Rihanna is indeed pop’s premier polarizer.
With seven albums in just as many years, the Grammy-winner has amassed a wealth of hits that trounce that of rival singers who have twice her tenure (and talent).
But, even with the history books singing her praises and logging new entries of her achievements on a (seemingly) weekly basis, some music buyers are just not sold on Rihanna…
Yes, those enlisted in her faithful #Navy exalt their captain’s every move, but other music lovers seem reluctant to board the cruise ship of mediocrity. With a menu full of popcorn and fly-by-night hits, some argue this, alongside the ‘Hard’ hitmaker’s inconsistent live showings, ultimately dismiss her ability to truly serve as pop’s top diva.
Be that as it may, that hasn’t stopped Rih’s reign over singles charts with 12 #1s and over 20 top 20s. While the same cannot be said for the albums that birthed those singles, we turn to you to ask:
With 7 albums under her belt and ‘Unapologetic’ being the first to reach #1, do you feel it is the most deserving of such honor?
If not, tell us below…which of her albums represent her best body of work to date?
149 COMMENTS
I AM BLUE THE REAL HIVE
December 9, 2012 at 2:33 pm
THAT SHIT CRAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RIHOE WILL PERFORM ON XFACTOR TONIGHT
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VANESSA.ROCHELLE.FRANKIE.MOLLY.UNA
December 9, 2012 at 3:10 pm
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Lax
December 9, 2012 at 3:28 pm
BLUE FROM THE BEY HIVE,,,RIHANNNNNNA IS SLOWLY
BUT SURELY DRIVING YO ASS NUTS!!!!!!ISN’T SHE? AND YO
ASS KNOW I LOVE TO KNOW THAT YO BROKE BUSTED ASS IS FOAMING AT MOUTH,,,,AND GRINDING THEY GUMS,,,,,LMAO.
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I AM BLUE THE REAL HIVE
December 9, 2012 at 4:10 pm
WTF U TALKING ABOUT HOE IM BEING SUPPORTIVE RIGHT NOW??? SHE ON XFACTOR AND I AM WATCHING WHY NAVI ALWAYS BRING NEGATIVITY OUT OF A POSITIVE SENTENCE BITCH DIE
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I AM BLUE THE REAL HIVE
December 9, 2012 at 4:26 pm
RIHANNA WAS GOOD LIVE ON XFACTOR
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Monstarebel (Tamartian)
December 9, 2012 at 2:33 pm
LOUD is her best album point blank period BITCHES…
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Mrs Robyn Brown (Beyonce's Weave)
December 9, 2012 at 2:45 pm
LOUD is not her best album, it is her best era.
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HALF AMAZIN
December 9, 2012 at 2:49 pm
I agree, best era but not the best album. I like Rated R and Unapologetic the best. I like dark sounds and emotion. Loud and TTT are bubbly and fun. I love this bish!
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Monstarebel (Tamartian)
December 9, 2012 at 2:52 pm
Well IMO I feel loud is a masterpiece from the music to the image everything was on point with that Album / era….xoxo
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Oh Baby(Bitches Will Deal)
December 9, 2012 at 7:21 pm
i agree 100% @mosta that era changed my view on her,for a minute i became a fan,then i rebuked my fan card once she dropped TTT(her worst album ever,along with the first 2).She hasn’t been able to capture me they way she did with LOUD with any of her releases thereafter. I’ll just stick to Slayonce who never disappoints music wise
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mobwife: Easy, Breezy & Beautiful just like him
December 10, 2012 at 3:00 am
Please GGGB and Unapologetic are her best CDs to date that crap in between was forced bullsh** and I don’t give a damn what sold what figure….blah, blah
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Auntie_Jackie
December 9, 2012 at 2:33 pm
Loud or Good Girl Gone Bad.
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whocares
December 9, 2012 at 2:34 pm
U guys at tgj r a class act. Lol
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I AM BLUE THE REAL HIVE
December 9, 2012 at 2:34 pm
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Lax
December 9, 2012 at 3:30 pm
DIFFERENT DAY AND DIFFERENT TIME BEY HIVE BLUE,,,
Rihanna has named Madonna as her idol and biggest influence, and said she wants to be the “black Madonna”. She said: “I think that Madonna was a great inspiration for me, especially on my earlier work. If I had to examine her evolution through time, I think she reinvented her clothing style and music with success every single time. And at the same time remained a real force in entertainment in the whole world.”
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Special Delivery
December 9, 2012 at 5:57 pm
@LAX yeah she only says that cos shed look like damn fool still sayin Beyonce.
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QUEEN RIH AND QUEEN BEY CLAPS FOR BASIC BITCHEZ!!!!!
December 9, 2012 at 7:46 pm
NOW LOOK AT QUEEN RIH SHE STANDS NEXT TO BEYONCE AND BEHIND HER!!!
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QUEEN RIH AND QUEEN BEY CLAPS FOR BASIC BITCHEZ!!!!!
December 9, 2012 at 7:47 pm
*NOT*BEHIND HER!
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I AM BLUE THE REAL HIVE
December 9, 2012 at 2:34 pm
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Lax
December 9, 2012 at 3:16 pm
BLUE BHIVE,,,AND A MUCH BETTER HOE THEN HER
SIAMESE TWIN SISTER YO MAMMA,,,,AND ANOTHER THING
RIH IS A PAID HOE NOW WHAT ABOUT YO MAMMA?
