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Originally posted by Ryan
If Rihanna was selling under a million records I might be more inclined to agree. I'm sorry but selling 6 million records is more important than getting a #1. IMO only stans care about #1's so they can throw it in people's faces and use it as bragging rights.
Flash in the pans get #1's and then fade away into obscurity. That's the difference between people like them and Rihanna.
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It's already established that Rihanna's albums sell well in the long run, that's she's a big WW star and not a flash in the pan. No one is disputing that. All albums that are full of hits, like Teenage Dream or Animal, end up selling well in the end.
The question is, after 6 albums, 11 #1s, Madonna-tying singles records and the biggest radio takeover of anyone in the last 5 years, why can't her name still not open her albums to big numbers in the world's #1 market?