Congratulations are certainly in order for Rihanna.
Yes, while her talent may still be missing in action and a #1 US album still dodging her like the plague, the star has scored quite the feat today.
For today, the UK’s Official Charts Company released the Top 150 Biggest Selling Singles Of The 21st Century.
A list, which sees Rihanna named 9 times- beating the likes of Beyonce, Adele and Lady GaGa.
Full list below…
| 01 | ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE/EVERGREEN | WILL YOUNG |
| 02 | SOMEONE LIKE YOU | ADELE |
| 03 | UNCHAINED MELODY | GARETH GATES |
| 04 | I GOTTA FEELING | BLACK EYED PEAS |
| 05 | IT WASN’T ME | SHAGGY FT RIKROK |
| 06 | MOVES LIKE JAGGER | MAROON 5 FT CHRISTINA AGUILERA |
| 07 | (IS THIS THE WAY TO) AMARILLO | TONY CHRISTIE FT PETER KAY |
| 08 | HALLELUJAH | ALEXANDRA BURKE |
| 09 | SEX ON FIRE | KINGS OF LEON |
| 10 | DO THEY KNOW IT’S CHRISTMAS | BAND AID 20 |
| 11 | CAN’T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD | KYLIE MINOGUE |
| 12 | JUST THE WAY YOU ARE (AMAZING) | BRUNO MARS |
| 13 | WE FOUND LOVE | RIHANNA FT CALVIN HARRIS |
| 14 | POKER FACE | LADY GAGA |
| 15 | THAT’S MY GOAL | SHAYNE WARD |
| 16 | PARTY ROCK ANTHEM | LMFAO/LAUREN BENNETT/GOONROCK |
| 17 | PURE AND SIMPLE | HEARSAY |
| 18 | PRICE TAG | JESSIE J FT BOB |
| 19 | LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE | EMINEM FT RIHANNA |
| 20 | ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD) | RIHANNA |
| 21 | BLEEDING LOVE | LEONA LEWIS |
| 22 | CRAZY | GNARLS BARKLEY |
| 23 | CAN WE FIX IT | BOB THE BUILDER |
| 24 | WHEN WE COLLIDE | MATT CARDLE |
| 25 | FIGHT FOR THIS LOVE | CHERYL COLE |
| 26 | WHOLE AGAIN | ATOMIC KITTEN |
| 27 | BAD ROMANCE | LADY GAGA |
| 28 | HERO | ENRIQUE IGLESIAS |
| 29 | GIVE ME EVERYTHING | PITBULL/NE-YO/AFROJACK/NAYER |
| 30 | SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW | GOTYE FT KIMBRA |
| 31 | JUST DANCE | LADY GAGA |
| 32 | USE SOMEBODY | KINGS OF LEON |
| 33 | FORGET YOU | CEE LO GREEN |
| 34 | THE A TEAM | ED SHEERAN |
| 35 | A MOMENT LIKE THIS | LEONA LEWIS |
| 36 | ROLLING IN THE DEEP | ADELE |
| 37 | GRENADE | BRUNO MARS |
| 38 | CHASING CARS | SNOW PATROL |
| 39 | RULE THE WORLD | TAKE THAT |
| 40 | DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ | JOURNEY |
| 41 | FIREWORK | KATY PERRY |
| 42 | STAN | EMINEM |
| 43 | HERO | X FACTOR FINALISTS |
| 44 | ON THE FLOOR | JENNIFER LOPEZ FT PITBULL |
| 45 | MEET ME HALFWAY | BLACK EYED PEAS |
| 46 | DILEMMA | NELLY FT KELLY ROWLAND |
| 47 | THE CLIMB | JOE MCELDERRY |
| 48 | JAR OF HEARTS | CHRISTINA PERRI |
| 49 | MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE | ADELE |
| 50 | IN FOR THE KILL | LA ROUX |
| 51 | PASS OUT | TINIE TEMPAH |
| 52 | WHAT’S MY NAME | RIHANNA FT DRAKE |
| 53 | UMBRELLA | RIHANNA FT JAY-Z |
| 54 | HEY BABY | DJ OTZI |
| 55 | PARADISE | COLDPLAY |
| 56 | UPTOWN GIRL | WESTLIFE |
| 57 | DON’T STOP MOVIN’ | S CLUB 7 |
| 58 | LOSE YOURSELF | EMINEM |
| 59 | PURE SHORES | ALL SAINTS |
| 60 | WE NO SPEAK AMERICANO | YOLANDA BE COOL VS D CUP |
| 61 | TEENAGE DIRTBAG | WHEATUS |
| 62 | CALIFORNIA GURLS | KATY PERRY FT SNOOP DOGG |
| 63 | TITANIUM | DAVID GUETTA FT SIA |
| 64 | RUN | LEONA LEWIS |
| 65 | OMG | USHER FT WILL I AM |
