I wasnt gonna comment but

@YEAH I SAID IT

u are so wrong for sayin Rih havin more numbers 1s means the public favours her music more. There's a formula that goes into gettin a hit these days and Rih simply followed it, we all kno wats popular on radio these days, Rih's team is focused on gettin her hits thats why she's been usin autotune since Disturbia.

I honestly laugh at the navy when they think its by their might that Rih had those hits from Loud, the moment Rih released a non-trendy single (CKB, man down) look what hapnd even aftr promotin it on AI.

She made a risky record -rated r and despite 3 top 10 singles and heavy promotion, it dint sell well.

My point it depends on the music, it has nothing to do with the public fallin out of love for Beyonce. Im pretty sure if she released an electropop record tmoro it wud be a hit, Sweet dreams reached no 10 and certified platinum w/o promotion she wasnt even performin it on tour. Thats the song that upped sales of her album in UK and made it peak at no2.

Technically its her 4th album, but havin been workin since 97 on DC stuff too, i think Bey doesnt feel like she has to follow whats on radio, i mean she's not deaf, she knows wats hot these days but she did wat she wanted and said in her documentary, "i dont have to prove anything to anyone"

So for those mockin 4's sales, rih wouldnt have much better luck if it was hers, anybody coulda done an album like Loud, its pretty generic n uninspired geared for radio. Thats ok tho, Rih works for a label, if she doesnt get hits, she'll be dropped. Beyonce doesnt have to worry about that, she's sold this much w/o a single hit this era and its in top ten best selling albums of 2011 so far