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Poll: Will beyonce catch up to Rihanna?
View Poll Results: more successful?
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beyonce, im not sorry!
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60.27% |
rihanna, yeah i said it!
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39.73% |
Member Since: 8/19/2013
Posts: 32,982
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Quote:
Originally posted by suneclipse121
Sales aren't everything sweetheart.
If sales mattered your fave would still be relevant.
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When my fave's performance this weekend doesn't set a ratings low like your fave at the VMAs, BBMAs, Super Bowl, etc., I'll make sure to bump your post
@Swissman: Her touring stats are impressive, but not enough to make up for billions of less streams, 40M less single sales, 1/10 of the airplay, over 5M less album sales, etc. I hate Rihanna but she's a few weeks away from undeniably being the second biggest act this decade.
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Member Since: 3/27/2012
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Originally posted by NEZ
nah i knew how the poll would end. the whole point of the thread was to point out that rihanna has sold more albums this decade than beyonce.
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Oh was that the point? lol
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Member Since: 10/18/2003
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Quote:
Originally posted by NEZ
nah i knew how the poll would end. the whole point of the thread was to point out that rihanna has sold more albums this decade than beyonce.
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Lol you were so believing Rihanna would win stop the lies :")
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Member Since: 2/27/2012
Posts: 20,342
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Originally posted by Bey Admired
But wait, I thought Rihanna had sold 60m albums? This might just be my favourite thread since I joined ATRL. Thanks NEZ.
(Those figures for 4 and BEYONCÉ are incorrect by the way)
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girl i dont think anyone in the navy actually believes rihanna sold 60 million albums.
unless shes lowkey slaying in a country that doesnt report sales!
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Member Since: 10/18/2003
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Originally posted by Eternium
When my fave's performance this weekend doesn't set a ratings low like your fave at the VMAs, BBMAs, Super Bowl, etc., I'll make sure to bump your post
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And still cant scrap a gold album or an arena ww tour :")
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Member Since: 8/18/2013
Posts: 5,757
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Rihanna. She's sold more albums, singles, records than Beyonce this decade.
They've both had multiple endorsements.
Beyonce has toured better.
Rihanna definitely has been more successful, at the very very least it's a tie, but it's actually not.
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Member Since: 3/27/2012
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Quote:
Originally posted by Eternium
When my fave's performance this weekend doesn't set a ratings low like your fave at the VMAs, BBMAs, Super Bowl, etc., I'll make sure to bump your post
@Swissman: Her touring stats are impressive, but not enough to make up for billions of less streams, 40M less single sales, 1/10 of the airplay, over 5M less album sales, etc. I hate Rihanna but she's a few weeks away from undeniably being the second biggest act this decade.
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Yes, and with all that catching up to do for things that no one in the GP knows or cares about, she is still considered a huge force in pop music, one of the indisputable trailblazers of her time... She is incredibly relevant and the success for an album that was never announced and merely sold from an HBO premiere, not mentioned since, not yet promoted, etc. is proof of her power and position in the industry.
She's also pretty much taken herself out of the running with singles sales and airplay stuff. That to me shows a great success. Take away all those bits that people usually define success with and she's still massively successful.
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Beyonce
Anti hasn't reached 400k yet in the U.S after 5 months & a #1 hit, kinda sad
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by NEZ
nah i knew how the poll would end. the whole point of the thread was to point out that rihanna has sold more albums this decade than beyonce.
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The irony in this is that Bey has still sold more with 5 albums than Rih with 8 albums, despite her having sold more this decade. Interesting.
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Member Since: 2/27/2012
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Originally posted by Mystic Boy
Lol you were so believing Rihanna would win stop the lies :")
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she sold more albums, more singles and has way more top tens and number ones this decade. beyonce can have a random poll on atrl.
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Member Since: 10/18/2003
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Originally posted by Partition
Beyonce
Anti hasn't reached 400k yet in the U.S after 5 months & a #1 hit, kinda sad
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And they still have the nerve to shade Beyoncé who is destroying everything
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Member Since: 3/27/2012
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lol ya what is with the "this decade" thing? As if after each decade a popstar, culture, the world suddenly refreshes and sets everything back to 0.
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Member Since: 2/6/2014
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Aren't y'all tired?
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Member Since: 7/23/2012
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Originally posted by swissman
Yes, and with all that catching up to do for things that no one in the GP knows or cares about, she is still considered a huge force in pop music, one of the indisputable trailblazers of her time... She is incredibly relevant and the success for an album that was never announced and merely sold from an HBO premiere, not mentioned since, not yet promoted, etc. is proof of her power and position in the industry.
She's also pretty much taken herself out of the running with singles sales and airplay stuff. That to me shows a great success. Take away all those bits that people usually define success with and she's still massively successful.
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Lemonade had its lead single performed at the Super Bowl, 12 music videos, 12 singles sent to radio and a film premiered on HBO. Anti had a BRITs performance and three singles with three videos. How exactly did Anti get a bigger push?
And I won't argue that Beyonce isn't bigger overall or even bigger this year (though her music is frontloaded and Rih will surpass her after releasing three more singles this year), but Rih is the third biggest artist this decade.
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Originally posted by Mystic Boy
And still cant scrap a gold album or an arena ww tour :")
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Britney Jean is Gold eligible, she's grossed over $78M from one city, etc. Are you so pressed by objective facts that you have to bring up a totally arbitrary artist? You act like I personally made Rihanna outsell/outstream/outplay Beyonce this decade.
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Member Since: 8/17/2013
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I think that each are extremely successful in their own rights, comparing them is just silly. They make different music with different messages and have completely different focuses.
Why can't you all just realize this instead of microanalyzing everything they do for the sake of pitting stats against one another?
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Member Since: 12/23/2006
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never change, ATRL
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Member Since: 3/15/2013
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Quote:
Originally posted by Eternium
When my fave's performance this weekend doesn't set a ratings low like your fave at the VMAs, BBMAs, Super Bowl, etc., I'll make sure to bump your post
@Swissman: Her touring stats are impressive, but not enough to make up for billions of less streams, 40M less single sales, 1/10 of the airplay, over 5M less album sales, etc. I hate Rihanna but she's a few weeks away from undeniably being the second biggest act this decade.
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Now we're clinching to ratings really??
At best the BBMA's might help Brit fill up some of the many empty seats at the Axis
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Quote:
Originally posted by suneclipse121
Now we're clinching to ratings really??
At best the BBMA's might help Brit fill up some of the many empty seats at the Axis
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Nng. The way you all are so pressed by objective stats that you have to bring a totally off-topic artist in to this. We'll see how Britney does in a week. She's had her time and was the most successful female last decade WW.
If you're upset by Rihanna outselling, outstreaming, getting more radioplay, etc. than your fave this decade, then go out and buy your fave's music. Mentioning Britney is not going to lessen that only Taylor and Adele have outdone Rih this decade, and Rih will surpass Taylor once TIWYCF gets a video release and smashes WW.
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Member Since: 6/24/2011
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Lol the truth is yes it IS Rihanna. Rihanna was slaying so much back to back all decade til she took a break. Since Rihanna is currently in the ANTI era and it has been deemed a 300k selling flop by ATRL they will side with Bey on anything
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