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Originally posted by RobynYoBank
Mariah became a major seller in Japan amidst Japanese pop juggernauts that powered an R&B frenzy.
At their peak, The Beatles hardly even touched the Eastern World culturally due to limitations of the time, and an album released THREE DECADES after their breakup is still one of the top 5 best-selling Western albums of all-time. This Japanese power comes after the craze, after the breakup, and after the hits. They moved 1M albums in a week three years ago in Japan. The interest in their work is immense, despite being active nearly 50 years ago and under much more limiting world conditions. It remains to be seen whether Mariah has any power left over there, because as far as I know, Triumphant hasn't smashed anywhere, and even Utada doesn't have the sales power she used to.
No one's trying to take away from Mariah, but The Beatles achievement is unparalleled, not just in Japan, but throughout the entire world.
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It's not that big of achievement, really. I had to laugh at you thinking "The Beatles achievement is unparalleled".
Apparently Japanese people, the buyers, disagree. I disagree.
The Beatles are catalog sellers; Mariah was THE monster seller. The Beatles didn't have a peak like Mariah did, judging by these sales. Cut the "It remains to be seen whether Mariah has any power left over there" and face the OVERALL numbers: she has sold more than them. At the end of the day, that's what matters: numbers.
And if the Japanese people are so interested in their material, why I can only see one album in the top 10? Can you explain me this fact?
Plus, saying "The Beatles achievement is unparalleled" is arrogant and disrespectful towards artists like Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston who also have one album each in that top 10. The Beatles are not better than anyone just because half of them are gone.
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Originally posted by Cap10Planet
I would say having four top 4 albums of all-time in the top 10 is much more impressive than having one massive seller there, no matter how one tries to flip it in the favor of their favorite. It's not completely shocking to see 1 in the top 10 considering it's the top selling album of this millennium. However, I was quite shocked to see Mariah pop up on almost half the top 10. That IS impressive. True Queen of Japan.
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No more, no less. The blind stanning in ATRL is the only thing "outstanding"! I mean, 4 albums against 1.