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Stats: Rihanna is the best-selling digital artist of all time!
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Originally posted by Kats
Gaga hasn't sold 25 million albums WW.
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Pretty sure she has, though. At least latest reports say she has.
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Where's the source?
I can bet about half of her sales are her duets and collabs, so that's a little unfair if you ask me.
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Originally posted by vengabeat
Pretty sure she has, though. At least latest reports say she has.
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Where's the source?
I can bet about half of her sales are her duets and collabs, so that's a little unfair if you ask me.
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Gaga's at ~23m albums.
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Originally posted by BPD
Skyler stop being messy
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nope because i am speaking the truth
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Originally posted by RîhMark
OK YOU TROLL.
Do you know how many singles Gaga released off of The Fame or Beyonce off of 4 or I Am? Rih is not the only one.
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But she has more albums than all of them and releases them more frequently so obviously it's going to be more?
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Some people in this thread need to learn when to cut the shade and simply congratulate. This is a huge accomplishment, congrats to my girl.
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Kind of weird she doesn't have one of the top-selling singles, though.
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Originally posted by Muggwa
It's also impressive that she's still going the strongest out of all the artists in the top 10.
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How? I think Katy easily trumps Rihanna.
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Originally posted by vengabeat
Pretty sure she has, though. At least latest reports say she has.
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She may be close, but I don't think she has crossed that yet.
6 Million + 12 Million + 5.4 Million = 23.4 Million
We'll even give her an extra million, she still hasn't crossed it.
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Originally posted by FAME.
But she has more albums than all of them and releases them more frequently so obviously it's going to be more?
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Like the 1.7 from MOTS or the 4 million from AGLM or the 5 million from Rated R are even factors.
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Originally posted by FAME.
But she has more albums than all of them and releases them more frequently so obviously it's going to be more?
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Rihanna may have a lot of singles, and yes, that does increase her chances of being at the top of this list, but no matter how you cut it, 47 million is impressive. Especially considering that the US hasn't been as supporting of her the last 2 years as they were in the GGGB days.
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Originally posted by FAME.
But she has more albums than all of them and releases them more frequently so obviously it's going to be more?
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Don't throw logic at the gurls so swiftly like that.
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Originally posted by RîhMark
Like the 1.7 from MOTS or the 4 million from AGLM or the 5 million from Rated R are even factors.
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Half her career.
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Originally posted by RîhMark
Like the 1.7 from MOTS or the 4 million from AGLM or the 5 million from Rated R are even factors.
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Are you just completely writing off the collabs?
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Originally posted by vengabeat
Kind of weird she doesn't have one of the top-selling singles, though.
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I suppose this came to my mind, too, but I'd rather she be the best-selling digital artist without a huge digital hit than have both. It makes the overall accomplishment more impressive.
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Originally posted by Hustle.
Top 10 Digital Artists of SoundScan Era (2010 Report)
1. Taylor Swift, 34.3
2. Black Eyed Peas, 33.8
3. Rihanna, 33.7
4. Eminem, 33.3
5. Lady Gaga, 29.3
6. Kanye West, 25.3
7. Beyoncé, 25.1
8. Nickelback, 23.9
9. Michael Jackson, 23.2
10. Katy Perry, 22.6
A lot can change in a year.
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That means Beyonce sold 5 million since then? Let me try to count these up.
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In all seriousness, congrats to the hit machine.
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Originally posted by Erik
How? I think Katy easily trumps Rihanna.
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in what way?
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Originally posted by RîhMark
According to Nielsen SoundScan, Rihanna has sold more than 47 million tracks to the end of 2011 putting her ahead of Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Britney Spears and Beyonce.
Black Eyed Peas are in number two spot but also hold the honor of having the biggest selling digital track to date with ‘I Gotta Feeling’.
Adele ‘21’ was last year’s biggest selling digital album.
Top 10 Selling Digital Artists of All Time:
1. Rihanna – 47,571,000
2. Black Eyed Peas – 42,405,000
3. Eminem – 42,290,000
4. Lady Gaga – 42,078,000
5. Taylor Swift – 41,821,000
6. Katy Perry – 37,620,00
7. Lil Wayne – 36,788,000
8. Beyonce – 30,439,000
9. Kanye West – 30,242,000
10. Britney Spears – 28,665,000
Top 10 Selling Digital Songs:
1. Black Eyed Peas ‘I Gotta Feeling’ 7,688,000
2. Lady Gaga – ‘Poker Face’ 6,529,000
3. Lady Gaga – ‘Just Dance’ 6,458,000
4. Black Eyed Peas – ‘Boom Boom Pow’ 6,267,000
5. Flo Rida – ‘Low’ 6,152,000
6. Ke$ha – ‘Tik Tok’ 6,149,000
7. Adele – ‘Rolling In The Deep’ 5,921,000
8. Jason Mraz – ‘I’m Yours’ 5,919,000
9. Train – ‘Hey Soul Sister’ 5,741,000
10. Taio Cruz – ‘Dynamite’ 5,719,000
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I thought it was Lady Gaga who was the most downloaded artist of all time?? X-Factor lied to me!!!!
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