Please don't get all crazy this is purely a fun question=]

Well since i wasn't born till 90 =[, I missed the heyday of music videos, my friend tommy who is a huge rocker. We always talk about music cause i love veery genre and he was saying in the late 80's throughout the 90's he said like every time he would watch MTV It was Whitney, Mariah or Janet playing.

So my question is to all those who watched who do you think the queen of MTV was? i guess we can add Madonna for fun to, but who do you think was played the most?

MADONNA, without question. Just like MJ, MTV would have entire days or weekends dedicated to her. They played her music video's and had tons of specials dedicated to her. She has also won more VMA's than any other artist I believe. MTV loves Madonna.

True I was born in '87, so I missed out on when she first hit it big, but I remember quite well seeing Madonna video's on MTV from the time I was younger.

Don't get me wrong, Mariah and especially Janet got ALOT of play on MTV, as did Whitney, but Madonna got more play and attention on MTV than the other artists.

I'd say Janet would be second. She was a huge staple on MTV during the 90's.

Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone.

That ain't even a debate unless the Janet fans come in here.

Timmy84 said:

Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone.

That ain't even a debate unless the Janet fans come in here.

eheheh maybe i was being unfair mixing her in ok MINUS madge

'

Of the 3 girls who do u think got the most?

Cinnamon234 said:

MADONNA, without question. Just like MJ, MTV would have entire days or weekends dedicated to her. They played her music video's and had tons of specials dedicated to her. She has also won more VMA's than any other artist I believe. MTV loves Madonna.

True I was born in '87, so I missed out on when she first hit it big, but I remember quite well seeing Madonna video's on MTV from the time I was younger.

Don't get me wrong, Mariah and especially Janet got ALOT of play on MTV, as did Whitney, but Madonna got more play and attention on MTV than the other artists.

I'd say Janet would be second. She was a huge staple on MTV during the 90's.

Lol i heard:D

Ok well minus madge of the 3 girls you think Janet got the most play?

Gunsnhalen said:

Timmy84 said:

Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone.

That ain't even a debate unless the Janet fans come in here.

eheheh maybe i was being unfair mixing her in ok MINUS madge

'

Of the 3 girls who do u think got the most?

It sure as fuck wasn't Whitney and Mariah. OF COURSE JANET. Duh.

Timmy84 said:

Gunsnhalen said:

eheheh maybe i was being unfair mixing her in ok MINUS madge

'

Of the 3 girls who do u think got the most?

It sure as fuck wasn't Whitney and Mariah. OF COURSE JANET. Duh.

shahah i wasn't alive at the time idk lol

They all had number 1's so lol

Gunsnhalen said:

Timmy84 said:

It sure as fuck wasn't Whitney and Mariah. OF COURSE JANET. Duh.

shahah i wasn't alive at the time idk lol

They all had number 1's so lol

That don't matter. Whitney and Mariah just didn't stand out. Great vocalists but that was all there was to them. Whitney HAD some good videos (the best being "I'm Your Baby Tonight") but Mariah's videos were like looking at those Calvin Klein fashion shoots when he brought out that Obsession cologne. Especially the videos for the first two albums.

Most definitely Madonna.

Gunsnhalen said:

So my question is to all those who watched who do you think the queen of MTV was?

Michael Jackson.

Pat Benetar & Heart.

MickyDolenz said:

Pat Benetar & Heart.

As lacking in talent, you just can't deny Madge's legacy.

Definitely Madonna, but Cyndi Lauper deserves a mention as well.

I think Madonna is definitely the queen of MTV.

And her videos still stand the time, as being amongst some of the greatest short videos we've seen.

Rain, Fever, Human Nature, Bedtime Stories, Vogue, and Power of Goodbye were her best videos

vainandy said:

Gunsnhalen said:

So my question is to all those who watched who do you think the queen of MTV was?

Michael Jackson.

oh Andy

Timmy84 said:

Gunsnhalen said:

shahah i wasn't alive at the time idk lol

They all had number 1's so lol

That don't matter. Whitney and Mariah just didn't stand out. Great vocalists but that was all there was to them. Whitney HAD some good videos (the best being "I'm Your Baby Tonight") but Mariah's videos were like looking at those Calvin Klein fashion shoots when he brought out that Obsession cologne. Especially the videos for the first two albums.

ahahahahhaah well if we had to break it down

Madonna out of the 4 probably had some of the most memorable videos with story, culture & everything mixed in

Janet though in a lot of her videos had stories, and i dug that especially song's like Alright

Whitney & Mariah had some epic looking videos but not a lot of story, just a lot of posing & smiling...

He but i like all 4 not downing any of them lol

MickyDolenz said:

Pat Benetar & Heart.

hmmmm... even though i was old enough when MTV began, i actually never recall seeing MTV at all until 1990 or so... i do remember it being on at peoples' houses, so i would say that pat benetar, cyndi lauper and madonna were played a whole lot. it seems to me that janet jackson was played on rotation much later than these three. i could be wrong.

i grew up in NYC, so i grew up with video music box, new york hot tracks and even friday night videos, where janet seemed to get more rotation in those places. hot tracks were around before BET became what it was, and video music box played a lot of hip hop.

but i'm gonna say (if not madonna) then janet jackson, in terms of being the 'queen of MTV'.

