sleepyq said:

Usher, pretty much, ripped Bobby Brown's style and mixed in a bit of MJ. Especially early in his career.

sleepyq said:

There goes my baby is decent.

Confessions was weak. I don't care about its chart success.

1. 8701
2. My Way
3. Raymond vs. Raymond
4. Confessions
5. Here I Stand
6. Usher

Anyway, congrats Usher. This is no small feat.

daPrettyman said:

Pretty much. But he did it better than Bobby Houston. Better singer, better looking, better material, more successful.

musicjunky318 said:

Great list.

babybugz said:

That song...

musicjunky318 said:

Fixed it for you I'm sorry I can't put raymond vs raymond over confessions no matter how overhyped confessions was. Confessions was not a bad album though but yeah.
[Edited 5/6/10 16:52pm]

sleepyq said:

LOL you can yawn all you want even as a usher stan I sure has hell know lil freak is not the best track on there. It's one of the listenable ones with there goes my baby , hey daddy , making love and maybe mars vs venus.

He's actually got a lot more talent than most other urban acts. Lets face it Usher can sing, dance and even rap if he wants too. His music appeals to the whole spectrum of dance, pop, soul, R and B and hip hop, and its not too stupid in its content. Even me a critic of most modern music, will admit the brother has talent, plus hes good looking which will drive all the girls and a few guys crazy as well. In an essence hes the whole package. I love the songs, U remind me, Yeah, Nice and Slow and Love in this club. I haven't heard OMG yet but I want too. Usher rocks

Huggiebear said:

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" hes good looking "
That is a matter of opinion. I think he is unattractive and I don't know anyone who thinks he is good looking. Even my teen neice and her friends think he is unattractive.
I don't think he is a great dancer,singer, or rapper and he live performances are nothing special. I never saw this guy has having starpower so much props to him for hanging around has long as he has.

It will be a sad day when Beyonce, Rhianna and Usher overtake Stevie, Janet, Michael, Madonna and Whitney in having the most billboard #1s.

13 years isn't 3 decades. can fans and publicists stop with these bullshit accolades? we're just making shit up out of thin air with this "3 decades of #1's" and "first to have a #1 in the 90's, 00's, 10's"... it's not even just this thread. i see this bullshit hype in press releases all the time.

dud's had a little over a decade of success and all of a sudden it's 3. did we forget how to count to 10, people?

@sleepyq Usher is a horrible artist with just a bunch of mediocre songs. His music has no depth whatsoever, no depth. He has one of the most boring personalities ever.

PurpleColossus said:

... thanks 4 sharin ur opinion.

The digital age ain't shit!

Huggiebear said:

Great post.

Although, I would NOT suggest checking out OMG. I hate the song. My favorite right now is:




[Edited 5/8/10 16:49pm]

errant said:

Usher himself is only 31. If u were under the imporession that I meant Usher had enjoyed "30 years of success," then I apologize.

Only 9 people in billboard history (since the 1955) have more #1 songs than Usher. Its a big deal.

BlaqueKnight said:

Usher is in great company with Michael & Madonna as THE only artists to have a #1 hit on the Hot 100 Singles Charts (USA) within 3 different decades.

THIS^ is something Elvis, The Beatles, The Bee Gees, & Prince NEVER done.

errant said:

Billboard means scoring a #1 hit in 3 different decades. What don't you understand? They aren't saying he's necessarily been out for 30 years, this specific feat doesn't go hand in hand with that.

Beyonce & Britney could and probably will match this in the near future as well.

And Usher's been out since 94.

TonyVanDam said:

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I wish some of you would stop including P in these types of catogories. Do any of you think "Head" or "Sister" would have been number one songs? Are any of the dozens of raunchy ass songs that P recorded?

P has sold over 40 million cds according to Billboard and that is not a small amount of music to have moved over the last 30 years. I seriously doubt if Usher is ever goning to pull that off.

musicjunky318 said:

I know what they meant. It means nothing. If he racks up #1 hits for an ACTUAL three decades, that's impressive. a 13 year career isn't that special.

Janet has number ones in 3 different decades too

laurarichardson said:

Usher sold 45 million albums worldwide which is well over Prince's amount.

I remembered Usher's first song in 1993. "Like a Mack", he was what Beaver is now. A 15-year-old who thought he was so hot with the ladies. Then he put out that album a year later or whatever it was, '94 or '95 not sure, with Puffy looking over it, and it bombed, I think.

First time I played My Way, I remember thinking "he's the next Bobby Brown". That was the only time I actually enjoyed him. "U Make Me Wanna" was one of the SONGS of 1997, I still remember trying to do the moves on the video.

Then after what was like a year of Usher, he disappeared again after three hit singles. When he reappeared, LaFace had to readjust because the expected follow-up leaked and that "Pop Your Collar" mess was one of the worst things I ever heard. 8701 was full of MJ leftovers from Invincible that MJ didn't wanna record. He just started to become a nuisance so I lost interest.

You couldn't escape him in 2004 but the album I burned it and only listened to it twice before putting it in the trashcan. My cousin, who's six months older than me, liked it though. He likes Usher's latest.

I don't, but congrats I guess lol

laurarichardson said:

Excuse you, but I'm only stating the facts about Usher's success. He did something that Prince NEVER did. THAT is a fair statement.

Therefore, don't you dare attack me like we're in Prince:Music & More. THIS is Music:Non-Prince, and all mentions of Prince's shortcomings are fair game in the threads of THIS forum.

errant said:

Well of course a 30 year career would be more impressive. Nevertheless, it is notable considering only 5 people before him were able to do it.

Elton John
Michael Jackson
Janet Jackson
Madonna
Stevie Wonder

If it was nothing more acts would have been able to accomplish it.

Timmy84 said:

I remember when that "...mack" song came out as well. Wasn't it like a single on a movie sndtk or something? I really can't remember because the song sucked. He was trying to diss Tevin and shit.
And then came the album...wish I could remember the lead single...but the song Devante produced was kinda cool if not slightly outdated already. Then a few short years Usher was enjoying huge success and I was like Why? And I've been ever since.

But congrats anyway, Usher. You're doing your thing and people seem to dig it. Don't know why, though..

Adisa said:

That was for the "Poetic Justice" soundtrack. I don't remember besides from "Again" anyone who was not Janet not having a hit with any of their songs. I don't even think 2Pac recorded a song for that soundtrack. I think the first album's leading single was "Every Time I Think of You" or something, I think Craig Mack was the guest rapper on that song. Not sure...