After her initial success, Abdul suffered a series of setbacks in her professional and personal life.
Her six number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 tie her with Diana Ross for seventh among the female solo performers who have topped the chart.
Her six number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 tie her with Diana Ross for seventh among the female solo performers who have topped the chart.
Abdul later scored a string of pop music hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s.