After some INTERESTING tea being spilled in the UK thread, what's gwarnin' with these two pop deities over the pond?

Some things to consider:
Rihanna has a ****-ton of No.1 singles, and the Hot100, especially nowadays, is notoriously hard to top as the stars have to perfectly align (sales, radio, streaming, etc.) However, P!nk has just come off her biggest single a decade into her career, and her album may be one of her biggest sellers yet. And then there's touring....

So girls, who is it?

This is gonna get messy



I'm here for it.

Singles Queen vs. Album Juggernaut.

Let's go.

Albums: P!nk
Singles: Rihanna but Just Give Me A Reason is bigger than like 80% of Rihanna's singles
Tours: P!nk
Acclaim: P!nk

So P!nk.

I don't care if P!nk is bigger than any other pop girl. I just care that she's more respected and lauded than most other pop girls (besides Adele + Beyonce).

Rihanna

Albums and Singles sales don't lie

P!nk. She is selling albums and singles at the same time and her latest era isn't as messy as Unapologetic.

P!nk.

Rihanna

Pink.

Is this a joke....it's Rihanna

P!nk obviously. Sells more albums and more concert tickets and has hugely successful singles.

Rihanna's red hair had more success in the US than Pinks discog.

80% is a reach, i'll give you 40. If that. And that song rode on fun's hype. Rih doesnt none of that.

P!nk had the iconic hair colour on lock before Rihanna was old enough to slurp coconut juice through a straw.

By Numbers: Pink
By Hype and Star Power: Rihanna
By the thing that actually matters and it's called SALES: Pink.

Basically.

It's a far closer race than in the UK where Rihanna absolutely blows the other one out the water, but Rihanna has singles, she has cultural impact, she has streaming and she has radio support.

The other one has had a decent last couple of eras but before that it was mess, mess, mess. Better albums and better touring I suppose tho.

I'd be tempted to say tie, but in the interests of choosing one over the other, 55% Rihanna, 45% the other one.