A pop dialectic, never seen since the Beatles’s reign, which allowed her to keep on the edge of trend and commerciality.” William Langley from The Daily Telegraph felt that “Madonna has changed the world’s social history, has done more things as more different people than anyone else is ever likely to.” Professor Diane Pecknold noted that “nearly any poll of the biggest, greatest, or best in popular culture includes [Madonna’s] name”. In 2012, VH1 ranked Madonna as the greatest woman in music.