Originally posted by Bwerde I think Rihanna is a singles driven artist. If the hits are there then the albums and the rest of the machinery will be fine. If they aren't, she may be in trouble.

Do you think she could sell albums without the MULTIPLE worldwide smash singles to support her? When she has multiple hits her albums seem to sell more in the long run versus when she only has one or two and then the rest fail to catch on in digital sales (the force behind her career).



GGGB: DSTM, Disturbia, Umbrella, Take A Bow, Rehab, SU&D = 8 million in album sales
Loud: WMN, OG, S&M, CKB, Cheers, Mandown = 6 million in album sales


vs

TTT: We Found Love, WHYB = +3 million in album sales
Unapologetic: Diamonds, Stay = +3 million in album sales
Rated R: Russian Roulette, Hard = +3 million in album sales


Do you agree with Bill or do you think she could sell 3-6 million WITHOUT a chart hit or two?

Yes, her singles sell the albums (the more successful singles, the higher the albums sales) and keep her going.
Not a bad thing at all, people will remember singles more so than albums.

basically this

Yeah, i think we all knew this.

Nothing bad about this though. She still sells good amount of albums and has good numbers with touring.

Originally posted by Cain Yes, her singles sell the albums (the more successful singles, the higher the albums sales) and keep her going. Not a bad thing at all, people will remember singles more so than albums.

You can argue about this though, would 21 have smashed without Rolling In The Deep, Someone Like You and Set Fire To The Rain?
Would I Am ... Sasha Fierce have smashed without Single Ladies, If I Were A Boy and Halo?

In a sense, a lot of artists y'all claim as 'album artists' are also driven by singles.