And yet nobody takes Katy seriously even though Mariah was always considered a legend.
The Queen's speciality (apart collecting #1s on every single chart): making haters/dumb people pressed, how can't she be a legend with that power? She is our Supreme.
....just saying cuz Mariah is R&B+Pop, and because of that she is the only female, along with Beyonce, who has spent 1 year or more at #1 on the Hot 100.