Aaliyah vs. Beyonce: Who was better?

In the realm of music today, Beyonce Knowles represents the African American “it girl.” Many have wondered had Aaliyah Haughton not have been involved in a plane crash that led to her untimely death, would Knowles still be the paradigm for the culture and in fact who is better out of the two. After further investigating the two artist, the answer is that it would be Haughton.
One must remember that Knowles was around when Haughton was the representative in music as the African American “it girl.” She was the lead singer of Destiny’s Child at the time. During this duration Haughton three no.1 songs in the United States including “Are You That Somebody,” “Try Again,” and “I miss you.” Knowles, then apart of the talented group Destiny Child held six with the group. But does this make Knowles better than Haughton? Nope! Knowles had two other talented singers in Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland along with ghost writing by Missy Elliot. In addition, if Haughton and Knowles were to switch places during this era that would put Knowles up against Haughton, Williams, and Haughton and since Haughton had a softer voice than Knowles it is very possible that instead of sis no.1 hits, this trio could have at least nine during the tenure. Still not convinced? Than consider that a high number of fans have thought that Knowles was not the best singer in her group. If Haughton was in the group, would we ever debate if Williams or Rowland was better than her?
Moreover Haughton was slightly more marketable than Knowles. Don’t crucify me just yet. In American I think we can all agree that in endorsements with the exception of Oprah Winfrey and Queen Latifah slimmer has always been the trend. Haughton was slimmer and in better condition than Knowles and that is why Haughton had more movies lined up before her death than Knowles ahs been in. If we take a trip back down memory lane we should remember that the woman known as “Baby girl” had parts lined up in both Matrix sequels and Honey. Think about how much more the powerful Matrix film would have earned if she did not die and how many more people would have went to the theatres to see Honey if Haughton was alive.
Lastly, the icing on the cake is that Haughton was far more international than people think and way more popular globally than Knowles. For example, Haughton has received several awards from countries as the highest selling female artist including the country of Israel.