Has the success of Beyonce‘s latest studio offering gone some way to overshadow Rihanna?
Hmmm…well that all depends on who you ask. For, while fans of the ‘Single Ladies’ siren would cite the 3 million units already moved by ‘Beyonce’ as confirmation of this, UK music lovers have gone some way to prove Rihanna’s popularity in the nation is far from over, even if it does pale in comparison to the ‘Queen B’s.
How?
Details below…
After taking ‘Drunk in Love‘ to #3 on the chart, the British public purchased enough copies of Rihanna’s ‘What Now’ to push it #13 on the R&B Singles Top 30, returning to the Top 20 after spending last week at #26!
Eight spots above sits Kid Ink‘s Robin.S-fuelled ‘Show Me‘, now spending its its 18th week in the chart’s Top Ten, despite slipping 3 spots from #7.
Now certified Gold in the US for sales of over 500,000 units, ‘Show’ enjoys a UK peak position of #23 and #19 in his domestic market, achieved before the January 17th release of his sophomore set ‘My Own Lane’ which peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200!
She is so beautiful, just gorgeous.
She makes s*** look s***, flawless beautiful woman; absolutely stunning.
FLOP
Jump @ #10 in Australia.
Yayyyy.go get em rihhhh.I am still soo damm disappointed and hurt by that grammy performance.it was really put off.a woman of her calibre that stooped so low.I want the old sophisticated bey back.u r so much beta thn that gal.
Its because of an advert for ITV dramas gets played every commercial break on ITV with that song in the background.
Although I’m loving CRTFU video. The song remains in the garbage can! I guess that’s why its tumbling down itunes kiiiiii
Well done Beyonce, that song has absolutley no push here and is doing great. Urban songs like that don’t chart that high here. Can you come to the Brits and do XO please.
Lmaooo CI-ERROR stans are always the first to call someone a flop.B*tch just dragged ha own damn self
@LDn Chick
What about Tall Dirty? That hit #1 in the UK.
Rihanna is a Goddess, nobody can outshine her.
*talk dirty
Where’s “Can Remember To Forget This Song” on the charts???
Talk Dirty is pop as s***.
Talk Dirty is urban.
Drunk in Love has a hard hip hop beat. Thats why I said ‘like that’. Reading comprehension is key.
Can’t Remember To Purchase You KIIII
And Talk Dirty is way more pop than Drunk. Its pop as s***. Jason Derulo is so annoying!
I did and you didn’t say anything about hip hop beat, you said urban song, talk dirty is an urban song.
You just added the hip hop bit now.
I wonder made it jump up the charts. Did she perform somewhere?
Congrats….
Ciara fans are funny. So yall calling singles flops, huh? Really? LMAO.
@Lovebird I said Urban song ‘like that’.
Jason Derulo is annoying and yet his music performs better in the UK than it does in the states.
You should insecure to me.
Urban song like what, you didn’t jump into specifics, you were very vague. Talk dirty still applies.
*sound
Why do I need to be specific? My comment wasn’t addressed to anyone. Sorry you jumped on my c*** for simply stating facts but my comment still stands to reason.
I simply challenged your comment with a fact.
You said urban songs don’t do well in the UK (and didn’t jump into specifics), I brought up another urban song talk dirty and your defense was to attack the artist of that urban song.
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UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 174
Yet Carlos fans call What Now a flop which peaked at #25 and which will probably go Silver (200 000 copies)? The jokes writing themselves.
@Lovebird, Urban songs like Drunk In Love don’t do well in the UK though.
I gave you specifics of what I meant with the hop hop beat when you decided to address me, my original comment was not addressed to anyone so I didn’t feel the need to be specific. But when you addressed me, I explained so I’m failing to see what point you are trying to make now.
Hip hop
what now is such a FLOP
LO. For someone of Rih’s level it should of charted higher. Did you not buy I Can’t Remember To Purchase You???? KIIIIII
A top20 is still a top20.
Hasn’t Muhammed Ali Klay been struggling for one since “Love, S**, Muscles” back in 2009?
rihanna aint even promote that single fully and it still slaying!
Updated 24hr VEVO Record:
1. Miley Cyrus – Wrecking Ball 19.3 m
2. Shakira – CRTFY ft. Rihanna 17 m
3. One Direction – SOML 12.5 m
LOL LOL BEYONCE ALBUM 2.56 SOLD WW AS OF JAN 31ST 2014 . BRUNO mars beat her SB
^^^ These children clearly don’t know the definition of promotion then!
she performed that song in her tour…..the fact its top 20 from an album late 2012…lets see if any of beys or ciaras will still be in the top 20 a year and some from now. So quick to call her a flop when her singles or featured collabs actully chart and chart well. Drunk in love is doing well because its being promoted. It got grammy and pre super bowl treatment. Had she neglected it like Rih neglected what now it wouldnt have went anywhere. c squad has a nerve. Pregnancy and a new flop single about your newborn couldnt save ciara. One Bey already did that. Two she is just a natural flop. I dont understand why she is allowed to be a liability to her label.
@ Sybil
Too bad Sony Music said 3M since 2 and a half weeks ago.
And congrats Bruno, many others can’t even book a performance let alone bring these numbers ..
Beyonce is killing it in the UK tho DIL #9 BEYONCE PLATINIUM and the album didn’t move out of the top 5 in both the us and the uk since it release
this ‘Rih keeps winning’ troll is so stupid lol, like we all know B will outsell UntreatedHerpes if it hasnt already so why keep trying? smh
and death@ you using Bruno cuz you know dam well RihAPE can never and will never do Sb
But bruno’s ratings are lower than last year so what the F is you talking about???????
How can a single that came out in 2012 chart in the top 20 in 2014 be called a flop? I understand some of you hate Rihanna but please don’t be delusional. Congrats Robyn, What Now is one of my favorites from the album.
Wait, so that’s not even true.
Unlike what Sybil did before posting that comment, I’m now reading the full
A.TRL thread titlereport and the only actual thing Bruno has beat Bey for is for the lowest SB ratings of the 2010s!But you know Sybil is more than used to “The winner is Rrroarrrrryalllllssss” – sized clocks and self-drags so …..
It’s probably because ‘what now’ has recently been used in quite a long B** advert, either B**, ITV or CH4 – whatever it was, but I saw it yesterday.
It’s one of my fav’s from her and I’m not a particularly big Rihanna follower
Rihiconna did not promote Right now, what now or PUI.She payed them dust!! @CI-ERROR stans,what did body parts and 477547887 live performances do for ciara’s flop album?
the writer of this post needs to kill himself and beyonce along with him im so tired of these asshole posts same beyonce this….beyonce that ya know what …..fall off a tall building n catch ya eyelids on a nail halfway down!