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Originally posted by Candace
Celine Dion and Mariah sold more than Madonna in the 90s, so I guess they are more powerful than Madonna ![eek](http://www.atrl.net/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/eek.gif)
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I'm sorry but
Madonna sold 90M albums in the 90s (actually, considerably less when not including catalog sales from the 2000s on).
Mariah sold 121.5M (with catalog sales included).
Celine sold 136M albums (catalog sales included).
They were both considerably more powerful than Madonna in the 90s. Madonna's bigger overall, but they ran circles around her that decade.
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Originally posted by JustActinUP
Sales means nothing in the long run. Just means at that moment you were hot and in demand. Which can all change in a heartbeat. In the mid-late 90s, Alanis Morsette and Shania Twain were slaying all the big popular divas in album sales. Fast forward to present, those ladies are no where to be found in the pop culture
Meanwhile Madonna has outlasted and has her legacy secure in the history books. So spare me the rants.
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First of all, why would you say that sales don't define a legacy...and then use the best-selling female artist of all-time as an example
Secondly, Shania and Alanis are remembered. Shania's impact is bigger than most girls' (see: Taylor Swift's career) and she still gets great recurrent airplay. She retired in 2004 but still tours and pulls in millions and people have been anticipating a new album for 14 years.
Alanis Morisette has better catalog sales for her smash album that any of our faves, despite some of our faves still actively promoting, and her sound is still highly influential.
What point are you trying to prove?