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Originally posted by ChandlerBing
I am implying that Katy has sold around 30 million singles outside the US. That would be 2,5 million per single, and her average per single in the US is 4 million. So... I don't see the problem? And her stats are confirmed by Billboard. You are the one who said that Gaga has sold 90 million (not even close to that), and Rihanna has sold way less than her even with features. Please...
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Not even close??
Boy, I wonder what happens when you TEST that theory with quite LOW
confirmed sales only:
“Poker Face”: 12,590,000
“Bad Romance”: 11,170,000
“Just Dance”: 10,780,000
“Born This Way”: 8,600,000
“Telephone”: 8,000,000
“Paparazzi”: 4,057,500
“Alejandro”: 3,737,500
“The Edge of Glory”: 3,022,500
“LoveGame”: 2,657,000
“Yoü and I”: 2,077,500
“Judas”: 1,374,500
“Starstruck”: 679,000
“Marry the Night”: 500,000
“Beautiful, Dirty, Rich”: 275,000
“Boys Boys Boys”: 233,000
“Monster”: 207,000
“Hair”: 189,000
“Dance in the Dark”: 120,000
“So Happy I Could Die”: 114,000
“Eh, Eh”: 92,500
TOTAL: 70,476,000
So you're saying that, not only is a
confirmed 70 million not close to 90 million, but also that it's impossible for
all of these tracks
and the rest in her discography to have unreported or uncertified sales totaling to less than 20 million? And please don't try using your earlier statement that she's sold "about 80 million" to defend yourself, because even that would most certainly be "anywhere near 90 million".
Interesting.