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Bigger musical career: Britney Spears or Rihanna?


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I don't know in which substance were the first posters, but its clearly Rihanna. Culture-wise Britney was way bigger of course, but that's not what this is about.

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Britney with albums

Rihanna with singles 

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46 minutes ago, Pikachoo said:

musical career? Rihanna.

 

around 2003, Britney transitioned from musical artist to paparazzi celebrity. it was about britney, not the music.

 

whereas Rihanna's music has always been at the centre of her career. it was her music making waves, not her personal life

Spilled. The only time that Rih's personal life was making waves was when she went through that DV situation with CB. Other than that, it was always her music and now beauty brand.

 

 

44 minutes ago, Josh said:

Does Rihanna have an actual pop classic that's not Umbrella? 

Are you really asking if a woman who had some of the biggest pop hits of the 2010s, have any pop classics? 
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Just now, itshyolee said:

Spilled. The only time that Rih's personal life was making waves was when she went through that DV situation with CB. Other than that, it was always her music and now beauty brand.

 

 

Are you really asking if a woman who had some of the biggest pop hits of the 2010s, have any pop classics? 
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But are any of them remembered in the way Baby One More Time is?

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8 minutes ago, Iaintsorry said:

Britney with albums

Rihanna with singles 

What about Britney's run of straight up flop albums? Are they compensated for by the huge two albums

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9 minutes ago, Josh said:

But are any of them remembered in the way Baby One More Time is?

I understand that you're defending your fave, but babes let's not act dense.

 

You can play any of the #1 songs from LOUD or We Found Love or even Diamonds and see how lit the room becomes.

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1 hour ago, Josh said:

Does Rihanna have an actual pop classic that's not Umbrella? 

Please don't stop the music and Disturbia says hi! :suburban:

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Rihanna has more talent, acclaim, has more than just one good Album. 

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Just now, Matchatea said:

Please don't stop the music and Disturbia says hi! :suburban:

Are you being serious? 

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1 minute ago, TaylorsSquad said:

Rihanna has more talent, acclaim, has more than just one good Album. 

Ahh yes

 

Rihanna is the next Whitney

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Just now, Josh said:

Are you being serious? 

Yes? those were classics! Plus she has a ton of of hits even after that!

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I think they're equal. Rihanna had way more hits and Britney had bigger album sales and tours.

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Britney had a huge peak. She's also a better performer than Rih and probably has sold more albums too.

 

Rihanna, however, has been consistently successful well into retirement. She has more hit songs and they have aged far better than Britney's.

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Yeah I agree with everyone else here. Also the fact that despite it being 8 years she has 84M Spotify monthly listeners. To think she will still be around 50M+ monthly listeners even when Anti is 10 years old. Rihanna's wide catalogue of hits have how longevity. 

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Britney on pretty much every metric, she really dominates

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Obviously Rihanna. More hits and she lasted longer. Britney had a big peak but she fizzled not too long after. Even in their retired eras, Rihanna music is still being consumed.

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Albums: Britney

Singles: Rih

Fame/public interest: Britney

Music Videos: Britney

Iconic Performances: Britney

Touring: Rih

Critics: Rih?

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Oops 1,319,193

Britney 746,000

In the zone 609,000

Circus 505,000

Blackout 290,000

Greatest hits My prerogative 255,000 

Unapologetic 238,000

Loud 207,000

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2 hours ago, ZacXCX said:

Can't wait for that one Xtina fan to come here and say that Britney hasn't had a hit since 1999.

D.M.F. has been banned for a while now, no?

 

OT: Rihanna, her success has been consistent from 2005 - 2017, except for maybe Rated R. Britney has had some dips.

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Rihanna

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19 minutes ago, blown away said:

D.M.F. has been banned for a while now, no?

Well they either made a dupe or someone else took the reins for that specific task, because as predicted, they showed up.

 

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OT: After a short reflection process, I have to say it's Rihanna. But I'll vote for her when she stops being annoying with her boxers and her Cerave line.

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Britney had a way bigger peak in both commercial performance and fame but Rihanna has the better longevity. Of course, Rihanna stopped releasing in 2016 so we have no idea if she'd continue her slayage had she released a few more albums. Same way we don't know how Britney's longevity would've been had she stopped releasing post-2011 and took a long break. 

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Britney!

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1 hour ago, politeone said:

What about Britney's run of straight up flop albums? Are they compensated for by the huge two albums

Well Britney still sold more albums and Rihanna sold more singles so I'm listing based on those metrics. 
 

Britney had bigger consumption earlier on and Rihanna later in her career

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2 hours ago, Erreur2 La Nature said:

Britney on pretty much every metric, she really dominates

Definitely not singles. 

 

Rihanna is arguably the greatest hitmaker of the 21st century. 

 

Everything else can be argued in Britney's favor though. 

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