The week after she died her album rose from #19 to #1, and sold more than it did in its first week. Aaliyah's death made her ridiculously overrated. She wasn't ever a huge seller and she wasn't really THAT impressive as singer or dancer...which is why I find it strange that people say no other female vocalist could handle her songs or dance as well as her. She was making her own lane and had her own style, ect...and she had high quality music (written by other people)... but her voice wasn't really that unique or strong. If she was still around today, I doubt she'd still be making the hits. It's crazy what a tragic death will do to someone's legacy.
Does that change the fact that the album was ALREADY Gold when she was ALIVE?
Or maybe your Rat turd sized brain can't wrap around that fact?
if Beyonce died tomarrow "4" would increase in sales as well
So, what logic are you REALLY trying here?
Her album was certified Gold for what it had shipped. As far as sales, it was around 300,000 and at number 50something a couple weeks before her death. The first single was a mainsteam flop and was unable to crossover, the initial second single "More Than A Woman" failed to crossover, so Blackground rush relased "Rock The Boat" and it immediately took off on Urban. That's what sparked interest in the album again, and that's why it was back into the Top 20. But picture a Beyonce album falling out the Top 50 within a few weeks of release. Lol exactly. That'll probably never happen. Aaliyah was never on her level.
Her album was certified Gold for what it had shipped. As far as sales, it was around 300,000 and at number 50something a couple weeks before her death. The first single was a mainsteam flop and was unable to crossover, the initial second single "More Than A Woman" failed to crossover, so Blackground rush relased "Rock The Boat" and it immediately took off on Urban. That's what sparked interest in the album again, and that's why it was back into the Top 20. But picture a Beyonce album falling out the Top 50 within a few weeks of release. Lol exactly. That'll probably never happen. Aaliyah was never on her level.
The album NEVER fell to # 50. The lowest it ever fell was like # 27 because lack of promotion and WNAR wasn't doing well. when "RTB" was sent in for radio airplay the album jumped to # 19, and then the week she died she jumped to # 1 because of her death. And if it was just 300k, so WHAT? It's just 200k less. Beyonce's 4 only sold 600k and is certified platinum. What are you trying here? More than a woman never failed to crossover. RTB was just doing better on radio at that time. So either way you wanna flip this, the album was going back to a good direction when she was ALIVE, which is out of the question.
Show me reciepts that the album fell to # 50. Show me. You gerls yapping at the mouth with no proof.
and who said Aaliyah was on Beyonce's level dummy? The POINT is, if Beyonce died today 4 would go from 600k and w2 million sold.
The week after she died her album rose from #19 to #1, and sold more than it did in its first week. Aaliyah's death made her ridiculously overrated. She wasn't ever a huge seller and she wasn't really THAT impressive as singer or dancer...which is why I find it strange that people say no other female vocalist could handle her songs or dance as well as her. She was making her own lane and had her own style, ect...and she had high quality music (written by other people)... but her voice wasn't really that unique or strong. If she was still around today, I doubt she'd still be making the hits. It's crazy what a tragic death will do to someone's legacy.
No one could sing her songs because her songs were specifically tailored for HER VOICE. It has nothing to do with how "strong" her voice was, Idiot (see dream and omarion BUTCHER her songs for an example). Britney may not be the best singer either, but I can say that she had a unique vocal style and no one could sing her songs like her. And if other people wrote her music, so what? it was still her musical ear, her thoughts and input, that helped get those songs created. Aaliyah may have been overrated to you, but that doesnt change the fact that 10 years later after death she's STILL getting discussions like these like she's still alive relevant and have you typing essays about her. My sis was doing something right.
I think she would of been flopping or having Monica-esque success. She was not a huge star and no where near Beyonce. Most of her singles were flops as well. Prior to her death, I basically didn't know who she was or her music.
Age Ain't Nothing But a Number received generally favorable reviews from critics. Many noted Aaliyah's vocal ability and praised the lyrical content. Aaliyah was credited for redefining R&B by blending her voice with Kelly's new jack swing. The album peaked at number 18 on the Billboard 200 and sold over three million copies in the United States, where it was certified double platinum by the RIAA to date.[1]
On February 5, 1997, One In a Million was certified Platinum with over 1,000,000 copies in sales; making it, at the time, her second platinum album. On June 16, 1997, the album was certified 2x Platinum, with more than 2 million copies in sales.
"Aaliyah" entered the US Billboard 200 and the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums at number two, with 190,000 copies sold in the first week.[35] Within 5 weeks of the album release it was certified Gold
Back and Forth was released as the album's lead single in early 1994 (see 1994 in music), and certified gold by the RIAA on June 9, 1994[1]. It spent three weeks at number-one on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart, and peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her first single to hit the top-ten. The single was ranked second on the year-end chart of Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs.[2] The single also went top-ten in Canada.
R&B artists in general are flopping or being relegated to urban radio. So, unless she would have changed up her style drastically, meaning fall for the dance-pop trend, she would most likely be in the predicament that most R&B singers are in right now. I personally think she would have gone more into acting. She had a bunch of roles lined up for her. That would have been her moneymaker.
Eighteen years later, At Your Best was revived by American singer Aaliyah for her debut studio album Age Ain't Nothing but a Number. Released as the album's second single, it peaked at number six on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the R&B singles chart, also reaching number 27 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was certified gold single by RIAA on October 25, 1994.