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Lax
December 9, 2012 at 3:32 pm
Rih ,, also cites Whitney Houston as a major influence and idol Mariah Carey has also been cited as one of Rihanna’s influence and idol, whose song “Hero” she covered while performing at a school talent show Of Janet Jackson, Rihanna has commented that “she was one of the first female pop icons that I could relate to … You have to love Janet.”
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Lax
December 9, 2012 at 3:33 pm
Rih ,,,,,Influences,,,
Beyoncé Knowles has been named as a major influence, citing that she was inspired to start her career after watching Knowles on television as part of a Destiny’s Child performance.
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Lax
December 9, 2012 at 3:35 pm
Rihanna commented that Marilyn Monroe and vintage clothing served for visual inspiration for the music video “Hate That I Love You” and “Rehab”; in contrast, the “dark, creepy” scenes of “Disturbia” have drawn comparison to Michael Jackson’s Thriller.
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Lax
December 9, 2012 at 3:37 pm
Her other musical influences include Alicia Keys, Fefe Dobson,Celine Dion, Brandy and Gwen Stefani.Jon Bream of the Star Tribune commented “In the tradition of Madonna and Janet Jackson, Rihanna has become the video vixen of the ’00s … Rihanna has perfected the pout, the long-legged strut and trend-setting hairdos that keep women and men alike checking her out on YouTube.”
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Lax
December 9, 2012 at 3:38 pm
George Epaminondas of InStyle considers Rihanna’s music videos to be “cinematic” due to her “blend of lush island rhythms and swinging pop and … mischievous sensuality.”
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Lax
December 9, 2012 at 3:39 pm
Rihanna’s music contains strong influences of Caribbean music which include reggae and dancehall. In an interview, she stated that while growing up in Barbados she grew up listening to reggae music and when she came to the United States she was exposed to many different types of music. The video for “Rude Boy” was inspired by her Caribbean roots.
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Lax
December 9, 2012 at 3:41 pm
Rihanna is heavily influenced by the Jamaican singer-songwriter Bob Marley and stated “he’s one of my favorite artists of all time ,,, he really paved the way for every other artist out of the Caribbean”. She also built a shrine in her Los Angeles home dedicated to Marley.Rihanna has covered Marley’s “Is This Love” and Bob Marley & The Wailers’ “Redemption Song”. Rihanna herself has influenced the singers Rita Ora and Justin Bieber.
Rihanna has influenced Calvin Harris and Ke$ha they have both stated this recently.
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Jon
December 9, 2012 at 2:35 pm
Nobody should even comment here, sam just wants stan wars and is making money of this.. If you see this comment just click of this page and go back about your buisness if no one comments he cant keep up this shit..
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king z
December 9, 2012 at 2:37 pm
usually i would agree, but how is sam starting a stan war when he is comparing RIHANNA TO RIHANNA. he’s not putting her up against another fanbase.
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mkigz
December 9, 2012 at 2:44 pm
Yeah but this prompts people to start stanning for their fave. It’s inevitable.
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king z
December 9, 2012 at 2:52 pm
that maybe true but people stan for their faves on any of these post. the headline could read “Merry Christmas” and members of the beyhive and navy would come in arguing with each other. its inevitable either way lol.
im just saying at least, for once, he isn’t INTENTIONALLY trying to start it
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Monstarebel (Tamartian)
December 9, 2012 at 2:35 pm
Rihannas best to worst
1.)Loud
2.)Talk that Talk
3.) Rated R
4.)Unapologetic
5.)Good girl gone Bad
6.)A girl like Me
7.)Music of the sun
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Spot Love
December 9, 2012 at 2:39 pm
Right on the mark yo!!! Exactly and in that order
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Monstarebel (Tamartian)
December 9, 2012 at 2:45 pm
YAY!! I’m glad someone agrees with me (-:
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ƸӜƷ MC ƸӜƷ
December 9, 2012 at 2:42 pm
2.) Talk that Talk
3.) Rated R
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Ch…….no
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Monstarebel (Tamartian)
December 9, 2012 at 2:47 pm
Lol I love rated R it’s her most Realest album but I love the fun wild side to Rihanna more….haha & Talk that Talk is the shit!!!
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ƸӜƷ MC ƸӜƷ
December 9, 2012 at 2:49 pm
NO
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QUEEN RIH AND QUEEN BEY CLAPS FOR BASIC BITCHEZ!!!!!
December 9, 2012 at 7:49 pm
RATED R IS HER BEST ALBUM!!
2. UNAPOLOGETIC
LOUD
TTT
GGGB
AGLM
MOTS
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I AM BLUE THE REAL HIVE
December 9, 2012 at 2:35 pm
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Lax
December 9, 2012 at 3:19 pm
@NAVY CHECK THIS OUT,,,,
MADONNA VS RIHANNA,,,,,,,AND YALL ALREADY KNOW THAT “THE MATERIAL GIRL” WON THIS ONE BUT HEY WHAT A WAY TO GO RIH, RIH I MEAN THEY ARE SAYING THAT YOU DRAWS COMPARISON TO MADONNA,,,
http://popdust.com/2012/11/21/madonna-vs-rihanna-who-had-the-better-run-of-twelve-number-ones/
RIHANNA HAS COMMENTED RECENTLY THAT SHE WANT TO BE THE “BLACK MADONNA” AND I HEARD THAT,,,,
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Oh Baby(Bitches Will Deal)
December 9, 2012 at 7:24 pm
lmaoooooo @blue whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy where the fuck are you getting those video’s from? are you african? sounds nigerian or something like that(I ask coz im half south afican so…)
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Mary-Ann Tatum
December 9, 2012 at 2:36 pm
Her rendition of ‘Hero’ by Mariah Carey touches my heart. Her voice is amazing, flawless and crisp… NOT!!!!!
