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Would you say pop music in general is taken more seriously now than it was back in the 80s and 90s? TBH, I think the "poptimism" movement really began...
Definitely. Aretha was notoriously competitive with other female singers but I read that she considered Barbra her equal and admired her.
She did? I thought Celine destroyed Madonna in Asia. Especially considering her peak was the mid to late 90s when the Asian market was much bigger tha...
In Barbra's case, I'm not surprised. But Janet's lack of appeal among younger people today is disappointing.
Material Girl also became the most shared 80s song on tik tok, beating out Bad by Michael Jackson. That was about a year ago not sure if that is still...
You need to be more objective. Nobody is saying Garth was a bigger global star than Madonna or MJ. What everyone here is saying is that Garth sold an...
But Brooks wasn't just "successful" in America, he is one of the highest selling artists in America ever. Artists like Madonna and Michael Jackson did...
That's true, it's still referred to in those terms to this day. But it's popularity endures (just like Stairway).
The youtube stats for November Rain are just insane. 2 billion views? There are popular acts now that would kill for those kind of views. I wonder how...
Great data, thank you!
Thanks for backing up with data! Interesting that Madonna's streams are way worse than her digital sales. She outsold The Beatles, (due to them releas...
That movie Rocket Man changed things. I think Elton's streams were way lower prior to the movie, in fact I think Madonna was outstreaming him prior to...
The Beatles are also getting there too: Here Comes the Sun--893m Come Together--552m Let It Be--509m Hey Jude--470m Yesterday--451m
The 505 numbers remind me that a great article for Chartmasters to do would be one called "biggest album cuts of all time" based on spotify numbers. O...
Agreed. Sales are very impressive coming from a statistical point of view but they don't tell the whole story regarding how talented/creative an artis...