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Italy here and I can say that Mariah's hits here have pretty much the same trajectory: moderate/good radio airplay at first, but then after a few weeks or months the radio basically stops play them and the general paublic quickly forget about thos songs, even if many of them even hit the top 10 when released and even if Mariah has several platinum and multiplatinum albums.
Tina Turner was also very popular in the UK. Although she is far less successful overall than either Dion or Carey, her music and personality seemed to resonate with the UK public to a far greater extent.
I think Carey and Dion are particularly huge with certain demographics, especially gay men, while others such as straight men, have little to no interest in them whatsoever.
Artists like Turner, Madonna, Houston etc on the other hand, seemed to and still do appeal to a wider cross section of society.
yes I was going to say Tina but I thought my list was getting to long aha. There are way too many Tina Turner tribute acts in this country
I sadly think, she is most well known for getting her tit out at the Superbowl. Her image seems to be far more recognisable than her music, most folk could probably tell you who she is but wouldn't be able to name many, if any of her songs.
I'd say people did appreciate her music and take her for who she was, as oppose to just seeing her as Michaels sister or a Jackson and some still do, to a certain extent. It's just sad that, things other than her music, seem to be what she is most known for, today.
With regards to the UK, I'd say people of my generation are probably more aware of Janets music, than Careys or Dions, she and to a lesser extent, her music, seemed to filter through to the general public, more than Carey or Dion did.
On a personal note, I think Janets tracks have more of an appeal to both sexes than Careys or Dions. It's obviously a personal thing but Carey or Dion songs always seem like they are for women or gay men, while a lot of Janets tracks, seem for anybody. I quite enjoy a few of her tracks like Black Cat, What Have You Done For Me Lately and The Best Things In Life Are Free but can't seem to relate to or enjoy, anything by Carey or Dion.
"I will say Whitney has always been very big in the UK. Mariah and Celine whilst their names are well known never were truly big"
What ? Celine sold as much albums as Whitney in the UK, not including the Titanic soundtrack.
She's indeed very successful in the UK and Australia so she's definitely not "local". That said, I will need some serious data to convince me that she's "massive" in Asia or "quite big" in Latin America, all I know is that she sold about zero albums in Latin America and a few albums in Asia...
That maybe true but she just didn't have the widespread appeal that Houston did or does, in the UK. Artists like Houston, Madonna and Kylie became household names and transcended being just hugely successful music artists. Everyone seemed to know their singles and them, that was never the case with Dion or Carey. Houston, Madonna & Kylie just seemed to appeal to, be known by and be enjoyed by, a far wider spectrum of society.
Dion and Careys music seemed to only be for certain demographics or at least only appealed to certain demographics, whereas the others had the ability to attract everyone.
All time big 5 as in male and female or only female? Eitherway that's insane. This past year she has definitely emerge as a true streaming force. Her singles might not get massive streams(not that shes making trendy songs anyway) but her overall catalog is fairing extremely well. It's crazy that shes moving so many units weekly.
Female only. If Taylor were to reach Striesands and Houstons CSPC totals, there would probably still be at least 16 male solo acts and bands, with higher totals.
the brit awards just officially announced that her sales are around 114m in total...no Chinese sales included，I've always been wondering why the CM kept underestimating her global sales...
I just saw this and Twitter and immediately rushed here. It makes me wonder how truly accurate ChartMasters is. Unless she sold a whopping, 20+ million units in the last 8 months, there has to be some miscalculation.
Her sales here are very old. She released a new studio album, a re-recording, and Folklore sold a lot since this update here. I do think 114 million is too high though.
