It is claimed throughout ATRL by several of the little monsters that Lady GaGa is the #1 global artist, with a further reach than her peers Beyoncé, Katy & Britney. However, Rihanna can also lay claim to that throne, by replicating her successes every annum (that means year)
The last two lead singles, released in the same year (WFL/BTW), was in in 2011. Since then, GaGa has taken a sabbitcal healing her hip while Rihanna has continued to flourish. Can it therefore be said that GaGa will have a tougher time replicating her own previous success, and could she possibly release a lead single that surpasses WFL ?
Current statistics for WFL
iTunes
We Found Love
#4 Sri Lanka
#9 Fiji
#10 Venezuela
#21 Panama
#24 Guatemala
#28 Honduras
#30 Cyprus
#33 Armenia
#34 Nicaragua
#37 Costa Rica
#40 Hungary
#42 Argentina
#42 Lithuania
#43 Lebanon
#43 Malta
#43 Peru
#43 Slovakia
#44 Paraguay
#45 Bulgaria
#45 Ecuador
#45 The Bahamas
#47 El Salvador
#47 Slovenia
#57 Dominican Republic
#58 Saudi Arabia
#61 Egypt
#61 Germany
#62 Singapore
#63 Latvia
#66 Argentina
#67 Israel
#69 Estonia
#70 Colombia
#72 Poland
#73 Chile
#74 Turkey
#79 Russia
#81 Czech Republic
#85 Costa Rica
#86 Poland
#87 Dominican Republic
#91 Mongolia
#92 Austria
#92 Romania
#95 Romania
#95 United Arab Emirates
#97 Kazakhstan
#98 Hungary
#99 Spain
#102 Philippines
#102 Slovenia
#105 British Virgin Islands
#107 Slovakia
#109 Chile
#113 Greece
#123 United Arab Emirates
#125 Kenya
#125 Portugal
#131 Denmark
#132 Luxembourg
#133 Bolivia
#135 Switzerland
#139 Cyprus
#151 Mexico
#151 Oman
#153 British Virgin Islands
#157 Finland
#173 Hong Kong
#174 Ireland
#176 Uganda
#186 Italy
#191 Czech Republic
#194 Netherlands
#208 France
#209 Malaysia
#227 Australia
#230 Norway
#232 Ghana
#253 Vietnam
#268 Taiwan
#270 New Zealand
#274 United Kingdom
#289 Brazil
#295 Macau
#304 Indonesia
#307 Sweden
#342 Japan
#352 Canada
#357 Antigua and Barbuda
#358 Barbados
#363 Belize
Born This Way
iTunes -
Born This Way
#98 Latvia
#126 Argentina
#134 Estonia
#156 Luxembourg
#173 Costa Rica
#202 Chile
#205 Finland
#219 Dominican Republic
#219 Portugal
#221 Greece
#233 Hungary
#250 Malta
#251 Colombia
#258 Peru
#278 United Arab Emirates
#306 Laos
#359 Brazil
#377 Singapore
#397 Venezuela
I bash Gaga all the time, but I think - as big as We Found Love is - she has it in her. She just has to stop being a human & gays rights activist and concentrate on making a solid POP record for that to happen.
We Found Love was designed for the radio, Born This Way wasn't.
Gaga doesn't try to "replicate" her success either.
Rihanna may be the "queen" of Top 40, but her impact will never come close to Gaga's
Are you saying that Born This Way, which sampled a popular dance hit and given a ClearChannel deal on day/week of release, wasn't designed for radio? Is it then, apparently, an alternative hit?
I'm only discussing lead singles for the moment, BUT if we take into account the iTunes Stats
Poker Face -
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#5 Armenia
#80 Greece
#111 Luxembourg
#139 Kazakhstan
#149 Portugal
#162 Indonesia
#201 Thailand
#216 Azerbaijan
#245 Spain
#258 Costa Rica
#268 Latvia
#278 Argentina
#287 Ukraine
#308 Hong Kong
#317 Sweden
#338 Taiwan
#388 Brazil
Bad Romance -
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#63 Greece
#64 Egypt
#123 Argentina
#141 Portugal
#147 Finland
#156 Latvia
#162 Luxembourg
#237 Chile
#237 Estonia
#255 Costa Rica
#264 Azerbaijan
#265 Panama
#268 Hong Kong
#270 Peru
#271 Belize
#283 Vietnam
#286 Colombia
#304 Taiwan
#305 Sweden
#319 Singapore
#370 Czech Republic
#391 Kazakhstan
Are you saying that Born This Way, which sampled a popular dance hit and given a ClearChannel deal on day/week of release, wasn't designed for radio? Is it then, apparently, an alternative hit?
Check your facts before trying it.
First of all, bearing a similar chord progression (which has been used in countless other songs besides the 2 in question) is not a sample.
What does a clear channel deal have to do with whether the SONG ITSELF was designed for radio? And I have yet to see any receipts for this supposed deal.
Born This Way's sales match it's airplay, unlike most Rihanna songs
We Found Love
) when they know they can't admit the truth. #poordem