| 66 | BAD BOYS | ALEXANDRA BURKE FT FLO RIDA |
| 67 | WHO LET THE DOGS OUT | BAHA MEN |
| 68 | EARTHQUAKE | LABRINTH FT TINIE TEMPAH |
| 69 | FIREFLIES | OWL CITY |
| 70 | KILLING IN THE NAME | RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE |
| 71 | AIRPLANES | BOB FT HAYLEY WILLIAMS |
| 72 | SEXY AND I KNOW IT | LMFAO |
| 73 | BOOM BOOM POW | BLACK EYED PEAS |
| 74 | WHEREVER YOU ARE | MILITARY WIVES/GARETH MALONE |
| 75 | YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL | JAMES BLUNT |
| 76 | EMPIRE STATE OF MIND | JAY-Z FT ALICIA KEYS |
| 77 | YOUR SONG | ELLIE GOULDING |
| 78 | MAD WORLD | MICHAEL ANDREWS FT GARY JULES |
| 79 | EMPIRE STATE OF MIND (PART II) | ALICIA KEYS |
| 80 | IF I WERE A BOY | BEYONCE |
| 81 | WHERE IS THE LOVE | BLACK EYED PEAS |
| 82 | SEXY CHICK | DAVID GUETTA FT AKON |
| 83 | WHENEVER WHEREVER | SHAKIRA |
| 84 | S&M | RIHANNA |
| 85 | IT FEELS SO GOOD | SONIQUE |
| 86 | DYNAMITE | TAIO CRUZ |
| 87 | HIPS DON’T LIE | SHAKIRA FT WYCLEF JEAN |
| 88 | BROKEN STRINGS | JAMES MORRISON/NELLY FURTADO |
| 89 | ROCKSTAR | NICKELBACK |
| 90 | TELEPHONE | LADY GAGA FT BEYONCE |
| 91 | I KISSED A GIRL | KATY PERRY |
| 92 | WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL | ONE DIRECTION |
| 93 | HUMAN | KILLERS |
| 94 | BORN THIS WAY | LADY GAGA |
| 95 | PATIENCE | TAKE THAT |
| 96 | THE TIME (DIRTY BIT) | BLACK EYED PEAS |
| 97 | MERCY | DUFFY |
| 98 | SOUND OF THE UNDERGROUND | GIRLS ALOUD |
| 99 | ROCK DJ | ROBBIE WILLIAMS |
| 100 | TIK TOK | KESHA |
| 101 | HOT N COLD | KATY PERRY |
| 102 | THE LAZY SONG | BRUNO MARS |
| 103 | GOOD FEELING | FLO RIDA |
| 104 | SHE SAID | PLAN B |
| 105 | NEVER HAD A DREAM COME TRUE | S CLUB 7 |
| 106 | NUMBER 1 | TINCHY STRYDER FT N-DUBZ |
| 107 | SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON IT) | BEYONCE |
| 108 | A LITTLE LESS CONVERSATION | ELVIS VS JXL |
| 109 | RUDE BOY | RIHANNA |
| 110 | BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE | CHRIS BROWN FT BENNY BENASSI |
| 111 | VIVA LA VIDA | COLDPLAY |
| 112 | I NEED A DOLLAR | ALOE BLACC |
| 113 | LOW | FLO RIDA FT T-PAIN |
| 114 | EVERYBODY HURTS | HELPING HAITI |
| 115 | FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK | POGUES FT KIRSTY MACCOLL |
| 116 | DOMINO | JESSIE J |
| 117 | CAN’T FIGHT THE MOONLIGHT | LEANN RIMES |
| 118 | CHANGED THE WAY YOU KISS ME | EXAMPLE |
| 119 | GROOVEJET (IF THIS AIN’T LOVE) | SPILLER |
| 120 | YOU’VE GOT THE LOVE | FLORENCE & THE MACHINE |
| 121 | THE KETCHUP SONG (ASEREJE) | LAS KETCHUP |
| 122 | WHEN LOVE TAKES OVER | DAVID GUETTA FT KELLY ROWLAND |
| 123 | BONKERS | DIZZEE RASCAL/VAN HELDEN |
| 124 | VALERIE | MARK RONSON FT AMY WINEHOUSE |
| 125 | F**K IT (I DON’T WANT YOU BACK) | EAMON |
| 126 | HEAVEN | DJ SAMMY & YANOU FT DO |
| 127 | WRITTEN IN THE STARS | TINIE TEMPAH FT ERIC TURNER |
| 128 | LEGO HOUSE | ED SHEERAN |
| 129 | DO IT LIKE A DUDE | JESSIE J |
| 130 | LEAVE RIGHT NOW | WILL YOUNG |
| 131 | ANGEL | SHAGGY FT RAYVON |
| 132 | WITHOUT ME | EMINEM |
| 133 | I’M YOURS | JASON MRAZ |
| 134 | DANCE WIV ME | DIZZEE RASCAL/HARRIS/CHROME |
| 135 | HALO | BEYONCE |
| 136 | HUNG UP | MADONNA |
| 137 | HEART SKIPS A BEAT | OLLY MURS FT RIZZLE KICKS |
| 138 | IRIS | GOO GOO DOLLS |
| 139 | GRACE KELLY | MIKA |
