Whitney Houston vs Madonna: more famous?

Question

Madonna

Whitney

Select age and gender to cast your vote:

GirlGuy

Answer 1

Jjpayne | 3.1K opinions shared on Entertainment & Arts topic.

Master

I'd say madonna, simply because she has been in a few more movies, has been in soundtracks and specifically has been the main actress in a musical aka evita

Whitney Houston vs Madonna: more famous?

Answer 2

abc3643 | 1.5K opinions shared on Entertainment & Arts topic.

Master

Considering Whitney Houston hasn't put out a new album in over 9 years being dead and all but Madonna is still cranking out music over about the last 40 years, it's not hard to see who is more famous and will be for a good while longer. Sadly, the amazing talent Whitney had - much more than Madonna - was wasted because she couldn't keep her shit together while Madonna is excellent at keeping her shit together.

Miristheiss

2 mo
That may be true but I personally haven't heard a "new" Madonna song since like 2003 or so.
abc3643

2 mo
@Miristheiss Well, at least we have Marilyn Manson who is still rather active...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7l3tIsRM7s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FniF0kSvWGg
abc3643

2 mo
(Madonna Wayne Gacy used to be the keyboardist for Marilyn Manson...)

Answer 3

Miristheiss

That may be true but I personally haven't heard a "new" Madonna song since like 2003 or so.

Answer 4

abc3643

@Miristheiss Well, at least we have Marilyn Manson who is still rather active...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7l3tIsRM7s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FniF0kSvWGg

Answer 5

abc3643

(Madonna Wayne Gacy used to be the keyboardist for Marilyn Manson...)

Answer 6

Screenwriter

Yoda

Famous for different styles of music. I'd say equal.

Answer 7

ArrowheadSW | 142 opinions shared on Entertainment & Arts topic.

Guru

Wow that is a tough one. As far as being famous is concerned, I would say in my opinion, about equal. Of course Whitney is no longer with us, so you only hear about her in the past tense now, sadly.

Answer 8

pigoat | 952 opinions shared on Entertainment & Arts topic.

Guru

Kinda a silly question to ask

Shoulda been obvious

Even if you asked a better singer that might of been more competitive but i doubt that

hahahmm

2 mo
Really? Madonna had a very narrow vocal range/vocal talent but was a top level entertainer with stage presence. Houston had top level vocals but didn't go much for the stage show stuff. Madonna had to learn new vocals just to do a musical (Evita). Houston would have done it better in her sleep. But this is different from who's more famous. Have to look at record sales for that in my opinion.
JessieBellll

2 mo
@hahahmm but Whitney also released far less than Madonna so its not really fair
JessieBellll

2 mo
Madonna 17 albums
Whitney 9
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hahahmm

2 mo
Not sure fame is fair. For example you could be a saint and help 500 poor kids get an education but if your name is never in the press you won't be famous. When I was a kid, they both were probably equally famous but Whitney's voice was respected. Madonna's never was. They were really famous for different reasons/flavors of whatever.
Jamie05rhs

2 mo
I agree with @hahahmm.

Answer 9

hahahmm

Really? Madonna had a very narrow vocal range/vocal talent but was a top level entertainer with stage presence. Houston had top level vocals but didn't go much for the stage show stuff. Madonna had to learn new vocals just to do a musical (Evita). Houston would have done it better in her sleep. But this is different from who's more famous. Have to look at record sales for that in my opinion.

Answer 10

JessieBellll

@hahahmm but Whitney also released far less than Madonna so its not really fair

Answer 11

JessieBellll

Madonna 17 albums
Whitney 9

Answer 12

hahahmm

Not sure fame is fair. For example you could be a saint and help 500 poor kids get an education but if your name is never in the press you won't be famous. When I was a kid, they both were probably equally famous but Whitney's voice was respected. Madonna's never was. They were really famous for different reasons/flavors of whatever.

Answer 13

Jamie05rhs

I agree with @hahahmm.

Answer 14

WesBrewer | 60 opinions shared on Entertainment & Arts topic.

Yoda

I have heard of Madonna before I did of Whitney Houston

Answer 15

SenseiSeptred

Xper 6

Both are pretty equal in that respect, however, Whitney sama ended up in a lot of unfortunate situations due to one of her most famous boyfriends Bobby Brown sama.