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ƸӜƷ MC ƸӜƷ
December 9, 2012 at 2:45 pm
“Hero” went to #1 on the Hot 100 because of Rihanna’s version. #Iconic
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mr.m
December 9, 2012 at 4:42 pm
DEAD!
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Oh Baby(Bitches Will Deal)
December 9, 2012 at 7:26 pm
hahahahahhahahaha
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JOHNVIDAL
December 9, 2012 at 3:05 pm
LOL
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Lax
December 9, 2012 at 3:21 pm
A Very Unique voice that often times make Me think
of the James Bond Movies and Goldfinger song
and her voice has that Caribbean laced tone to it, to Me,,,,
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ƸӜƷ MC ƸӜƷ
December 9, 2012 at 2:37 pm
I think RR is her best album to date and Loud is her best ERA to date followed by GGGB the rest are just blah. Aww MOTS & AGLM getting 0 votes.
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mr.m
December 9, 2012 at 4:43 pm
Agreed here .. oh well
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PRINCE MACHIAVEL
December 9, 2012 at 11:09 pm
@MC
Hey Darling Thx Again For Defend Me Against RihTard On The Other Rihanna’s Post, I Love You Boo! xoxox
And Yes I Speak More French Than English Cause I Was Born In Senegal (West Africa) And I Live In Montreal Québec, Canada!
On The Topic, I Prefer Too RR Over All Rih’s Albums, Cause It’s The Only One I Can Tell She Has Some Artisty! Secondly LOUD, GGGB, TTT, Un…. And Fuck MOTS And AGLM!
Good Night BB!!!!
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Spot Love
December 9, 2012 at 2:37 pm
LOUD is by far the best work or hers, and as a huge fan honestly pops queen is not an attainable status for just yet. I feel as if she has some more tricks to pull out for us to crown her the title
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Mrs Robyn Brown (Beyonce's Weave)
December 9, 2012 at 2:47 pm
LOUD is not her best album, it’s her best ERA.
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king z
December 9, 2012 at 2:37 pm
i still say rated R is her best BODY of work even though it may have not had her best SINGLES.
rated R was a perfect blend of pop and R&B…which is the rihanna i like!
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Mrs Robyn Brown (Beyonce's Weave)
December 9, 2012 at 2:48 pm
Rated R is not R&B, it’s a mixture of Reggae, Adult Contemporary and Alternative Rock.
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ENOUGH ONIKA
December 9, 2012 at 2:50 pm
Alternative rock???
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king z
December 9, 2012 at 2:54 pm
yes there was some alternative rock in it “rockstar 101″ came from that album i think. but i still feel there was some R&B fusion in some of the tunes. they may have not been straight up R&B like ‘music of the sun’, but still
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Mrs Robyn Brown (Beyonce's Weave)
December 9, 2012 at 3:01 pm
@king Z
There was a lot of Alternative Rock on the album. Ok, I will admit hat a lot was fused with some R&B but majority of it was Alternative Rock and Adult Contemporary.
Wait is over (mix of Urban and Alternative Rock)
Hard (Urban)
Stupid in love (Adult Contemporary pop)
Rockstar 101 (Alternative Rock)
Russian Roulette (mix of Adult Contemporary and
Alternative Rock)
Fire Bomb (Alternative rock)
Rude Boy (Reggae/Ragga)
Photographs (Pop)
G4L (Urban)
Te amo (Reggae)
Cold Case love (Adult Contemporary Pop)
The last song (Rock ballad)
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ENOUGH ONIKA
December 9, 2012 at 3:04 pm
What’s Hard, G4L and Rockstar then? And I think you mean Dance Hall not Reggae..
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Mrs Robyn Brown (Beyonce's Weave)
December 9, 2012 at 3:12 pm
@Enough Onika
G4L (Urban), Hard (Urban), Rockstar 101 (Alternative Rock).
Dancehall = Ragga but yes, Dancehall if you want to get technical.
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King bey
December 9, 2012 at 2:40 pm
MOTS-Boring as Shit, Flopped
AGLM- some catchy songs, yet unmemorable . Mediocre success.
GGGB- One Of Her Best albums to date , Success .
Rated R- HER BEST ALBUM, too bad it flopped .
Loud- Better Thana GGGB, Success
TTT- Awful, and full of album Fillers with the exception of (drunk on love, WAWL,WFL,And WHYB),Mediocre Success .
Unapolegetic- Boring . Full of album fillers as well . Except for ( Diamonds, And Stay), it put me to sleep .
THAT’S MY OPINION.
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Flop Cheeta Whora gave Rob an STD from her 20 guys
December 9, 2012 at 3:18 pm
Her body of work is more diverse and artistic than Old fat Beyonce. Rated R was made when she was only 20. When Fat was Beyonce she was singing ” you got work it out ” None of her LP’s are a flop, that is why she has outsold beyonce and 41m.
GGGB outsold B day
Loud out sold IAMSF
TTT AND AGLM outsold 2 and MOTS IS AT 2 M ww so it is tied with 4.
In translation : Rih has and will always outsell fat old beyonce.
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Mrs Robyn Brown (Beyonce's Weave)
December 9, 2012 at 3:25 pm
Come on, not today, it’s about Rihanna. We’ll go in on Beyonce on some other post, let’s keep it cute with this one. This is about Rihanna’s best albums, let’s keep it that way.
