Quote:
Originally posted by HumanitySector
And the other had hype from being lead vocalist from one of the most successful female groups of all time while other started as a NOBODY.
And the gap should be big in favour of "albums artist" instead of "singles artist" right?
First week in US matter how exactly?
____________________
In conclusion:
Rihanna, the singles artist sold more singles than Beyonce the albums artist.
Rihanna, the singles artist sold more albums than Beyonce the albums artist.
So is Rihanna just a "singles artist" NO. Now bye
|
You can't pick and choose when Destiny's Child comes into this equation, because if you do then the album sales argument belongs to Beyonce.
The point is... one has released 7 albums and the other has released 5.
One has massive radio hits but has never cleared above 200,000 first week in her home market or 3,000,000 overall. One can milk an album for 2 years and the other is forced into the studio at gunpoint every 6 weeks. One's success is not dependent on pandering to pop radio... and the other is Rihanna.
If you want to know why Britney Spears is who she is without using the word "singles" you can make the case.
If you want to know why Lady Gaga is who she is without using the word "singles" you can make the case.
If you want to know why Beyonce is who she is without using the word "singles" you can make the case.
If you want to know why Rihanna is who she is without using the word "singles" you pretty much have nothing. Yes she had a 100+ million tour (after 8 years a multiple low-selling failures). but so did Justin Bieber and probably Katy Perry at the end of this year. Her album sales are consistent because they're never really high... So without singles there's nothing that makes her stand out above and beyond any other artist.
I repeat what I've said... there's never been such a singles-dependent artist last this long.