In honour of the world’s greatest pop star's forthcoming return, we ranked her discography of floor-filling bangers and blisteringly-raw ballads.
When she was not a girl, not yet a woman, Britney Spears formed the blueprint of the modern day pop star. She was not merely good, she was great: she resurrected the teen pop genre with the smash hit “…Baby One More Time” and quickly became the most exciting and enticing name in the industry, consistently proving this status over the course of nine studio albums. Across 48 singles, she ranged from high-energy dance pop to blisteringly-raw ballads, sometimes mixing the two together, and spun a library of music that has inspired countless musicians today: from Charli XCX and Rina Sawayama to Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez and Lil Nas X.
Now, she’s back! The new upcoming release is a dance cover of “Tiny Dancer” with Elton John titled “Hold Me Closer”; it’s Britney’s first new song since her 2016 album Glory, and her first work since the end of her gruelling conservatorship battle. To celebrate, we channelled our excitement about the return of the greatest pop star in history by ranking every one of her singles.
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