I would also like to thank @Holly Something for all their incredibly hard work, dedication and wit. Following along with this rate has been the most fun I've had in my 10 (!!!) years in this pink hellhole. You rock!
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It's Britney Bitch! The Britney Spears Rate - WINNER!!!
- Thread starter Holly Something
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While I prefer Slave and still think that was scored to low by HEATHENS Gimme More is my second favorite Britney song of all time. I aint mad! Thanks so much @Holly Something for taking the time to do it and do it so flawlessly! This has been a blast.
The highest compliment I've ever been paid here. Thank you!
A big thanks to @Holly Something for a wonderful rate. This was the first one I've participated in and it was an absolute pleasure. On a personal note, just as the rate kicked into gear last year Australia was plunged into a four-month lockdown. Reading this thread each day became part of the routine I created for myself and was a big part of finding my joy during a trying time. I've appreciated everyone's good humour and passionate debate in celebration of what is, truly, one of the stronge(r...)st pop catalogues of the past 25 years.
It's also worth noting that when this rate began Britney was still under a conservatorship and it ends with our queen living her best life as a free woman. I can't think of a better way for this ride to have finished up.
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Thanks so much @Holly Something a juggernaut of a rate, ran to perfection.
Thank you @Holly Something for doing this rate, so so fun!
I'm sorry that I missed the top 5 reveal but I don't visit the forum over the weekend.
Huge congrats to @Holly Something for hosting such a great rate with people with such poor taste over Britney discography! Sorry not sorry I'll stand by "early Britney" and keep on blasting Soda Pop and E-Mail My Heart as if it was still year 2000.
Huge congrats to @Holly Something for hosting such a great rate with people with such poor taste over Britney discography! Sorry not sorry I'll stand by "early Britney" and keep on blasting Soda Pop and E-Mail My Heart as if it was still year 2000.
It was brilliant getting another perspective, memories and personal stories to a discography I know so intimately. Really, thank you everyone. Wonderful job. I'm really going to miss this rate.
I'm annoyed that my 11 didn't win but Gimme More is also iconic, so...
Thank you @Holly Something for a fantastic rate.
Thank you @Holly Something for a fantastic rate.
I’m so very happy that Gimme More won! I would honestly argue it’s one of her most iconic songs with the general public these days. Even people I know who don’t like Britney will quote “It’s Britney, Bitch!”
Thank you @Holly Something for hosting this rate! I’m also sorry to disappoint but I no longer have that dancing video—I deleted the Facebook account associated with it for cringe reasons haha.
Thank you @Holly Something for hosting this rate! I’m also sorry to disappoint but I no longer have that dancing video—I deleted the Facebook account associated with it for cringe reasons haha.
@Holly Something thank you for all of the time and effort you put into running this fantastic rate. You've done an amazing job. I was waiting until the end to say the same as dani, but one thing I really like about your rates is that you engage with a lot of the commentary, and include lots of interesting stuff in your write ups.
I would have preferred Baby or Stronger to have won, but Gimme More is still a stone cold classic and very deserving. It's been great to get back into Brit's music more this past year.
I would have preferred Baby or Stronger to have won, but Gimme More is still a stone cold classic and very deserving. It's been great to get back into Brit's music more this past year.
First, thank you @Holly Something for such hard work...I know it was trying at times, but you really made this so special.
As for the last few results: when you've scored the top 10 with all 10s, the last stretch really became an interesting "well let's see what happens" experiment for me. My last few thoughts:
"Breath On Me:" definitely her best album track. The rare occasion where some cigarette DJ plays it out at a club makes me lose my goddamned MIND. The build-up after the instrumental break is IMMACULATE, and just when you think you've climaxed with her high note, the filtered pulsating bass that continues into the following few measures managed to squeeze JUST a few drops more out of you. I once got in a fight with a visiting guest of my roommate (at the time, to whom I thankfully no longer speak) when she said Britney couldn't sing, and I played this for her and she said and it sounded terrible. I didn't care that I had known this girl for ten minutes, I CAUSED A SCENE.
"Stronger:" always a favorite, I never actually realized quite how much I actually liked it until I realized it might come out on top. It really is the perfect distillation of her first two albums' sound. The lyrical callback is pure genius – smart without being silly. And the claps, AND THE FOGHORN! How many songs does she have that are instantly recognizable, even without vocals? ICONIC.
"Toxic:" basic, yes; overplayed, yes; still 1000% pure pop perfection, yes. The fact that Britney's two most popular songs were originally meant for other artists shows how much unquantifiable Britney magic she actually contributes to each song.
"Gimme More:" THE RIGHTFUL WINNER. The song was so good, it propelled her career through the darkest times, even when she wasn't in a place to give it her all. I don't know if the world could have handled it if Peak Britney launched this song. I remember being in Vegas the weekend this came out (my birthday is in August – when she used to launch her lead singles – and I'd always go to Vegas with friends for my birthday) and we were actually at the club when Britney herself appeared and played the track. None of the straights knew it or cared, they were busy flashing pics while I dropped it on the dance floor. It was A Moment.
Thanks to everyone for making this so fun (my first rate ever as well). Thanks again to Holly, and LONG LIVE A FREE AND FABULOUS BRITNEY JEAN SPEARS!!!!!