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Gilberto
December 9, 2012 at 3:55 pm
“Loud out sold IAMSF”
Stop lying, bitch. IASF outsold Loud. IASF sold 7.5kk, Loud barely sold 6kk. Stop with the bullshit. In only 3 countries, IASF sold more than 2 million than Loud. Keep delusional, dumb bitch.
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Troy
December 9, 2012 at 4:24 pm
And this is why the 2 fanbases can never get along. Always count on a pathetic member of the navy to say something stupid.
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Mrs Robyn Brown (Beyonce's Weave)
December 9, 2012 at 4:36 pm
Where did IASF sell 7 million? It sold like 6 million, which is 500K less than LOUD.
IASF only sold 2 million copies in Europe, there’s no way it sold 7 million, that number is inflated.
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Gilberto
December 9, 2012 at 5:14 pm
Inflated, bitch? You make me laugh. Wasn’t DefScam saying that Rihtard sold 37 million albums (LOL) and you come talking about my stats? What bullshit, bitch. IASF sold 2.7kk in Europe, dumb bitch. You’re definitely misinformed, bitch. IASF definitely sold over +7kk in the entire world, keep pressed. I counted using OFFICIAL numbers, IASF sold +7kk without South America (minus Brazil), Africa and Asia (minus Japan). Don’t talk about charts and sales with me, bitch, ’cause you know you can’t argue with a HBIC like me, dumb ass bitch.
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Mrs Robyn Brown (Beyonce's Weave)
December 9, 2012 at 5:18 pm
IASF shipped (not sold) 2 million to Europe, how can it sell 2.7 million when it shipped 2 million? I call BS.
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Mrs Robyn Brown (Beyonce's Weave)
December 9, 2012 at 5:19 pm
Check IFPI, they have IASF at shipping 2 million to Europe, not selling 2 million. You are lying with it selling 2.7 million in Europe. That 7 million records sold WW is inflated, it did just under LOUD.
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Gilberto
December 10, 2012 at 3:16 am
@Mrs Robyn Brown (Beyonce’s Weave)
LOL. You’re so dumb, bitch. LOL. LOL. LOL. First of all, sales and shipment are completly different things. LMFAO. It shows that your acknowledgement of the music industry is really limited.
IASF sold +3 million in USA and only got 2x Platinum certification (aka 2 million copies shipped). Do you know why? Because Beyoncé/her label didn’t pay RIAA to certify her album as 3x Platinum. LOL. That’s it. ‘The Beyoncé Experience’ (DVD) sold +400k and only got 3xP. Dangerously In Love sold +4.9kk but it only got certification for 4xP. Beyoncé could easily pay IFPI to certify IASF as 3xP, but she doesn’t want. LIVE WITH IT.
You can sell 10 million albums and don’t even get a certification and you can also sell 500k and get a Platinum certification. See Gimmicki Minaj’s last album, it sold 600k and it got 1xP certification.
Shipments aren’t album sold, bitch. Shipments just show that AT LEAST a X amount of copies of an album hit the stores.
P.S. Yeah, the artist/label needs to pay to get a certification. How much? I don’t know.
P.S.2. If you were used to follow charts, you’d know all that and you’d know that it’s pretty common thing to happen.
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sharon
December 12, 2012 at 9:27 am
WTF???????
HOLD THE FUCK UP!!!!
LOUD DID NOT OUTSELL IASF!!! THAT IS A DIRTY ASS LIE!!!
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sharon
December 12, 2012 at 9:31 am
LOUD SOLD JUST OVER 5 MILLION WW
1.8 MILLION IN THE UK AND 1.7 MILLION IN THE US
IASF SOLD 7 MILLION WW. 3 MILLION IN THE US AND 1.3 MILLION IN THE UK!
STOP TELLING LIES!! IT AINT CUTE!!
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mr.m
December 9, 2012 at 4:46 pm
YAAAAAS!
AGREED 110%
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QUEEN RIH AND QUEEN BEY CLAPS FOR BASIC BITCHEZ!!!!!
December 9, 2012 at 7:52 pm
RR DID NOT FLOP!!! 3 MILLION IS NOT A FLOP!!
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Monstarebel (Tamartian)
December 9, 2012 at 2:43 pm
Top 20 Rihanna Songs IMO
1.)Disturbia
2.)S&M
3.)California King Bed
4.)Man Down
5.)Where have you been
6.Drunk on love
7.)Only Girl
8.)What Now
9.)Cold Case Love
10.)Sell Me Candy
11.)Unfaithful
12.)The last song
13.)Rehab
14.)Numb
15.)Love The Way You Lie Part 2
16.)Love Without Tragedy
17.) What’s My Name
18.) Hate that I love you
19.)Talk that Talk
20.)We found Love
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mr.m
December 9, 2012 at 4:46 pm
WHo cares about your flop opinion hoe?
FLOPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
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Pop Royalty
December 9, 2012 at 7:47 pm
not that it is my conversation , but you obviously did care about his/her opinion:mrgreen:
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@PWetsh PEGGYHYLS Wetsh
December 9, 2012 at 2:44 pm
Check this shit out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rihanna_discography MUSIC OF THE SUN WORLDWIDE SALE 1million UK:145k and US: 500k to date A GIRL LIKE ME 3million world wide sale UK: 587k US: 1.330.000 million to date GOOD GIRL GONE BAD 7million worldwide UK: 1.850.000 US: 2.700.000 to date RATED R 3million world wide UK: 654k US: 1.17 million to date LOUD 5.700.000million UK:1.800million US: 1.638million to date TALK THAT TALK 3.000.000 UK: 850k US: 1.15million TOTAL ALBUM SALE: 23 million to date as of November 2012 MOS: first week sale UK: US: AGLM: first week sale UK: US: GGGB: first week sale UK; US: RATED R first week sale UK US LOUD first week sale UK US TTT first week sale UNAPOLOGETIC: 890k so far
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Mrs Robyn Brown (Beyonce's Weave)
December 9, 2012 at 2:44 pm
The list goes like this,
Unapologetic > Rated R > Good Girl Gone Bad > LOUD > Talk That Talk > The rest.
