Is Taylor Swift the biggest/most popular artist/musician since Michael Jackson & Madonna?

[Takes Two To Tango]

Since Michael Jackson and Madonna came up about the same time.

The only musicians I can think of in between that were huge in their own rights is Rihanna, Beyonce and perhaps Britney Spears.

However those there are nothing like Taylor Swift popularity today. She's a massive star, I don't think we've seen something like her since Michael Jackson/Madonna.

Though I do think Michael Jackson was bigger in his prime.

Other notable musicians in terms of touring are U2 which would be up there and The Rolling Stones.

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[William Huggins]

Who is this?

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

Who is this?

lol nice.

 

[William Huggins]

lol nice.

Junk food is poplar too......

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

Junk food is poplar too......

lol that's not point of the thread. Never said it's about the quality of the music.

 

[William Huggins]

lol that's not point of the thread. Never said it's about the quality of the music.

I think that there's a giant Taylor Swift echo chamber somewhere maybe a few Taylor Swift algorithms running around.

I don't think artists can get that big anymore because of the advent of new technologies.

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

I think that there's a giant Taylor Swift echo chamber somewhere maybe a few Taylor Swift algorithms running around.

I don't think artists can get that big anymore because of the advent of new technologies.

That's fair.

 

[Boomb]

Ever heard of The Beatles, TS?

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

Ever heard of The Beatles, TS?

Yes, I'm talking about recently. The Beatles ended in the late 60s I believe. Michael Jackson is the most recent (Huge in the 80s) besides Taylor Swift who is the most famous today.

 

[William Huggins]

There's definitely more people on earth now but are you talking about a global popularity because I don't see her that big in India or China and look at the combined population of those 2 are...

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

There's definitely more people on earth now but are you talking about a global popularity because I don't see her that big in India or China and look at the combined population of those 2 are...

Yes, that's true to, but I'm not saying she's the most popular of all-time. I think The Beatles is the biggest than Michael Jackson/Elvis. I'm just saying Taylor is a phenomenon that hasn't been seen since Michael Jackson and perhaps Madonna.

 

[William Huggins]

Yes, that's true to, but I'm not saying she's the most popular of all-time. I think The Beatles is the biggest than Michael Jackson/Elvis. I'm just saying Taylor is a phenomenon that hasn't been seen since Michael Jackson and perhaps Madonna.

There's a great Taylor Swift fan club, if you were some weird Arab with lots of money and a used panties fetish, she might send you her gym knickers, for a large sum of money and a water tight NDA.

I just think there's better places to discuss Taylor Swift...... IMHO....

 

[Thrawn33]

Yes, I'm talking about recently. The Beatles ended in the late 60s I believe. Michael Jackson is the most recent (Huge in the 80s) besides Taylor Swift who is the most famous today.

Not a fan but given the conditions of the survey, without a doubt yes.

 

[jimbob27]

I guess it depends what you mean by biggest.

She's certainly the most hyped artist in recent times. She had the best selling tour of all time, yet this list has her at 9th in terms of record sales. Just edging out eminem.

So all the kids want to go to one of her concerts, but they're not such great fans when it comes to buying records and listening to them. She's still behind Frank Sinatra and Pink Floyd, and a long way from reaching the likes of MJ, the Beatles or Elvis.

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This makes sense, because as far as I'm aware, she doesn't even have a signature song. Something like Wannabe, Hit Me Baby One More time. Previous big acts would get so much playtime on TV and radio, that everyone would know the songs and lyrics whether they like it or not.

I think she's like the musical equivalent of Avatar. The biggest grossing movie of all time, which had almost no cultural impact whatsoever.

 

[Sonny Qc]

I think her 1989 album is masterpiece.

 

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Is Ed Sheeran the fourth most popular artist of all time? Is Harry Styles, whatever the hell that is, the sixth most popular artist of all time?

 

[Osculater]

I think her 1989 album is masterpiece.

Ghey!

 

[Jesus X]

They put a michael jackson video on network tv on primetime folks underestimate just how popular MJ was before all his allegations came out. Taylor swift is nowhere as respected or a cultural phenomenon as Michael was. My parents are third world country boomers who grew up without technology in a separate language and even they knew who MJ was in the 90s they have no idea who taylor swift is.

 

[ssBaldy]

I think she's like the musical equivalent of Avatar. The biggest grossing movie of all time, which had almost no cultural impact whatsoever.

Avatar had a huge impact in the field of visual effects. It was the best looking movie for quite some time. Otherwise it's Pocachontas/Fern Gully in space.

Taylor is weird. Somehow she is irrelevant anywhere outside the West, which was not the case for huge stars of the past. Michael Jackson is known in every corner of the world.
I live in Russia and I am yet to see an IRL Swiftie. For comparison, Britney or Aguilera had a lot of fans here. Even more modern singers like Dua Lipa or Billie Eilish have quite a following.

 

[ssBaldy]

Is Ed Sheeran the fourth most popular artist of all time? Is Harry Styles, whatever the hell that is, the sixth most popular artist of all time?

You need to correct those numbers for inflation and there will be only artists from the past left in the top 10.
Metallica and AC/DC played in front of more than a million people in Moscow. I doubt Swift can put 1 million people in one place with her music.