Estate Living Digital Publication Issue 2 February 2015 | Page 57

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Neither a stranger to controversy, we struggled to choose between The
King and Queen of Pop, so decided to give each one the recognition they
so rightly deserve. As The King of Pop, Michael Jackson has undoubtedly
shaped the modern day pop industry and continues to garner global
admiration even after his death. Jackson became the best-selling albums
artist of 2009 with 35 million albums sold worldwide, in the first 12 months
that followed his death. He also became the first artist to sell one million
downloads in a week in download history, with a record-breaking 2.6 million
downloads of his songs, including Thriller:
As Queen of Pop, Madonna continues to push the boundaries of
mainstream popular music through provocative videos and constantly
reinvents her image. She has released thirteen studio albums, six
compilation albums, three soundtrack albums, four live albums, 11
extended plays, three remix albums, and 21 box sets and has sold 300
million records worldwide as is also the top