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Chart Listings: Rihanna: 'Talk That Talk' debuts worldwide
Member Since: 9/17/2011
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Originally posted by RîhMark
Ya'll are truly the pits. Laughing at 500k? Ch...that is truly sad.
Amazing sales Rih!
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sis they have nothing to drag at the moment
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Originally posted by Cheers
She sold more worldwide because she did more promo and didn't release while her previous album was still selling. And of course she sold more in the U.S.
And where did I say it was going to do 600k-700k?
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She sold more worldwide without a single HIT. And you are still going off topic. This is not about my niece.
Now again let's get back on topic and get into this "longevity" TTT will have. Rihanna's album sales are obviously fueled by her hit singles, yet You Da One is already dropping down iTunes & Billboard.
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Member Since: 10/15/2010
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7 Grammy Nominees. #1 album and #1 single WW. 6 weeks on top in the USA. Biggest hit of 2011 in the UK. Her old album is still selling better than other girls's albums.
Loud sold 6m WW (and it was not 1$. EVER) TTT sold 100k more than Loud's first week sales with less promo. MTV called TTT, best pop album of 2011. 2012 will be Queen's year. Everyone is Talkin' That Talk, but:
WE BAD
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Member Since: 9/18/2011
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Originally posted by Anti.Emotional
She sold more worldwide without a single HIT. And you are still going off topic. This is not about my niece.
Now again let's get back on topic and get into this "longevity" TTT will have. Rihanna's album sales are obviously fueled by her hit singles, yet You Da One is already dropping down iTunes & Billboard.
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Rihanna will have longevity. And obviously YDO dropped. WFL is sitll hot and she's ignoring YDO.
TTT, Where Have You Been, Roc Me Out, and etc. are hits waiting to happen
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Member Since: 9/17/2011
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Originally posted by Anti.Emotional
She sold more worldwide without a single HIT. And you are still going off topic. This is not about my niece.
Now again let's get back on topic and get into this "longevity" TTT will have. Rihanna's album sales are obviously fueled by her hit singles, yet You Da One is already dropping down iTunes & Billboard.
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It's actually gaining on iTunes.....WFL is still going strong so that's not a concern. The huge potential hits like WHUB and TTT will sustain the sales for TTT even more so then S&M and WMN did. Considering the flops (by RIh's standards) that were CKB and Man Down, it's not hard to imagine Roc Me out and DOL having more success
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Member Since: 2/6/2010
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Haha, these people need to stop laughing at Rih especially since this is better than LOUD.
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Member Since: 9/24/2008
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Originally posted by RihRihGirrrl
But that doesn't matter cause LOUD's success has taught us that first week sales are just the tip of the ice burg for RIh
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Loud didn't open big because it followed a FLOP era. It was always going to have to rely on hits and consistency to end up with big overall numbers. TTT is an entirely different situation, she's been everywhere for the past year so much more is expected of her. Some people are saying that she's the leading popstar in the world, but these numbers say otherwise. TTT's opening week numbers should have capitalised on the success of Loud.
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Originally posted by GaGaFan
Haha, these people need to stop laughing at Rih especially since this is better than LOUD.
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They never learn
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Member Since: 5/18/2011
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Y'all bitches always find something to argue about.
The sales are decent and you actually would expect her to sale more considering how much of a global force Rihanna has become and considering how successful her previous era was and the success of the 1st single off of TTT; however, they are no where near bad as they are a personal best for Rihanna, still #1 worldwide, still sold a decent amount without complete US backing, and because LOUD is still being *****d out by many.
In the end, everybody's right so what's the point in this ongoing debate to where not one common ground is going to be reached.
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Originally posted by Celestial
Loud didn't open big because it followed a FLOP era. It was always going to have to rely on hits and consistency to end up with big overall numbers. TTT is an entirely different situation, she's been everywhere for the past year so much more is expected of her. Some people are saying that she's the leading popstar in the world, but these numbers say otherwise. TTT's opening week numbers should have capitalised on the success of Loud.
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THIS!!!!
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Originally posted by Celestial
Loud didn't open big because it followed a FLOP era. It was always going to have to rely on hits and consistency to end up with big overall numbers. TTT is an entirely different situation, she's been everywhere for the past year so much more is expected of her. Some people are saying that she's the leading popstar in the world, but these numbers say otherwise. TTT's opening week numbers should have capitalised on the success of Loud.
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She released a new album just a year before her last....that's not normal which is why Rihanna's first week sales are NEVER huge....You can's track her success the same way that you track the success of other artist who are able to build hype and anticipation for their albums during the start of a new era. THAT's why her albums sale with longevity as opposed to being heavily front loaded. So long as she has singles to sustain the albums sales (TTT, WHUB, Roc Me Out, DOL), there's no reason to believe that she won't continue to sale at a consistent pace...just like LOUD
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Member Since: 2/17/2010
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Originally posted by DG1
THIS!!!!
