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Originally posted by hungry4xtina
Back to Basics was far from a flop, yeah you're right it wasnt a smash, but it far exceeds the little success that Rihanna is having with Rated R. It Opened at number one in over 14 countries, with her highest first week sales ever.
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I don't know her exact numbers but I'm pretty sure that Rihanna placed higher in other countries than in the US
It also had the highest first-week sales of her career. And "little success" is a bit of an exaggeration when you see that she's had two top ten hits from two singles ("Hard" isn't over yet) and the album is certified platinum, even if that's only in shipments. I know Christina sold around 1.5M in the US but she was only certified platinum also and that's three years ago. Oh and let me rephrase that--I don't think B2B was a FLOP. I think it flopped. It underperformed.
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Earned a grammy. Sold over 4 million copies worldwide. It was a moderate hit compared to Rihanna's flop. I guarantee you Rated R will not sell more than million in US, if even that. It is quickly falling off the charts and i doubt anything is going to save it. And in 2006 music piracy was just as big as it is now, internet being the biggest source for illegal music downloading.
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Def Jam certified Rated R because they're looking to re-release it. I bet you a billion dollars that her first single will be a return to pop radio and a huge smash. AND I wouldn't be surprised if she got a Grammy for this album... it has been a critical home run. I just wouldn't refer to RR as a flop, it's a moderate success just like B2B. A better way to look at it would be that if Christina released B2B this year with all the same singles, videos, performances etc she would probably not sell much more than RR. Likely more in the US, but their worldwide numbers would be comparable. I do think Bionic will outsell RR though.
It doesn't matter how big piracy was in '06... the industry itself is still significantly smaller and the only people I see outselling their last hit albums are Beyonce and Taylor.