This is for Rihanna but pretty much for all pop stars. Example, she is huge in morocco but that's not counted by mediatraffic, same for Asia Africa etc.

Do you think mediatraffic underestimates sales and we should believe the label receipts that Rihanna sold 41 millions?

Yes, absolutely.

Yea

Use 'Musichart', nothing change.

Yes, she is the queen of Pop, period.

No. I just found out she hasn't even sold 1 million copies of Unapologetic in the US alone. After TWO smash hits??? Gerrl.

Rihanna has sold 41m albums, whats there to discuss.

Next.

underestimated? I had a good mind to make a thread positing, "why doesnt Rih have double plat album in US since GGGB" and dont give me that "global" line when most of her efforts are straddling the 3m ww sales lane

The most people in third world countries don't buy cd's, so the answer to your question is no!

Not at all.

With the amount of hits she's had, she should actually have more.

Her album sales are actually really embarrassing when you look at them, but oh well.

I know she's doing fine. But you guys hype her up so much that you'd think she'd be over 1 million in the US and over 5 million WW.

Think about it, Rihanna is supposed to be a superstar who just had 2 back to back smashes here in the US and is JUST about to cross 1 million in sales?

And you think the subjective opinion of phaggs on ATRL will trump the objective numbers and receipts from reliable sources

Of course not.
Platinum albums in the US and 3m WW are unimpressive at its finest. ch...

yes...she has a 9M seller and a 7M seller + UA will do at least 4 M or even 5 M..