Madonna vs. Mariah: Who REALLY Owned 1990? | Main Pop Girl

Madonna had Vogue and the Blond Ambition Tour. Mariah Carey was a 20-year-old nobody.

But in 1990, Mariah Carey spent more weeks at #1 on the Billboard charts - more than Madonna, Whitney Houston, and Janet Jackson COMBINED.

This is Episode 1 of "The Main Pop Girls: 1990-Now" - a weekly series where we crown the woman who ACTUALLY dominated pop music each year based on chart performance, album sales, and cultural impact. No nostalgia bias. Just the numbers.

Every week = a new year. Every week = a new debate. Subscribe so you don't miss 1991 - because the winning artist does something NO artist has done since.

Hit Subscribe for more unfiltered pop opinions!

Get TrendyPOP! in your social feeds:

Instagram:   / thisistrendypop  
TikTok:   / thisistrendypop  

Love MADONNA? Watch this video:    • MADONNA is making Confessions 2. BRILLIANT...  

Love MARIAH? Watch this video:    • Mariah Carey ‘Here For It All’ — First Lis...  

KEYWORDS:
Mariah Carey 1990, Madonna 1990, Vision of Love, Vogue Madonna, Mariah Carey debut, 1990 music, pop music 1990, best female artist 1990, Madonna vs Mariah Carey, Billboard Hot 100 1990, Mariah Carey first album, 90s pop music, female pop stars, music history, pop divas, Mariah Carey number one, Madonna Blond Ambition, Whitney Houston 1990, Janet Jackson 1990, best pop girl, pop music rankings, 1990s music, Mariah Carey vocal range, MTV VMAs 1990, music chart history, Billboard chart, pop music debate, 90s nostalgia, Mariah Carey Grammy, female artists 90s.

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Is It Madonna?
0:12 - Series Intro
0:27 - It's 1990...
0:53 - Subscribe, please!
0:57 - "Mariah Carey was a NOBODY."
1:11 - The Cinderella Story
1:24 - Breaking Records
1:48 - The Song
2:25 - The Performance
2:53 - The Album
3:51 - 1990 Honourable Mention
4:54 - Crowning The Main Pop Girl
5:55 - Fight me in the comments!
6:01 - Next time..1991
6:32 - Outro

#mariahcarey #madonna #whitneyhouston #janetjackson #trendypop #popmusic #90spop #90smusic #nostalgia #popculture