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Apr 26 11 1:12 PM

I realize this is about "star power," but in terms of general popularity, her peak was 1993-1996. When you consider that the combined sales for the CDs she released in that time period is 25 million in the U.S. and well over 50 million worldwide and that she had 5 #1s on the Hot 100 in that span as well as a huge international hit in "Without You" and released a holiday classic in "AIWFCIY," you can't really beat that span. Almost no artist can, actually.

I've never thought about it until now, but as much as Tommy helped her during that time (let's be real, Sony threw a lot of its muscle behind her), he also hurt her. It's interesting that she didn't appear on Oprah's show from 1992-1997 (i.e. during her marriage to Tommy). She also didn't do any high profile interviews, really, and, as has been said, didn't have much of a public persona. She wasn't on 20/20, Dateline, etc. She wasn't even on Rolling Stone or Entertainment Weekly until she got divorced. Her sales might have been even higher with some Oprah appearances or something.

Last Edited By: MisplacedValidity Apr 26 11 1:15 PM. Edited 1 time.