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Discussion: Reigning Pop Queen, period.
Member Since: 10/7/2011
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Originally posted by Lipton
How would you personally argue Katy above Rihanna this era when you're always dissing "singles" artists and saying album sales are what really mater?
Last I checked Loud dragged Teenage Dream in album sales.
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Yeah, and TD dragged Loud in singles? It doesn't really matter, because both era's have been massively successful.
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Member Since: 11/24/2006
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Originally posted by Rafael
GURL,
When Rihanna reaches the level where she takes full control of her career, writes her songs, produces it, take risks by not doing what's popular at the moment, then she'll be in a position to be compared to Beyoncé...
In the meantime, I agree with you. Beyoncé is not competition for Rihanna.
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What are you talking about? Britney never did that and she was 1000 times more famous and successful than Beyonce
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Member Since: 12/1/2010
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1. Why do people assume Rihanna's popularity of her singles translate into reigning Queen of Pop? Well, no kidding her songs are popular. We Found Love, a David Guetta esque like single, sounds very common to this dance trend music. It was tailored for top 40 radio by using a formula used by virtually everyone. Cheers, the single before then, is a well written pop song - but also taps into the trend of getting **** faced to a laid back party song. None of the above is bad. It is what a marketed superstar should be doing. But it hardly makes her the Queen of anything because
2. It took Rihanna 6 years to get here, and she still cannot tour like the best. Beyonce and Gaga slaughter her tour receipts and that will probably always be the case. What does that say about Rihanna? That no one is really her for her as a combined - they like her for the moment. That is why she keeps putting out music. Def Jam isn't stupid.
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Member Since: 10/29/2010
Posts: 29,249
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Originally posted by Sahn
#65 Love The Way You Lie - Eminem feat. Rihanna
Aftermath / Interscope - 2010 - 9.067.000 points
#80 Umbrella - Rihanna feat. Jay-Z
Def Jam - 2007 - 8.614.000 points
#128 Don't Stop The Music - Rihanna
Def Jam - 2007 - 7.568.000 points
#132 Only Girl (In The World) - Rihanna
Def Jam - 2010 - 7.538.000 points
#150 Disturbia - Rihanna
Def Jam - 2008 - 7.237.000 points
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Where is from? MediaTraffic all time chart? This list is incorrect. I don't see Beyonce. She has songs over 6m.
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Member Since: 11/12/2009
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Originally posted by MrDeeds
What are you talking about? Britney never did that and she was 1000 times more famous and successful than Beyonce
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Member Since: 11/24/2006
Posts: 24,963
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Originally posted by Rafael
Yet Umbrella is the only one that people will remember...
That microwave thing is making more sense to me now...
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You are being delusional, get out of here. Every Rihanna single becomes a WW anthem
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Member Since: 9/8/2009
Posts: 6,473
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Originally posted by stevensaurusrex
"Fame"? And Britney is "unknown" there? Didn't "I Wanna Go" hit #1 on the South Korea download chart before it was announced as a single?
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It did.
I'm not in Asia myself but as far I can see, Asia ****ing loves Britney.
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Member Since: 9/23/2009
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Originally posted by MrDeeds
What are you talking about? Britney never did that and she was 1000 times more famous and successful than Beyonce
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In the Zone and Blackout as almost all Britney.
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Member Since: 9/21/2010
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Originally posted by Rafael
Yet Umbrella is the only one that people will remember...
That microwave thing is making more sense to me now...
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You cant microwave into the All Time Chart honey. You either u in or your Not.
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Member Since: 11/20/2010
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Member Since: 6/17/2011
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Rihanna has very little to deem the Queen of Pop. The world isn't ready to give the crown to Rihanna because she hasn't provided anything any of the other girls have not. She's not innovative, nor is she refreshing. She hasn't pushed any boundaries nor has she made an attempt to provide a lasting impact.
Rihanna is transitory. She's the filling between the last queen of pop and the new one.
If sales make Rihanna the queen of pop... where is her #1 Album?
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Member Since: 11/12/2009
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Originally posted by DG1
Where is from? MediaTraffic all time chart? This list is incorrect. I don't see Beyonce. She has songs over 6m.
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It's points not sales
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Member Since: 9/21/2010
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Originally posted by DG1
Where is from? MediaTraffic all time chart? This list is incorrect. I don't see Beyonce. She has songs over 6m.
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Obviously the 6Million aint enough honey.
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Member Since: 3/29/2007
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Originally posted by MrDeeds
What are you talking about? Britney never did that and she was 1000 times more famous and successful than Beyonce
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Britney can't be compared to Beyoncé either
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Member Since: 9/23/2009
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ive been thinkin about this for sometime now
Rihanna is truly the most powerful Pop Star out there right now WorldWide
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Member Since: 3/29/2007
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Originally posted by MrDeeds
You are being delusional, get out of here. Every Rihanna single becomes a WW anthem
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Not until your delusional as leaves first
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Member Since: 8/25/2011
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She's successful, yes.. The reigning Queen of Pop.. No.
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Member Since: 2/16/2010
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Rihanna is the most consistent. Even Rated R sold a nice amount WW. For all the crap that album gets, 3 million is a nice final sum for only 1 or 2 big singles (1, in the US's case).
The problem was the tour, but just like Rated R's album sales, people exaggerate the performance of it ridiculously. It didn't "flop". It didn't sell out for sure, but she sold the nice majority of her seats at most venues. Anyway, the Loud tour is huge so it doesn't matter anymore.
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Member Since: 11/12/2009
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Cheers is better written than anything Gaga has released this year
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Member Since: 10/13/2008
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This is WORLDWIDE. Those bringing up Forbes are majorly pressed.
Lets not laugh at ONE of Rihannas grosses when her tickets are extremely expensive. Not everyone wants to sell tickets for $45 to sell out every arena. Rihanna and Britney may not have sold out every US date but their grosses are high.
And Rihanna had a tour exactly one year before. Not everyone can pay $70 for a tour every year.
The fact is, the more successful Rihanna becomes the more pressed people are. Im starting to think people ride Rated Rs dick because it wasnt as successful as Loud. People were begging jesus for Rihanna to do Pop again, and she did, but then Rated R ******* all over Loud.
Rihanna is HUGE worldwide. 10 02 dates, sell outs in all European countries, her vogue cover the most sought after this year in the UK, even so that its being sold IN THE US!
We Found Loves flop ass is going Top 2 almost everywhere even with Cheers and Fly being released almost on top of it.
Man Downs flop ass in the US is a huge hit worldwide. Louds flop ass has sold more weeky worldwide this past summer than Katys, Beys or Britneys albums. And I mean when CKB and MDs flop asses were released some weeks Loud STILL sold more than those gwarls.
Rihanna is a global superstar and theres nothing you can do. Having 25 million worldwide albums sold in 6 years is NOT what every girl does. What girl in this age is doing that besides Gaga?
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