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@ you desperately jumping at everything that seems to give a "reasonable" "explanation" to why her sales are apparently "disappointing" even though she has the #1 album.
I can give a lot of reasons why it opened only with this much, but I don't like repeating myself so you have to get out of your troll mind to find out. I guess that's a hard task, eh?
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Originally posted by Яeo.
@ you desperately jumping at everything that seems to give a "reasonable" "explanation" to why her sales are apparently "disappointing" even though she has the #1 album.
I can give a lot of reasons why it opened only with this much, but I don't like repeating myself so you have to get out of your troll mind to find out. I guess that's a hard task, eh?
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Notice he DIDN'T open this thread....
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Originally posted by RihRihGirrrl
She released a new album just a year before her last....that's not normal which is why Rihanna's first week sales are NEVER huge....You can's track her success the same way that you track the success of other artist who are able to build hype and anticipation for their albums during the start of a new era. THAT's why her albums sale with longevity as opposed to being heavily front loaded. So long as she has singles to sustain the albums sales (TTT, WHUB, Roc Me Out, DOL), there's no reason to believe that she won't continue to sale at a consistent pace...just like LOUD
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It has nothing to do with that. Britney's first three albums were released in quick succession and they opened with huge numbers. Had Rihanna waited a few extra months to release TTT it would have done nothing for her, and if anything her sales would have been weaker because she would have lost out on holiday sales. It's quite possible that it will prove to be a consistent seller, but it's not going anywhere near Loud's final numbers.
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Originally posted by Anti.Emotional
She sold more worldwide without a single HIT. And you are still going off topic. This is not about my niece.
Now again let's get back on topic and get into this "longevity" TTT will have. Rihanna's album sales are obviously fueled by her hit singles, yet You Da One is already dropping down iTunes & Billboard.
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YDO might be dropping, but WFL is still number one.
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A true #1 album Rihanna is on top of the world.
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Originally posted by Celestial
It has nothing to do with that. Britney's first three albums were released in quick succession and they opened with huge numbers. Had Rihanna waited a few extra months to release TTT it would have done nothing for her, and if anything her sales would have been weaker because she would have lost out on holiday sales. It's quite possible that it will prove to be a consistent seller, but it's not going anywhere near Loud's final numbers.
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But weren't Britney's first three albums released in the late 90's early 00's?
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Originally posted by Celestial
It has nothing to do with that. Britney's first three albums were released in quick succession and they opened with huge numbers. Had Rihanna waited a few extra months to release TTT it would have done nothing for her, and if anything her sales would have been weaker because she would have lost out on holiday sales. It's quite possible that it will prove to be a consistent seller, but it's not going anywhere near Loud's final numbers.
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But we've seen this with Rihanna time and time again....GGGB had the biggest smash of her career and it opened with less then 200k. You would think with such a huge smash she would have atleast hit 250 but that didn't happen, yet the album went on to sell 8.5m. RR followed GGGB with less then 200k, the fact that she followed up such a huge era with underwhelming sells once again highlights RIhanna's weakness in debut sales. LOUD had plenty of promo, and 2 WW smashes yet it only sold 200k first week and now TTT follows another huge era with the same sales. Ultimately, there's a very clear pattern here, no matter how much Rihanna's enjoyed success with her previous era or how many HUGE first single smashes she has, her first week sales are pretty consistent.....but the good thing is that so are her overall sales...
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Member Since: 9/24/2008
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Originally posted by Rigalo
But weren't Britney's first three albums released in the late 90's early 00's?
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That didn't stop them from topping the charts.
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Originally posted by RihRihGirrrl
But we've seen this with Rihanna time and time again....GGGB had the biggest smash of her career and it opened with less then 200k. You would think with such a huge smash she would have atleast hit 250 but that didn't happen, yet the album went on to sell 8.5m. RR followed GGGB with less then 200k, the fact that she followed up such a huge era with underwhelming sells once again highlights RIhanna's weakness for debut sales. LOUD had plenty of promo, and 2 WW smashes yet it only sold 200k first week and now TTT follows another huge era with the same sales. Ultimately, there's a very clear pattern here, no matter how much Rihanna's enjoyed success with her previous era or how many HUGE first single smashes she has, her first week sales are pretty consistent.....but the good thing is that so are her overall sales...
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GGGB was re-released. She was a non-factor before the era even began so people were hardly going to rush out to buy the album when her first two didn't make much of an impact. GGGB was the album that established Rihanna. Referencing the past isn't going to predict the future. Things have changed since then.
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