Why is it always a contest? I love Mariah, (her early stuff) and I love Barbra, (just about everything she’s done) but what they’d sold or haven’t sold doesn’t matter to me. Pitting women against women just damages us all because we’re forced to believe someone is better than someone else. Clearly they’re both amazing women but I will say to compare any two singers is wrong. People love them for different reason and their love of those artists shouldn’t be diminished. AND any singer singing for awards shouldn’t be in the business to begin with.