Bigger peak: Janet Jackson or Beyonce

[Bears01]

This is not about who had the bigger more impressive career. This is entirely about their peak. 
 

Vote and discuss! 

[Pheromosa]

I was going to say here for the mess, but ATRL hates Ms. Jackson so it should be an easy Beyonce sweep.

[NewStanner]

I love Bey, but the smashery of Rhythm Nation is one of the biggest peaks of all time

[Bussea]

Janet

[TedMiracle]

Janet.

[Doctor Dick]

Beyoncé's biggest era commercially is IASF but her biggest era culturally is self-titled and Lemonade. So it's split a bit.

 

Janet Jackson peaked commercially and culturally at the same time. But Beyoncé peaked bigger culturally and her stratospheric explosion into icon/legend status is bigger and she is a bigger name now than Janet ever was. Beyoncé as a name and brand is much closer to that of Madonna or Whitney. Beyoncé could do stadiums at a time when most pop acts couldn't and Janet never reached that level. I'll have to give a slight edge to Beyoncé even though I love Janet. 

[itshyolee]

Janet. Her peak as a star paved the way and inspired a generation of stars that we all stan to this day, with Bey being one.

 

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[Cheers]

Beyoncé easily.

[Space Cowboy]

Janet is local. B is known worldwide.

[LegaMyth]

I guess Bey's peak was bigger outside of US, while Janet had a bigger peak in US.

[Night Howler]

Do Janet stans realize that outside the anglosphere (95% of the world's population) Janet is either unknown or known just for being someone's sister?

[narid]

Beyonce and it's not even close.

[Kimi]

according to chartmasters

 

I Am Sasha Fierce - 21.9M

The Writings On The Wall - 20.3M

Dangerously In Love - 19.6M

Janet -19.5M 

 

So in fact it's Beyonce 

[Shelter]

53 minutes ago, NewStanner said:

I love Bey, but the smashery of Rhythm Nation is one of the biggest peaks of all time

*in the US. That era kinda tanked in the UK and I expect Europe isn't huge either. Only 1 single went top 15. 

 

WW it's Beyonce. 

[Odette Violet]

I would have to go for Bey since I didn't live through Ms. Jackson reign.

 

 

Halo, Single Ladies and IWAB were massive hits and catapulted the brand Beyonce as a Pop Star globally, are songs that relevant up until this day 

[chaklux]

Worldwide is Bey , US maybe Janet but that's debatable even.