| 140 | DANCE WITH ME TONIGHT | OLLY MURS |
| 141 | SWEAT | SNOOP DOGG |
| 142 | I DON’T FEEL LIKE DANCIN’ | SCISSOR SISTERS |
| 143 | AMERICAN BOY | ESTELLE FT KANYE WEST |
| 144 | ANYONE OF US (STUPID MISTAKE) | GARETH GATES |
| 145 | THE MAN WHO CAN’T BE MOVED | SCRIPT |
| 146 | IGNITION REMIX | R KELLY |
| 147 | DON’T CHA | PUSSYCAT DOLLS FT BUSTA RHYMES |
| 148 | PAPARAZZI | LADY GAGA |
| 149 | APOLOGIZE | TIMBALAND PTS ONEREPUBLIC |
| 150 | AXEL F | CRAZY FROG |
A testament to her market power in the UK, we congratulate Team Riri on this achievement.
Maybe- just maybe- they could use whatever tactics they employed to this happen to put Ms.’I Don’t Rehearse‘ atop the Billboard 2o0 for the first time.
Because let’s be honest, this isn’t the kind of return on investment Def Jam had in mind when funding her.
Sure, while multiple #1s look good on paper, how good will they look in a decade’s time when compared against the likes of GaGa, Nicki and Bieber- all of whom front fan bases who buy albums and singles.
Congrats Riri! I love WHYB. The Navy needs to purchase it cause it has potential to be a #1 single.
hmm,good for her
I’m surprised crazy in love aint on the lisr,so many of my fav songs aint on there,how can will young b number 1 that song was s***! Congrats to Rihanna tho love both her. And bey,they need to do a song 2geva seriously.
She doesn’t. make the list until #13.. not even top 10.. well I guess its easier to spend $1 instead of $13 her navy is so cheap
plus she’s an album seller…… TTT 3x platinum Loud 6x platinum Rated R 2x platinum GGGB 5 or 6 x platinum// mufukn KWEEEN
i thought she had the biggest selling single in the UK but i guess appearing 8 time’s is fine too
i do not use that one as a rihanna stan……
UK musical taste is the shettiest 😡 ! shaggy topping almost everyone ?!
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That Rihanna Reign . . . . you know the rest.
The UK loves garbage music. Nothing new. They also produce some great music of their own, too. Oh, wait, it’s just Black American music sung by white folks–starting with the Beatles and f****** Eric Clapton!
Pop Royalty you a flip flopper. Flip flop away b****!
So u think she would prefer to have an album go to number 1 in the US and sell 2.5m WW or have and album peak at 3 in the US and sell 6m WW (whilst still hitting 1 on the WW charts)? Work it the f*** out Grapeseed.
some good music up there but not on the right please if you aks me… where are the britney songs and jt and beyonce arent they from the 21st century?
@queen :
why is that ?!!
clearly you didn’t understand me.
pop royalty i see your comments.
One min you in the hive, the next the navy, I even saw you admit to wanting to be a Monster when Flopga broke that touring record in the UK.
Either accept you like all the girls or pick one and stick with her. Our queen would be ashamed!
Alexandra Burke slay rihanna
The songs from newcomers such as Rihanna, Gaga and so forth are higher up the charts than artist such as Brit, Beyonce and the rest because nowadays people buy and download songs. Whereas back in the days album sales were more important and people tended to buy albums more. If you listed the biggest selling albums in the past century the list would look completely different to this.
