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Chart News: HDD finals(SPS): Anti #1 172k, 25 #2 113k
Member Since: 6/19/2012
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I'm glad billboard stuck to their guns and refused to let Rihanna include the 1m sales. With the way Anti is debuting now it's clear why she tried it, though.
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Member Since: 10/27/2006
Posts: 10,536
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Originally posted by NOW
Gaga had so many performances lined up before/after album release. When was the last time Rihanna performed on live tv and when was the last time she released a single before Work? Like...
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Wth, she promoted the album for like more than a years, goodbye with those excuses! The album sucks, the release was a mess, the public didn't like it, move on.
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Member Since: 3/5/2014
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Originally posted by MikeFenty
The album was only for purchase for a less than an hour, I tried purchasing myself and it didn't work. The album "disappeared".
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stop lying it was literally up for multiple hours, everyone was talking about it on twitter, tumblr facebook, even media outlets reported the "system error" before it was taken down, and to think only 460 people purchased it ... truly sad
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Member Since: 10/1/2011
Posts: 19,016
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Originally posted by POKER
keep straining your mind for more invalid excused, if that's what helps you sleep at night
the fact stays for a big pop girl these numbers are shameful
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y'all stans are so annoying sometimes
Collin has a point. You can't just see album sales in a vacuum. Many outside factors will influence an album's performance. ANTi literally had nothing going for it. It's Rih's fault, but it's understandable.
I mean, 1 million free downloads alone Not even crummy 128kbp MP3s, but full-quality FLAC files.
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Member Since: 11/30/2011
Posts: 5,145
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Originally posted by M A R C
Honest question.
Why do y'all make your fave to be this conniving evil bitch?
Is that what you want other people to see her as?
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Yes,
I'd probably stan harder tbh
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Member Since: 10/14/2011
Posts: 3,762
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Originally posted by Artemisia
I'm glad billboard stuck to their guns and refused to let Rihanna include the 1m sales. With the way Anti is debuting now it's clear why she tried it, though.
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Actually she did it because they gave her 25 million dollars for it
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Member Since: 8/18/2013
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ICON SLAYING. #1 NEXT WEEK
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Member Since: 12/22/2009
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The 1 million excuse is a cop out. It's like saying that Walmart bought 1 million albums to resell through their stores. That many people aren't purchasing the album. Plus it's questionable because the gp knew very little about the Tidal giveaway.
It makes more sense to say that Anti is platnium because of units shipped and later were dumped by the shipment trucks for anyone and everyone to cop.
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Member Since: 10/14/2011
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Originally posted by POKER
stop lying it was literally up for multiple hours, everyone was talking about it on twitter, tumblr facebook, even media outlets reported the "system error" before it was taken down, and to think only 460 people purchased it ... truly sad
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It leaked on Tidal as a stream, you weren't allowed to download. but people ripped it and circulated on Tumblr, Twitter, and FB as a ZIP file.
You don't even know what your talking about
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
Posts: 3,815
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Tidal is trash for that glitch.
Billboard should have just added the glitch sales to this week.
Rih is a mess for trusting Tidal/Jay Z to handle the rollout.
Hopefully she'll learn her lesson.
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Member Since: 3/5/2014
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Originally posted by h.u.r.r.i.c.a.n.e
y'all stans are so annoying sometimes
Collin has a point. You can't just see album sales in a vacuum. Many outside factors will influence an album's performance. ANTi literally had nothing going for it. It's Rih's fault, but it's understandable.
I mean, 1 million free downloads alone Not even crummy 128kbp MP3s, but full-quality FLAC files.
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Beyoncé dropped her album out of the blue no one was expecting it, there were no singles released prior to generate interest or hype yet it did swimmingly, multiple artists that are too many to mention have no hype around their album release yet they do decently first week sales wise, but if you're going to come here with a straight face and tell me after she released 3 singles and hyped the album for 3> years, hell it even was on everyone's most anticipated albums list, she ends up pulling these petty numbers and you think it's "ok"?
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Member Since: 8/18/2013
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Girls still trying to drag a future #1 album.
Find god.
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Member Since: 1/26/2012
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Originally posted by collin
Unfortunately, Rihanna's target audience is not rich white people, so she will never have those kinds of sales.
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Your meltdown is no longer funny
Seriously log off and go for a long walk
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Member Since: 10/14/2011
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Originally posted by POKER
Beyoncé dropped her album out of the blue no one was expecting it, there were no singles released prior to generate interest or hype yet it did swimmingly, multiple artists that are too many to mention have no hype around their album release yet they do decently first week sales wise, but if you're going to come here with a straight face and tell me after she released 3 singles and hyped the album for 3> years, hell it even was on everyone's most anticipated albums list, she's ends up pulling these petty numbers and you think it's "ok"?
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WHY do you keep ignoring the 1,000,000 free copies given away for free, free streaming, and the actually leak that was circulated as a ZIP file on Twitter/Tumblr/Facebook?
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Member Since: 8/3/2012
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I really can't believe she is just selling 130k with SPS as according to Navy she is the biggest popstar in the world and with the hype attached to it. Btw, Can the album sell more than 300k WW?
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Member Since: 8/7/2015
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Originally posted by POKER
stop lying it was literally up for multiple hours, everyone was talking about it on twitter, tumblr facebook, even media outlets reported the "system error" before it was taken down, and to think only 460 people purchased it ... truly sad
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lol sure jan. I was perched whole evening online and I barely got to listen one snippet on TIDAL before it was taken down
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Member Since: 10/1/2011
Posts: 19,016
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so rih fans be upfront with me, did Anti actually sell 400k WW on Tidal? I'm assuming out of those 400k, 460 were from the US?
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Member Since: 3/12/2011
Posts: 2,334
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Originally posted by Indigo Blue
Even if ANTI had done 25 sized numbers the haters would still have criticism because they just don't like Rihanna. But ya'll were the first ones to RUN and stream the album when it was released.
The fact that she gave her album away for free and was still able to go #1.
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She gave her album for free on Tidal.. Who the **** knows about Tidal anyway the?? Its not like Walmart was handing out CD's or it was put on iTunes for free.. :roll eyes: The album technically leaked a day before its 'official ' release - that being the release to ACTUAL music stores and streaming services that matter, its only correct that she'll sell 120k first week .. Point is, with those numbers she's lost more than HALF of her core fanbase Its a huge decline from her last album sales, and with another drop similar to that she'll be selling 60k first week. Then what will people say?
There is no denying the album has been handled terribly ( the lies and claims), and thats mainly because theres absolute no confidence in it.. Its like her team decided to go all out change her persona into this deep thinking, motivational singer.. Cos lets be honest Rihanna is the last person any of these songs actually came from.. This is my problem with an 'artist' like Rihanna. And please don't anyone say she's not an artist she's an entertainer.. Last time i checked an entertainer would entertain - and Anti fails on that.
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Member Since: 4/16/2011
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nothing about Rihanna's album situation is unique...
free giveaways/early leaks has been done before
no physical release has been done before
poor sales climate release has been done before
no lead hit single has been done before
....no excuse!!!!
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
Posts: 18,016
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Originally posted by Navyboy20
WHY do you keep ignoring the 1,000,000 free copies given away for free, free streaming, and the actually leak that was circulated as a ZIP file on Twitter/Tumblr/Facebook?
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Pirating isn't exclusive to ANTi, every artist experiences it.
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