Okay I have the singles worked out, based on my most-played on iTunes & other factors (mood, flow of album, fans):
3. Rude Boy
4. RockStar 101
5. Fire Bomb (Pop)
6. Stupid In Love (Urban then Pop)
7. G4L / Photographs
She can then drop any single after that as she will have momentum after these singles are released.
Most may say to release FIREBOMB as next but I think right now after Hard (which will do great on Urban, may fair well on Pop) Rihanna needs a single which will target both audiences which is why Rude Boy will work great. By March, Pre-April: Rockstar 101 should be hitting airwaves and full out promo circle again. I see this one carrying her 'til before Summer like Take A Bow did. I also think that RockStar caters to some Urban audiences as most Urban stattions lately have dealt with imhawtfame-immabefamous tunes.
Fire Bomb is very risky as this may go the Shut Up & Drive route but she can afford to take a risk by then with this break-up song. I can see them working Stupid In Love to URB/RHY as they did with TAB which became a smash for her.
After this whirlwind ride, Photographs can work as ONE single and be a driving force of sales at this point. This should stabilize the album worldwide, aswell. I wanted her to close the era with G4L as its going-out-with-ABANG message is catchy and relating to the Photographs theme; she's alone, you did her wrong but now, shes going to get her girls!
Work December with CCL & PLEASE END (no re-released, deluxe fan packs) the ERA beautifully with The Last Song!
Not really...The Fame Monster deluxe edition sold another 150,000 but it counted towards The Fame. So, in total, GaGa actually sold around 300,000 this week, which would have put her at #2 if all sale counted towards The Fame Monster
