I’m late to the party, but i was seeing reads about how she bought the position/plaque. I am not a Rihanna fan, nor am I against her. So i guess my opinion is impartial: I guess TECHNICALLY she sold 1 million tracks, but it does not mean that ONE MILLION PEOPLE bought them. An not only that, they were bought wholesale to be given away.

So, I’m sorry, but i don’t consider that an achievement that needs to be recognized, but hell, if someone payed me $1.00 for a song of mine (or any product I sell) and they bought 1 million, well then OH HELL YES I AM TAKING THAT. She laughed all the way to the bank, while ya’ll are here carrying on about technicalities…. the fact of the matter is that she got paid cash and it really doesn’t matter to her if the MILLION SONGS are given away entirely or not….

That being said, it is a sad day in your recording career when you cant GIVE AWAY 1 million downloads.