[ToLove]

Originally posted by iHype.

A lot of Rihanna's moderate hits felt way bigger than her #1's.

Shut Up & Drive felt bigger than Take a Bow.
Where Have You Been felt bigger than We Found Love.
Birthday Cake certainly felt bigger than S&M.

In what country did any of this happen?

[Vin]

Originally posted by RoarRiteNow1

Katy clearly thought Unconditionally would be the Firework of the Prism era. Firework had a bit of an unfair advantage because it was a much better song, but you can't fault her for trying. It was kind of sad to see the song flop when it clearly meant so much to her to be honest

Singles that "mean something" to pop artists literally flop 98% of the time.

Pop artists need to learn that no one cares about what's important to them.



...Vin

[Alexz]

Originally posted by Blade

WFL gave Calvin an established career so it wasn't completely useless. The LOUD #1's and Diamonds are miles better.

Calvin Harris is more influential and impactful than any female singer. He didn't need Rihanna to establish himself.

[Temporal]

Originally posted by Alexz

Rihanna shares one quality with Beyoncé, she always manages to score a monumental hit that saves her from flopping entirely (Rude Boy, Irreplaceable, Single Ladies).

IASF was doing fine w/o Single Ladies though, IIWAB was a Top 3 hit Rude Boy really did save Rated R though.

Originally posted by ToLove

Disturbia is pretty forgotten even though it's her best selling single behind We Found Love. It's a shame because it's probably her best single.

True

[BabyCantYouSee]

We Found Love was so big to the point where it became insufferable. I don't think a lot of people remember or even know Where Have You Been.

[Icing]

Originally posted by RoarRiteNow1

It was kind of sad to see the song flop when it clearly meant so much to her to be honest

Truly sad and disturbing that anyone could think that about that song. That's when I realized she wasn't the self-aware, intentionally bad/campy popstar I thought she was. She actually believed the **** coming out of her mouth

[iHype.]

I never heard We Found Love that much. What's My Name? felt like her biggest smash tbh.

[Temporal]

Take A Bow is so forgotten. It's a cute song though.

[NewRihannaStan]

Lol mess Calvin was virtually unheard of before We Found Slayage . I mean even Calvin admits its

[conatus]

Calvin was pretty big in the UK before WFL.

[wesleywalrus]

Ellie Goulding skyrocketed Calvin's career. I guess that's another reason to not like her.

[Alexz]

We Found Love hurt Where Have You Been.

[Jolie's Lips]

The decline from Diamonds to 45S. A Gaga-sized mess. I still don't get it.

[conatus]

Originally posted by Alexz

We Found Love hurt Where Have You Been.

Shame considering WHYB is and always was better.

[RoarRiteNow1]

Originally posted by Vin

Songs that "mean something" to pop artists literally flop 98% of the time..

Pop artists need to learn that no one cares about what's important to you.



...Vin

Firework was the song that meant the most to Katy from TD and it ended up becoming her biggest hit. That kind of contributed to the problem though I guess, she tried to catch lightning in a bottle again

[Blade]

WHYB has gets more recurrent airplay than WFL....at least on all the radio stations in my area (L.A)

[rihannafan]

Originally posted by Jolie's Lips

The decline from Diamonds to 45S. A Gaga-sized mess. I still don't get it.

45S may not be your cup of tea, but BBHMM is still THAT song.

[Alexz]

Originally posted by NewRihannaStan

Lol mess Calvin was virtually unheard of before We Found Slayage . I mean even Calvin admits its

People that go out on Saturday Night know Calvin Harris since 2007.

[ToLove]

Where Have You Been is her only not #1 smash that felt just like one, but that's probably because radio spammed the living hell out of it throughout the entire second half of 2012. Didn't it fail to go 2x platinum despite the insurmountable airplay and peak of digital sales?

[RoarRiteNow1]