Answer 16

jtesla90

Xper 4

Honestly i can't remember who either of them are. I've heard rhe names but i dont remember.

Yaaten

2 mo
Both of them were a bit before your time, but back in the 80's Madonna was a very famous singer, and for Whitney it was during the 90's when she was famous. Madonna is still very much alive, but Whitney croaked it back in 2012.

Answer 17

Yaaten

Both of them were a bit before your time, but back in the 80's Madonna was a very famous singer, and for Whitney it was during the 90's when she was famous. Madonna is still very much alive, but Whitney croaked it back in 2012.

Answer 18

Kreneman | 470 opinions shared on Entertainment & Arts topic.

Xper 7

Both of them are equally tied because they started in the early 80s with their first albums (Madonna 1983 and Whitney 1985) and for over 25 years, both of them became Iconic influential legends for the world.

Answer 19

Yaaten

Xper 6

Madonna. Naturally. How many so-called millennials and Gen Zeds even know who Whitney Houston is?

Yaaten

2 mo
Or I should say "was", because she's now kaput.

Answer 20

Yaaten

Or I should say "was", because she's now kaput.

Answer 21

Likes2drive | 2.1K opinions shared on Entertainment & Arts topic.

Master

I think Madonna but it’s a tricky one since they both were in movies too and famous around the same time

Answer 22

REALSTEEL

Xper 5

I'm gonna say Madonna they both had a lot of number 1 hits thats very difficult choice to make

Answer 23

Filip127

Xper 3

I don't know Whitney Houston, so i guess it's Madonna. by the way Her song was in Die another day opening.

Answer 24

Mark987

Xper 6

Whitney is bar far unique... she has gods voice.. gospel... best women voice of our time.. no match... if you say entertainment then maybe Madonna... but vocals.. no comparison

Answer 25

Telekinetic-Potato | 208 opinions shared on Entertainment & Arts topic.

Guru

I voted Madonna, sorry Whitney, love you more lol but Madonna is way more famous.

Answer 26

Anonymous

The woman who had been "thinking a lot about blowing up the WhiteHouse", while President Trump was still allowed to live in it.

Answer 27

Willoughby23

Xper 4

I dont know never knew anything about either of them really

Answer 28

Jamie05rhs | 494 opinions shared on Entertainment & Arts topic.

Guru

Madonna is more famous (because she's white), but Whitney Houston had better music.

Yaaten

2 mo
No, not because she's "white", but because her career spans the decades (Houston was famous only during the 90's, and now she's dead).
JessieBellll

2 mo
@Yaaten she was huge in 80s

Answer 29

Yaaten

No, not because she's "white", but because her career spans the decades (Houston was famous only during the 90's, and now she's dead).

Answer 30

JessieBellll

@Yaaten she was huge in 80s

Answer 31

Still-alive

Xper 5

Whitney Houston no contest. She’s got the best vocal range ever.

JessieBellll

2 mo
How does that have to do with popularity
Still-alive

2 mo
Because that’s what got her famous

Answer 32

JessieBellll

How does that have to do with popularity

Answer 33

Still-alive

Because that’s what got her famous

Answer 34

Gedaria

Master

Difficult. But I think Whitney was more famous. Not much in it , But I prefer Whitney..

Answer 35

Wiredone | 89 opinions shared on Entertainment & Arts topic.

Xper 7

They are both very popular. I can't decide

Answer 36

GoodGuyBreakingBad | 2.4K opinions shared on Entertainment & Arts topic.

Master

Madonna, I like her songs more better

Answer 37

EaterPeter

Xper 7

I can't tell for sure.

Answer 38

bklynbadboy1 | 503 opinions shared on Entertainment & Arts topic.

Guru

there both about the same

Answer 39

YHL6965 | 380 opinions shared on Entertainment & Arts topic.

Guru

I don't care about celebrities so I don't know.

Answer 40

Miristheiss | 450 opinions shared on Entertainment & Arts topic.

Guru

Wow, tough one.
It is so close I cannot decide.

