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Discussion: Roar outsold the BEYONCÉ era. Why?
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gerardsuxx
Member Since: 5/9/2012
Posts: 13,858
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Post #1
Roar outsold the BEYONCÉ era. Why?
Katy's first single from
PRISM
oustold the
BEYONCÉ
era just with her first single "Roar". Why?
"Roar"
=
WW: 8.6M
"
BEYONCÉ
"
BEYONCÉ – 3,700,000
XO - 750,000
DIL - 2,500,000
Partition - 870,000
Pretty Hurts - 220,000
=
WW: 8,040,000 records
Receipts:
Roar sales:
http://atrl.net/forums/showthread.php?t=526118
Beyonce sales:
http://atrl.net/forums/showthread.php?t=490452
keep it cute
lousaysthings
Member Since: 8/19/2013
Posts: 7,974
Post #2
That IS interesting
Bounce
Member Since: 1/1/2014
Posts: 27,490
Post #3
BEYONCE outsold PRISM without any smash hits so I don't get why are you bragging about it.
The self drag.
Nemo
Member Since: 4/28/2012
Posts: 37,654
Post #4
Because Roar was bought more than the singles off of BEYONCÉ. I didn't think that was a tough concept to grasp?
Timber
Member Since: 8/18/2013
Posts: 20,010
Post #5
And yet BEYONCÉ outsold Prism with out the use of humongous singles.
Why?
Ferrer
Member Since: 9/1/2013
Posts: 22,540
Post #6
*waits for the Hive*
Memento
Member Since: 8/19/2013
Posts: 1,327
Post #7
You just attacked an artist using your own fave's receipts, and then you asked people to keep it cute? Follow your own advice. You're seeking fights.
materialboy
Member Since: 9/1/2013
Posts: 17,161
Post #8
Roar is Katy's best song
liberalmusiclover
Member Since: 5/3/2012
Posts: 42,099
Post #9
Why? Because Katy Perry is more global than Beyonce.
Iman
Member Since: 3/1/2014
Posts: 14,803
Post #10
how can a 99 cents single out sell a $16 album?
plus BEYONCE has sold 5mil+ ww
Starstruck.
Member Since: 6/7/2011
Posts: 41,996
Post #11
Roar is way past 10 million.
H-I-M
Member Since: 4/21/2011
Posts: 42,362
Post #12
Messy thread.
HumanitySector
Member Since: 12/21/2011
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Golden
Member Since: 2/15/2010
Posts: 26,154
Post #14
5 million actually. And I'd rather have sold 5 million $15 alberms than 8 million throwaway $1 singles
gerardsuxx
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yet the hive claims BEYONCÉ is bigger than PRISM just because it sold 200K copies more than PRISM
Embustera
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Post #16
Keep it cute? With a thread like this? I hope you get 2 warning points.
Reaper
Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Post #17
Global vs local
gerardsuxx
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Quote:
Originally posted by
Starstruck.
Roar is way past 10 million.
yes I know I just didn't find the receipt, but welp
HumanitySector
Member Since: 12/21/2011
Posts: 12,474
Post #19
Quote:
Originally posted by
Iman
how can a 99 cents single out sell a $16 album?
plus BEYONCE has sold 5mil+ ww
Golden
Member Since: 2/15/2010
Posts: 26,154
Post #20
Quote:
Originally posted by
gerardsuxx
yet the hive claims BEYONCÉ is bigger than PRISM just because it sold 200K copies more
Sis at this point you're EMBARRASSING yourself. You're not making any sense.
SINGLES =/= ALBUMS.
Just because Roar sold 8 million singles, doesn't mean the PRISM era outsold SELF-TITLED. Because in fact, it didn't. And it won't. So keep it cute.
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