So as of this week, FourFiveSeconds has sold 1.2 million copies in the U.S.
Applause has sold ~2.7 million copies in the U.S (please don't bring out that outdated over a year old number of 2.4m)


So I ask you all, will R8's lead single outsell Applause? Discuss.


I don't have very accurate WW numbers but on Mediatraffic UWC (sales + airplay) Applause LEFT the chart with well over 4.174.000 points.

FourFiveSeconds currently has 1.895.000 points on Mediatraffic after 2 months on sale

lol no

No

FFS won't do 4.5 million WW, not in a million years.

Digital sales in 2013 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> digital sales in 2015. Not to mention Rihanna has only promoted this song once. So, the comparison would never be accurate.

Anyway, 45S will not outsell Applause. It will sell about 2.5 million WW when it's all said and done. They're both hits though.

No.

Applause only had two performance in the U.S, VMA's and GMA. 45S only had the Grammys.
I think those are pretty much equal though.

Easily

Lol no.

WTF? WTF are you talking about ?

So for you FFS will stop selling now at 1,2 M in the us? (the only way it would sell 2,5 ww)

FFS is already at 400 K + in the UK and still top five. 2x Plat in Australia, doing pretty well in Canada.

no

nope

APPLAUSE after 7 weeks
4 [318 000]
5 [287 000]
5 [323 000]
4 [296 000]
5 [304 000]
4 [285 000]
6 [240 000]

Ffs
Week 1 - 6 (NE) FourFiveSeconds - 222.000
Week 2 - 5 (6) FourFiveSeconds - 281.000
Week 3 - 3 (5) FourFiveSeconds - 383.000 (largest point increase)
Week 4 - 4 (3) FourFiveSeconds- 322.000
Week 5 - 4 (4) FourFiveSeconds- 328.000
Week 6 - 4 (4) FourFiveSeconds - 359.000 (largest point increase)
Week 7 - 3 (4) FourFiveSeconds- 346.000

Total = 2.241.000 points

Monsters, yall do the math

Actually your numbers are wrong:

Week 1 - 6 (NE) FourFiveSeconds - 222.000
Week 2 - 5 (6) FourFiveSeconds - 281.000
Week 3 - 3 (5) FourFiveSeconds - 383.000 (largest point increase)
Week 4 - 4 (3) FourFiveSeconds- 322.000
Week 5 - 4 (4) FourFiveSeconds- 328.000
Week 6 - 4 (4) FourFiveSeconds - 359.000 (largest point increase)
Week 7 - 3 (4) FourFiveSeconds- 346.000

Total = 2.241.000 points

It's possible. It's still selling 300k + WW. It should be at 3M in about 6 weeks. 4M might be possible.

As for US. depends if it mantains the longevity its has so far.

Nop.

To be fair, those 400,000 in the U.K includes streaming. Applause has sold 300,000 in the U.K (no streaming)

Of course yes. Lmao.