It's a difference between being featured on a flop single, and having your own era flop fully and being able to comeback.
Rihanna could not comeback from an era of CRTFY's.
I do agree with this. Rihanna hasn't truly had a flop lead on her own. I know Russian Roulette bombed, but she followed it up quickly with Hard and then Rude Boy, which were both top 10's so...
But the Barbarian one couldn't save it. How do we know The Monster didn't go #1 because of Fem?
Because none of his other singles from the MMLP2 era reached #1. Clearly Rih's doing. Did she not also give Eminem his highest selling digital single?
Yea, that's what I thought.
1.Katy Perry - Dark Horse (feat. Juicy J) 23.Katy Perry - Roar 31. Eminem - The Monster (feat. Rihanna) 269.Katy Perry - Firework 353. Eminem - Love the Way You Lie (feat. Rihanna) 412.Rihanna - Diamonds 608.Rihanna - We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris) 741.Katy Perry - Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) 837.Rihanna - S&M 864.Katy Perry - Teenage Dream 1048.Katy Perry - Part of Me 1113.Rihanna - Only Girl (In the World) 1202.Katy Perry - E.T. 1492.Katy Perry - California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg) N/ARihanna - Rude Boy N/ARihanna - What's My Name? (feat. Drake)
Katherine single-handedly (along with Magnetic Man) brought UK Garage & Drum&Bass back to the forefront of UK music. She's the only reason Disclosure, AlunaGeorge etc. have careers
I do agree with this. Rihanna hasn't truly had a flop lead on her own. I know Russian Roulette bombed, but she followed it up quickly with Hard and then Rude Boy, which were both top 10's so...
And then Rockstar 101 and Te Amo. Both flopped hard.
Because none of his other singles from the era reached #1. Clearly Rih's doing. Did she not also give Eminem his highest selling digital single?
Yea, that's what I thought.
Or maybe because that was the only single that Pop radio uses. (We know he doesn't do well on Urban, and that was his only single that Pop would play)
I do agree with this. Rihanna hasn't truly had a flop lead on her own. I know Russian Roulette bombed, but she followed it up quickly with Hard and then Rude Boy, which were both top 10's so...
Atypical sound for that time yet, Russian Roulette still went Top 10. Another lead single that outperformed Work Bitch.
Katherine single-handedly (along with Magnetic Man) brought UK Garage & Drum&Bass back to the forefront of UK music. She's the only reason Disclosure, AlunaGeorge etc. have careers
1.Katy Perry - Dark Horse (feat. Juicy J) 23.Katy Perry - Roar 31. Eminem - The Monster (feat. Rihanna) 269.Katy Perry - Firework 353. Eminem - Love the Way You Lie (feat. Rihanna) 412.Rihanna - Diamonds 608.Rihanna - We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris) 741.Katy Perry - Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) 837.Rihanna - S&M 864.Katy Perry - Teenage Dream 1048.Katy Perry - Part of Me 1113.Rihanna - Only Girl (In the World) 1202.Katy Perry - E.T. 1492.Katy Perry - California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg) N/ARihanna - Rude Boy N/ARihanna - What's My Name? (feat. Drake)
Mess. Didn't Mariah invent RnB feat rap acts? I don't think Honey fell into "adult contemporary"?
TLC was not R&B ft. rap act? . I'd say Mariah started pop ft. rap acts not R&B ft. rap act. Honey can be anything, it's one of the few exceptions but
the majority of her 90s songs were AC pop/R&B.
1.Katy Perry - Dark Horse (feat. Juicy J) 23.Katy Perry - Roar 31. Eminem - The Monster (feat. Rihanna) 269.Katy Perry - Firework 353. Eminem - Love the Way You Lie (feat. Rihanna) 412.Rihanna - Diamonds 608.Rihanna - We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris) 741.Katy Perry - Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) 837.Rihanna - S&M 864.Katy Perry - Teenage Dream 1048.Katy Perry - Part of Me 1113.Rihanna - Only Girl (In the World) 1202.Katy Perry - E.T. 1492.Katy Perry - California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg) N/ARihanna - Rude Boy N/ARihanna - What's My Name? (feat. Drake)
I do agree with this. Rihanna hasn't truly had a flop lead on her own. I know Russian Roulette bombed, but she followed it up quickly with Hard and then Rude Boy, which were both top 10's so...