Rolling Stone calls Lady Gaga this generations Queen of Pop.

Lady Gaga
Mariano Vivanco

MASTER RANKING
Time for the moment of truth. Let's bake together all of these data points into one master list.

Surprised? Not likely. Lady Gaga as Queen of Pop makes a lot of intuitive sense.
No matter how we cut the numbers, Gaga was bound to crush the
competition. Even if we'd stuck to data from 2010 and 2011, her massive
album and singles sales swamp her competitors' – although that period
might have given a boost to later career-starters like Ke$ha and Nicki
Minaj. It might also have given an even bigger lift to Rihanna and
especially Katy Perry, who were both on fire in 2010.

Conversely, if we'd widened our scope to five years instead of three,
Taylor Swift could well have threatened for the top slot. And Beyoncé –
with her string of 2007 and 2008 hits – would have made a much stronger
run for Gaga's money.

Don't judge Beyoncé too harshly for her modest fifth-place ranking. Her I Am…Sasha Fierce
album was already aging when 2009 started, and she's been between album
cycles ever since. (We're confident that when we revisit this survey in
a few months, her just-released 4 will propel her higher on the chart.) Named by Billboard
as "Artist of the Decade" in 2010, Beyoncé has had so many hits since
the turn of the millennium, she'd be anyone's first choice for Queen of
Pop. Besides, an artist who kicked off the Obama Pop Era by singing to
the Obamas at the 2009 inaugural ball has reached a whole other echelon
of pop success.

Still: Our goal here was to crown the current tiara-wearer. And the
hard-working, culture-dominating Gaga more than earned the title. Maybe a
year from now, after 4 has spun off a year of radio, digital
and video hits, Lady G and Honey B will be more evenly matched, tugging
on either end of the Queen of Pop scepter like the demigods they are.

Tony Marino wrote:So I guess this article on Madonna from Rolling Stone has no credibility then???

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/madonna

(Oh!) Rob Petrie wrote:

Tony Marino wrote:So I guess this article on Madonna from Rolling Stone has no credibility then???

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/madonna

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(Oh!) Rob Petrie wrote:Not really. I don't enjoy blowjobs, actually.

Also, AOL has been in business a long time, too. Doesn't mean they're credible.

(Oh!) Rob Petrie wrote:I prefer to give them.

(Oh!) Rob Petrie wrote:Nope. I'd prefer to it be over after that.

(Oh!) Rob Petrie wrote:Inquiring minds can always use the PM feature.

I don't hold my tongue.