously, has taken a ton of influence from Britney Spears). 
 

If this were an objective list ranking pop careers, including significant moments, influence, impact and commercial success, it should be: 

1. Britney

2. Beyonce

3. Eminem (if they're counting rappers)

4. Lady Gaga 

5. Taylor Swift

6. Rihanna

 

They screwed the pooch by putting Drake so high and Britney/Eminem so low.

She placed 6 move around :lmao:

 

Beyonce outsold & outgrossed Britney commercially :rip: 

 

 

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15 hours ago, Eternium said:

You've gone on enough, delusional Little Monster. Lady Gaga's last studio album barely hit the top 20 and fell off after one week. Her last film lost the studio over $300M. Her lead single to her latest studio album is bombing and is only projected to hit #25, and that was before Tyler the Creator dropped an album bomb. Britney's last leads went #17 (Make Me… with no music video and almost no playlisting) and #12 (Work ***** with no music video and almost no playlisting). 
 

Gaga was not able to outlast Britney nor was she able to come close to Britney's overall career. I can post the RIAA numbers if you'd like :isudumblmao:

 

Aww and yet she's going to be higher than your fave on this list.

 

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OT: Can't wait to see the Top 5. 

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Gaga above Britney? Seems accurate. This is not 2004 anymore. 

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36 minutes ago, QueenBeyoncé said:

She placed 6 move around :lmao:

 

Beyonce outsold & outgrossed Britney commercially :rip: 

 

 

Billboard's always been called out for their shitty lists.

 

Outsold?

 

2000s On:

BOMT - 3x Platinum

OIDIA - Diamond (11x P eligible)

Britney - 4x P (5x P eligible)

ITZ - 3x P (4x P eligible)

GH:MP - P

Blackout - 2x P

Circus - 3x P

TSC - N/A (Gold eligible)

FF - P (2x eligible)

The Essential BS - N/A (Gold eligible)

BJ - Gold

Total: 27.5x P (32.5x eligible)

 

DIL - 6x P

B'Day - 5x P

IA…SF - 6x P

4 - 4x P

ST - 5x P

Lemonade - 3x P

Renaissance - P

Total: 30x P

 

And that's just the U.S. market - the market where Bey is the closest to Britney's success :skull: 

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Not sure how artists like Drake can be labelled as "pop stars" let alone "greatest of the 21st century" but I'm glad to see Britney in a high placement, regardless if it's too low/high according to some of y'all.

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12 minutes ago, Eternium said:

Billboard's always been called out for their shitty lists.

 

Outsold?

 

2000s On:

BOMT - 3x Platinum

OIDIA - Diamond (11x P eligible)

Britney - 4x P (5x P eligible)

ITZ - 3x P (4x P eligible)

GH:MP - P

Blackout - 2x P

Circus - 3x P

TSC - N/A (Gold eligible)

FF - P (2x eligible)

The Essential BS - N/A (Gold eligible)

BJ - Gold

Total: 27.5x P (32.5x eligible)

 

DIL - 6x P

B'Day - 5x P

IA…SF - 6x P

4 - 4x P

ST - 5x P

Lemonade - 3x P

Renaissance - P

Total: 30x P

 

And that's just the U.S. market - the market where Bey is the closest to Britney's success :skull: 

Ho, stop playing dumb Beyoncé has sold more records than Britney your fave has been irrelevant for over a decade built a bridge and get over stink  

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5th place is "an artist who paid a particularly memorable tribute to Britney at one point in the early 2010s".

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