LesFleur

I was going to drop my rate details later as I was perched for the results...but I don't want to pull a JLO and step on @MP2K 's toes

Following the disbandment of Destiny's Child, which sold over 60 million records (PURE, pre-streaming), the band members continued to sell millions of records individually and dominate charts across the globe with their solo endeavours. Between 2007 and 2009, 4 band members released their 2nd and 3rd albums, often occupying charts simultaneously. We will be judging those albums along with all bonus tracks, features, collaborations and unreleased/leaked material from these eras: Ms. Kelly (2007), Unexpected (2008), I Am…Sasha Fierce (2008) and Lady Love (2009). SONG LIST RULES· You MUST listen to and rate ALL songs. · You MUST rate from a scale of 1 to 10 up to 2 decimal places (.25, .5, .75). · You MUST rate four 11 scores, four 10.75 scores, four 10.5 scores and four 10.25 scores. · You MAY use UP TO four 1 scores MAXIMUM. · You MAY NOT assign all four 1 scores to a singular album. SUBMISSION· PM me your ballot with the rate title as the header · You may submit your ballot in sections by artist if it's easier COMMENTARY· Optional but will be included in results RESULTS· Will be announced 1 week after deadline (assuming no extensions) DEADLINE: November 1st, 2026 PLAYLISTSNOTE: The following songs are only available in some countries, so please use a VPN to listen to them: - "The Greatest" (Redtop Remix – Club Version) - "Poison" SPOTIFY - missing songs included in THIS YouTube playlistYOUTUBE – complete playlist no missing songs (anything hidden will need a VPN)

The dawn must be broken

The digital expanded has all of the remixes plus Higher Love though, so it's going to snatch those album-equivalent streams I lowkey feel this is for Gen Z and beyond. Every millenial grew up in a gen X or boomer household that had the Greatest Hits compilation. And most of this tracklist is already covered there What I really want is one of the 80s shows released in high quality. Her voice was pristine on that first tour. Someone, somewhere must have a soundboard audio of one of these shows! The South Africa album show was iconic, but her voice was clearly tired there, it wasn't her best. Plus there has to be more unreleased songs from her peak albums.

New compilation - her first compilation album to feature "Higher Love". Many of these songs are already on several compilations IMO they should have just added the newer tracks to one of the older compilations like the iconic Greatest Hits, to bump its numbers up. They could have just called it Greatest Hits (Expanded Edition) with a 4-disc vinyl/box set...but here we are: @stevyy @GreatestLoveofAll ABC NewsWhitney Houston's new No. 1s album, first-ever Barbie, Cl...Whitney Houston's legacy continues to shine with a new album, "WH1TNEY," released Friday Album: WH1TNEY Apple Music: #19 Belarus #26 Switzerland #27 Fiji #28 Singapore #31 Lithuania #33 Poland #39 Netherlands #41 Belgium #49 Germany #51 Malta #55 Brazil #56 Ireland #57 Spain #58 Portugal #61 Mauritius #63 Czech Republic #64 Estonia #68 Italy #69 United Kingdom #71 Australia #71 Austria #72 Slovenia #78 New Zealand #83 Hong Kong #86 Finland #89 Armenia #92 Hungary #99 Denmark #99 Philippines #102 Luxembourg #102 United Arab Emirates #103 Cyprus #109 Sweden #111 Oman #111 Uzbekistan #116 Barbados #118 Jamaica #120 Norway #122 Antigua and Barbuda #122 Croatia #122 Grenada #127 Bulgaria #131 Macau #131 Malaysia #135 Kenya #139 Israel #152 Argentina #154 Ukraine #157 Angola #163 Sri Lanka #166 France #172 South Korea #174 Panama #176 Kuwait #180 Cambodia #190 China #191 Greece #195 Trinidad and Tobago iTunes: #5 Germany #9 Turkey #46 United States #87 United Kingdom

My votes went to Whitney and Mariah. Whitney's comp was such a moment as it also had its own unique singles. Whitney's protege Deborah Cox on "Same Script, Different Cast", "Could I Have This Kiss Forever" with Enrique Iglesias, the superior version of "If I Told You That" with George Michael which was a big hit outside the US and the beautifully-produced (by Raphael Saadiq) neo-hip/hop soul jam "Fine". Plus having a full disc of remixes and her iconic National Anthem all in one collection, it's no wonder it's one of the biggest compilations of all time. It really encompasses her best eras, mixed with the iconic mixes that made her smash in all markets, formats and age brackets. Normally compilations are thrown out at the end of a label contract, but Whitney's was essentially treated like another full album era, with its own set of worldwide hits, tailored to different markets. Whitney hasn't needed another compilation since this but we've had The Ultimate Collection (which has stayed in the UK albums charts forever and is 6x Plat. whilst Greatest Hits is 5x) and several others. Whitney's team got the memo and just put out a NEW compilation with Higher Love tacked on the end. Those streaming certifications will be piling up soon