And the nerve for you to say Rita Ora is a threat…lol I can’t
UH her album TTT went platinum and gold WTF yall talk about all her albums went gold or plat so o__O
http://rihannadaily.com/2012/03/13/rihanna-receives-gold-music-award-for-talk-that-talk/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rihanna_discography
She’s that IT chick
congrats!
Congrats to my boy bruno and adele is highly placed there
They complained when we say Goat is a single artist
The personne dominating the chart is adele and Young? the hell
this new TGJ Staff is clearly a goat 🙄 🙄 smh How is BAJANSHIT Doing?
not bad for someone who “has yet to score a #1 album”. #Imjustsayin
congratz.
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!
“RIH-SCOUNT” IS SUCH A FLOP.
THE H** IS A SINGLE’S ARTIST. NOTHING MORE & NOTHING LESS.
I DON’T UNDERSTAND HOW YOUR SINGLES CAN DOMINATE, BUT YET YOUR ALBUMS FLOP SO HARD, PARIS HILTON HAS SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF.
I DON’T SEE WHY SHE JUST DOESN’T HURRY UP AND USE DEM “LOUD TOUR CHEQUES” TO BUY 50,000 COPIES OF “FLOP-THAT-FLOP”. :/
HER MOMMA NEVER TAUGHT HER HOW TO BUDGET WELL I GUESS.
😉 😉 😉
AND THIS LIST IS ABSOLUTE B*******.
WE ARE ONLY 12 YEARS INTO THE YEAR CENTURY!!! ISN’T THEIR 89 YEARS LEFT. WTF?
ANYWAY CONGRATS KING BEY, ADELE & GAGA.
#SLAYAGE!!!
Congratz Cassiahanna Scissorhands, Do yo thang Singlez Kween…But really, hasn’t the 21st century only been a decade and some change, isn’ this very premature? As well it leaves out the greats of the past as if the don’t matter anymore. This would have made much more since if the did one of the last fifty years or something…or at least say the last 12 years. They are obviously trying to stir controversy and promote certain “artist” with hype as if they are greater than they really are. Only the young and foolish will fall for this trap though, watchem werk.
@TrucieB
Rita is obiviously a threat and this confirms it even more! This is the UK singles chart in which Rita gained a #1 already without her official debut onto the scene. Now she is primed to get another #1 on the Uk charts with R.I.P and her album hasn’t even debuted yet…Plus Roc Da Life will come for the summer which is sure to be her first wide smash…this mind you will all be in her first year out as an artist. If they continue to promote her and have her continously create albums and eras she is going to take Rihanna’s place in a major way and in the next ten years people will be saying Rihanna who?
@KINGPHOENIX
You wish.
nobody checking on beyonce itis all about queen rihanna all the stars at last night Gala was loving RIRI
@HALF AMAZIN
SORRY GURL>>>
DON’T HATE BECAUSE @KING PHEONIX PREACHED THE F*** OUT OF THAT ONE PARAGRAPH SERMON. ALL THE NAVY CAN DO NOW IS SIT BACK AND SIP THAT BITTER-ASS COFFEE.
#GOODBYE BOO
@Amy keep in mind crazy in love and other songs didnt come iut when the digital purchases were as popular as they are now.. Some songs came out before the prime of the digital era…
I realized that a lot of people who should be here that were big in music at the top of the century are not on here.
The reason because those celebrities so actual albums. Real copies not just one song of a album. Everybody on this list has light albums sales excluding Adele. Like really. This is not a accurate representation.
The credit really goes to all of her song witers and producers..Rihanna shuld be on the biggest w**** of 21st century list.
justme
May 8, 2012 at 3:32 pm
She doesn’t. make the list until #13.. not even top 10.. well I guess its easier to spend $1 instead of $13 her navy is so cheap
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And Beyonce doesn’t make the list until #80, so what’s your point B****? #CLAPBACKMUTHAFUCKA!
SKYLAR
May 8, 2012 at 5:57 pm
justme
May 8, 2012 at 3:32 pm
She doesn’t. make the list until #13.. not even top 10.. well I guess its easier to spend $1 instead of $13 her navy is so cheap
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And Beyonce doesn’t make the list until #80, so what’s your point B****? #CLAPBACKMUTHAFUCKA!
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I DON’T UNDERSTAND YOUR RATIONALE FOR MENTIONING BEYONCE!!! YOU BROUGHT HER UP IN YOUR COMMENT ASSUMING THAT @JUST ME WAS/IS BEY-STAN. I DON’T GET IT!!!
LOOOOOOOL.
