[J a y]

I don't even know where to start.

[RatedG²]

Originally posted by KoreanDream

AGLM sold 3.5 million and spawned 3 top 10 hits before she had even hit it big and TTT is at 2.5 million with a 10-week #1 and it's not even close to done - those did not flop.

And the tours...

[mariska]

Originally posted by KoreanDream

YDO was overshadowed by WFL, TTT still hasn't been given any legitimate push, and BC is not a single.

You're making excuses for TTT being a messy era. TTT and YDO flopped. Inconsistent.

Get over it and move on. No point in pulling the "no promo card blahblahblah".

[Stevie]

Originally posted by RatedG²

She has had 4 flop eras so far, out of 6. Inconsistent

4 flop eras? You sound ridiculous.
I'm assuming your referring to Loud and GGGB as her only successful eras.
As for Talk That Talk, how is 2.4 million in 4 months a flop?
As for Rated R, 3 million is decent for an album as risky and not commercial as it was.

[Kisuke]

Originally posted by J a y

I don't even know where to start.

But please do start

[Flanders]

Successful and imporant isn't the same thing She is definitely the most successful though

[mariska]

Originally posted by KoreanDream

Not just RR smart one, GGGB was still selling in 2009, as was AGLM.

So you admit she's inconsistent with the annual sales for her album?

[UAE]

Originally posted by KoreanDream

2005 - 1 million
2006 - 3 million
2007 - 4 million
2008 - 4 million
2009 - 3 million
2010 - 4 million
2011 - 4 million
2012 - .5 million

Approximate figures per year, how is that not consistent?

MMMmmmm i checked 2009 and she wasn't in the chart

2009 - Not in the chart

[Ømega]

Mazen hasnt posted yet.. is he trolling Rihanna?

[Kisuke]

Originally posted by Stevie

4 flop eras? You sound ridiculous.
I'm assuming your referring to Loud and GGGB as her only successful eras.
As for Talk That Talk, how is 2.4 million in 4 months a flop?
As for Rated R, 3 million is decent for an album as risky and not commercial as it was.

Thats why hard and rudeboy where on it

[Peep Show]

Originally posted by mariska

You're making excuses for TTT being a messy era. TTT and YDO flopped. Inconsistent.

Get over it and move on. No point in pulling the "no promo card blahblahblah".

Excuses my ass, she was telling the truth.

And actually TTT was added by Z100 yesterday, far from being done

[RatedG²]

Originally posted by Stevie

4 flop eras? You sounds ridiculous.
I'm assuming your referring to Loud and GGGB as her only successful eras.
As for Talk That Talk, how is 2.4 million in 4 months a flop?
As for Rated R, 3 million is decent for an album as risky and not commercial as it was.

Cut the crap, Rated R isn't risky, at all.

Talk That Talk had the biggest hit of her career and the purpose of singles is to sell the album. That means her album should have the biggest head start compared to her back catalog. That didn't happen

[Sinister]

Her 2nd singles are always overshadowed by her 1st single...happens every era

That's consistant

[Changes]

Most important pop star? And why does there need to be more parts to this?

[Kisuke]

Originally posted by Ømega

Mazen hasnt posted yet.. is he trolling Rihanna?

go.

[KoreanDream]

Originally posted by Clump

Even her first two singles were very up and down.

Pon De Replay - 2
If It's Loving That You Want - 36

AGLM
SOS - 1
Unfaithful - 6
We Ride - N/A
Break It Off - 9

3 top 10 hits of 4 singles, 1 #1

GGGB
Umbrella - 1
Shut Up and Drive (overshadowed by Umbrella) - 14
Hate That I Love You - 7
Don't Stop the Music - 2
Take a Bow - 1
Disturbia - 1
Rehab - 18

7 top 20 hits of 7 singles, 3 #1's

RR
Russian Roulette - 9
Hard - 8
Rude Boy - 1
Rockstar 101 - 64

3 top 10 hits of 4 singles, 1 #1

Loud
Only Girl - 1
What's My Name? - 1
S&M - 1
California King Bed - 37
Cheers - 6

4 top 10 hits of 5 singles, 3 #1's

[Br0ckk]

The OP mentioned Gaga, Bey, Katy, and Britney.

Why are Gaga fans the only ones still trying to prove a point that doesn't need to be proven?

[alkralkra]

I love it, I love it, I love you when you eat it

[Hooligan]

Originally posted by RatedG²

Cut the crap, Rated R isn't risky, at all.

Talk That Talk had the biggest hit of her career and the purpose of singles is to sell the album. That means her album should have the biggest head start compared to her back catalog. That didn't happen

Coming off of the dance-pop smash "Disturbia" and the successful era of GGGB, releasing Russian Roulette and Hard weren't risky?

[satellites.™]

Originally posted by KoreanDream

2005 - 1 million
2006 - 3 million
2007 - 4 million
2008 - 4 million
2009 - 3 million
2010 - 4 million
2011 - 4 million
2012 - .5 million

Approximate figures per year, how is that not consistent?

2005
....

2006
11) Rihanna - A Girl Like Me [2.406.000 copies]

2007
6) Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad [3.218.000 copies]

2008
4) Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad [3.7 million copies]

2009
.....

2010
7) Rihanna - Loud [2.2 million copies]
10) Rihanna - Rated R [1.6 million copies]


2011
3) Rihanna - Loud [3.4 million copies]
8) Rihanna - Talk That Talk [1.7 million copies]