The nerve of The Navy in here pretending like their fav is so acclaimed LOL
Did you all forget how Rihanna 1st 2 era were FLOPS? Let's not act like Jay didn't build her into the artist she is today!!
Let's also not as if Rihanna is this talented artist... When infact she has no control over her career, she cant sing, dance, perform, write she does nothing but get high and treat her fans like garbage
Madonna and Mariah were MUCH bigger at their peak and managed to sustain their success for much longer.
I am talking musically at least, I don't care if tabloids reported her private life. A lot of her supposed "star power" is due to the fact that she was always involved in some scandal like attacking people with umbrellas and the whole craze of 2007.
I could have sworn Britney debuted after them? The guess I could be wrong tho.