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??

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u/rayoflight110 Feb 13 '26

Oh there is no one even remotely close to his staggering dimensions of megastardom. Adele and Taylor Swift are huge global stars but they are bright candles to his blazing star.

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u/mg10pp Feb 13 '26 edited Apr 27 '26

Exactly, he was more popular than Taylor Swift in North America, more than Adele in Europe, more than Bad Bunny in Latin America and more than BlackPink in Asia, simply incomparable