Four months after Chris Brown made headlines for tying Bruno Mars as the second best-selling male singer in the history of digital music (as we reported here), the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) confirms C. Breezy has breezed past his ‘Grenade’-singing counterpart to claim the runner-up title by his lonesome.
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On Tuesday (February 8), the RIAA took to press to announce Brown’s H.E.R.-assisted tune ‘Come Together’ (found aboard his latest studio album ‘Indigo’) had been certified GOLD. The measure, which signifies sales of 500,000 units in the United States, is all the more impressive considering the song never impacted the Billboard Hot 100.
Thanks to the update, Brown not only zooms past Mars’ career total of 90.5 million digital sales but he also extends his reign as the most-certified Black male singer ever as his cumulative digital sales now sit at 91 million. Among all male vocalists, only Justin Bieber (at 107 million digital records sold) has more to his credit.
With all acts considered, Chris Brown is the 9th best-selling act in digital music history. His catalog sales are bested only by Drake, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Kanye West, Eminem, Bieber, Katy Perry, and Post Malone.
Smoke and mirrors!
Bruno surpassed Chris years ago in EVERYTHING! Sales, accolades, tours, #1’s, awards…. There’s no comparison fr! What a joke.
And to top it off; Bruno doesn’t release half the material that CB does….
Disagree!
All the above artists who sold more, never “undervalued” Breezy tho. Each era since 2005 has had a MAJOR impact. Even w/ his scandals, he never went unnoticed. Further more Bruno is NOT changing the landscape of Hip-Hop/R&B, so he lacks the ability to switch the game up to make Breezy a NON factor in the NEW era.
Bruno’s recent album wasn’t a huge success. So he’s already losing ground within’ the Urban format, were Breezy has been consistent for over a decade. He’s still very much anticipated!
And Bruno could still announce a world tour tomorrow and sell out! Everyone’s sales decreased, even Adele. That doesn’t make Bruno any less of a force. Didn’t CB drop a single recently. How’s that doing?
Let em know
I never said he wasn’t successful, I said his star isn’t dimming Breezy.
Chris Brown is very resilient hence why he’s still able to sell music. Like TGJ mentioned, “Come Together” wasn’t even promoted as a single.
Bruno literally makes karaoke and elevator music over and over and over again. Choose an era, he needs a new one to base his sound off of cause it’s definitely not original
F*** your feelings. His success speaks for itself. 🤪 Continue to bask in misery as Bruno continues to slay your flop favs. 🤪🤪
That’s the thing, he isn’t slaying anyone, lol
Chris Brown has various scandals, yet Bruno w/ his clean cut image still couldn’t end the Breezy reign.
What reign???
CB hasn’t had a #1 hit in 15 years. The way his fans pump him up you would think he has 10 #1’s, sold millions upon millions and had sold out stadium tours worldwide. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yes CB is doing his thing in his own lane. I give him that. But like I said Bruno surpassed him A LONG TIME AGO AND THATS 💯.
I said what I said.
Hun ur comment simply support what I’ve been saying. Bruno has MASSIVE Success yet Breezy is still doing his thing. Regardless of when he had a #1, ppl are still checking for Breezy every era since 2005.
Continue to bask in misery? The f*** lol
Anyway I know you can’t really help it cause you a crackbaby @IceCunt
So I’ma just leave you alone sis
Im dying lol
At the end of the day Usher is really the most successful male R&B artist since Michael Jackson. Chris entire 9 album catalogue haven’t even sold 25 million in pure sales. Most of Chris numbers come from free streams. Usher is over 65 million pure album sales and over 100 million digital. Usher sales just haven’t been updated for some reason.
Let CB fans tell it he outsold Usher, MJ, Elvis and Barry Manilow 🤣🤣🤣🤣 All those backflips and his numbers are still unimpressive. He doesn’t have any classic albums or sold out world tours. You think someone of his “caliber” would be on a higher level.
Girl bye! No one here argued Breezy is the highest selling male artist. We’re saying his fans have been rocking w/ him since 2005 despite all the top selling male artists. When you keep ur fans fed…that is outcome dear.
He may not be the greatest seller but he’s still getting the bag & the streams. There are a lot of artists who wish they could bounce back especially in the age of cancel culture.
Bigging up Bruno by Putting CB down? Grow-Up. Talent-wise CB crushes him like a ant.
BruNO can never do what Chris does. He isn’t well rounded. All his music is rip offs. Giving Wedding singer and karaoke. Breezy would never. BruNO don’t want to see him on that stage bet!!!! B****
Two competing cokeheads
Yo moms
Chris brown just proves a huge point. He’s original. Everything about him original . He can’t be touched dancing. He not tryna be prince or Elvis.the only artist close to mj . The industry pushing bruno and always gave. Chris been doing it himself cause they slowly turned on him.can’t stop talent you was born with . Doja cat proved that . She stomped on every female this year though she was robbed of awards last year. Congratulations Chris . Of course they not gonna allow thugs for too long.
This. Typo
Exactly.
Bruno has more crossover appear thus the labels rather stand behind him. He’s safe but he’s NOT an original. So there is the pos & the cons w/ him.
He need a new formula if he want to stay relevant. He’s NOT Adele, who’s getting away w/ releasing only ballads.
This all BS, Chris copied everything Michael Jackson and Usher did. Chris hasn’t out sold Usher in anything, Usher sales just haven’t been updated for some reason.
I wouldn’t say Chris copied Michael OR Usher but you can defiantly see the influences. I tend to disagree when people compare Chris to Michael because IMO his style is more similar to Bobby Brown.
Chris style of singing & dancing is less Traditional compared to Usher who sings & performs like 90’s artists. It does seem Usher’s name is rarely mentioned despite him being the biggest solo artist of the 2000’s.
Usher been a flop since forever
All I know is Brezzy broke my 18 years old teenager p u s s y 💅🏾👠💋that was sooooo hot
He should break your 85 year old face in next
Chris Brown beats women.
He’ll have no legacy other than that.
If he tours, it will flop. Nothing but dead fans.
Stfu you don’t know s***. Breezy tours always sells out
Lolz, whatever makes you feel good about yourself… Lolz
Loser
To make it so bad he would have been #1 if he didn’t beat Rihanna’s face in
She shouldn’t had acted like a c u n t then.
Usher is still number one in sales, his sales just haven’t been updated for some reason.
That b**** deserve it. She so fake
CONGRATULATIONS MR CHRIS BROWN , WELL DESERVED !!!! CONTINUED BLESSINGS ❤🙏❤🙏❤🙏❤🙏❤
I like both artist. Chris Brown will always be #1. Since day one. I attended one of his concerts it was the best ever. He aim to please and don’t disappoint. Bruno is good but don’t compare.
Blah blah blah cry to yo momma
These losers are irrelevant. CB solidified his place as a GOAT already. Other singers have yet to fit his shoes. My guess is don’t hold your breath.