Camila (unfortunately) and Dua Lipa

On 6/30/2025 at 10:11 PM, halcyonday said:

Dua Lipa. Everything was going so well until Houdini happened.

Dua was more successful when she was serving basic pop. Only intellectuals get Houdini or Training Season. GP = Tasteless wbk!

5 minutes ago, aesthetic bih said:

Dua was more successful when she was serving basic pop. Only intellectuals get Houdini or Training Season. GP = Tasteless wbk!

I dont even consider RO a flop tbh. It's a big decline yes, but Houdini and Training Season were moderate hits and the album is on 2 billion streams after a year. Pop girls don't just stop being a MPG after one moderate-performing era, especially not if they can still tour arenas and stadiums.

 

To consider RO on the same level of flop as Jessie J's latest album for example would be crazy. If Dua's next album keeps declining, that's another story. 

 

But with that said, I do agree that Dua, despite her impressive streams does feel more "faceless" and less famous than traditional MPGs like Taylor, Beyonce, Gaga etc. Her fanbase is also a lot smaller. 

None of those listed in the OP were shocking at all, though. If anything, the only thing that was moderately surprising was that Jessie J didn't last longer in the UK, but I still never saw it for her in the US. 
 

The only legitimate answer I can think of is Nelly Furtado. Loose was massive, and while she never could've sustained the longevity and consistency of a Taylor or Beyoncé, it's still a little surprising she didn't have at least 1-2 more successful albums/eras before her success tapered off. I feel like she could've easily had a Katy Perry sized career, but for whatever reasons it never happened. 

Not sure if she counts but I'm shocked no one mentioned Susan Boyle? Her first album was outdoing most MPGs. 

 

I dreamed a dream

US - Best Selling Album of 2010, 4x Platinum

UK - Best Selling Album of 2009, 7x Platinum

Australia - Best Selling Album of 2009 and 2nd Best of 2010, 10x Platinum

New Zealand - Best Selling Album of 2009 and 2nd Best of 2010, 11x Platinum

Ireland - 8x Platinum

Canada - 2nd Best Selling Album of 2010, 5x Platinum 

14 minutes ago, SoundsandSongs said:

Not sure if she counts but I'm shocked no one mentioned Susan Boyle? Her first album was outdoing most MPGs. 

 

I dreamed a dream

US - Best Selling Album of 2010, 4x Platinum

UK - Best Selling Album of 2009, 7x Platinum

Australia - Best Selling Album of 2009 and 2nd Best of 2010, 10x Platinum

New Zealand - Best Selling Album of 2009 and 2nd Best of 2010, 11x Platinum

Ireland - 8x Platinum

Canada - 2nd Best Selling Album of 2010, 5x Platinum 

SUSANS ANAL BUM PARTY

Probably not the most mainstream main pop girl ever, but I had a lot of hope for Sky Ferreira — the talent, the vocals, the looks, the music, the cult status… shelved by a shitty label. 

On 6/30/2025 at 10:14 AM, Gelato said:

jessie j's decline in the uk in 2013 is kind of shocking to me. i know pop girls are unfortunately treated as disposable but who you are was so huge in 2011-2012. alive is extremely generic though which didn't help. her label going all in on a push in the US in 2014 after alive bombed was even more shocking

Her going bald was the reason.

Leona Lewis?

Wasn't Spirit one of the best-selling albums ever in the UK? 

On 6/30/2025 at 4:20 PM, gwen stacy said:

Nelly Furtado maybe, she was a MPG in that time but all her career after "Loose" is terrible, that Latin album only sold like 600K WW and her other 3 albums not even 1M combined.

The only true answer

On 7/1/2025 at 8:23 PM, Julia Fox said:

Halsey. She seems to have a loyal fanbase but she was a GP darling at one point and after Manic was released everything went downhill and I can't see her recovering 

She really was THAT girl for a second.

On 6/30/2025 at 10:19 AM, WhatWasThat! said:

Excuse me but Iggys second album "in my defence" WAS top 50 on billboard.

 

And she'll be back soon mark my words 

Her second REAL album Digital Distortion would have been a global smash if her bf at the time wasn't a *****.

Cheryl Cole 

Also Sia 

On 7/1/2025 at 12:22 PM, prézli said:

Pixie Lott

 

Her second era was simply awful.

ntm on this smash hit

 

 

7 minutes ago, Alex said:

ntm on this smash hit

 

 

Blocked The Saturdays' All Fired Up. Will never forget that.

22 hours ago, Alex said:

ntm on this smash hit

 

 

This classic... although Cymphonique Miller's version kinda ate hers up no shade

I was honestly a bit shocked with miley. After havin such a huge smash, grammys and people respecting her with plastic-endless
What happened
There was no noise for any of the singles  

Edited July 5, 20251 yr by AvadaKedavra

Xtina, she is a mpg in the making until Bionic happened. 

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I knew Camilla wasn't in it for the long haul, but I figured had another successful era in her.

5 hours ago, leyaris11 said:

Xtina, she is a mpg in the making until Bionic happened. 

X-Tina was an almost mpg ? I say she was one in her own right. 

I can only think of Olivia Rodrigo. She was HUGE HUGE but then…

 

most would consider her as an MPG already so you may be in the wrong thread ? it's for those that haven't made MPG status. 

 

 

 

 

 

Jordin Sparks!  I remember she had a streak of hits.

On 7/4/2025 at 6:06 PM, prézli said:

Blocked The Saturdays' All Fired Up. Will never forget that.

Blocked so much that All Fired Up didn't go top 2