No. BTW is risky. Rated R is not. Go listen to the ear raping mariachi techno fusion Americano for receipts. Or HML or Bad Kids, really you can't compare them.
Yall are acting like Loud sold 99999million copies.
Yes, it sold 6m+ albums & Yes, thats very good, but where is the guarantee that her albums are going to continue selling like that?
After all... only 2 out of 5 of her albums have done that.
The Fame Monster is an EP only in the US, it's combined with the re-release of The Fame in other countries.
Or just pretend that TFM is a seperate album, Gaga still has 3 less albums than Rihanna.
Yall are acting like Loud sold 99999million copies.
Yes, it sold 6m+ albums & Yes, thats very good, but where is the guarantee that her albums are going to continue selling like that?
After all... only 2 out of 5 of her albums have done that.
When she sells 14 million copies of an album, then they can talk. Otherwise...
Idk why Rihanna fans make such a big deal out of her sales. It's not like she poured her blood sweat and tears into this album. She spent FOUR DAYS recording it. That's it. If it doesn't end up selling as much as desired, Def Jam will set up another writing camp for her and slap together another hit-filled album before you can say November 2012.
Basically all of this. I do understand why Rihanna fans get so caught up on this though, this is her 6th studio effort and she missed the #1 spot again, it's embarrassing. Like you said, she's working with the biggest producers and songwriters in the industry all while milking her abuse controversy and she still isn't getting the top spot...
Rock is back, at least for a week. Nickelback will be the top post-Black Friday debut from today and will battle Michael Buble for the #1 album next Tuesday. Drake, in his second week, could be a spoiler, but seems a long shot as of today. Here's a bigger than a breadbox look at this week's key new releases. I'll update with more fine-tuned projections tomorrow.
Nickelback (Roadrunner) 225-250k
Rihanna (Def Jam/IDJ) 180-200k
Daughtry (19/RCA) 140-160k
Mary J. Blige (Geffen) 120-140k
Big Time Rush (Nickelodeon/Columbia) 90-110k
Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 75-90k
Michael Jackson (Epic) 50-60k
Yelawolf (Ghet-O-Vision/Shady/Interscope) 40-50k
Yall are acting like Loud sold 99999million copies.
Yes, it sold 6m+ albums & Yes, thats very good, but where is the guarantee that her albums are going to continue selling like that?
After all... only 2 out of 5 of her albums have done that.
who's to say that it won't when the blue print is the same....huge singles/moderate U.S.first week sells and the inevitable worldwide longevity with sells
The Fame Monster is an EP only in the US, it's combined with the re-release of The Fame in other countries. T
Or just pretend that TFM is a seperate album, Gaga still has 3 less albums than Rihanna.
Damn these gaga stans are pressed. Rih must be doing something good!!