PDC1987

At least it has sold well past Silver in hard sales. Especially with the awful level of airplay she gets. Most artists never reach that point of success, let alone "flop."

Oh please, it has nothing to do with ticket sales. They ADDED 2nd dates to two of those cities.

Oh yes it is, lol. There is no female artist bigger than Madonna.

The problem with this sentiment is that "The Queen of Pop" is literally Madonna's nickname. It was given to her by the media and culture in general, just like Michael's "King of Pop" and Ozzy's "Prince of Darkness," it's not a title that female singers compete for. It's Madonna's title, full stop. And even if the title of "The Queen of Pop" were something you compete for, Madonna would still have it. She earned that title because of her all time impact and success, it doesn't matter if some other girl is bigger than her at the moment or for a few years. None of them are going to match, let alone exceed, her overall fame, success, and impact. Elaborating on the point of all time vs. at the moment when comparing two or more acts, longevity and consistency trump peak. Madonna released 'Hard Candy' 25 years, as in a full quarter century, after her self-titled debut was released and yet it sill moved 3.5 million globally. Mind you that was despite it not being a 4th quarter release, and the fact that she and Warner Bros. only put notable effort in to the first single. That first single was a global smash and then the 2nd single went Top 10 almost everywhere. And of course we all know how the subsequent tour fared.

Not needing these things to be a success in Pop is no reason to not have them. She doesn't have anything to do with the huge success of her own career. She was wholly pre-packaged and marketed to success by her label and nowadays isn't even in control of her own finances, let alone her own career. And really, her writing credits are rather dubious, to say the least.