URBAN #25 (=) Spins: 1898 Move: 853 Audience: 4.657 URBAN/R&B #9 (=) Spins: 929 Move: 320 Audience: 3.389 Total audience: 8.04600

This thread is diabolical. The responses have gagged me in the worst way. It shows why you can't take or share food from anybody - they could be peeing in the kitchen sink. And for those who think their bathroom sink is better…when you rinse your toothbrush and water splashes back, it's splashing pee residue on your toothbrush.

Umm…

Michelle Williams didn't cover them like she did Sorry Not Sorry. Tenitra The Great's show stopping live performance on one of the most popular TV shows, helped elevate the song to be arguably Demi's biggest hit

I'm appalled. This is why I try to avoid public toilets as much as possible - you go to wash your hands or touch the door handle and have no idea what substances are lurking on there. If I'm driving I'll just find a discreet place to pee. I'd rather walk into a cobweb than get someone's fecal matter all over my hands, phone etc…

I see so much talent here And this song is a jam!

URBAN #25 Spins: 1736 Move: 957 Audience: 4.171 URBAN/R&B #9 (=) Spins: 903 (+25) Move: 464 (-61) Audience: 3.556 (+0.114) Total audience: 7.72700 (not including Rhythmic)

Nonsense? It's math. It's approaching 18 years since one of the greatest dance-pop/R&B albums was released Before The Fame, Sasha Fierce, Loud, Bionic, My Everything… There was UNEXPECTED. It's not my fault Xtina was 2 years late to the electro-pop/r&b party and got dragged for it - I personally enjoy Bionic. Throw shade all you want but Michelle's pop era will get its due praise in the forthcoming Destiny's Children: Solo Divas Album Rate featuring all tracks (including special editons) of the following albums: Ms. Kelly, Unexpected, I Am…Sasha Fierce, Lady Love. Also including any features/collabs from those album eras and some unreleased songs It's pending. The list is almost done. Just gathering some unreleased songs from these albums that I might wait to reveal in the rate thread when it's up…but for now

So pop era Michelle is a pan?

Someone suggested a 2008 Destiny's Chilren rate in the current 2006 rate thread. Sasha Fierce, Ms. Kelly Deluxe and Unexpected. Lady Love was 2009. Well her pop era was 2008-11 and there are some officially unreleased leaks. She also did features during that time which I'm including and I've included only some of those remixes too (the Ultra Nate collab has like 20 mixes in total ). So far over 40 songs. There's also some fire unreleased mixes (some of which were due for a shelved remix album but they're LQ rips from her MySpace years ago) but I'd have to upload them to YouTube. Forgot how much rare and unreleased gems I have from that era This is the list so far with playlists. The unreleased playlist is missing some songs that I'd have to upload: Michelle Williams Unexpected pop era 18-year anniversary rate

Thanks for the feedback. I thought ATRL might not be interested in a full Michelle discog as 3/4 albums are gospel, so thought I'd do a deep dive into her pop era and see how that goes

Compiling the tracklist for the Unexpected rate RN @Ace Reject

I've never hosted one before but these are a few ideas I have Star Spangled Banner rate - ranking the best to worst renditions Michelle Williams Unexpected album 18 year anniversary rate - ranking all the songs from the era, including remixes and shelved songs Western girl group rate - split into 2 seperate rates, one for ballads and one for up-tempo bops I was thinking of starting the Unexpected one fairly soon as a number of rates are ending this week and the US-release anniversary is October 7, which would be the deadline. Also it will be a lot less songs to cover than doing a complete discography

Melody is who I came for. We need an Xtina x Melody duet. It's overdue. The belt off would be epic

Starting this today. I'm going to be fair and do my fav album (Back to Basics) last to give the other girls a chance

Wow.

There were Supremes and Whitney discography rates that I missed? Yet 2 of my favourites won anyway (You Keep Me Hangin' On and All the Man that I Need) I'm thinking of doing a single album rate for an upcoming anniversary. Maybe add all unreleased tracks and remixes from the era also to pad it out

I'm sure justice will be served

Wasn't someone exposed/banned for being a pedo