Gaga's the main popgirl with least #1s?

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WAIT. WHAT?

Bad Romance was Never NR 1 ??? WHHHHHY????

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If she was more open to make feats with other artist she would have 2 or 3 more at this point.

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Number ones are mostly just based on timing and luck, I bet the public remembers way more of Gaga's non #1s like Paparazzi, Judas and Million Reasons than most of Katy or Rihanna's #1s.

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Just now, venusxillusion said:

Number ones are mostly just based on timing and luck, I bet the public remembers way more of Gaga's non #1s like Paparazzi, Judas and Million Reasons than most of Katy or Rihanna's #1s.

agree with the katy part but disagree with riri. Riri had always amazing Nr 1

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6 hours ago, Relevant said:

3... 

Just Dance, Poker Face and Born This Way

Thanks. I just was confused why it wasn't in the OP, like everyone should know this already lol. Regardless it would be good to see her on the list. Just didn't make sense to me and I'm too lazy to google. hahaha

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19 hours ago, Dorothy Gale said:

As much as I love her, Mariah has so many forgotten #1's and even some of her more memorable hits like Obsessed didn't even make top five. And the fact that Nicki Minaj has never had one further proves that #1's don't mean much. 

Are you living in America? Because if so, Mariah had way more impact there. Worldwide, her hits were very limited. The only place outside America and Canada where her fanbase was huge was perhaps Japan. This sounds absolutely nuts but she only ever had one #1 hit in the UK - Without You. But she also had an additional 20 top tens. Which is pretty wild - 1 #1 and 20 top 10's. I'll Be There, All I Want For Christmas Is You and We Belong Together went #2, though. We know Mariah for her voice but that's about it. Her debut work in particular is truly lost on us. I've listened to all her albums a few years back and honestly, I recognised very few of these songs, yet they were #1 in America. I've never understood how someone with so much success in America just never translated worldwide. But I think she's the perfect example of the concept: "Just because you've made it in America doesn't mean you've made it everywhere."

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5 minutes ago, StrawberryBlond said:

Are you living in America? Because if so, Mariah had way more impact there. Worldwide, her hits were very limited. The only place outside America and Canada where her fanbase was huge was perhaps Japan. This sounds absolutely nuts but she only ever had one #1 hit in the UK - Without You. But she also had an additional 20 top tens. Which is pretty wild - 1 #1 and 20 top 10's. I'll Be There, All I Want For Christmas Is You and We Belong Together went #2, though. We know Mariah for her voice but that's about it. Her debut work in particular is truly lost on us. I've listened to all her albums a few years back and honestly, I recognised very few of these songs, yet they were #1 in America. I've never understood how someone with so much success in America just never translated worldwide. But I think she's the perfect example of the concept: "Just because you've made it in America doesn't mean you've made it everywhere."

R&B is a pretty Americanized genre though, and it was huge in the 90s. Europe was probably more into dance at the time.

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51 minutes ago, Dorothy Gale said:

R&B is a pretty Americanized genre though, and it was huge in the 90s. Europe was probably more into dance at the time.

Yes, it is an Americanised genre but that doesn't mean Europe didn't like it. Yes, Europe was big on rave culture in the 90's but RnB was the other big favourite. We had a lot of successful RnB acts in the UK scene and abroad in the 90's. Whitney, R Kelly, Destiny's Child, etc. were very popular here. But for some reason, Mariah didn't really translate. I think it's because she didn't do much international promo. She was never a fixture on the promo trail here and if you want you work to sell that's what you have to do. Of course, there will always be exceptions. Her Japanese fanbase was big and RnB was hardly a big deal over there, so what explains that? Thing is, what I've noticed is that America tends to really in love with big voices. But in Europe, we're focused more on the song. I know that a good voice is only worthwhile if it's being used to sing a good song. And honestly, her voice aside, I found a lot of Mariah's stuff very bland, interchangeable and forgettable.

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6 minutes ago, StrawberryBlond said:

Yes, it is an Americanised genre but that doesn't mean Europe didn't like it. Yes, Europe was big on rave culture in the 90's but RnB was the other big favourite. We had a lot of successful RnB acts in the UK scene and abroad in the 90's. Whitney, R Kelly, Destiny's Child, etc. were very popular here. But for some reason, Mariah didn't really translate. I think it's because she didn't do much international promo. She was never a fixture on the promo trail here and if you want you work to sell that's what you have to do. Of course, there will always be exceptions. Her Japanese fanbase was big and RnB was hardly a big deal over there, so what explains that? Thing is, what I've noticed is that America tends to really in love with big voices. But in Europe, we're focused more on the song. I know that a good voice is only worthwhile if it's being used to sing a good song. And honestly, her voice aside, I found a lot of Mariah's stuff very bland, interchangeable and forgettable.

Mariah's Japanese slayage is crazy to me. Certain countries and markets just sometimes pick up an artist randomly, Pink is a huge deal in Australia. I think the fact that Mariah did mostly slower songs with sultry subdued vocals probably made her a bit more local. Something about songs like Honey and The Roof just seems so American to me. Destiny's Child and Whitney had more pop elements in their music, and had, for lack of a better word "bops" where Mariah had emotional power ballads. 

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13 minutes ago, Dorothy Gale said:

Mariah's Japanese slayage is crazy to me. Certain countries and markets just sometimes pick up an artist randomly, Pink is a huge deal in Australia. I think the fact that Mariah did mostly slower songs with sultry subdued vocals probably made her a bit more local. Something about songs like Honey and The Roof just seems so American to me. Destiny's Child and Whitney had more pop elements in their music, and had, for lack of a better word "bops" where Mariah had emotional power ballads. 

Yes, that's the best way to put it. Sometimes, a country just picks up on an artist randomly, even if they're not from there or don't make the usual music that would appeal there. Indeed, Mariah's songs were very American and I think the UK has always liked more edginess with their music. You'll notice that country music was never big here, I think it's too safe and pedestrian for us. Taylor Swift couldn't make it here until she went pop for a reason. Being cool is what makes you big in the UK more than anything else. And yes, ballads have always struggled here, from anyone, except for in the winter months, maybe. Slow songs don't exactly make for fun driving in your car or dancefloor filling. But I do admit that Mariah still has some absolute astounding pieces of work here and there. I want So Blessed to play at my wedding and Looking In is one of the few songs that I can relate to so perfectly and it brings me to tears. Hands down her best song ever.