DiscoHeaven23 35,007 Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 The most successful artists of the 90s were named at the end of the 90s, based on Billboard's chart data through the whole decade. This is who came out on top. This is only in the US 1. Mariah Carey With 14 number one singles from 1990 to 1999 and tens of millions albums sold, its no shocker Mariah was the most successful artist of the 90s. It was difficult for anyone to compete with her. Top 100 Best Selling Albums of the 90s 18. Daydream 26. Music Box 27. Mariah Carey Top 100 Biggest Songs of the 90s 1. One Sweet Day15. Fantasy20. Dreamlover 49. Always Be My Baby53. Hero91. Vision of Love96. I'll Be There99. My All 2. Janet Jackson While it was hard to reach the success of Mariah Carey in the 90s, Janet Jackson was the closet to do it. Janet had 14 Top 10 hits throughout the decade and sold millions of records with just two proper albums released that decade. Top 100 Best Selling Albums of the 90s 31. janet. Top 100 Biggest Songs of the 90s 17. That's The Way Love Goes 56. Again 74. Together Again 3. Garth Brooks The title of the most successful male artist of the 90s goes to country artist (and major LGBT advocate *see 1993 song "We Shall Be Free"*) Garth Brooks. Garth had five Diamond Certified albums in the 90s and 3 others that almost reached that mark. Interestingly enough he only had one song as a lead artist chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in the 90s and it only peaked at #62, pretty much the definition of albums artist. However, he had 18 #1 hits on Country radio, which is def what drove his album sales. Top 100 Selling Albums of the 90s 4. No Fences 12. Ropin' the Wind 24. The Hits 42. Sevens 50. Double Live 65. The Chase 85. In Pieces 4. Boyz II Men Boyz II Men was the most successful group of the 90s. They sold over 20 million albums and had 9 top 10 hits as a lead and 2 as a feature. Of those, 5 were #1 hits. Top 100 Selling Albums of the 90s 13. II 45. Cooleyhighharmony Top 100 Biggest Songs of the 90s 1. One Sweet Day (with Mariah Carey) 3. I'll Make Love to You 6. End of the Road 14. On Bended Knee 5. Celine Dion Celine Dion rounds out the top 3 female artists of the 90s. Celine also sold tens of millions of albums and collected 10 top 10 hits in the 90s. Four of those hits went #1. Top 100 Selling Albums of the 90s 6. Falling Into You 11. Let's Talk About Love Top 100 Biggest Songs of the 90s 18. Because You Loved Me 48. The Power of Love 77. It's All Coming Back to Me Now 6. Madonna While Madonna reigned supreme in the 80s as the top female artist, the 90s brought about new girls who were able to surpass Madonna. However, being the 6th biggest artist of an entire decade is nothing to look down at. Madonna had 15 Top 10 hits in the 90s, four of them being #1. She also sold over 10 million albums, which most likely is the reason she sits below Mariah, Janet and Celine. None of her albums were in the Top 100 of the decade. Top 100 Biggest Songs of the 90s 24. Take A Bow 93. Vogue 7. TLC TLC was the biggest all female group of the 90s. The group sold just over 20 million albums in the 90s and had 9 Top 10 hits (four going #1). Top 100 Selling Albums of the 90s 25. CrazySexyCool 84. Fanmail Top 100 Biggest Songs of the 90s 19. Waterfalls 21. Creep 33. No Scrubs 76. Unpretty 80. Baby-Baby-Baby 8. Whitney Houston Whitney Houston wasn't only a power in the 80s, but also in the 90s, much like Madonna and Janet. Whitney's power in the 90s came from her soundtrack albums and less from her solo albums. Her solo albums sold about 4 million copies in the 90s, while her soundtrack albums sold almost 15 million. Whitney had 12 top 10 singles. Six were from her non-soundtrack albums and 6 were from her soundtrack albums Top 100 Selling Albums of the 90s 2. The Bodyguard Top 100 Songs of the 90s 7. I Will Always Love You 52. Exhale (Shoop Shoop) 9. Michael Bolton Michael may be a surprise to some to be the 2nd biggest solo male artist of the 90s, but he sold 20 million albums that decade and had 6 Top 10 hits. Top 100 Selling Albums of the 90s 36. Time, Love and Tenderness 10. Toni Braxton Toni earned 5 top 10 hits in the 90s and sold over 10 million albums. Top 100 Selling Albums of the 90s 51. Secrets 68. Toni Braxton Top 100 Songs of the 90s 4. Un-break