The critics say yes, the stans of other artists say no.
She is STILL the biggest popstar worldwide. No one else has a following like she does in Asia and South America. She is one of the only artists that can sell albums and she is the only artist with a massively dedicated fanbase.
You guys want to act like single sales make someone the most popular when that's just not the tea. Those single sales come from people who don't even care who is singing the song they're listening to.
I love how Rihanna stans keep comparing an album that was released 1 year ago with an album that has just released in 6 months but only 1 million behind in sales.
