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Originally posted by Reaper
I still don't get how here in ATRL people think that selling albums without hits is better than selling albums AND getting huge hits
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No one claimed it to better. But when those huge hits stop happening in your career (and they will...it happens to every artist) can you still convince the public to buy your album? Hell, some get MEGA hits and still can't get more than a million people to purchase the entire body of work (Rihanna).
That's what's so impressive about Bey. No #1's to promote it but the public will STILL go purchase her album.
Having no #1's isn't better. It just isn't necessary for an artist like Beyonce either. Without huge #1's the Katy's & Rih's of pop music would have disastrous album sales. Their teams know it too. It's why PAYOLA for their singles is at an all-time high.