Now thinking though, I would DEFINITELY say Mariah defined the 90's, or had a huge chance.
Best Selling Artist of the 90's
Most #1's in the 90's
Best Selling Christmas Album of All-Time
Had the Most #1's for a Female Album (Before Teenage Dream)
Had the longest-running #1 of All-Time
Outside of sales, literally EVERY Female Artist defining this generation got inspiration from Mariah Carey. Beyonce started singing because of Mariah! Christina, Rihanna, Kelly Clarkson, Jessica Simpson, Nelly Furtado, Brandy, Pink, etc.
I mean just like U.S. relied on Whitney singing the Anthem to slay after Gulf War, they relied on Mariah for 9/11!
Edit: From 1:40 on has to be one of the BEST endings of the anthem ever.
Tupac, Biggie, & Nirvana had more impact & influence than the vocal trinity of the 90s but if we are talking about popgirls, then it isn't just Mariah in the 90s. It's Whitney & Celine also. My Heart Will Go On and I Will Always Love You are more iconic than the entire decade of Mariah hits.
Did I Mention Any Of That?No I Said He Was Irrelevant for Part Of The Decade,Hence Why He Cant Be The Defining Figure
He's the biggest artist, of any genre of the entire decade. His bleached blonde hair is ICONIC. His VMA performance with all the Eminems is ICONIC. Slim Shady, his fued with his mom, his crazy babymama Kim stories, his drug induced career fall, then cameback bigger than ever. Wtf are you even talking about? Do you know ANYTHING other than top 40 ********? Like girl
Madonna was nowhere near Mariah, Celine, and Whitney during the 90s. Have you seen Madonna's 90s sales?
I like whitney and celine but they're nowhere near as big as madonna and i actually favor celine and whitney over madonna but madonna was/is definetly the bigger artist.
He's the biggest artist, of any genre of the entire decade. His bleached blonde hair is ICONIC. His VMA performance with all the Eminems is ICONIC. Slim Shady, his fued with his mom, his crazy babymama Kim stories, his drug induced career fall, then cameback bigger than ever. Wtf are you even talking about? Do you know ANYTHING other than top 40 ********? Like girl
Lol I Dont Pay Attention To The Top 40 Sweetie And NONE Of That Is Iconic.Go Look Up The Word And Come Back To Me
Mariah and Madonna were everywhere in the 90's. Even whitney to a degree. Anyway you can't define an era based on a few years of success. A key factor is longevity. Something celine and whitney are lacking.
Um Britney Was A Figure For The Whole DECADE.The Previous Late 90's Success Of The BOMT Era Was Still Happening,OIDA Era Was Iconic,The Slave Snake,TOXIC IS STILL PLAYED ON RADIO,The Breakdown Made Her More Known,Icon & Her Peak Media/GP Wise Lasted Longer Because Of It.Nirvana Didn't DO **** For Teens.Maybe The Pretentious,Anti-Social Stoner Teens.Mariah Or The Spice Girls Were/Was The Figure Of The 1990's
Look we can argue all day, but I'm a Brit fan I know what I'm talking about. Besides, Eminem was a bigger figure than Britney in terms of impact and that's something you can't deny. And if you're gonna bring up sales, he outsold her.
As I stated before its not just Nirvana but TuPac, are you gonna sit there and tell me the Spice Girls had more impact and influence than TuPac? the man is still more brought up and highly regarded than the Spice Girls. lets be real they were a joke and lasted for like 2 years. Are you telling me only pretentious, anti-social, stoner teens listened to Nirvana? What an ignorant thing to say. How would it be pretentious when that music was at one point considered bad? How were they anti-social? How would you even know each individuals social life?
I like whitney and celine but they're nowhere near as big as madonna and i actually favor celine and whitney over madonna but madonna was/is definetly the bigger artist.
Look we can argue all day, but I'm a Brit fan I know what I'm talking about. Besides, Eminem was a bigger figure than Britney in terms of impact and that's something you can't deny. And if you're gonna bring up sales, he outsold her.
As I stated before its not just Nirvana but TuPac, are you gonna sit there and tell me the Spice Girls had more impact and influence than TuPac? the man is still more brought up and highly regarded than the Spice Girls. lets be real they were a joke and lasted for like 2 years. Are you telling me only pretentious, anti-social, stoner teens listened to Nirvana? What an ignorant thing to say. How would it be pretentious when that music was at one point considered bad? How were they anti-social? How would you even know each individuals social life?
Exactly. I mean sure Britney got her headlines but she did NOT define the generation
Mariah and Madonna were everywhere in the 90's. Even whitney to a degree. Anyway you can't define an era based on a few years of success. A key factor is longevity. Something celine and whitney are lacking.
Madonna was more known for her scandals in the 90's, until she made a comeback with Ray of light
Mariah and Madonna were everywhere in the 90's. Even whitney to a degree. Anyway you can't define an era based on a few years of success. A key factor is longevity. Something celine and whitney are lacking.
Celine's career really took off in the late 80s and she's still scoring Diamond certifications 25 years later.
Like I said you can't define a generation based on a few good years of being famous. It just doesn't work that way. Britney was only big from 1999-2003, Lady Gaga from 2008-2010 and Adele from 2011-2012. If that was the case then I guess we can consider Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus as defining artist of our generation.