In reply to IStan4Rihanna. (Caribbean Queen)..

You keep talking Beyoncé outselling Rihanna by a few but fail to forget Rihanna released more albums.
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Also an "album's artist" is defined by blockbuster sales. Album artist are artist who primarily focus ln delivering full bodies of works that are cohesive and progressive. Beyoncé has been doing this since 2011 with 4.
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""I think when you make a Crazy In Love or a Single Ladies, then there's nowhere else to go in the world of traditional pop music," says BBC Radio 1's Annie Mac.

"You have to try and evolve as an artist and push yourself further conceptually and musically. She is growing up and getting more spiritual within herself and her music."

In practice, that means Beyonce has become an "albums artist" - making bold, long-form records that tackle weighty topics such as black identity, body image, feminism and marital fidelity (or otherwise).

Her new album Lemonade and its predecessor, 2013's Beyonce, work best as song suites, where atmosphere and narrative take precedence over smash and grab pop hooks." - BBC
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Also even if you took away Lemonade's 2.5m sales from her 37.7m total album sales. Bey would still have outsold Rihanna's 8 albums. In total Beyoncé has sold 37.7m albums WW Rihanna 34.4m WW. Beyoncé with SPS 62m WW Rihanna with SPS according to RocNation 54m WW.