^Interesting, thanks for that. Surprised that Joan Jett is not in the top 60 (and I wonder if this is because she was part of a band, "Joan Jett and the Blackhearts"). I'm also surprised to see Debbie Gibson so high on the list, as she had two big albums, a third not-so-big one and then disappeared fairly quickly thereafter. (Side note: where is Tiffany? I thought her sales mirrored Debbie's almost exactly and at the same time.)
The lesson gleaned overall is that Pop (whether it's straight pop, pop/R&B, dance-pop or what have you) SELLS. In the top 20, the closest we get to a rock artist is #16 Cher (whose biggest hits were dance), #17 P!nk (somewhat the same) and #19 Lady Gaga (definitely the same). Artists who really resided in the genre of rock are few and farther down the list.
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