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Pop Royalty
December 9, 2012 at 7:46 pm
did you put una before GGGB ?
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@PWetsh PEGGYHYLS Wetsh
December 9, 2012 at 2:44 pm
Unapologetic sank on UK CHART 1-6 only sold 30k this week
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mkigz
December 9, 2012 at 2:52 pm
Rated R was her best album musically. That album did not get the recognition that it deserved in my opinion. GGGB is her best album commercially followed by Loud.
This would be my order from Best to Worst in terms of her body of work:
Rated R
Loud
GGGB
Talk That Talk
Unapologetic
A Girl Like Me
Music Of The Sun
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THANK YOU JESUS
December 9, 2012 at 2:56 pm
I DON’T KNOW. NEVER BOTH ANY ALBUM OF HERS AND I NEVER WILL. THANK YOU JESUS!
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HALF AMAZIN
December 9, 2012 at 2:56 pm
Rated R
Unapologetic
TTT
Loud
GGGB
AGLM
MOTS
I know some of you gonna shit bricks cuz I think her most commercially successful albums are in the middle, but eventhough I liked them, they were waaaaaay “pop” compared to her other stuff. I like the grittier sounds better. Either way, bitch slays my life!
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SHA (Fuck The Navy and LAX)
December 9, 2012 at 2:57 pm
Loud was her best era and Rated R is her best body of work the rest of her albums have a few great songs and the rest are album fillers either way RIta WhOra could NEVER that loose pussy bitch looks like the bottom of my fucking shoe that dirty c***!!!!!!!!
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Beyonce's Bush
December 9, 2012 at 2:58 pm
1.GGGB
2. Loud
3. Unapologetic
4. A Girl Like Me
5. Rated R (I’m always be Navy but I think this is highly overrated)
6. Talk That Talk
7. Music of the Sun
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ENOUGH ONIKA
December 9, 2012 at 3:25 pm
Can you elaborate on why Rated R is overrated? Loud to me would be an album I consider overrated due to it sounding like everything else at the time but praised by many like it wan innovative..
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Pop Royalty
December 9, 2012 at 7:45 pm
rated r is ‘overrated’ ?
just stop.
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j
December 9, 2012 at 2:58 pm
BEST ALBUM: GGGB & LOUD
MY FAVORITE SONGS ON UNAPOLOGETIC: HALF OF ME !!!!!!!!!!!!DIAMONDS, STAY, NO LOVE ALLOWED!!!!!!!!!!!!!, NOBODY BUSSINESS AND POUR IT UP
LOVE RIRI BUT I STAN FOR QUEEN B
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JOHNVIDAL
December 9, 2012 at 2:59 pm
Sam you need to stop this, you need to stop promoting this talentless marketing product. I know her teen stans believe their own delusions and bring you the hits commenting over and over again and that´s why you make 3 or 4 post per day. But if you had some decency you would stop this
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JOHNVIDAL
December 9, 2012 at 4:09 pm
I am so proud of receiving thumbs down from Rihanna fans! Thank U all. It´s an honor. It means I´m sane
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Benron (Shine Bright Like Rihanna's 100 million records sold plaque)
December 9, 2012 at 5:47 pm
Do you feel odd interupting an intelligent debate to post that you feel Rihanna is talentless and cannot compare to the drug addict in your avi, or the fake boob golf ball cheek whale whistler? Or the skeleton who is now a vegas showgirl? #POORDAT
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QUEEN RIH AND QUEEN BEY CLAPS FOR BASIC BITCHEZ!!!!!
December 9, 2012 at 7:55 pm
SIS I LOVE YOU!!! BUT DONT YOU EVER COME FOR WHITNEY AGAIN!!!! WHITNEY ON DRUGS HAD MORE VOCAL ABILITY THAN 98%OF THESE BITCHES OUT NOW!! INCLUDING RIHANNA!!!
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ENOUGH ONIKA
December 9, 2012 at 3:00 pm
Rated R all the way. Her first solid concept album with consistent visuals that coincided with the lyrics and content on the album. The tour was able to be set up cohesively as well. The fashion was on point, the bold and straight-froward attitude, the hairstyles, just everything about this era was solid. Hasn’t been able to top this era yet.
SIDENOTE: I still feel G4L should’ve been released as a promo single like Wait Your Turn. The video concept would’ve been dope with Rihanna being in an all female sexy gang of assassins, shot in black and white. I think all the videos should have been cinematic and left the audience on a cliff hanger until the next video so the single choices and videos all ran together. THAT would’ve put that era further over the top and would’ve been different from anything out during it’s time.
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Teacher
December 9, 2012 at 4:56 pm
” I think all the videos should have been cinematic and left the audience on a cliff hanger until the next video..”
That would’ve been a good idea!
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ENOUGH ONIKA
December 9, 2012 at 6:22 pm
I know right!! “Russian Roulette” would be a good start to the mini movie, then head into the promo single “G4L” were Rihanna’s gang of assassins break her free from being captured in the first video.
