base talk Is Britney is the biggest "vibes" artist of the century.

[B-Luke]

No. This is what a vibes artist looks like:

 

 

[jomarr]

This is the first thread in a very long time that is pop girl related where 98% of the comments are dragging the **** out of the OP

 

he deserves it tho. this is such a ******* dumb thread.

 

britney is a legend. just deal with it honey and go get a job.

 

given ur competencies here's a link to a possible job match:

https://www.pmc.com/join-our-team/

 

[heckinglovato]

5 hours ago, itshyolee said:

How is that crazy when both lists went by different rules? Regardless she's still in the top 10 while Demi will always be below Selena Gomez.

Amazing comeback 

[Bookmark99]

lol the way singles were calculated then was completely different 

 

you have a lot of so-called #1 hits now that nobody knows

[Erreur2 La Nature]

The thread makes no sense at all

[Assassin]

17 hours ago, A-V-XYZ said:

Where are those albums now? Yeah, in bargain bins lol. I know Britney's your fave but be realistic.

You are an Xtina stan. Pipe down. 

[ericcartman]

No these lists just prove that charts don't always correlate with impact. 

 

While Britney's impact is definitely overstated by her fans in stanworld, after Beyonce she is one of the most impactful this century. And similar to Beyonce, the lack of chart success doesn't take away from that.

[Jay07]

Another Swiftie being unable to grasp that impact can go beyond numbers and stats. What a shocker. 

[swissman]

Not really.

 

If you have to rely on charts or numbers to ascertain Britney Spears' cultural and musical worth, then you clearly either weren't around during her heyday or weren't paying attention.

 

This Billboard list should have no bearing on an artist's worth or greatness...which is why Billboard FIRST put out a list that had to do exactly with that, a list where Britney placed at #6.

 

Even statistically, it's very odd to know that Britney Spears' debut and sophomore albums are both diamond-selling, but because she's not higher on this list, she was just vibes.

 

 

Edited 10 hours ago by swissman

[swissman]

21 hours ago, heckinglovato said:

No, Beyoncé is 

 

Edit: because to be number ONE then end up at #7 is actually crazier 

Well Beyoncé was #1 on the greatest list in part because she is the seventh biggest Billboard artist of the 21st century, as well as being the lead singer of the 41st biggest act despite their last album coming out in 2004.

 

And for over 50% of the 21st century so far, Beyoncé has not focused very hard on charts. Is that vibes? Perhaps in some way, because she made her greatness less about quantifiable data and more about artistic expression and output as well as cultural impact and industry-shifting strategies. To deny her greatness because she's *gasp*, six spots away from the top of a commercial-focused list is incredibly silly, especially when Billboard was clear that the Greatness list isn't only about sales or charts.

 

 

Edited 10 hours ago by swissman

[Giorgoc]

On 1/8/2025 at 11:51 PM, IsidoraMarí said:

If you were cognisant in the early 2000s you wouldn't be asking why. They media frenzy Britney had in those days makes Taylor's current run look bland. 

 

We can call it vibes if you want but if the media frenzy that her stardom caused hadn't driven her into a dark depression Britney very well could've and should've been one of the best selling artists of all time. 

To be fair, Taylor's current run IS bland.

 

On topic tho, Britney is one of the most iconic and celebrated females in music. There's no list that can undo that, like it or not. She was everywhere during the late '90s and '00s up until she started releasing mediocre music around 2011 (which ironically bagged her a #1).

 

Had the conservatorship not happened, I fully believe she'd still be releasing music rn and enjoying at least decent success.

[PoisonPill]

Not the OP unintentionally praising Britney while trying to drag her  She only needed five years from ages 17-22 to become a legend and achieve as much (or more) than her peers could in 25+ years