The ranking of female pop stars around 80's

by **WillaMania** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 11:22 am

The top3 of 80's Pop idol is clearly;
1st - Madonna
2nd - Cyndi
3rd - Kylie Minogue

Then, I'd like to make the order from 4th?.

Canditates;
Debbie Gibson, Tiffany, Martika, Paula Abdul, Belinda Carlisle,
Samantha Fox, Cathy Dennis, Kim Wilde, Sheena Easton, Stacey Q,
Vanessa Paradis, Alissa Milano, Mandy Smith, Alanna Myles,
Patsy Kensit, Ana Rodríguez, Susan Anton,
Vanessa(Crazy for you), Clara Moroni aka Lisa Johnson

and more!

by **Wayne** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 11:24 am

Well in sales, its:

1. Madonna
2. Whitney
____

The rest.

by **NothingFails** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 1:46 pm

is this in terms of preferred taste or success/impact? If success/impact is the case, Madonna is definitely #1 and Whitney (if you choose to consider her "pop", as she was definitely very pop oriented in the 1980s) would be #2. If you don't consider Whitney or Janet pop, then I agree Cyndi should certainly be #2.

by **Wayne** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 1:47 pm

Whitney's 80's material definitely was pop oriented. It wasn't until I'm Your Baby that she truly embraced R&B.

by **GUS** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 1:57 pm

1 Madonna
2 Whitney Houston
3 Janet Jackson
4 Cyndi Lauper
5 Tina Turner

by **NothingFails** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 2:10 pm

argentino78 wrote:1 Madonna
2 Whitney Houston
3 Janet Jackson
4 Cyndi Lauper
5 Tina Turner

Yep, I'd agree with this ranking. Pat Benatar would be #5 if talking US sales alone but worldwide she was nowhere on the level of fame she had in America where she had on 5x, another 2x and everything else at least went gold or platinum that decade. In Europe she's known mainly for "Love Is A Battlefield" and nothing more.

by **Hype** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:00 pm

argentino78 wrote:1 Madonna
2 Whitney Houston
3 Janet Jackson
4 Cyndi Lauper
5 Tina Turner

thank god someone mentioned Janet, considering she did have one of the biggest ever tours with Rhythm Nation

by **mickey65** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:17 pm

TOP 20 FEMALES OF THE 80S

1 MADONNA
2 KIM WILDE
3 WHITNEY HOUSTON
4 TINA TURNER
5 DONNA SUMMER
6 CYNDI LAUPER
7 KYLIE MINOGUE
8 JANET JACKSON
9 SHEENA EASTON
10 BELINDA CARLISLE
11 ALISON MOYET
12 DEBBIE GIBSON
13 SAMANTHA FOX
14 SINITTA
15 HAZELL DEAN
16 SADE
17 TAYLOR DAYNE
18 JENNIFER RUSH
19 TIFFANY
20 JAKI GRAHAM

P.S BEAR IN MIND,THIS IS BASED ON SINGLES CHART POSITIONS IN THE UK THROUGHOUT THE 80S.

by **TheRealest** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 9:36 pm

1. Whitney
2. Janet
.......

by **biscuits** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 9:45 pm

WillaMania wrote:The top3 of 80's Pop idol is clearly;
1st - Madonna
2nd - Cyndi
3rd - Kylie Minogue

Then, I'd like to make the order from 4th?.

Canditates;
Debbie Gibson, Tiffany, Martika, Paula Abdul, Belinda Carlisle,
Samantha Fox, Cathy Dennis, Kim Wilde, Sheena Easton, Stacey Q,
Vanessa Paradis, Alissa Milano, Mandy Smith, Alanna Myles,
Patsy Kensit, Ana Rodríguez, Susan Anton,
Vanessa(Crazy for you), Clara Moroni aka Lisa Johnson

and more!

Well, Janet Jackson isn't mentioned in this post so I cannot take it seriously.

by **Chun** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 12:32 am

...
21. Enya <3
...
23. Liza Minnelli <3
...
30. Grace Jones <3
...
71. Eighth Wonder <3

(I made this up)

by **WolfSpear** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 12:41 am

1. Madonna
2. Whitney Houston
3. Janet Jackson
4. Cyndi Lauper
5. Tina Turner
6. Belinda Carlisle
7. Taylor Dayne
8. Debbie Gibson
9. Paula Abdul
10. Diana Ross

^ More of a US listing. I know Kylie would be thrown in there somewhere. Probably could get rid of Paula and throw her in there.

by **biscuits** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 12:42 am

Paula was huge in the US in the late 80's.

by **NothingFails** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 2:58 am

biscuits wrote:Paula was huge in the US in the late 80's.