As for the last few results: when you've scored the top 10 with all 10s, the last stretch really became an interesting "well let's see what happens" experiment for me. My last few thoughts:
"Breath On Me:" definitely her best album track. The rare occasion where some cigarette DJ plays it out at a club makes me lose my goddamned MIND. The build-up after the instrumental break is IMMACULATE, and just when you think you've climaxed with her high note, the filtered pulsating bass that continues into the following few measures managed to squeeze JUST a few drops more out of you. I once got in a fight with a visiting guest of my roommate (at the time, to whom I thankfully no longer speak) when she said Britney couldn't sing, and I played this for her and she said and it sounded terrible. I didn't care that I had known this girl for ten minutes, I CAUSED A SCENE.
"Stronger:" always a favorite, I never actually realized quite how much I actually liked it until I realized it might come out on top. It really is the perfect distillation of her first two albums' sound. The lyrical callback is pure genius – smart without being silly. And the claps, AND THE FOGHORN! How many songs does she have that are instantly recognizable, even without vocals? ICONIC.
"Toxic:" basic, yes; overplayed, yes; still 1000% pure pop perfection, yes. The fact that Britney's two most popular songs were originally meant for other artists shows how much unquantifiable Britney magic she actually contributes to each song.
"Gimme More:" THE RIGHTFUL WINNER. The song was so good, it propelled her career through the darkest times, even when she wasn't in a place to give it her all. I don't know if the world could have handled it if Peak Britney launched this song. I remember being in Vegas the weekend this came out (my birthday is in August – when she used to launch her lead singles – and I'd always go to Vegas with friends for my birthday) and we were actually at the club when Britney herself appeared and played the track. None of the straights knew it or cared, they were busy flashing pics while I dropped it on the dance floor. It was A Moment.
Thanks to everyone for making this so fun (my first rate ever as well). Thanks again to Holly, and LONG LIVE A FREE AND FABULOUS BRITNEY JEAN SPEARS!!!!!
BLACKOUT
Gimme More - 9.873 (1st Place)
Break the Ice - 9.551 (8th Place)
Piece of Me - 9.295 (10th Place)
Get Naked (I Got a Plan) - 8.918 (20th Place)
Heaven on Earth - 8.619 (27th Place)
Radar - 8.611 (28th Place)
Toy Soldier - 8.367 (37th Place)
Get Back - 8.347 (39th Place)
Ooh Ooh Baby - 8.292 (44th Place)
Perfect Lover - 8.281 (45th Place)
Freakshow - 8.159 (51st Place)
Hot as Ice - 8.102 (57th Place)
Why Should I Be Sad - 7.671 (80th Place)
Outta This World - 7.652 (82nd Place)
Everybody - 6.788 (121st Place)
OVERALL AVERAGE: 8.435
HIGHEST SCORERS
1. @Music Is Death 9.950
2. @GimmeWork 9.733
2. @eatyourself 9.733
4. @Burzum 9.667
5. @LykkeLi 9.600
LOWEST SCORERS
1. @Trouble in Paradise 5.767
2. @FabbyWabby 6.500
3. @Hybridcookie 6.800
3. @Daniel_O 6.800
5. @Mvnl 7.200
Gimme More - 9.873 (1st Place)
Break the Ice - 9.551 (8th Place)
Piece of Me - 9.295 (10th Place)
Get Naked (I Got a Plan) - 8.918 (20th Place)
Heaven on Earth - 8.619 (27th Place)
Radar - 8.611 (28th Place)
Toy Soldier - 8.367 (37th Place)
Get Back - 8.347 (39th Place)
Ooh Ooh Baby - 8.292 (44th Place)
Perfect Lover - 8.281 (45th Place)
Freakshow - 8.159 (51st Place)
Hot as Ice - 8.102 (57th Place)
Why Should I Be Sad - 7.671 (80th Place)
Outta This World - 7.652 (82nd Place)
Everybody - 6.788 (121st Place)
OVERALL AVERAGE: 8.435
HIGHEST SCORERS
1. @Music Is Death 9.950
2. @GimmeWork 9.733
2. @eatyourself 9.733
4. @Burzum 9.667
5. @LykkeLi 9.600
LOWEST SCORERS
1. @Trouble in Paradise 5.767
2. @FabbyWabby 6.500
3. @Hybridcookie 6.800
3. @Daniel_O 6.800
5. @Mvnl 7.200
Album rankings
1. Blackout - 8.435
2. Greatest Hits - 8.321
3. In The Zone - 8.262
4. Remixes - 8.089
5. Britney - 7.936
6. Femme Fatale - 7.710
7. Glory - 7.688
8. Circus - 7.599
9. Chaotic EP - 7.285
10. Oops!... I Did It Again - 7.118
11. ...Baby One More Time - 6.979
12. B-Sides/Bonus Tracks - 6.525
13. Standalone/Soundtrack Singles - 5.839
14. Features - 5.805
15. Britney Jean - 5.178
1. Blackout - 8.435
2. Greatest Hits - 8.321
3. In The Zone - 8.262
4. Remixes - 8.089
5. Britney - 7.936
6. Femme Fatale - 7.710
7. Glory - 7.688
8. Circus - 7.599
9. Chaotic EP - 7.285
10. Oops!... I Did It Again - 7.118
11. ...Baby One More Time - 6.979
12. B-Sides/Bonus Tracks - 6.525
13. Standalone/Soundtrack Singles - 5.839
14. Features - 5.805
15. Britney Jean - 5.178
He/Him
This is what happens when you let a average gay Britney fan participate in her rate! I regret nothing!! Dd
The results don't really speak to me, but a testament to the breadth of Britney's work. @Holly Something did such an insanely good job running the rate, so it has been a pleasure to follow!
The last thing I want to post before my wrap up thank you post is how the songs ranked per 10 voters, just to see how things moved around during the voting. Is that something people would be interested in or no?
Yes, I for one would be very interested.