[TikiMiss]

Originally posted by Anticipating

Right now

Adele
Taylor
Beyonce
Katy
Rihanna

All can still either go platinum in sales or get a #1 single

the "or" only applies to Rihanna since she's the only one on that list that didn't go platinum (on real sales) with their last album

[Humunukuapua]

Rihanna has remained stable her entire 11 year career. A number 1 song each era since 2006. While Gaga has declined each era, from her huge peak, to the still very successful BTW to ARTPOP. Surely this downgrade each era in only 8 years compared to Rih's stability alone proves that she deserves the main pop girl title over Gaga.

[Mr. Martin]

Is it so hard to say 6 pop girls? I mean... I think all of the list deserve to be named Main Pop Girls (but Ariana) As they've made important Iconic things, reached an impressive success in terms of singles and albums, plus are respected by GP.

And hopefully all of them will be legends or at least they'll be in the music scene for a long time.

[Darren]

Originally posted by Humunukuapua

Rihanna has remained stable her entire 11 year career. A number 1 song each era since 2006. While Gaga has declined each era, from her huge peak, to the still very successful BTW to ARTPOP. Surely this downgrade each era in only 8 years compared to Rih's stability alone proves that she deserves the main pop girl title over Gaga.

Rihanna's 4th era was a considerable commercial drop from her previous album, just like Gaga's. How is this a reasonable comparison when Rihanna has more years to compare than Gaga?

[ThePopPrince]

Originally posted by Darren

The only difference between Anti and ARTPOP is that Anti has a #1 hit (which was fueled almost entirely by free YouTube and Spotify streams and radio airplay, not sales).

Metacritic is not a factor in what makes an era bigger commercially. (And for what it's worth, Anti wasn't even acclaimed; it just got mostly above average reviews.)

ur way of thinking is certainly interesting but with the sales in the industry declining at the rapid rate they are streaming isn't something to scoff at though your claim isn't all true. Work debuted at #9 on the hot 100 but sold more in sales that week than any other digital song with 126,000 copies sold in only just over a day and was number 1 on the US digital songs chart.

A lot of albums are critically acclaimed retrospectively

[Nutitle]

There are more than 5 main pop girls

[ToxDuris]

How is Rihanna arguable

If anything Beyonce with her lack of hot 100 success is the arguable one.

[Humunukuapua]

Originally posted by Darren

Rihanna's 4th era was a considerable commercial drop from her previous album, just like Gaga's. How is this a reasonable comparison when Rihanna has more years to compare than Gaga?

It just came off one of the biggest pop eras ever, GGGB, and was a very non-commercial dubstep sound, so of course it would be a decline. Still very impressive numbers.

So being stable for 11 years is worse than being stable for 3-4?

[TrillUSA]

Beyonce Adele Katy Rihanna Taylor

obvious

[Yves]

It's Rihanna or Gaga, but right now it's Rihanna.

[TrillUSA]

Originally posted by ToxDuris

How is Rihanna arguable

If anything Beyonce with her lack of hot 100 success is the arguable one.

bey is the leader of the pack though . all the girls look up to her .

[TSLGNMA]

Rihanna

[freakum.]

Rihanna

[Ciel]

OP and his threads are always so transparent

[Snoopy]

Rih, Bey, Gaga, Katy and Taylor

[Miley Ray Cyrus]

Ariana? Even Britney's corpse is more successful than her.

[RomanNavy]

Rihanna outsold all the girls in the OP so.....

[Timber]

Originally posted by RomanNavy

Rihanna outsold all the girls in the OP so.....

Sure...

[gerardsuxx]

It used to be Beyoncé, Gaga, Rihanna, Katy and Britney.

Right now Adele, Taylor, Beyonce, Rihanna and katy

[MaRy]

how much are on albums+teas+seas Rihanna and Beyonce? Because I think they're pretty close WW this era... and previous eras Rihanna was likely doubling Beyonce and even more