#DUMB-ASSBitchesPatrollingTheBackYard… I See!!!
*SMFH*
I see Ms Kelly is hitting the charts twice with both of her grammy award winning hits; Dilemma and When Love Takes Over – work!!!!
Its clear to say that “talentless h**” is beating out the talented ones! I’m suprised at some single so high!
And Only Girl In The World smashed!!!
Congrats to Rihanna. We all know the UK loves RiRi. Katy dominates the U.S list. #ImJustSaying
LOL R****** AND KATY PERRY,THE WORLDS BIGGEST WORST ACTS,ONE CANT HAVE A NUMBER 1 AMBUM WHILE THE OTHER CANT SING LIVE…LOL
BIG DEAL ANOUT THIS S***…BEYONCE IS STILL THE QUEEN……SHE HAS THE ONLY RIGHT TO SING LIVE
Congrats QUEEN Rihanna!…and the rest..
R****** IS STILL FLOP…ACCEPT IT
BeyonceFan101
May 8, 2012 at 6:57 pm
LOL R****** AND KATY PERRY,THE WORLDS BIGGEST WORST ACTS,ONE CANT HAVE A NUMBER 1 AMBUM WHILE THE OTHER CANT SING LIVE…LOL
BIG DEAL ANOUT THIS S***…BEYONCE IS STILL THE QUEEN……SHE HAS THE ONLY RIGHT TO SING LIVE
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^^statements like this make the Hive look ignorant. It makes no sense what so ever
@BeyonceFan101
B**** please, Beyfoon is the only one flopping. Lmaos that basic b**** struggled to push 2million world wide with 4, yet “singles artist” Katy Perry sold more than that world wide in 4months. Teenage Dream sold more copies in the US than 4 did worldwide. Hows that for a “singles artist”
Beyfoon stans are pressed because their fav aint on the list until #80
P.S Where’s Britney’s flop ass at? 😀
Duh she is nothing more of a one hit wonder. The other ladies actually have am audience who prefer to buy their whole body of work. Thats why they’re more successful
good job rihanna its cool that we found love is so high on the list but also a surprise that umbrella is so low!
oh and this is for the UK, she has several #1 albums there!! her sales are phenominal only her and adele have been able to sell over a million albums in the past two years with a single album!!
@MEME
“So u think she would prefer to have an album go to number 1 in the US and sell 2.5m WW or have and album peak at 3 in the US and sell 6m WW (whilst still hitting 1 on the WW charts)? Work it the f*** out Grapeseed.”
She’d prefer to get a 7-million-sold #1 album, 6 Grammys, VMA, BET and EMA’s Video Of The Year.
Congrats……. WERK Riri…..
Im surprised to see WE SPEAK NO AMERICANO on the list…. I thought i was the only one who liked that song…lol.
Excuse @KatyCats … She’s having a hard time taking the thought of KINGB have Grammys more than Katy Perry’s whole age..
Maybe she’s still mad since she was caught in a threesome with Justin Bieber and Rebecca Black in Katy Perry’s bedroom the night everybody from school were partying to celebrate Katy Perry’s 100909th #1 off the same damn album..
@KatyCats
ALL of Katy Perry’s NOTEBOOKS and PENCILS (combined) won’t be enough for me to school 9 y.o. f****** like your ass about KINGB’s 16 years of SLAYAGE..
Katy Perry is nothing but one of a few lucky girls in the world honored to lick the sweat off KINGB’s ass after a dancing video.
As for you…….. Nothing but an ass-sniffer for one of her “Love on Top” male back-up dancers LOL..
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Anyway..
Congrats RiRi..
Loool beyonce fans stay mad. Really? If it was the albums list it’ll be different? If they count the top 150 best selling albums of the 21st century so far beyonce will remain behind rihanna.
Dangerously in love – 1180000
B’day – 570000
I am…sasha fierce – 1490000
4 – 550000
Total – 3790000
Msic of the sun – 175000
A girl like me – 645000
Good girl gone bad – 1840000
Rated R – 700000
Loud – 1795000
Talk that talk – 775000
Total – 5930000.
Before u go on saying rihanna has more albums. Note that she’s had an album beat out each beyonce album.
Now beyhives TAKE A SEAT
@KELVIN
Boy I do love Rihanna’s new music (Rated R and +) but come on now!!
Being a Beyonce stan = Never being mad, and always feeling the ultimate victory.
