According to kworb's list of worldwide artists (
http://kworb.net/itunes/),
Rihanna is #13 WW based on song and album sales on iTunes. This is still high considering the position of other artists who are currently in their eras.
No shade intented, but she is higher than :
Bruno Mars (who is currently on tour,
Justin Timberlake who's on tour,
Iggy Azalea who is smashing in the USA especially,
Beyonce : her album is 8 months old,
Lady Gaga who's currently on tour, and also way higher than
Taylor Swift who's in the same status as Rihanna right now.)
The only other artist who's high like Rihanna without being active is Adele (mostly because of her album sales from 21).
Are people thirsty for new Rihanna music? Her old singles-album are still impactful? Why is she still slaying? For example, here's
Diamonds WW charting. Top 50 in 54 countries after 2 years, #1 in KAZAKHSTAN, impact?
Diamonds
#1 Kazakhstan (+3)(=)
#2 Barbados (+17)(+13)
#2 Kenya (+3)(+2)
#5 Azerbaijan (+5)(+3)
#5 Mauritius (+2)(+7)
#5 Uganda (+1)(=)
#6 Cyprus (+7)(+4)
#6 Ghana (+1)(+1)
#6 Kyrgyzstan (=)(-1)
#9 Belarus (+1)(=)
#9 Ukraine (+16)(+10)
#10 Egypt (+6)(=)
#10 Saudi Arabia (+18)(=)
#11 Qatar (+1)(-2)
#12 Bahrain (+2)(-2)
#12 Latvia (+2)(-1)
#13 Micronesia (=)(=)
#13 The Bahamas (+4)(+3)
#13 Venezuela (+13)(=)
#14 Costa Rica (-1)(+3)
#14 Sri Lanka (+3)(+21)
#15 Dominica (=)(=)
#17 Bermuda (+6)(-1)
#17 Dominican Republic (+20)(+2)
#17 Jordan (+5)(-1)
#17 Mongolia (+2)(-10)
#17 Panama (+19)(-3)
#18 Honduras (+2)(-2)
#19 Anguilla (+2)(+2)
#19 Israel (+45)(+29)
#20 El Salvador (+8)(+1)
#21 Bulgaria (+7)(+7)
#22 Malta (+7)(=)
#22 Niger (=)(-1)
#22 Paraguay (+12)(-1)
#23 Botswana (+12)(+6)
#24 Oman (+2)(-2)
#25 Belize (+2)(=)
#26 Nepal (=)(=)
#29 Lithuania (+8)(+4)
#30 Argentina (+37)(+7)
#30 Romania (+24)(-4)
#31 Guatemala (+33)(+3)
#31 Nicaragua (+3)(-9)
#31 Trinidad and Tobago (+3)(+1)
#33 Ecuador (+57)(-1)
#34 Uzbekistan (+2)(-2)
#36 Gambia (=)(=)
#39 Slovenia (+15)(+5)
#40 Nigeria (+50)(+7)
#42 Mozambique (+10)(-2)
#43 Greece (-17)(-19)
#46 Slovakia (+15)(+12)
#49 Vietnam (-5)(-9)
#51 Bolivia (+7)(-8)
#52 Colombia (+3)(-15)
#55 Armenia (+4)(-2)
#55 Czech Republic (+46)(+8)
#56 Lebanon (-27)(-43)
#58 British Virgin Islands (+8)(+6)
#61 Hungary (+28)(+8)
#61 Peru (+61)(-7)
#65 Estonia (+4)(-1)
#68 Grenada (+3)(=)
#71 Poland (-21)(-22)
#76 Portugal (NE)(+14)
#77 Malaysia (+110)(+38)
#78 Chile (-18)(-43)
#81 Namibia (+24)(+6)
#85 Philippines (+107)(+18)
#86 Turkey (+11)(+38)
#87 United Arab Emirates (+31)(-29)
#93 Grenada (+54)(+51)
#102 Spain (+25)(+56)
#104 Antigua and Barbuda
#107 Tajikistan
#109 Slovakia
#119 Zimbabwe
#120 Australia (-3)(+2)
#120 Brunei Darussalam
#123 Burkina Faso
#128 Moldova
#131 Grenada
#132 Finland
#135 Antigua and Barbuda
#136 Luxembourg
#148 Cayman Islands
#153 Singapore
#166 Russia (-51)(-49)
#167 Israel
#168 The Bahamas
#169 France (+13)(+20)
#170 Zimbabwe
#182 British Virgin Islands
#182 South Africa (-20)(NE)
#183 British Virgin Islands
#184 Hong Kong (NE)(NE)
#184 New Zealand (NE)(-5)
#187 Mexico (+2)(-23)
#191 Belgium (-8)(-7)
#192 Cambodia
#192 Ghana
#194 Norway (-82)(-76)
We found love (after 3 years)
#11 Venezuela (+12)(-1)
#16 Sri Lanka (+6)(+1)
#26 Honduras (+1)(-3)
#27 Cyprus (+8)(+5)
#29 El Salvador (+7)(-1)
#29 Malta (+2)(+10)
#29 Nicaragua (+7)(-6)
#32 Guatemala (+33)(+3)
#32 Panama (+15)(-2)
#42 Argentina (+100)(+8)
#46 Costa Rica (+49)(=)
#48 Saudi Arabia (+6)(-8)
#49 Ecuador (+57)(+2)
#49 Paraguay (+8)(-4)
#51 Lithuania (+10)(+3)
#52 Hungary (+28)(+13)
#59 Kenya (+10)(+4)
#62 Peru (+62)(-6)
#66 Dominican Republic (+15)(-1)
#69 Niger (=)(-1)
#71 Slovenia (+14)(-1)
#74 Argentina (+97)(+14)
#81 Greece (+78)(+70)
#85 Chile (-11)(+18)
#87 Israel (+92)(+1)
#88 Latvia (+13)(+7)
#90 Bulgaria (+18)(+13)
#92 Ireland (+14)(+86)
#93 Estonia (+7)(+1)
#95 Finland (NE)(+19)
#95 Poland (+7)(+43)
#101 Egypt
#104 Colombia
#104 Slovakia
#105 Czech Republic
#111 Mongolia
#117 Costa Rica
#117 Kazakhstan
#123 Dominican Republic
#125 Philippines (-11)(+18)
#126 British Virgin Islands
#127 Luxembourg
#127 Romania
#132 Poland
#133 Norway (NE)(NE)
#135 Anguilla
#136 United Arab Emirates
#139 Portugal
#143 Grenada
#143 Slovakia
#146 Grenada
#151 Romania
#152 Turkey (+26)(+42)
#153 Cyprus
#155 Bolivia
#156 Sweden (NE)(NE)
#157 Brazil (-5)(NE)
#159 Slovenia
#163 Azerbaijan
#164 Hungary
#165 Chile
#192 Singapore
