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Originally Posted by CannoliJoe
I think they chose Janet Jackson because she did a lot of work with the channel during her "Control" and "Rhythm Nation 1814" albums. Not to say she deserves it but she did also sell a lot of albums.
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She's the seventh most charting artist in American history, which frankly puts her a country mile in front of the other selected artists as far as actual icon status goes.
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I don't believe Aerosmith deserved to be up there or that they were very influential. They were another group who depended on their videos to come up with sales.
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Aerosmith sold more albums before they became an MTV staple than they did afterward, and the strong majority of their enduring hit singles came from before as well.