FIRST:
I still can’t understand by “5560000033000000” you mean what but this’s the very truth, right here:
Beyonce: (the whole world knows)
Dangerously in Love : ELEVEN million
B’Day : SEVEN million
I Am… Sasha Fierce : SEVEN AND A HALF million
4 : TWO AND A HALF MILLION
Total : 28
Rate : 28 / 4 = 7 mill albums / era
Rihanna: (things at their best)
Music of the Sun : TWO million
A Girl Like Me : THREE million
Good Girl Gone Bad : SEVEN million
Rated R : THREE million
Loud : EIGHT million
Talk That Talk : THREE million + still growing.
Total : 26
Rate : 26 / 6 = 4.3 mill albums / era
Oh, and don’t bring up years and ages … see what Lady GaGa and Adele did. The s*** is about how much did you work for it / how much did you get.
SECOND:
If the list was about ANYTHING else than NUMBER OF #1 hits, Facebook/Twitter fans, and SOLO digital single sales, The s*** would be for Beyonce-all-the-way.
Love and Respect,
Seats Maker.
BTW. This __/ is a seat.
I s*** on “You Da One” video at being instructional..lol
@KELVIN
SADLY, ONCE AGAIN, THE @BROKE NAVY’S LOGIC HAS FAILED TO SUFFICE!!!
BEYONCE HAS SOLD 3, 790, 000 ALBUMS WITH ONLY 4 ON RELEASE.
RIHANNA HAS SOLD 5, 930, 000 WITH SIX ON RELEASE.
HOW DOES THIS EQUATE TO RIHANNA BEING SUPERIOR IF BEYONCE HAS RELEASED LESS ALBUMS?
BEYONCE= 2003 – 2012 = 4 ALBUMS = 8 YEARS!!!
RIHANNA – 2005 = 2012 = 6 ALBUMS = 7 YEARS!!!
ITS LIKE A WHITNEY & MARIAH DEBATE IN TERMS OF SALES – MARIAH HAS SOLD MORE ALBUMS IN THE U.K THAN WHITNEY BECAUSE SHE HAS HAD TWICE AS MUCH RELEASED, BUT WHO IS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL OUT OF THE TWO OVERALL???
#GOODBYE GURL!!!
I HOPE YOU HAVE A NICE AND COSY SEAT.
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@nx127
actually its
dangerously inlove-12,5 mill (since december 2011)
b-day – 7 mill (dont know if it sold more cause the last sales est came in 2009)
iam sasha fierce- 9 million (since december 2011)
4- 2,9 (going 3 any week now)
you can calculate for yourself
music of the sun- 1,5 million (never reached 2 mill)
a girl like me- 2 million (since december 2011)
good gal gone bad- 8,7 million (her biggerst selling album)
rated r- 2,5 million
loud- 5,6 million (lets not inflate the sales please)
talk that talk- 2,2 million
go ahead calculate
hen it comes to albums rihanna is not really a great seller at all seeming that she averages around 2,5 million an album, which happen to be around beyonce’s lowerst selling album, if u compare her singles succes to her album sales sam is very right when he says that she is as basic as they come, and if you look at the list above you will see all the songs were released in the digital era late 2008) so rihanna will rule cause in that amount of time she has released more albums than any other artist on the list, while beyonce has only released 2,
and yet look on the best selling singles of all time in the whole world and The Black Eyed Peas and GaGa who have sold the most…UK charts caters for 70 mil people WW caters for 7 billion + do the maths ‘Well Done Ri’
@AYNON,,,,COSIGN!
I see the Beyhive is kicking objects in fury. Its not that serious guys, give credit when its due. Its common knowledge that rihanna is more successful in the U.K. You can’t always try to up bey even against facts. And those who cry about rihanna releasing an album every year, and saying she is afraid that the public will move on, fyn. I guess the public had already moved on when Bey released 4. Of course she was being inspired, borrowing, adapting and copying for her next project. After gathering so much inspiration the album sold less, in Bey’s Standards. Riri has released an album every year since 2009 and TTT still sold as much or better than 4 World wide, considering that it is 6 months younger. Either or both of these conclusion hold water in this scenario.
# Riri can sell as much as Bey even if she works/ puts a third of effort Bey puts in her work and There fore she is slaying her without trying! #for a talentless artist like her(as the beyhive would like to call her
#The general public had already moved on when Bey released 4
@JAKE
BEYONCE HAS SOLD 3, 790, 000 ALBUMS WITH ONLY 4 ON RELEASE.
RIHANNA HAS SOLD 5, 930, 000 WITH SIX ON RELEASE.
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Guys what you talking about??
