Russian Roulette
Germany - #2
UK -#2
France - #4
Australia - #7
Netherlands - #7
US - #9
Canada - #9
Japan - N/A
And that's in lieu of a horrific incident that caused millions to take her side and support her through it while doing interviews of her speaking on the incident. It doesn't even matter that the song alludes to the life changing event as well.
After the vomiting thing, the Beyonce stans were all like 'at least our fave is known for her music' but those chart positions suggest otherwise
BEYONCE
#1 Bermuda
#1 Lithuania
#1 The Bahamas
#2 Azerbaijan
#2 Barbados
#2 Kenya
#2 Trinidad and Tobago
#3 United Arab Emirates
#4 British Virgin Islands
#4 Estonia
#4 Kazakhstan
#4 Lebanon
#5 Bulgaria
#5 Dominica
#5 Saint Kitts and Nevis
#5 Sweden
#5 Tajikistan
#6 Botswana
#6 Latvia
#6 Mongolia
#7 Israel
#7 Malta
#7 Slovenia
#7 Turkmenistan
#8 United States
#8 Ireland
#8 Norway
#8 Uganda
#9 Anguilla
#9 Dominican Republic
#9 Grenada
#9 New Zealand
#9 Portugal
#10 Antigua and Barbuda
#10 Belize
If anyone's lead single isn't flopping it's Rihanna's. Her label doesn't play when it comes to lead singles.
Rihanna isnt invincible to flops, it's just that they usually happen around the 4th/5th single not the 1st. She's a beast if she gets an Only Girl/WFL/Diamonds sized lead yet again.