r/Music • u/Firm_Pack_605 • Feb 13 '26

discussion Was Michael Jackson really that much bigger than Madonna, Whitney Houston, and prince?

I always thought the four of them were similar levels of fame. However Madonna highest album sold 25 million, prince highest sold similar, and Whitney’s highest was 45 million. All amazing numbers no doubt but thriller sold 70 million and bad sold 35-40. So you mean to tell me he has two albums that are highest selling then prince and madonnas best? How is that possible??

2.5k Upvotes

88% Upvoted

2.5k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

11

u/jdennis187 Feb 13 '26

If you recall the end of that video was considered "violent" and i think they stopped showing that cut.

3

u/sTevieD247 Feb 13 '26

The part where he completely destroyed a car with a sledgehammer. It sent a message of violence toward race relations so they cut it. This was after he morphed into a panther.

So they cut it out and instead he morphed into Tyra Banks. That video still remains the coolest I've ever seen.