#3 Rihanna: Billboard's The 25 Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century

[HelloBarbara 1,497]

I’d put money on it being:

5. Drake

4. Gaga

3. Beyoncé

2. Rihanna

1. Taylor

 

Thou could see Bey and Rih being switched, just on the basis since 2016 we’ve had no new music from Rih and Bey is continually bringing out music

[63grekke 1,145]

Not sure why everyone expects Rihanna to be up there.

There’s not an ounce of artistry in her. She was really just a manufactured product in the early 2000s without a single writing credit to her name. Her team/label just bought songs from actual talented songwriters for her to sing over.

She’s a businesswoman if anything really, and a really good one too. i give her props for that. 

[Monstermilo 3,652]

13 hours ago, Wet Fire said:

Lol why is Drake ahead of Britney 

maybe its the fact he has 13 number ones and she has 4 and he has 150 billion streams across all platforms. seems like billboard is mostly considering chart performance over impact cuz theres no way to quantify impact. 

traylor is gonna be number one on this list cuz she has the highest numbers but she will never be the most talented or most impactful lol 

[Wet Fire 6,613]

1 minute ago, Monstermilo said:

maybe its the fact he has 13 number ones and she has 4 and he has 150 billion streams across all platforms. seems like billboard is mostly considering chart performance over impact cuz theres no way to quantify impact. 

Wouldn't that make Adele top 10? Her chart performance is easily among the top 5 of 21st century...

[Sinfullota 300]

Britney Spears being number 6 while Gaga, Beyonce and Taylor will be above her is a joke. I love all of them, but they were ALL inspired by her. Today's popgirls all name Britney as their inspiration and she is number 6?

That leaves me to think that this list is only based on chart performances and not sales and cultural impact.

[FFXIV WhiteMage 5,297]

1 hour ago, Sinfullota said:

Britney Spears being number 6 while Gaga, Beyonce and Taylor will be above her is a joke. I love all of them, but they were ALL inspired by her. Today's popgirls all name Britney as their inspiration and she is number 6?

That leaves me to think that this list is only based on chart performances and not sales and cultural impact.

Gaga? Taylor? Beyonce???

 

probably for Katy and Dua and even Sabrina 

[Scarlet Witch 1,066]

Britney deserves top 5 though, but im glad Gaga is in the top 5. 
Predictions:

5. Drake

4. Rihanna

3. Gaga

2. Beyonce

1. Taylor

[nATAH 42,145]

2 hours ago, Sinfullota said:

Britney Spears being number 6 while Gaga, Beyonce and Taylor will be above her is a joke. I love all of them, but they were ALL inspired by her. Today's popgirls all name Britney as their inspiration and she is number 6?

That leaves me to think that this list is only based on chart performances and not sales and cultural impact.

its been stated from the start this list is about chart performance from 2000 onwards

[lastpopicon 3,624]

Just now, nATAH said:

its been stated from the start this list is about chart performance from 2000 onwards

if that's true and it's only chart performance does gaga have the top 5 spot? I obviously know she sold insanely well, especially btw and TF (That still charts) but the competition is tough.

 

Did she sold enough to be on the top 5, any little chartsters around? Because I'm starting to get nervous about this list 

[juicyjuicy 1,637]

Top 5: Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Drake

[Sepsami 17,687]

Imagine the meltdowns if Gaga isn't on the list or even the honorable mentions I'd hate it just like everyone else but I can't deny I'd be living for the drama

[nATAH 42,145]

47 minutes ago, lastpopicon said:

if that's true and it's only chart performance does gaga have the top 5 spot? I obviously know she sold insanely well, especially btw and TF (That still charts) but the competition is tough.

 

Did she sold enough to be on the top 5, any little chartsters around? Because I'm starting to get nervous about this list 

tbh i expected her to be an honourable mention so

[fede ARTPOP 6,198]

On 10/22/2024 at 5:01 PM, fede ARTPOP said:

Top 5 YES. 

Top 3

[Teletubby 133,809]

#5 

Edited November 5 by Teletubby

[Plastic Flower 3,717]

They didn't want to modify this so they stopped DWAS from hitting #1