Yaaten

2 mo
Toss a coin. :)

Answer 41

Yaaten

Toss a coin. :)

Answer 42

larry69

Guru

Madonna like a virgin. Lol

Yaaten

2 mo
I wonder if she's still a virgin. Probably not.
Jamie05rhs

2 mo
@yaaten I think she has a kid.
Jamie05rhs

2 mo
But there are plenty of girls who are "like a virgin" these days. It's like when you're on eBay and see something listed that's "Like New."

Answer 43

Yaaten

I wonder if she's still a virgin. Probably not.

Answer 44

Jamie05rhs

@yaaten I think she has a kid.

Answer 45

Jamie05rhs

But there are plenty of girls who are "like a virgin" these days. It's like when you're on eBay and see something listed that's "Like New."

Answer 46

hahahmm | 110 opinions shared on Entertainment & Arts topic.

Guru

Madonna.

Answer 47

SandandWaves | 130 opinions shared on Entertainment & Arts topic.

Xper 7

Madonna

Answer 48

ItsTheNephilim | 633 opinions shared on Entertainment & Arts topic.

Master

Madonna.

Answer 49

taeh_ie2 | 61 opinions shared on Entertainment & Arts topic.

Xper 6

Whitney, for sure.

JessieBellll

2 mo
Why?
taeh_ie2

2 mo
Lol because she’s the only one I know and her songs are still a hit.

Answer 50

JessieBellll

Why?

Answer 51

taeh_ie2

Lol because she’s the only one I know and her songs are still a hit.

Answer 52

LemiaOfTheCodes | 89 opinions shared on Entertainment & Arts topic.

Xper 7

Both are eqaully famous.

Answer 53

allaboutyou2

Xper 6

Whitney Houston for sure.

JessieBellll

2 mo
Why her
allaboutyou2

2 mo
She is the most awarded female artist of all time. Her voice is unmistakable also.
JessieBellll

2 mo
Madonna was way bigger in the UK tough
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allaboutyou2

2 mo
I would agree somewhat. I was born in England and lived there until I was 23. My preference is still Whitney.

Answer 54

JessieBellll

Why her

Answer 55

allaboutyou2

She is the most awarded female artist of all time. Her voice is unmistakable also.

Answer 56

JessieBellll

Madonna was way bigger in the UK tough

Answer 57

allaboutyou2

I would agree somewhat. I was born in England and lived there until I was 23. My preference is still Whitney.

Answer 58

nodnol32 | 235 opinions shared on Entertainment & Arts topic.

Guru

Madonna.

Answer 59

Iron_Man | 3.5K opinions shared on Entertainment & Arts topic.

Master

Probably Madonna

Answer 60

Luckycharms12 | 64 opinions shared on Entertainment & Arts topic.

Explorer

Madonna

Answer 61

babadolulu

Xper 4

I don't know

Answer 62

Maspolomas | 71 opinions shared on Entertainment & Arts topic.

Xper 6

Madonna

Answer 63

Dweezil

Xper 6

Neither

Answer 64

Anonymous

No comment

Yaaten

2 mo
You mean "no opinion", because your "no comment" comment is still a comment.

Answer 65

Yaaten

You mean "no opinion", because your "no comment" comment is still a comment.

Answer 66

OlderAndWiser | 916 opinions shared on Entertainment & Arts topic.

Master

Madonna Who?

Yaaten

2 mo
You know, the mother of Jesus.
OlderAndWiser

2 mo
@Yaaten Are you sure?

https://youtu.be/uLRiGX3L-kw

Answer 67

Yaaten

You know, the mother of Jesus.

Answer 68

OlderAndWiser

@Yaaten Are you sure?

https://youtu.be/uLRiGX3L-kw

Answer 69

MrCreep | 64 opinions shared on Entertainment & Arts topic.

Xper 6

Don't know really

Answer 70

CuriousMufuxka | 601 opinions shared on Entertainment & Arts topic.

Guru

Madonna easily!

JessieBellll

2 mo
Why easily
CuriousMufuxka

2 mo
Lucky Star, Material Girl, Borderline!
JessieBellll

2 mo
Lucky star was only a hit in the US
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CuriousMufuxka

2 mo
Um ok.
Yaaten

2 mo
'Lucky Star' was a hit in Australia too. Madonna is the more famous of the two, if only because she's been around far longer than Whitney.