Then the second official single would again be “Hard” with this video focusing on Rihanna leading her gang and living a life of crime.
Then slow it down with “Photographs” were in this video she’d be on the run living in a motel room looking back at photos of her past life and the video explaining why she lives the life she does.
Then end the movie with “Rockstar” were she’s found and has to fight off everyone who was after her in a bad ass action sequence which ended the era.
“Rude Boy” could’ve still been released but with no video OR have the video take place in between “Hard” and “Photographs” we’re the video is actually a dream she’s having then she wakes up and is followed by the “Photographs” video.
“Te Amo” could’ve still been released also but set two years after “Rockstar” were she’s living in spain and the same video used already would have been fine. “Te Amo” would still only be an international release though..
So many creative things they could’ve done with this era due to such a well though out album.
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Sam
December 9, 2012 at 3:01 pm
I will do no such thing! i sip Rihanna’s illuminati pussy juice for hits and..well..u commented didn’t you? so i guess its working?
BWAHAHAHAHA *flies away to evil castle with dramatic music*
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Sam
December 9, 2012 at 3:02 pm
this was meant for @john vidal’s wack ass. maybe next time i will put up a post about “celine’s best album” and watch the 2 hits it gets
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Lax
December 9, 2012 at 3:48 pm
@SAM THANKS,,,John ass whines his/her ass off dammmm John if the music isn’t palying what you want then “Get Lossed”,,,,
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CHUDDS
December 9, 2012 at 3:01 pm
1. RATED R
2. Loud
3. Good Girl Gone Bad
4. Unapologetic
5. Music Of The Sun
6. Talk That Talk
7. A Girl Like Me.
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Suicide Blonde
December 9, 2012 at 3:01 pm
If we are talking about quality, it goes like this:
Rated R.
Loud.
GGGB.
Those three are her best albums, followed by “Talk That Talk”, “Unapologetic” have some good songs in it but is not entirely good as those above, “Rated R” is her best album but it wasn’t successful so commercially i think “Loud” should have been #1, everything about that era was flawless.
My favorite song by her is “Fire Bomb”, that song is perfection, “Love Without Tragedy / Mother Mary” comes closer too and i still don’t understand why, why she didn’t put “Hole In My Head” in the STANDARD EDITION of “Rated R”, that was my Jam.
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RIHANNA SUCKS!
December 9, 2012 at 3:02 pm
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Lax
December 9, 2012 at 3:58 pm
Tell yo ass what if I could Rake in 90Million in less then 7Months of work and then come out for that year with 53Million and in the top 5 of the richest under 30 then,,,,PERSONALLY I WOULD NOT GIVE A FUK WHAT ANYBODY SAID,,,,
And while I am on it,,,Rihanna was no doubt SUCKING in 2011 when She made 29Million and yall laughed so hard that you no doubt peed on yourself because Beyonce made more then Rihanna sitting on Her ass yall BRAGGGGGGGGED,,,,,AND BASHED THE HELL OUT OF
Rihanna and saying all kinds of Nasety, Vile and Slanderous things,,,,
29 2011
53 2012
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82 Million for two years not bad at all,,,,and yes there
are others who did more but we are talking about Rihanna, Right!
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Lax
December 9, 2012 at 3:58 pm
Rihanna the Barbados born Singer has been
GROSSSSSSSING 1MILLLLLLLION PER NIGHT,,,,,
IN CONCERT,,,,,,,,
http://www.forbes.com/pictures/eeel45gkik/5-rihanna-29-million/
Highest top ten Female Singers/musician
FORBES.COM,,,,,,2011
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Monstarebel (Tamartian)
December 9, 2012 at 3:11 pm
Rihanna is the most versatile artists of this generation….
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joker
December 9, 2012 at 3:11 pm
actually all could be named for a time they ran. the first 2 where young an hip. GGGB was branding. Rated R perhaps the most substantial in all directions. followed by the freedom to do whatever now. more durt and fun.
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Monstarebel (Tamartian)
December 9, 2012 at 3:12 pm
How could you be so hood? But your so FUCKING Pop!
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Pop Royalty
December 9, 2012 at 7:42 pm
that is my question to NICKI MINAJ
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ENOUGH ONIKA
December 9, 2012 at 8:32 pm
Onika is a hoodrat in a pink wig who is now getting the shunning by the industry she deserves for her consistent bullish*t. From Target and Walmart buying little to no copies of The Reflop, now she’s not nominate her for musics biggest award show even though releasing 17+ singles and videos this year alone! HA! #Karma
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QUEEN RIH AND QUEEN BEY CLAPS FOR BASIC BITCHEZ!!!!!
December 9, 2012 at 9:33 pm
LOL!! CUS THAT BITCH IS AS FAKE AS A 3 DOLLAR BILL!!
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Remey
December 9, 2012 at 3:14 pm
I agree that LOUD was the best era with a great album. However, the Unapologetic Era is just getting started. I won’t rate it among the others until the Tour begins/3rd single is released. So far, it has started off with a great start. 777 Tour, #1 Album, and #1 Single…. Seems good to me. Especially since Rihanna has change up her normal upbeat lead singles. Diamonds and Stay are obviously a different approach to her era. (see WFL-You Da One: Only Girl-What’s My Name, Umbrella-Shut Up and Drive,, Pon De Replay-If It’s Luvin That You Want)
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SHA (Fuck The Navy and LAX)
December 9, 2012 at 3:14 pm
You guys make sure you all pray for Rita WhOra after this basic less than 3000 seating “TOUR” she will be dropped THE STRUGGLE for this c*** to get a hit in the US is really 3 number 1s in the UK and none made the year end list #poorbaby
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Mrs Robyn Brown (Beyonce's Weave)
December 9, 2012 at 3:23 pm
I enjoy going in on Rita Whora as much as the next person but come on, this is about Rihanna so let’s keep it cute. We’ll go in on Rita Whora on some other post.
