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[Jubilee]

Which brings it down to just a $5M difference, and when you take into account that half of the Spice Girls discography came out in the 00's..

Nirvana made more in the 90's.

Wait Wait.

You're

a) Trying to claim that a hell of a lot of those CD's aren't bought after the 90s?

And over 60 million is still over 55 million

[False Prophet]

And for the record, there should be a natural recognition that "bands" and "groups" are not the same.

[False Prophet]

Wait Wait.

You're

a) Trying to claim that a hell of a lot of those CD's aren't bought after the 90s?

And over 60 million is still over 55 million

Who actually sold more from 1991-2000?

[Jubilee]

Who actually sold more from 1991-2000?

Spice Girls.

No doubt.

[Bunny in Glasses]

I think both sides are failing to recognise the cultural barrier.

Twigg doesn't realise that the Spice Girls weren't as big in America and the Americans don't realise that the Spice Girls were FUCKING HUGE over here.

Read this Twig, because this is absolutely right. Over here Nirvana pretty much spawned a movement that swept America and made Seattle as huge of a music city as it became, then we have artists like Tupac who spoke for the sections of the country that were being ignored. I have no idea what was going on in England, but Spice Girls weren't huge here at all.

[Derm]

Nirvana 10 million less sales.

TLC 10 million more sales, with four more albums, and only performed until 1994

The Backstreet boys main sucess came later in the early 2000s.

The NWA were over by 1991

If it's all about sales figures Mariah Carey, Shania Twain, Alanis Morrisette and Britney Spears have each beat the Spice Girls in the nineties.

[Jack Burton]

If it's all about sales figures Mariah Carey, Shania Twain, Alanis Morrisette and Britney Spears have each beat the Spice Girls in the nineties.

Good point. I couldn't go anywhere from 1995-1998 with out hearing something from Jagged Little Pill. Anything from that albums takes me back to high school.

[Jubilee]

Read this Twig, because this is absolutely right. Over here Nirvana pretty much spawned a movement that swept America and made Seattle as huge of a music city as it became, then we have artists like Tupac who spoke for the sections of the country that were being ignored. I have no idea what was going on in England, but Spice Girls weren't huge here at all.

Girl Power.

Just because thier music wasn't aimed at you, doesn't mean it wasn't massive over there in the States.

All five together are still the biggest selling girl group in the USA by far. They had two records in a row which sold over 10 million in the states. And were the biggest sellers for two years in a row.

[False Prophet]

Spice Girls.

No doubt.

They sold 46 million from 1991-2000. Nirvana, I'm not sure yet.

[Jubilee]

They sold 46 million from 1991-2000.

But this is the thing I'm saying. That's incredible for two albums, and most of thier record sales would have been in those years. Whilst Nirvana were popular in the 90's a percentage of thier total record sales would have come from the 00's as well. Hell they've had about 4 or 5 albums released since then

[Jubilee]

If it's all about sales figures Mariah Carey, Shania Twain, Alanis Morrisette and Britney Spears have each beat the Spice Girls in the nineties.

Then they all have a case to be the face of the 90's then. I think Britney and even Shania can definitely be a good name in the running. I don't know much about Alanis Morrisette.

But yeah, just because these bands and artists aren't aimed at us, there is no doubt that they were the figurehead of the decade.

[Benderbrau]

I think both sides are failing to recognise the cultural barrier.

Twigg doesn't realise that the Spice Girls weren't as big in America and the Americans don't realise that the Spice Girls were FUCKING HUGE over here.

Translation: in the US Nirvana created a fashion movement (grunge...uhg. ) and ended in a tragedy. The Spice Girls created nothing IMO and ended as a joke.

[False Prophet]

Then they all have a case to be the face of the 90's then. I think Britney and even Shania can definitely be a good name in the running. I don't know much about Alanis Morrisette.

But yeah, just because these bands and artists aren't aimed at us, there is no doubt that they were the figurehead of the decade.

Britney's definitely the face of the late 90s, early 00s, but she never had an entire decade to herself.

[Jubilee]

Translation: in the US Nirvana created a fashion movement (grunge...uhg. ) and ended in a tragedy. The Spice Girls created nothing IMO and ended as a joke.

IMO, the sucess of the Spice Girls meant that many boy/girl bands would follow. The Backstreet Boys and N'Syns popularity were a ramification of the Spice GIrls making horrible pop music big.

[Bunny in Glasses]

Girl Power.

Just because thier music wasn't aimed at you, doesn't mean it wasn't massive over there in the States.

All five together are still the biggest selling girl group in the USA by far. They had two records in a row which sold over 10 million in the states. And were the biggest sellers for two years in a row.

What you're talking about though is artists that DEFINED an era, which isn't a numbers game. Nirvana spawned a HUGE counter-culture across the better of the US. Spice Girls were well liked, enough to sell incredibly well. How do you feel about Michael Jackson and how huge his death is? same HUGE feeling of loss throughout the country when Kurt Cobain committed suicide.