base talk Bigger 2nd era: OIDIA vs Fearless vs Like a Virgin

[johnny_9ss]

 

 

[SwiftLover]

Fearless & LAV are interchangeable, domestically. 
 

this was a setup thread for the other girl 

[byzantium]

All of them are diamond albums.  Does it really matter after that? 

[FolkLover1989]

Bigger : LAV

Best : Fearless

Best Single: Fearless

[Sheep]

LAV is one of the biggest female pop albums ever. The other 2 are nowhere near it in success.

 

OIDIA is far and away the best album with the best singles though.

[Klein]

Biggest album: Like A Virgin

Best album: Fearless

Best singles: Fearless

[PoisonedIvy]

Three legends, three Diamond albums  That’s all I see.

[leyaris11]

This is a sketches. We probably vote for our fav and what's era we are in... And with that being said, i go for biggest selling female album of all time which is oidia. 

[Enrique523]

Like a Virgin was clearly the biggest album.

[leyaris11]

22 minutes ago, byzantium said:

All of them are diamond albums.  Does it really matter after that? 

4 minutes ago, WeFoundTrouble said:

Three legends, three Diamond albums  That’s all I see.

so true, three legends in different era/decades...   i think we finally agree on something. 

[Raptus]

So Madonna vs Taylor is the new Madonna vs Mariah, huh 

[byzantium]

7 minutes ago, leyaris11 said:

And with that being said, i go for biggest selling female album of all time which is oidia

I am 90% sure Come on Over, The Bodyguard Soundtrack, Let’s talk about love and falling into you were all bigger. I also think Jagged Little Pill, 21, Music Box, Daydream, True Blue, and Come away with me sold more.

Edited July 31, 2023 by byzantium

[Popboi.]

Like a Virgin is bigger and has the better singles. I prefer Fearless as a whole though.

[leyaris11]

1 minute ago, byzantium said:

I am 90% sure Come on Over, The Bodyguard Soundtrack, Let’s talk about love and falling into you were all bigger. 

dl is a nice song. 

[tshwark]

33 minutes ago, byzantium said:

All of them are diamond albums.  Does it really matter after that? 

But only two of them in pure sales.

[Raptus]

 

33 minutes ago, byzantium said:

All of them are diamond albums.  Does it really matter after that? 

you can't say Taylor like in that other thread so suddenly it doesn't matter

 

[leyaris11]

26 minutes ago, Century said:

LAV is one of the biggest female pop albums ever. The other 2 are nowhere near it in success.

 

OIDIA is far and away the best album with the best singles though.

Thanks, lady gaga fan. 

[byzantium]

8 minutes ago, Raptus said:

 

you can't say Taylor like in that other thread so suddenly it doesn't matter

 

Go troll somewhere else please

[UseYourIllusion2002]

Like a Virgin by Far, although they are all Diamond so that's extremely impressive. Actual sophomore-era smashes (unlike others named) 

 

The Singles

Like a Virgin - #1 for six weeks, which no other song between 1984-1991 achieved, #2 on the year-end chart, still huge today

Material Girl - #2 on the Hot 100, her biggest hit nowadays

Angel - #5, the first 12-inch single to sell one million copies in the United States

Into the Groove - Not released in the USA since Angel was released instead, reached #6 on the airplay chart without even being sent to radios. It was her first #1 in the UK, and Holiday was at #2 the same week

Dress You Up - #5 on the Hot 100

Crazy For You  - #1 on the Hot 100, #9 on the year-end chart, had to compete against both We Are the World and Material Girl

Gambler  - #4 on the UK Singles Chart, wasn't released in the USA due to Dress You Up being released

 

The Album

-Reached the top 10 in two weeks, which was impressive at the time since this was before Nielsen SoundScan

-#1 for a month, #3 on the year-end chart

-The FIRST female album to go 5x Platinum in the United States, making it the best-selling female album of all time at the time, all in under one year

-Diamond certified, probably eligible for 12x Platinum, and would've sold more had The Immaculate Collection not been released

[rebeltwat]

Biggest: LAV

Best: Fearless

Best Singles: OIDIA 

[dabunique]

1985 was a great year 

[brenda-walsh]

Like A Virgin > OIDIA >>>>>>> Fearless

[Sheep]

30 minutes ago, leyaris11 said:

Thanks, lady gaga fan. 

You're welcome, arianator.

[Gladiator]

I accidentally voted for Oops I Did It Again for all, but Like a Virgin is much bigger.

[holyground13]

Oooo this one is actually intruging.

 

All three have great singles runs (and some of my favourite music of all time).

 

OIDIA was probably the biggest on release, as it did so well in it's first week and Britney was everywhere. However, LAV had huge longevity and had huge impact on both the music industry and Madonna's career. And then Fearless was huge as well, and you could say it had the longest longevity with TV but that's technically a separate album / era.

 

Overall, LAV wins for me though.