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1.She's an icon. Her music and fashion make big impact worldwide. How is Unapologetic a flop when it sold 2.3 million just in 5 weeks of 2012 and it's still selling well? MOTS is the only flop album, but considering it had poor promo and it was more of a mixtape than an album it did well. All other albums of hers have sold over 3 million which is not a flop, it is a moderate success or underperforming, but still not a flop.

1. Madonna – 196.300.000
2. Celine Dion – 164.200.000
3. Mariah Carey – 152.500.000
4. Barbra Streisand – 140.000.000
5. Whitney Houston – 139.000.000
6. Enya – 79.000.000
7. Britney Spears – 77.600.000 *some sources say 105 000 000*
8. Shania twain – 73.500.000
9. Sade – 71.000.000
10. Janet Jackson – 70.200.000
11 – Gloria Estefan – 58.100.000
12 – Tina Turner – 55.700.000
13 – Reba McEntire – 55.500.000
14 – Alanis Morissette – 53.500.000
15 – Diana Ross – 51.200.000
16 – Linda Ronstadt – 47.350.000
17 – Cher – 44.800.000
18 – Norah Jones – 43.400.000
19 – Tracy Chapman – 42.000.000
20 – Spice Girls – 41.200.000
21. Ayumi Hamasaki – 40.200.000
22. P!nk – 40.200.000
23. Dixie Chicks – 40.100.000
24. Shakira – 37.500.000
25. Destiny’s Child – 35.250.000
26. Christina Aguilera – 35.480.000
27. Xuxa – 35.200.000
28. Alicia Keys – 34.600.000
29. TLC – 34.500.000
30. Avril Lavigne – 33.600.000
31. Adele – 31.700.000
32. Mary J. Blige – 30.300.000
33. Sheryl Crow 30.000.000
34. Toni Braxton – 28.500.000
35. Carole King – 28.500.000
36. Cyndi Lauper – 28.500.000
37. Faith Hill – 28.300.000
38. Rihanna – 28.300.000
39. Jennifer Lopez – 28.000.000
40. Taylor Swift – 25.800.000
41. Dido 25.500.000
42. Minogue – 25.500.000
43. Beyoncé – 24.900.000
44. Lady gaga – 23.100.000
45. Hikaru Utada – 23.000.000
46. Jewel – 23.000.000
47. Janis Joplin – 22.0000.000
48. Kelly Clarkson – 20.950.000
49. LeaN Rimes – 20.500.000
50. Laura Pausini – 20.000.000
51. Miley Cyrus – 20.000.000
52. Amy Winehouse – 19.000.000
53. Sarah Mclan – 17.600.000
54. Brandy – 17.250.000
55. Olivia Newtoh John – 17.150.000
56. Lauryn Hill – 16.500.000
57. Amy Grant – 16.400.000
58. Paula Abdul – 16.200.000
59. Bonnie Raitt – 16.000.000
60. Nelly Furtado – 15.700.000
61. Anastacia – 15.350.000
62. Carrie Underwood – 15.200.000
63. Patsy Cline – 15.100.000
64. Anne Murrey – 15.000.000
65. Hilary Duff – 14.250.000
66. Patt Benatar – 14.200.000
67. Martina Mcbride – 14.200.000
68. Natale Cole – 13.500.000
69. Trisha Yearwood – 13.500.000
70. Meliisa Etheridge – 13.400.000
71. Bette Midler – 13.200.000
72. Susan Boyle – 12.800.000
73. Aaliyah – 11.800.000
74. Gwen Stefani – 11.400.000
75. Ashanti – 10.900.000

If people like Toni Braxton (Rihanna will obviously pass her album sales with this album), Paula Abdul and Kylie Minogue have not sold more albums that Rihanna and can be considered icons, why can't Rihanna be an icon? Plus most of their albums were released in 1990s or early 2000s when albums used to sell, so did Destiny's Child . When @JohnVidal said that Beyonce's album sales are average even in DC, the excuse was that Mariah and other divas released their albums in 1980 and early 1990s when albums were selling like crazy. The same can be said about Rihanna. All DC's albums and DIL were released before 2005, so it is not a fair comparison.
I admit that Rihanna is an average album seller, nothing wrong about it, but looking at this list, many people slay Beyonce's album sales and you call her King. Hm, be realistic, if Beyonce is an icon, so is Rihanna. I can tell you that she is the biggest International pop star in my country, many girls copy her stule and music, even tattoos :D

2.She co-writes her songs and she is executive producer on most of her albums. Plus she plays the drums. She never lied about songwriting credits like Beyonce did, so you shouldn't talk about it, you will just embarrass yourself. Beyonce co-writes her songs as well, she doesn't write, sorry ;) Look at her writing credits and it will be clear to you.

3.Rihanna is bigger name in fashion than Beyonce for sure. I am not talking about endorsements, I am talking about their fashion style. Rihanna's fashion has simply bigger impact on girls.