(Read our No. 6 Greatest Pop Star essay about Britney Spears here.) Host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard executive digital director Joe Lynch and senior charts/data analyst Eric ...

There's a lesson here: Britney always knows best. The release of Greatest Hits - My Prerogative would signal a three-year-hiatus for Ms Spears, who during this period had two children ...

Baby, can't you see ♪ Meredith Geaghan-Breiner: Rewind to 2003. Britney Spears hasn't had a big hit in almost four years, and critics say her career is slumping. This all would change when she ...

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Britney Spears hasn't had a big ... That is why "Toxic" is not only the greatest triumph of Britney's career, but one of the most impressive pop hits of our time.