Right, Paula's first album alone was bigger than Kylie's entire discography put together in the US. People thought at one point she was going to eclipse Madonna's career.

by **NothingFails** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 2:59 am

WolfSpear wrote:1. Madonna
2. Whitney Houston
3. Janet Jackson
4. Cyndi Lauper
5. Tina Turner
6. Belinda Carlisle
7. Taylor Dayne
8. Debbie Gibson
9. Paula Abdul
10. Diana Ross

^ More of a US listing. I know Kylie would be thrown in there somewhere. Probably could get rid of Paula and throw her in there.

even if we're doing a US listing, I'd put Pat Benatar in there instead of Taylor. Taylor had several huge hits, but I think Pat had more impact.

Even Sheena Easton could make the top 10 IMO

by **Lioha** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 8:10 pm

I'd like to name Linda Ronstadt. She had 2 Gold, 5 Platinum, 1 2xPlatimum, 2 3xPlatinum albums during the 80's in the US.

by **tada** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 2:55 am

1. Madonna
2. Whitney
....i don't care....

by **FreakyFlyBry** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 5:55 am

NothingFails wrote:
WolfSpear wrote:1. Madonna
2. Whitney Houston
3. Janet Jackson
4. Cyndi Lauper
5. Tina Turner
6. Belinda Carlisle
7. Taylor Dayne
8. Debbie Gibson
9. Paula Abdul
10. Diana Ross

^ More of a US listing. I know Kylie would be thrown in there somewhere. Probably could get rid of Paula and throw her in there.
even if we're doing a US listing, I'd put Pat Benatar in there instead of Taylor. Taylor had several huge hits, but I think Pat had more impact.

Even Sheena Easton could make the top 10 IMO

Pretty much agreed with that analysis.

Other artists who could've possibly been top 10, or close to it:

Olivia Newton-John (many hits in the early part of the decade, including the longest-running #1 of the 80's, "Physical")
Stevie Nicks (really broke through as a solo artist following many Fleetwood Mac hits)

by **WillaMania** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 9:50 am

Everyone, pleeeease!

Mariah, Whitney, Janet...and Diana and Tina Turner!?
They're R&B/Urban Contemporary DIVAs!
I'm mentioning to IDOL DANCE POP!
Different genre!!!

by **stevyy** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 9:57 am

for me:

1. Madonna
2. Whitney
3. Janet

by **biscuits** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 10:05 am

WillaMania wrote:Everyone, pleeeease!

Mariah, Whitney, Janet...and Diana and Tina Turner!?
They're R&B/Urban Contemporary DIVAs!
I'm mentioning to IDOL DANCE POP!
Different genre!!!

Whitney, and even Janet, were pop in the 80's. Songs like 'I Wanna Dance...', 'How Will I Know' and 'When I Think of You', to name a few, are pop classics.

by **NothingFails** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 10:17 am

WillaMania wrote:Everyone, pleeeease!

Mariah, Whitney, Janet...and Diana and Tina Turner!?
They're R&B/Urban Contemporary DIVAs!
I'm mentioning to IDOL DANCE POP!
Different genre!!!

Whitney, Janet, Diana and Tina were all pop in the 80s. Tina hasn't been remotely r&b since she divorced Ike. You're seeing skin color instead of listening to the music. If "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" or "When I Think Of You" doesn't sound like a pop song, I don't know what does.

by **mattsky** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 11:35 am

NothingFails wrote: You're seeing skin color instead of listening to the music.

Exactly!

by **RichyRich** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 4:59 pm

WillaMania wrote:Everyone, pleeeease!

Mariah, Whitney, Janet...and Diana and Tina Turner!?
They're R&B/Urban Contemporary DIVAs!
I'm mentioning to IDOL DANCE POP!
Different genre!!!

Absolutely Ridiculous! You must not know these ladies body of work. Tina Turner is arguably the queen of Rock and Roll. Whitney, Janet, Diana Ross, and Mariah are all pop icons. I suggest you look at the body of work and not their skin color.

by **Star** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 5:50 pm

I was gonna make a Top 10 list but then I realised the racism :roll: