In reply to iSpeakTruthNoFallacy.

Ummm, there was no debate over MJ being the King of Pop! ... None, what so ever! MJ's 'Thriller' was the biggest thing that ever happened before all of us here! Sixty five million sold !!!!! Enough said! I believe Prince had the same kind of impact, but he probably comes second in line for the men overall (arguably - from the 80's on) when it comes to the numbers.

MJ's colossal success totally trumped the women's too! For the record, I'm not in any way an MJ stan! I have no reason to hype anyone ... now moving on! The women were much closer in competition than MJ and Prince.

Fun Facts:

#1 Whitney has the biggest sales!
#2 Mariah the most hits!
*S/N Whitney and Madonna both collected 7 BB100 #1's each in the 80's and 4 more #1's each in the 90's ... before both being surpassed by Mariah.

#3 Janet have the most #1's on various charts
(B100, R&B, Pop (Mainstream Top 40), Dance, Rap, Rock (Mainstream Rock), Adult Contemporary

*S/N Before Superbowl Janet obtained 5 #1 albums in a row (before Madonna did the same 2 years afterwards by 2003)... Even after SB, Janet's still obtained 7 to Madonna's 8 (with fewer albums and 10 years of blacklisting)! It's odd to see that Janet was the last out of the 2 to snag a #1 in 2001 ('All For You'), when SUPPOSEDLY Madonna's always been head and shoulder's above the rest and her last #1 was 2000's 'Music'.

#4 Mariah and Janet were the #1 and #2 artists of the 90s decade.

#5 Whitney, Mariah and Celine all have 2 diamond albums (Shania Twain have 3). Madonna's Immaculate Collection (greatest hits album) BEEN certified diamond, but some sources NOW have her sophomore album, 'Like A Virgin at diamond status. I don't know how that's the case because in MOST of the 2000's it wasn't anywhere near. After some late 00's magic things were inflated ... oops, I meant changed.

All I'm basically saying is that Madonna left no one in the dust until she started being played up somewhere around 2004/2005 (while all the other women were downplayed)! During that time you would have practically thought Madonna was the only artist that ever existed before Britney, Nsync and Backstreet Boys burst on to the scene! That couldn't be further from the truth! Take from it all what you will, but I encourage everyone to do some research.