Originally posted by Mr. Fahrenheit Olivia Newton-John Cyndi Lauper Donna Summer Grace Jones Debbie Harry Pat Benatar Joan Jett Kim Wilde Etc. Honestly though, look at their success at the beginning of the '80s and then by the early '90s. She just made all those disco/pop/new wave/rock chicks completely irrelevant.

Originally posted by superben Yes, when she released the lead single from PRISM

Originally posted by BabyCantYouSee Yeah, her own.

Madonna may not have been relevant to the demise of all of those girls' commercial careers, but you literally picked the worst example. Debbie herself has said Madonna took her spot while she was taking care of Chris.

And Debbie Harry is not just Blondie, you clearly don't know about her solo career. She released three records between The Hunter and No Exit. They're not bad, some nice bops. You might have heard this one:



But yeah, once Madonna arrived Debbie was done commercially.