[Trent W]

Originally posted by 4AM.

May I point out that the 180k WW was in three days, regardless of the ratio? That's like, a lot.

Didn't even Gaga sold like the triple of that with ARTPOP WW in the first days?

[Rihinvention]

Easily.

[Maleficent]

One of.

[MissedTheTrain]

One of them.

[Rihinvention]

Originally posted by Stackhouse

Beyonce has everything but the charts. Rihanna has nothing but them.

Rihanna and her stylist's decisions are single-handedly deciding the biggest fashion trends of the 2010s. Her style is literally generation-defining.

[Retro]

Originally posted by Trent W

Didn't even Gaga sold like the triple of that with ARTPOP WW in the first days?

Probably not even close, actually.

She sold a little over double that in a week IIRC so she may have even undersold Bey's three-day total.

[DG1]

Originally posted by Trent W

Didn't even Gaga sold like the triple of that with ARTPOP WW in the first days?

You are so misinformed. For comparison purposes:

Lady Gaga, Artpop - 553k ww (258k US / 295k international) - Full week available
Katy Perry, PRISM - 453k ww (286k US / 167k international) - Full week
Rihanna, Unapologetic - 492k ww (238k US / 254k international) Full week
Beyoncé, Beyoncé - 829k (617k US / 212k international) - 72 hours. iTunes only.


So how exactly were her first 72 hours international sales bad?

[Retro]

Originally posted by DG1

You are so misinformed. For comparison purposes:

Lady Gaga, Artpop - 553k ww (258k US / 295k international) - Full week available
Katy Perry, PRISM - 453k ww (286k US / 167k international) - Full week
Rihanna, Unapologetic - 492k ww (238k US / 254k international) Full week
Beyoncé, Beyoncé - 829k (617k US / 212k international) - 72 hours. iTunes only.


So how exactly were her first 72 hours international sales bad?

It's an even bigger discrepancy than I thought, nnn;

[DG1]

Originally posted by Trent W

lmaoo at you lowering beyonce to Ashanti and Keri

I was just using that as an example. You're acting as if the "surprise" release was the only reason it worked for her. It worked because it was Beyoncé - the biggest star.

[Trent W]

Originally posted by DG1

You are so misinformed. For comparison purposes:

Lady Gaga, Artpop - 553k ww (258k US / 295k international) - Full week available
Katy Perry, PRISM - 453k ww (286k US / 167k international) - Full week
Rihanna, Unapologetic - 492k ww (238k US / 254k international) Full week
Beyoncé, Beyoncé - 829k (617k US / 212k international) - 72 hours. iTunes only.


So how exactly were her first 72 hours international sales bad?

Didn't ARTPOP and BEYONCE sold the same WW if we erase the US? Isn't ARTPOP a massive underperformance?


Oh and as I initially said it was FRONTLOADED af

[Trent W]

Originally posted by DG1

I was just using that as an example. You're acting as if the "surprise" release was the only reason it worked for her. It worked because it was Beyoncé - the biggest star.

It worked for a few weeks then dropped like a rock, and she didn't sell singles WW, even in the US DIL sold about 1.4 million, charted only because of high streams. The biggest popstar of the world doesn't go through that in her prime era TBH.

[Kkamjong]

No

[Retro]

Originally posted by Trent W

charted only because of high streams

... and your point is?

[Alchemist]

No she's local

[Trent W]

Originally posted by 4AM.

... and your point is?

The biggest popstar in the world can do better than that

[Retro]

Originally posted by Trent W

The biggest popstar in the world can do better than that

So you're saying that somehow streaming is an inferior form of music consumption?

[theerealest]

Originally posted by Surfboardt

Man there are 350Million other things stars do that are more influential than 0.99 "hits".

Can I put this in my signature

This may be the best read I've ever witnessed

[Nippy'sReceipts]

No. Beyonce's worldwide popularity is overestimated imo.

[SeanET]

Originally posted by Stackhouse

Duh. She is this generation's MJ/Madonna combined.

this comment made my day...joke of the year!

Originally posted by EnigmaPopstar

Her last two albums had 0.5 hits, so no.

Originally posted by Legacy

If only her sales were bigger...

Originally posted by Monkey_Juice

I would say yes

BUT

Her WW Sales are WEAK for somebody who is claimed to be the biggest WW

So

N.O

Originally posted by LONGWAY2GO.

Lol. She's nowhere near the biggest star in the world

and maaaaaany more...

[Trent W]

Originally posted by 4AM.

So you're saying that somehow streaming is an inferior form of music consumption?

If the reason is a controversy yes...