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Originally posted by Monroe
I Gotta Feeling is definitely a bigger hit then Poker Face is. IGAF has sold more then 14 million copies worldwide, compared to Poker Face's 11 million and it's only a bit bigger then BBP which has sold 9 million. As to Poker Face getting more airplay then Umbrella that would make sense, it's more recent then Umbrella is. Umbrella is more then 5 years old.
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Poker Face is certainly near 14 million. It sold 9.8M in 2009, over 2M in 2010, 1M in 2011 and is far beyond the likes of Umbrella and Boom Boom Pow in terms of current relevance.
And not only is Poker Face played more on the radio than Umbrella, it's also played more than Boom Boom Pow and I Gotta Feeling, the two hits that supposedly dwarfed it.
Also, most of those lists with Rihanna were created before the likes of Poker Face or while it was still a single. The recent one from 2011 also includes Poker Face.
And people that use Gaga's fanbase as a tool against her winning anything are just as annoying as her fans. Sure, she has the biggest fanbase here, but in that same note, everyone who isn't a Gaga fan generally votes against her in the polls with the same consistency that her fans are inclined to vote for her.