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SHA (Fuck The Navy and LAX)
December 9, 2012 at 3:43 pm
This is the perfect why to drag this bitch look at all of Rihanna’s accomplishments and to think Rita WhOra thought she was going to end her career dumb bitch now she is going to get dropped #poorbaby!!!!!!!!! If you don’t like it FUCK OFFF!!!!!!
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RICHANDBLACK11(JUST LIKE BEY)
December 9, 2012 at 3:21 pm
RATED R BY FAR
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QUEEN RIH AND QUEEN BEY CLAPS FOR BASIC BITCHEZ!!!!!
December 9, 2012 at 9:34 pm
YES SIR!!!
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Flop Cheeta Whora gave Rob an STD from her 20 guys
December 9, 2012 at 3:22 pm
Her best Albums are Loud, Rated R, Una’, GGGB and Una’ . Wow! 24 with with 4 ( even 5 ) critically acclaimed and successful albums ) at just 24. When will your washed has been whora flops?
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Saetana
December 9, 2012 at 3:28 pm
I can’t put Unapologetic in the list yet as I’ve only streamed it a couple of times (busy) and haven’t really decided how many songs I like on there yet. As for the others:
1. Rated R
2.. Loud
3. Talk that Talk
4. GGGB
I can’t rate the first two as I’m not familiar with her early work, apart from the odd single here and there ;o)
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SHA (Fuck The Navy and LAX)
December 9, 2012 at 3:44 pm
The c*** named Rita WhOra about to kill herself after they drop her ass after this basic fucking tour kiiiiiiiiiiii FLOP
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SHA (Fuck The Navy and LAX)
December 9, 2012 at 3:46 pm
Be that as it may, that hasn’t stopped Rih’s reign over singles charts with 12 #1s and over 20 top 20s.
God Damn Rita WhOra is such a FLOP thatgrapejuice stans for flop bitches #ICANT!!!!!!!!!!
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RoyalKev
December 9, 2012 at 3:47 pm
It’s funny that the songs I like most are from the albums that rank the highest in this poll. Now looking back, I realized that Loud deserves a little respect. It was a refreshing era for Rihanna. Rated R felt like it was a more grown up Rihanna and some of her all time best songs came from that album. Still hands down, the winner for me is GGGB. It’s simply her most listenable album to date.
Great post, do more of these for other artists.
http://www.thepagewithroyalkev.com
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Gilberto
December 9, 2012 at 3:48 pm
1) GGGB 6/10
2) Rated R 5,5/10
:huge gap:
3) A Girl Like Me 5/10
4) Loud 4.5/10
5) Music Of The Sun 4/10
6) Talk That Talk 2/10
7) Unapologetic 0.1/10
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Benron (Shine Bright Like Rihanna's 100 million records sold plaque)
December 9, 2012 at 5:49 pm
Gilberto……. A girl like me and Unapologetic should switch places tbh
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Lax
December 9, 2012 at 4:00 pm
RATED R AND JUST THINK SO MANY PEOPLE DID NOT LIKE IT AND CALLED IT DARK AND THEY CANNED IT AND MOVED ON, AMAZING,,,,
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RIHANNA SUCKS!
December 9, 2012 at 4:13 pm
NONE OF THE ABOVE!!! ALL OF HER ALBUMS SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LAX, EAT MY ASS BITCH! I’LL TAKE A BIG FAT SHIT STRAIGHT DOWN YOUR THROAT!!
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RIHANNA SUCKS!
December 9, 2012 at 4:15 pm
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zzzzzb
December 9, 2012 at 4:17 pm
Rated R is her best work of course but why is everyone rating MOTS so low. I loved MOTS.
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NFG (no fucks given)
December 9, 2012 at 4:25 pm
She has no best albums. Only best singles.
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Flop Cheeta Whora gave Rob an STD from her 20 guys
December 9, 2012 at 4:29 pm
By the looks of twitter, she killed the xfactor final. Folks are on twitter, saying they are crying. Folks are saying she handled that bitch like it was her stadium tour. LOL LOL Rita old whora did not have that feedback. Her performace was getting dragged all over twitter.
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NFG (No fucks Given)
December 9, 2012 at 4:35 pm
Unapologetic shoulda been a rerelease of rated r. Talk that talk shoulda never been made and Loud shoulda sold more cuz I liked it better than GGGB. The rest of her albums r forgettable tho. I still think she’s a singles artist tho. I wouldn’t want to hear a full album of her nasal wailing TBH…..
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AmbeRussell
December 9, 2012 at 4:37 pm
good girl gone bad is seem as her best album bc of the explosion she had and the huge success she became. she was seem as a 1 hit wonder possibly with pon de replay and then as a cute girl with a few good songs (sos and unfaithful), then gggb came with umbrella, disurbia, take a bow, dont stop the music, etc. large sales and made her a star with this album
then there was rated r, when she went dark and did a lot of different stuff to the left of the cute girl we knew her as
then came loud, gave her a lot of hit singles, solid selling album, a well put together era, better than rated r commercially. the loud tour was a success, making a lot of money.
talk that talk, to me, came and went with 2 decent to huge singles, where have u been and we found love, but not a lot of successful singles with only like 3 mv from this area.
ad then there is this area. i havent heard the album but it is her 1st #1 album, yet it also dropped out very fast from the top spot the following week.
so… most successful era of music is LOUD, deepest album is RATED R, best transformation from fun singer to super star status is GGGB
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Taylor Swift Stole My Monkey
December 9, 2012 at 4:51 pm
This site flip flops, more than Obama
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mr.m
December 9, 2012 at 4:53 pm
Rihanna is just a singles artists
NON of her albums are a hard worked form her as an artist ..