My Heart 68. You're Makin' Me High Source : https://books.google.com/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=SL680-PA12&dq=billboard+year+end+1999&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjy6Kfow6vXAhVo9IMKHWT6BfoQ6AEIRDAG#v=onepage&q=billboard year end 1999&f=false Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tthen 4,621 Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 TLC WHITNEY TONI CELINE I also like Mariah's 90s stuff...her post 90s work on the other hand Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GypsyBabe 22,836 Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 8 minutes ago, tthen said: TLC WHITNEY TONI CELINE I also like Mariah's 90s stuff...her post 90s work on the other hand I just knew you you would be the first comment on this thread ⚯͛ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tthen 4,621 Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Just now, GypsyBabe said: I just knew you you would be the first comment on this thread Just wait for the 80s thread Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werk 13,165 Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 13 minutes ago, DiscoHeaven23 said: None of her albums were in the Top 100 of the decade. Not even Erotica/Ray of Light Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoHeaven23 35,007 Posted November 7, 2017 Author Share Posted November 7, 2017 2 minutes ago, Werk said: Not even Erotica/Ray of Light nope, Erotica didn't even sell 2 million and Ray of Light sold a lil of 4million. This was a time when albums were selling 10 million plus Singles helped her this decade. The Rihanna of the 90s Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProdigyARTPOP 3,889 Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Slay at Mariah being 1st, love her so much off topic but: Even though this was for Latin Billboard , Selena, the Queen of Tejano Music, who just received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was certified 7x Diamond was the Top Latin Artist of the 90’s Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronk 14,092 Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 4 minutes ago, Werk said: Not even Erotica/Ray of Light Don't let @Ray of Light see this. Oops. Ot, I like the list of artists. All deserving, imo. I live outside the space time continuum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankGutz 9,530 Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 oh wow, THE LEGENDS TLC!!! When will DC Dᴄ • Dᴀʀᴋ Hᴏʀsᴇ | Hᴏʀʀᴏʀ • Tʜʀɪʟʟᴇʀ | Eʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴɪᴄ | Fɪᴛɴᴇss | Mᴀɴᴅʏ Mᴏᴏʀᴇ • Lᴀᴅʏ Gᴀɢᴀ • Sᴏᴘʜɪᴇ Bᴇxᴛᴏʀ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoHeaven23 35,007 Posted November 7, 2017 Author Share Posted November 7, 2017 6 minutes ago, ProdigyARTPOP said: Slay at Mariah being 1st, love her so much She had the singles performances of Rihanna (and better) and the album sales of Taylor Swift (not quite Adele status, but come on Taylor SELLS). So having one artist with EXTREME successes in both arenas has me SHOOK. Wish i was older during the Mariah domination to experience it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damon 10,896 Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 The only aong I've ever heard from Mariah ia the Christmas one ... and now i just sit in silence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gov Hooka 8,008 Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 amazing that michael jackson isn't top 10 but i'm not surprised. he was hit hard with so much bullshit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doppelganger 3,743 Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 No Shania? i love most of these artists though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenWonder 3,086 Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Sort of shocked Nirvana isn't on that list. They were so huge in the 90s. This was back when rock was bigger than hip hop and R&B. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
berlinforme 5,012 Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Take a bow at #24 and Vogue at #93? I thought Vogue was a massive hit tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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