MJJstudent said:

hmmmm... even though i was old enough when MTV began, i actually never recall seeing MTV at all until 1990 or so... i do remember it being on at peoples' houses, so i would say that pat benetar, cyndi lauper and madonna were played a whole lot. it seems to me that janet jackson was played on rotation much later than these three. i could be wrong.

i grew up in NYC, so i grew up with video music box, new york hot tracks and even friday night videos, where janet seemed to get more rotation in those places. hot tracks were around before BET became what it was, and video music box played a lot of hip hop.

but i'm gonna say (if not madonna) then janet jackson, in terms of being the 'queen of MTV'.

Actually you couldn't be more wrong. When I was a baby, all I saw BESIDES Madonna was:

• Cyndi Lauper
• Pat Benatar
• Heart
• Joan Jett
• Annie Lennox
• Tina Turner

I was familiar with them by the time Janet came to the picture and even then I saw her mainly on shows like Night Tracks (I don't recall her on BET but she probably was in 1986-87) but I remembered catching the premiere of "Miss You Much" on BET and the entire Rhythm Nation movie on MTV in '89.

Timmy84 said:

MJJstudent said:

hmmmm... even though i was old enough when MTV began, i actually never recall seeing MTV at all until 1990 or so... i do remember it being on at peoples' houses, so i would say that pat benetar, cyndi lauper and madonna were played a whole lot. it seems to me that janet jackson was played on rotation much later than these three. i could be wrong.

i grew up in NYC, so i grew up with video music box, new york hot tracks and even friday night videos, where janet seemed to get more rotation in those places. hot tracks were around before BET became what it was, and video music box played a lot of hip hop.

but i'm gonna say (if not madonna) then janet jackson, in terms of being the 'queen of MTV'.

Actually you couldn't be more wrong. When I was a baby, all I saw BESIDES Madonna was:

• Cyndi Lauper
• Pat Benatar
• Heart
• Joan Jett
• Annie Lennox
• Tina Turner

I was familiar with them by the time Janet came to the picture and even then I saw her mainly on shows like Night Tracks (I don't recall her on BET but she probably was in 1986-87) but I remembered catching the premiere of "Miss You Much" on BET and the entire Rhythm Nation movie on MTV in '89.

see? i told you, i didn't have MTV... and whenever i saw it it was at somebody's house... i didn't grow up with mass cable channels like that. i never had access to cable until i was a lot older.

^^I remember a bit of Sade, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, & Miami Sound Machine/Gloria Estefan too. There was also The Go-Gos & The Bangles. Maybe Debbie Gibson, Samantha Fox, & Paula Abdul later on.

MickyDolenz said:

^^I remember a bit of Sade, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, & Miami Sound Machine/Gloria Estefan too. There was also The Go-Gos & The Bangles. Maybe Debbie Gibson, Samantha Fox, & Paula Abdul later on.

Yep and Lita Ford. A LOT OF FEMALE ARTISTS got heavy rotation on video channels, not just MTV but BET and Night Tracks. In fact BET even played Samantha Fox mainly because of the Full Force connection.

sosgemini said:

Wait, are we going to argue that Janet didn't get major airplay on MTV?

No.

Janet got plenty of play on MTV

Same with Mariah too.

Madonna.

Timmy84 said:

Gunsnhalen said:

shahah i wasn't alive at the time idk lol

They all had number 1's so lol

That don't matter. Whitney and Mariah just didn't stand out. Great vocalists but that was all there was to them. Whitney HAD some good videos (the best being "I'm Your Baby Tonight") but Mariah's videos were like looking at those Calvin Klein fashion shoots when he brought out that Obsession cologne. Especially the videos for the first two albums.

So funny So true.

MJJstudent said:

i grew up in NYC, so i grew up with video music box, new york hot tracks and even friday night videos, where janet seemed to get more rotation in those places. hot tracks were around before BET became what it was, and video music box played a lot of hip hop.

but i'm gonna say (if not madonna) then janet jackson, in terms of being the 'queen of MTV'.

lol I remember that. I remember The Box that used to exist on cable and everyday they would play 'One Sweet Day' by Mariah Carey/Boyz II Men, 'Tha' Crossroads' by Bone Thugs 'n Harmony, and "Fantasy Remix" by Mariah Carey feat. ODB.

In terms of the 'queeen,' it was definitely Madonna, but then Janet Jackson & Mariah were seeing a huge rise in popularity and they were being played a lot in the 90s.

Madonna video premieres

were big deals at MTV, &

would feature the shiny,

big spinning globe at the

top of the hour and intros

by VJs (video disc jockeys).

Madonna ruled with her vid-

eos premieres, probably

more so than Prince, I'd say.