I think you're assuming younger generations are as aware of acts like Jackson, The Beatles or Elvis, as older generations are. Many of them may pay little to no attention to acts of yesteryear.

It doesn't matter what I think, clearly she is amongst the demographic.

I don't live in the UK but it is indeed hard to believe that Britney would be more famous than MJ over there... Her biggest album sold 1m copies in 1999, which is actually less than what History sold in 95/96 (1.5m), not to mention Thriller and Bad which sold 5m both. Then you have the celebrity/tabloid aspect, and I'm pretty sure MJ beats her in that contest...

I do live there and I'd say her life turns up in the tabloids far more often than Jacksons. The past few months she's been in the spotlight again, due to that documentary about her fathers conservatorship.

She's seldom been out of the tabloids over the past 20 years. Be it for her rise to stardom, her success, her relationships, her breakdowns, her car crash life, her getting things back together, her comebacks, her relapses, her fathers conservatorship etc etc etc

There was obviously quite a furore around Jackons death and then the Leaving Neverland documentary but he certainly hasn't seemed to crop up as often and as regularly as Spears has. Obviously him being dead, would be reasoning for that!

MJ has been famous for far longer than Britney. You can't just count the younger generation, they are in the minority.

And how the hell did GAGA get to the top? She's out of her prime since 2011, and her latest album performed poorly. There are far more famous acts in the UK currently, like Taylor Swift who is massive in the UK, but she's nowhere top 10.

Look at their STREAMS and MJ has both, Madonna and Britney beat by a miles, so how are they more known, if MJ gets streamed more?

Yes you can, older generations recognise both The Beatles and Spears, some of the younger generation only recognise Spears.

Its got nothing to do with how much you sold or streamed. Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd have sold far more than Whitney Houston, The Bee Gees, Bob Marley, Oasis or Prince but they are infinitely more recognisable than either Floyd or Zeppelin.

I'd imagine because Ga Ga is so very recognisable, contemporary and starred in one of the biggest films of recent years, with a succesful album and single, on the back of it.

At the end of the day, the results are the results and I believe them to be an honest and untatined reflection of who people recognise.

By the way, MJ is #1 with millenials while Britney is #5, and when it comes to baby boomers, MJ is... #219 ! 😆

Another thing I would note is that his posthumous album Michael (2014) sold more than Britney's last three albums combined, i.e. 2011's Femme Fatale, 2013's Britney Jean and 2016's Glory.

Again, how successful an artist is, does not determine how recognisable they are.

And what about MJ being the 219th most famous artist with baby boomers ? Surely you don't believe that ?

It is surprising but if that's where he is, that's where he is and it's not as if he's unknown to BBs, he is known by 97% of them.

Wow...

Just so people understand, here's what we're talking about, i.e. the most famous musicians in the UK :

210. The Tremeloes
211. Roger Whittaker
212. Pete Townshend
213. Blondie
214. The Stylistics
215. Sandie Shaw
216. Mick Hucknall
217. Charles Aznavour
218. Cilla Black
219. Michael Jackson

And you think it's... "surprising" ? It's obviously total nonsense. Are you working for Yougov or something ? 😆

I would argue that Britney Spears is definitely more famous than Michael Jackson today. Britney Spears was the most searched person on the Internet for seven years during the 2000s ( https://www.huffpost.com/entry/most-searched-celebrities-past-12-years-britney-spears_n_2244614). Meanwhile, Michael Jackson was just the most searched up person of 2009 because of his passing away. After watching the documentary, in my opinion, she is most likely one of the most covered people ever in the media. Also, because of the ongoing court cases and the documentary, she's been all over the news. In the end, they are both probably among the most famous singers ever and both have important legacies, so there is no point in really comparing or ranking them.

He's still recognised by 97% of 56 to 75 year olds, his placing maybe be low but it was only 3% that didn't know who he was.

He is such a legend in india especially stoners in mountains always wearing his tshirts lol.😅 . That is impact bcoz his name forever be known over artists with more sales. He really crossed the boundaries of skin color especially here , where pople are obsessed with light skin artists .

Not surpringly the new movie has boosted Marley streams. He went from 4 million daily streams to over 10 million. Now a 81 rating he started 2024 at 77.
Biggest songs include Could You Be Loved, Three Little Birds, Is This Love, Jamming and One Love.