The staff of Vice magazine stated that the album "drew the blueprint for future dance-pop."
Rolling Stone wrote: "Indeed, initial response to Madonna gave no indication of the mania to follow. It took a year and a half for the album to go gold.
But its assured style and sound, as well as Madonna's savvy approach to videos, helped the singer make the leap from dance diva to pop phenom, and it pointed the direction for a host of female vocalists from Janet Jackson to Debbie Gibson."
now search for mimi being more influential than being a blueprint aka MADONNA.
I only listen to God given talents
Easy answer , Qween Mariah
Her debut is the most influential in female singing in the modern day and responsible for the lunch of today hottest artists as Rihanna and Beyonce confirmed
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