@SISA SLY
All I meant to say was… Beyonce’s 4 albums as a solo artisr got AT LEAST 1.5 or 2 million copies sold, on Rihanna’s 6 albums.
So Navy need to deal with it. Rihanna is a good album seller but not as good as Beyonce.
@2/11
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@NX127
I felt your shed id was major!!, but that doesn’t change an ounce of the fact that Bey had to work three times harder (for 3 years) to release an album that however eventualy sold less than rihanna’s, World Wide, regardless of 4 being released 6 months earlier. Stop making spoiling bey’s name.
@2/11 SONGSCRIBE You or right on, the truth stings, burn and kills their
hearts, and poor AUNTY JACKIE, JAKE AND BEE HIVES OR BEYOND
“DESPERATION”
PS
When Rihanna can drop 4 albums like beyonce has droppe and beyonce’s four albums has been made into 9 albums with all of her REDROPPING THEM,,,,,,And those numbers added into beyonce’s count. @ ACHARTS, THERES THE PERFECT COUNT BOT BOTH. These ass wipse know the truth and still tried to find fault.
See how they or saying albums when the subject is clearly singles and if Kelly royland and adele is on there then beyonce had music out also in this time span so it is what it is and it is better to be a SINGLES ARTIST Then to be so dang far behind Adeles sales in albums as all of them or.
And rihanna is the #2 best sellinf singles in the United States right now so keep finding excuses ass wipes we or still in the game according to the UK AND SINCE BEYONCE CAME before Rihanna did in the gsme where is BEYONCE ocount for since 20005 oooooh so beyonce have not dropped anything in betweet the 2005 til now is that right bee hive??????EXCUSES, EXCUSES, EXCUSES, EXCUSES,,,ASS WIPES
The article says that Rihanna dominates biggest selling
singles artist of the 21 century and i see the bee hive is
as pressed as ever.
@Kimberly read some of the comments about that gown beyonce wore
to the gala and find out where she ranked among the top Ten Best
dressed, Deery it will make yo day for you, Deery!!!! All of the huffing and
puffing you ass wipes do trying to tear rihanna ass down for all of her wiling outs.
@KIMBERLY AND BEE HIVE Find AND READ UNDER BEST DRESSES SCARLETT AND RIHANNA, YOU DIRTY, ENVIOUS, JEALOUS ASS WIPE SCUM BAGS. AND BEYONCE WASN’;T THE LAST PERSON TO COME THROUGH THE DOORS IT WAS RIHANNA AND YOU DID NOT SEE RIHANNA UNTIL THE CAMERS PICKED HER BEAUTIFLY, S*** ROCK HARD BODY BECAUSE BEYONCE BIG WIDE SCREEN ASS AND BODY WAS BLOCKING OTHERS VIEWS. BEYONCE WAS STANDING THEIR WITH THEM HIPS LOOKING LIKE ONE OF THOSE EIGHTEEN WHEELER TRUCKS ROLLING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAYS….
Rihanna you keep right on working and try to keep yo focus. Perhaps you can settle in and start re dropping your albums and drop them as many times as beyonce does. Just like beyonce has dropped “4” as quiet as its kept. Perhaps rihanna you
can be inspired to be even more like beyonce as far as dropping yo shty 1000000
time and squeezing all of the juice out of yo shyt just like beyonce does. And watch that heffa she is doing a movie and a sound track now rihanna you have got to settle in and see hiw to do the same exact thing then you will have bragging rights to movie and sound track to add to yo Resume, and remember beyonce has sound track to that Etta james movie where she made a killing off of if you let the hive tell it, scum
bag, low lifes. Just keep being INSPIRED BY THAT HEFFA AND MAKE IT WORK FOR YOURSELF GIRL AND STOP THAT WILING OUT THEY LOVE FOR YOU TO CLOWN AROUND, MAMMA.
@RIHANNA I SEE YO GIRL “SR” HAVE GOT YO ASS ON BLKAST AGAIN, WHICH I KNOW
YOU AND YO TEAM OR WELL AWARE OF HER AND HER SHYT…..
@2/11
Rihanna has released 6 albums, recording about 20 tracks for each album, and that maybe earned her 26 million copies sold, but only two solo Grammys + 4 other suck-that-black-d***-B**** Grammys.
Beyonce released 4 albums, recording 70-120 song for each album, excellent vocals, excellent songwriting, and that earned her 28 million copies sold, but THIRTEEN solo Grammys.
That’s what happens when your f** ass tries to make fun of others working hard enough.
Yes.
And that proves that Beyonce does her thing + Gets what she deserves. Which doesn’t have to be SALES and #1s but maybe motherfuckin’ GRAMMYS!!!!!!