GGGB, RR & Loud are her mostly what I can call albums!
The rest have 2,3 single material and full of fillers
#TRUTH #FACT #DEAL
That’s why Rihanna will NEVER inspire other artists to come ..
Coz she’s a manufactured one with NO identity . PERIOD
#TRUTH #FACT #DEAL
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Gilberto
December 9, 2012 at 5:16 pm
I don’t see any lies.
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ENOUGH ONIKA
December 9, 2012 at 6:29 pm
Except Rihanna has inspired other artists aka Rita “Unoriginal” Whora..
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blue
December 9, 2012 at 6:04 pm
@mr.m
a singles artist whose albums are not full of hits? wow shouldnt it be the other way around?
funny how you would name gggb and loud her best albums when those are the ones made so every song tops the charts and yet you make it sound like that is a bad thing when clearly thats what you look for in an album…?
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Special Delivery
December 9, 2012 at 5:59 pm
None of her albums stand out as a collective body of work but shes got some banging singles. If I had to choose Id say between Loud and Rated R.
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Benron (King of The Phucking Navi)
December 9, 2012 at 6:53 pm
Body Of Works (Cohesiveness):
Rated R
Unapologetic/ Good Girl Gone Bad
A girl like Me
Talk That Talk
Music of The Sun
Loud
QUALITY
Rated R
Unapologetic/ Loud
Good Girl Gone Bad
Talk That Talk
Music of The sun
A girl like me
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Pop Royalty
December 9, 2012 at 7:39 pm
oh please , you are not putting talk that talk ABOVE LOUD. LOUD is Iconic to her discography !
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Benron (King of The Phucking Navi)
December 9, 2012 at 9:00 pm
Loud is not cohesive, but it is her 2nd or 3rd best album tbh.
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Kyle
December 9, 2012 at 6:53 pm
This is my Rihanna album ranking from highest to lowest…
1. “Rated R”- I loved everything about this album. It’s her most cohesive album and I loved the darker tone of it. She had a rough year in 2009 and this album is reflective of that.
2. “Unapologetic”- I didn’t like it at first but this album has grown on me quickly. It reminds me a bit of “Rated R” because of some of the lyrical content. I like pretty much every song except “What Now.”
3. “Good Girl Gone Bad”- This is what really pushed Rihanna to the top and she has stayed there ever since. This album was fun and catchy.
4. “LOUD”- This is my favorite album in terms of the singles she released. “What’s My Name?” never gets old to me. Aside from the singles though, nothing else really sticks out. As a collective body of work, I wasn’t too impressed.
5. “Talk That Talk”- I feel Def Jam just released this album for the sake of releasing it. Nothing really impressive and more just microwave pop music. Blah. “Birthday Cake” is still my jam though.
6. “A Girl Like Me”- I loved “SOS” and some of the other songs were decent but I haven’t really listened to this in years.
7. “Music of the Sun”- Forgettable debut. Some of the songs were ok but nothing memorable. I feel like most people would consider “Good Girl Gone Bad” her “debut album” and forget about the first two.
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LTM
December 9, 2012 at 7:33 pm
Rated R
Good Girl Gone Bad
LOUD
Unapologetic
A Girl Like Me
Talk That Talk
Music of the Sun
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ENOUGH ONIKA
December 9, 2012 at 8:28 pm
Rated R
GGGB
Loud
A Girl Like Me
Talk That Talk
Music of the Sun
Unapologetic
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Pop Royalty
December 9, 2012 at 7:37 pm
With 7 albums under her belt and ‘Unapologetic’ being the first to reach #1, do you feel it is the most deserving of such honor?
If not, tell us below…which of her albums represent her best body of work to date?
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artistically : RATED R, This album deserved to be a #1 album more than Unapologetic , but commercially
Commercially : LOUD and GGGB and even TTT , but artistically ?
‘Unapologetic’ marks her FIRST attempt to find a balance between the 2 classes above … i guess , and it WORKED commercially , but artistically ….. it is showing time by time i see
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Mary Mary Why You Buggin'
December 9, 2012 at 7:44 pm
I know that a lot of Rihanna’s fans have a difficult time with her when she is being introspective. Well, this is when she is the best.
1. Rated R
2. Unapologetic
3. Talk That Talk (very underrated album–listen to it again please)
Then, the rest.
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James
December 9, 2012 at 9:10 pm
If someone bought me a Rihanna album, I’d throw it in the bin.
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PRINCE MACHIAVEL
December 9, 2012 at 11:19 pm
My Fav Goat’s Albums: RR, LOUD, GGGB, TTT, UNFLOPSHIT, Fuck MOTS And AGLM!!!
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MR BLACK MAN
December 10, 2012 at 9:45 am
MJ IS THE KING
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Christina Aguilera
December 10, 2012 at 9:49 am
STRIPPED
BACK TO BASICS
BIONIC
CHRISTINA AGUILERA
LOTUS.
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JER
December 11, 2012 at 8:34 am
Please get over Good Girl Gone Bad. It aint all that. Those vocals ch……….
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