In reply to Gotye.

Sorry Mark, it's too bad you took my opinion personal but I stand by my comments.

One In A Million was the only album by Aaliyah to approach 2 million sold before she died. After she died, her sales exploded as they usually do when an artist dies.

Yes she had some hits here and there but none of them translated to record sales. In fact, back in the 90's a r&b song could easily go top 10 and even be certified gold based on urban support alone.

None of your statements support the fact that Aaliyah struggled to cross over and keep up with her contemporaries of the time. Since I'm probably older than you I can attest to this and remember it like it was yesterday.

But if you wanna compare her to Brandy & Monica let's do it:

Brandy: 4x Platinum (1994)
I Wanna Be Down # 6 (#1 r&b) Gold
Baby #4 (#1 r&b) Platinum
Brokenhearted #9 (#2 r&b) Gold
Sittin Up In My Room #2 (#2 r&b) Platinum

Never Say Never: 5x Platinum (1998) (Also Gold or Platinum in 12 other countries)
The Boy Is Mine #1 (#1 r&b) 2x platinum
Have You Ever #1 (#2 r&b) Gold
Almost Doesn't Count #16 (#7 Hot 100 airplay)

Full Moon: Platinum (2002)
What About Us? #7 (#3 r&b)
Full Moon #18 (#18 r&b)

Monica
Miss Thang: 3x Platinum (3 top 10 hits)
The Boy Is Mine: 3x Platinum (3 consecutive #1 singles)
After The Storm: Platinum