Tom & Perry has seven damn #1’s, which is much more than Beyonce’s 5 #1’s, but where her Grammys at??
Since 2007, Bey has been doing what she likes, recording the kind of music she wants, and she doesn’t even have to prove that she’s not mad because her last album “flopped” or even that she doesn’t think it did flop, or even that she doesn’t care what you think. She’s sitting on a LOT of success, a LOT LOT LOT LOT LOT LOT LOT LOOOOOOOOOOOOT of success, and she’s had “enough money (in Lil’ Wayne’s voice)” .. Boy 335$mill is too f*****’ much!!!!!!!
Do you know how many #1 making producers would throw theirselves at her feet to work with them??? RedOne and Calvin and everybody else. But the idea is that she doesn’t want to do c***-suckin’ pop music. That’s all. Sure, she doesn’t give a s*** about having a song of her favorite album next to “Boyfriend” and “Where Have You Been” and s***.
@queenofthenavy :
i like you , but with all due respect , who are you to tell me what to do and what to not do ?
you are just a commenter. hope you realize that. 😉
@2/11 Songscribe
Wait hold up!!!! Is a Brandy stan talking about the public moving on from them???? I can’t! Girl as much as I like Brandy you are in NO position to talk about anybody being moved on from. Beyonce has been snatching those Moesha braids since 2003. Rihanna’s TTT has not outsold 4 in the U.S, still has 300k+ more to do that even with that smash #1 and it STILL has not gone platinum, and she has only out sold her WW because she was overseas touring at the time TTT dropped. The only thing rihanna can sell more of is singles, why because they are cheap and her fans don’t want to invest $10.00 in her album hell they wouldn’t want the whole album for $.99 reference RR.
And unfortunately your theory has been proven false “Riri can sell as much as Bey even if she works/ puts a third of effort Bey puts in her work and There fore she is slaying her without trying!”——I am sorry but didn’t Rihanna come off a flop ass only girl WW tour? That was preceded by the LOUD tour less than a year later? LOGT ended in March 2011 the LOUD tour started in June 2011 and TTT dropped Nov 2011. I hardly call this “slaying” without trying. Have a seat at the bottom next to Human.
wow after reading some of these comments I would think that ya’ll was on Rhi and Bey payroll lol too funny…….congrats to Rhianna I love both her and Bey you dont have to choose sides you can have love for both b/c they have love for each other so why can’t we all just get along lol
No shade…congratss to her but im embarrassed to have to tell my child one day that she was as popular as she was…and then he sees she cant sing dance perform or act respectful …
@POP ROYALTY
Who’s TRRJULI? The new President of Egypt?
Hope for Syria, anyway..
He’s reaching DOWNE.
This is a UK list and last I checked Rihanna had UK #1 singles AND albums.
Far as the US, whether her albums intitially go #1
He’s reaching DOWNE.
This is a UK list and last I checked Rihanna had UK #1 singles AND albums.
Far as the US, whether her albums intitially go #1 or not she’s still album to sell albums much more further along than the first week.
Really? That Grape Juice team is RIDICULOUS!!
How come Rihanna is not an Album seller?
I’ll contradict that FALSE information y’all are spreading:
Music Of The Sun – UK 150k Units Sold; USA 600k Units Sold.
A Girl Like Me – UK +550k Units Sold (almost 2x Platinum); USA +1,300,000 Units Sold!
GGGB – UK +1,770,000 Units Sold (6x Platinum); USA 2,700,000 Units Sold (2x Platinum)
Rated R – +650k Units Sold(2x Platinum); USA +1,000,000 Units Sold (Platinum)
LOUD – +1,700,000 Units Sold (6x Platinum); 1,700,000 Units Sold (Platinum)
TTT – +650k Units Sold (2x Platinum); 900,000k Units Sold (Platinum) AND STILL CHARTING WITH BARELY ANY PROMOTION!
So let’s see, with ONLY TWO F****** MARKETS RIHANNA HAS SOLD OVER 13,670,000 million copies of her albums! Now yall can go choke on a d***!
“A list, which sees Rihanna named 9 times- beating the likes of Beyonce, Adele and Lady GaGa.”
Ha. Funny that you would ONLY pit her against FEMALE artists. What about Eminem? Kanye West?
You are so awesome! I do not suppose I’ve read something like that before. So good to find somebody with genuine thoughts on this subject matter. Really.. thank you for starting this up. This site is one thing that is required on the internet, someone with a little originality!