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Poll: Bigger legend, Madonna or Whitney
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Madonna
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69.77% |
Whitney
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30.23% |
Member Since: 8/18/2013
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Madonna, obviously. She's the Queen of Pop after all, and set a template for the other pop girl's career.
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Member Since: 4/29/2011
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Whitney.
Madonna is really only a legend in the US and parts of western Europe. In the very fews times she was mentioned here (she was never popular here), she was just called a pop icon whereas Whitney was always renown as a legend since 1994.
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Member Since: 4/29/2011
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Originally posted by Swag
So you opened the thread solely to push for Whitney and bring Madonna down? That's called flamebait.
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1 song < Multiple 10+ million copies selling albums, Top 10 Hot 100 Billboard Hits during 4 Decades, 1.3 Billion Dollar Tour gross (without even counting The Virgin Tour and the WTG Tour), Golden Globes for Songwriting and for Acting, Rock N Roll Hall of Fame Inductee during the first year she was eligible, Hundreds of female popstars inspired by her worldwide for 4 decades, etc. etc.
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Yeah unfortunately none of this makes an artist a legend.
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Member Since: 8/7/2015
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Originally posted by Mr. Wonder
Whitney.
Madonna is really only a legend in the US and parts of western Europe. In the very fews times she was mentioned here (she was never popular here), she was just called a pop icon whereas Whitney was always renown as a legend since 1994.
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Uh? Where are you from?
I live in South America ( currently living in Uruguay and I have lived in Argentina) and Madonna is by miles bigger than Whitney Houston whose only known song is IWALY.
The same can be applied for the rest of South America where she has toured and Whitney never stepped a foot in.
Madge grossed 18 millions off 2 shows in Argentina alone
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Member Since: 8/7/2015
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Originally posted by Mr. Wonder
Yeah unfortunately none of this makes an artist a legend.
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lmfao, for real. Prince is a living legend as well and his commercial receipts really aren't that impressive relative to his influence.
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Originally posted by Mr. Wonder
Whitney.
Madonna is really only a legend in the US and parts of western Europe. In the very fews times she was mentioned here (she was never popular here), she was just called a pop icon whereas Whitney was always renown as a legend since 1994.
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Where are you from?
Are you really saying that Whitney is more popular and considered bigger legend than Madonna in Europe?
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Member Since: 2/11/2012
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Originally posted by M-D-N-A
Aside from Bodyguard and IIWLY, what else does Whitney have?
I respect Whitney as the greatest vocalist of all time but that's all.
Madonna in the other hand though. Vogue, Music, Like a Prayer, her whole Ray of Light album, Like a Virgin, Papa Don't Preach, Open Your Heart, Erotica, Take A Bow, Hung Up all are the blueprint, the milestones of the whole revolution of music
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Whitney has impact of all sorts she is bascially a blueprint for those who debuted after her and her success is way more groundbreaking than anything Madonna, Whitney was the 1st female artist ever to have a album go #1 and than the 1st to have a album debut at #1, the 1st female to obtain a Diamond album, the 1st to have back to back number 1 singles, her debut album sold over 20 million albums (a record at that time) , she was the also the 1st major African American Pop Star to obtain massive crossover success, Diana, Aretha, Donna, etc we're no near her level of global domination. Madonna had success but never in the level of Whitney and Madonna had the advantage of being white in the 80's but Whitney broke down that racial barrier that only white Pop acts can be globally successful that alone is impact and legacy lets be honest
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Member Since: 6/26/2010
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Whitney has actual classics.
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Member Since: 1/2/2014
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Definitely Whitney. Like was previously stated, Madonna is only heralded in parts of Europe and the U.S. Whereas, Whitney, specifically in my country Namibia, is a national treasure globally. The only time Madonna was ever mentioned in my country was when everyone here trashed her for taking that orphan from Malawi, which is near Namibia. Otherwise, she isn't known here.
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Whitney doesnt even come close to Madonna's legend status tbh
she had an amazing decade & that was literally it till she died
Madonna has been huge for going on 4 decades now
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Originally posted by Mr. Wonder
Whitney.
Madonna is really only a legend in the US and parts of western Europe. In the very fews times she was mentioned here (she was never popular here), she was just called a pop icon whereas Whitney was always renown as a legend since 1994.
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Madonna is global and her legendary status is undeniable.
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Originally posted by Penny.
Whitney doesnt even come close to Madonna's legend status tbh
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What? Whitney is HUGE. I get that people will view both artists' legacies differently, but let's not with this "not even close!" nonsense.
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Originally posted by Goaty
What? Whitney is HUGE. I get that people will view both artists' legacies differently, but let's not with this "not even close!" nonsense.
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she was huge for barely a decade tho
that doesnt even begin to compare to almost 4 decades
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Member Since: 1/2/2014
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Whitney's success declined in the early 2000s and she never really came back. Madonna was consistently successful (up until very recently). Sure, she had her downfalls but she always came back. Along with being the blueprint for basically every pop girl today both visually and musically.
Madonna.
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Member Since: 9/4/2008
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Whitney, of course.
She inspired the modern classic "Born This Way".
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Whitney feels more legendary but Madonna is definetely bigger.
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Member Since: 8/18/2013
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Madonna. Whitney stopped being hot in the 2000s
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Member Since: 3/2/2014
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Originally posted by Evolution
Madonna is the most legendary female artist of all time.
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Pretty much.
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